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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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invert  Speak Example sentences
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[寄宿,住房(常指出租的房間)] accommodation; a temporary place to stay
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[倒轉,翻轉] turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
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[曲解,海市蜃樓,虛影] unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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[溫和的,適度的,有節制的] temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
meditate  Speak Example sentences
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[不考慮的,不論的] without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent
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[使需要,使成為必需] make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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[考慮,深思,冥想,仔細計劃] dwell on anything in thought; think seriously; keep the mind fixed upon; purpose; plan in the mind
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[有延展性的,可鍛的] capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
merge  Speak Example sentences
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[(使)合併,(使)融合] combine or join together, or to cause things to do this; unite
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[很多的,浪費的] in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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[核心的] central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
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[遵守,奉行(法律,習俗)] act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; an act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect
meteorology  Speak Example sentences
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[實際的,注重實效的] practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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[剽竊] steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
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[氣象學] earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
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[旁觀者] one that looks on; spectator
momentous  Speak Example sentences
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[非常重要的] very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
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[曲解,海市蜃樓,虛影] unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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[氣象學] earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
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[懷疑,疑慮] feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension
outset  Speak Example sentences
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[開始,開頭] beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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[提名,任命] officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
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[金屬的,含金屬的,鏗鏘的] of or pertaining to metal; of metal nature; resembling metal
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[歇斯底里的] extremely disturbed from emotion
paralyse  Speak Example sentences
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[寄宿,住房(常指出租的房間)] accommodation; a temporary place to stay
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[(信末簽名後的)又及,附言,(書等的)附錄] paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer
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[悲觀主義者] the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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[癱瘓,廢止] make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
perceptible  Speak Example sentences
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[可以感覺到的,可見的] capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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[佈告,廣告,招貼,公佈,揭示] sign or notice for display in a public place; small card or plaque, such as nameplate on a door
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[癱瘓,廢止] make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
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[使需要,使成為必需] make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
perpendicular  Speak Example sentences
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[埋伏] stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
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[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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[垂直的,直立的] vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; too steep
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[多邊的,多國參加的] having many sides; many-sided
persecute  Speak Example sentences
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[實際的,注重實效的] practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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[歇斯底里的] extremely disturbed from emotion
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[迫害,不斷困擾] pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
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[在之前,早於,優先於] be or go before something or someone in time or space