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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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drowse  Speak Example sentences
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[打瞌睡,打盹兒,呆滯,昏沉] sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze.
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[(光陰)消逝] slip or glide away; pass away silently
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[隨之發生] pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
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[噴湧,湧流] flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
empirical  Speak Example sentences
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[加強,擴大] strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
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[經驗主義] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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[打瞌睡,打盹兒,呆滯,昏沉] sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze.
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[呼喊,大叫] cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
enclosure  Speak Example sentences
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[張著嘴呆看,裂縫] open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
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[圍繞,圍牆] a place where animals are kept
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[惰性的,不活躍的] inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act
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[構架,骨架] fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton
epoch  Speak Example sentences
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[時代] a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
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[圍繞,圍牆] a place where animals are kept
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[(光陰)消逝] slip or glide away; pass away silently
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[遠足,遊覽,短程旅行] trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
equate  Speak Example sentences
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[(寶石的)琢面,方面] small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
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[經驗主義] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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[使樹立,建立,創立] construct; stand; set up
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[使相等] make equal or equivalent; consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent
erect  Speak Example sentences
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[固有的,內在的,與生俱來的] firmly established by nature or habit
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[基本設施] underlying base or foundation, especially for an organization or system
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[兩星期] a period of fourteen consecutive days
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[使樹立,建立,創立] construct; stand; set up
evade  Speak Example sentences
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[指導方針] a statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text
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[逃避,規避] get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
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[味,味道,特殊滋味] the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
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[提高,升高,加深] enhance; hoist; raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify
excursion  Speak Example sentences
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[遠足,遊覽,短程旅行] trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
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[構架,骨架] fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton
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[促進,幫助,使變容易] help bring about; make less difficult
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[驅逐,開除,排出] oust; discharge;  force or drive out
frontier  Speak Example sentences
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[具體化,包含,收錄] give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
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[謬誤,錯誤] deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
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[邊界,邊疆,未開拓領域] part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country
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[味,味道,特殊滋味] the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
gland  Speak Example sentences
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[移居入境] move into another country to stay there permanently
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[指導方針] a statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text
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[腺體] an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
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[呻吟著說,抱怨聲] give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing