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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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magnate  Speak Example sentences
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[拖延] make longer; draw out; lengthen
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[視覺的,光學的] of or relating to or involving light or optics
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[最大化] make as big or large as possible
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[富豪,要人,突出的人物] powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
maltreat  Speak Example sentences
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[虐待] treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
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[城市郊區,邊緣] part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
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[縮微膠片] continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
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[季雨,季風,大雨] the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
mercantile  Speak Example sentences
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[商業的,貿易的] trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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[繁多的,多種的] various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
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[高原,高地] highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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[狂熱] craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
meticulous  Speak Example sentences
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[小心翼翼的] excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
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[拖延] make longer; draw out; lengthen
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[世俗的,日常的] belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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[厚木板] a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
mitigate  Speak Example sentences
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[減輕,減緩,中和] make less severe or harsh; moderate
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[旋律優美的,悅耳的] harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
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[提名,任命] officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
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[堅持,持續] continue; insist; persevere
narcotic  Speak Example sentences
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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[麻醉的,催眠的] the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
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[虐待] treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
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[傷害] wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
nominate  Speak Example sentences
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[提名,任命] officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
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[而且,此外] beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise
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[高原,高地] highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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[花瓣] one of the often brightly colored parts of a flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
orchard  Speak Example sentences
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[果園] garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees
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[季雨,季風,大雨] the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
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[城市郊區,邊緣] part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
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[剝奪,驅逐] expel; eject from a position or place; force out
ostensible  Speak Example sentences
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[顯然的,虛假的] put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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[懶散的,馬虎的,疏忽的,鬆弛的,不緊張的,] loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
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[天文台,氣象台] place for making observations on the heavenly bodies; building fitted with instruments for observations of space
oust  Speak Example sentences
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[懶散的,馬虎的,疏忽的,鬆弛的,不緊張的,] loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
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[剝奪,驅逐] expel; eject from a position or place; force out
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[傷害] wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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[提名,任命] officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor