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  Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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readily  Speak Example sentences
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[撤退,退卻] force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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[一大群,擠滿,佔滿,蜂擁] dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
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[烤焦,燒焦] burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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[容易地,欣然地,立刻地] easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
rectangle  Speak Example sentences
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[長方形] a parallelogram with four right angles
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[觀光,遊覽] act or pastime of visiting sights of interest
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[繼續,連續,一連串的人或事,繼位,繼任] act of succeeding, or following after; following of things in order of time or place; sequence
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[沉積物,沉澱物] deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
respiration  Speak Example sentences
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[使簡易,使易做,簡化] make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for
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[聳肩(表示懷疑)] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
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[構造的,結構的,建築上的] of structure; affecting structure; constructional
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[呼吸,呼吸作用,呼氣] breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
safeguard  Speak Example sentences
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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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[互相的,互動的,互惠的] concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
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[防衛措施,防範措施] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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[長方形] a parallelogram with four right angles
scorch  Speak Example sentences
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[烤焦,燒焦] burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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[撤退,退卻] force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
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[腫瘤] tumor; abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells
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[呼吸,呼吸作用,呼氣] breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
sediment  Speak Example sentences
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[加強,鞏固] reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
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[沉積物,沉澱物] deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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[適時的,及時的] being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable
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[登記員,記錄員,(法院的)書記員] one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records
shanty  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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[簡陋的小木屋] a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live
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[加強] give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
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[食物,生計] act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
shrug  Speak Example sentences
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[聳肩(表示懷疑)] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
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[(靈魂)重生,新生] renewal;  growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
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[紫外線的] wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
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[輕蔑,瞧不起] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
shutter  Speak Example sentences
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[輕蔑,瞧不起] extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
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[百葉窗] a hinged blind for a window
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[海峽,狹窄的,困難的] difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
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[半透明的] partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
sightseeing  Speak Example sentences
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[防衛措施,防範措施] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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[蹣跚,搖晃] sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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[觀光,遊覽] act or pastime of visiting sights of interest
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[一大群,擠滿,佔滿,蜂擁] dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees