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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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protract  Speak Example sentences
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[長方形] a parallelogram with four right angles
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[苗條的,纖細的,微少的] having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
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[延長] prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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[不安寧,(社會)不滿] sleeplessness; uneasiness; state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context
ravage  Speak Example sentences
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[毀壞,破壞,劫掠,災害] bring heavy destruction on; devastate
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[變異,變種] act of changing or altering
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[費力的,精力充沛的] arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force
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[試探性的,嘗試的,暫時的,] hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
reciprocal  Speak Example sentences
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[可溶解的,可解決的] able to be dissolved; able to be explained
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[品德高尚的,有道德的] possessing or exhibiting virtue; exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; brave
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[猖獗的,滋生的,猛烈的] unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
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[互相的,互動的,互惠的] concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
rectangle  Speak Example sentences
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[說話的學問,花言巧語] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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[長方形] a parallelogram with four right angles
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[補充的] added to complete or make up a deficiency
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[散亂地延伸] extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
responsive  Speak Example sentences
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[反抗,起義,反叛] organize opposition to authority; make revolution
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[尚好的,尚可以的,可以忍受的] capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
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[毀壞,破壞,劫掠,災害] bring heavy destruction on; devastate
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[響應的,做出相應的] reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
sediment  Speak Example sentences
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[崇敬] treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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[淨化,清除,拉肚子] remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
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[試探性的,嘗試的,暫時的,] hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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[沉積物,沉澱物] deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
shoal  Speak Example sentences
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[說話的學問,花言巧語] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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[一群(魚)] shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar
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[(使)沉沒,淹沒] sink; immerse; put underwater
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[旅行,旅遊,觀光] the practice of traveling for pleasure; the business of providing tours and services for tourists
succinct  Speak Example sentences
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[簡潔的,緊身的] brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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[變異,變種] act of changing or altering
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[猖獗的,滋生的,猛烈的] unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
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[輪流] plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
terrestrial  Speak Example sentences
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[(使)沉沒,淹沒] sink; immerse; put underwater
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[地的,地球的] earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
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[苗條的,纖細的,微少的] having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
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[顫動,震動] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
tract  Speak Example sentences
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[地域,小冊子] the expanse of land or water; a system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
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[藥片,片劑,一份藥] a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with the only screen
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[明確說明,具體指定] explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate
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[淨化,清除,拉肚子] remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify