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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rivet  Speak Example sentences
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[捐助,捐獻,訂購] write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
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[流傳甚廣的,分佈廣的] spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
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[鉚釘] metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together
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[替罪羊] someone who bears the blame for others
scold  Speak Example sentences
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[屈服,屈從,死] submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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[顫動,震動] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
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[叱責,漫罵,責備] find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke
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[認購,承購,承保,承擔] write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
singular  Speak Example sentences
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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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[沒有說出的,數不清的] not told; not related; not revealed
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[奇的,獨一無二的] unique; extraordinary; being only one
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[裂開,突然炸開,決裂] act of making a sudden noisy break
stationary  Speak Example sentences
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[叫起,喚醒,激發,激怒] become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
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[固定的,靜止的] fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
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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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[征服] quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
steamer  Speak Example sentences
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[鉚釘] metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together
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[紡織品] a cloth made by hand or machine; fabric
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[蒸籠,蒸鍋,汽船,輪船] a vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat;  road locomotive for use on common roads
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[認購,承購,承保,承擔] write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
supplementary  Speak Example sentences
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[蒸籠,蒸鍋,汽船,輪船] a vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat;  road locomotive for use on common roads
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[認購,承購,承保,承擔] write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
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[紡織品] a cloth made by hand or machine; fabric
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[補充的] added to complete or make up a deficiency
swirl  Speak Example sentences
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[模仿,冒充] make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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[(靈魂)重生,新生] renewal;  growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
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[旋轉,漩渦] whirling motion; eddy, as of water
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[蒸籠,蒸鍋,汽船,輪船] a vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat;  road locomotive for use on common roads
transmit  Speak Example sentences
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[變數,變量] factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
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[流傳甚廣的,分佈廣的] spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
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[蒸籠,蒸鍋,汽船,輪船] a vessel propelled by steam; steamship or steamboat;  road locomotive for use on common roads
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[傳送,傳播] forward; send from one person or place to another
trumpet  Speak Example sentences
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[喇叭] brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
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[暴虐的,殘暴的] dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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[措辭,用語] act or style of expressing in words; expression, or power of expression
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[批發的] selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
tyrannical  Speak Example sentences
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[紡織品] a cloth made by hand or machine; fabric
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[暴虐的,殘暴的] dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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[捐助,捐獻,訂購] write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
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[盼望,渴望] pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness