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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laser  Speak Example sentences
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[激光] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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[佔有者,居住者] tenant; one that occupies a position or place
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[使超載,超過負荷] place too much a load on
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[掠奪] rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
mold  Speak Example sentences
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[擠壓,印刷機,出版物] machines or devices that apply pressure or print; collecting and publishing of news; journalism in general
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[名望] fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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[令人討厭的] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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[按模型塑造] model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
muffle  Speak Example sentences
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[規則] rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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[敏捷的,靈活的] light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
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[自然傾向] natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
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[使聲音降低,裹,覆蓋,圍住] make a sound quieter and less clear
overload  Speak Example sentences
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[語言學] humanistic study of language and literature
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[機動腳踏兩用車] a small two-wheeled vehicle with a motor and pedals like those on a bicycle
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[鳥類的羽毛] covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
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[使超載,超過負荷] place too much a load on
owl  Speak Example sentences
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[保護免於滅絕] make something last; preserve from extinction
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[民眾,老百姓] the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
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[貓頭鷹] any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
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[掠奪] rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
pallid  Speak Example sentences
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[蒼白的,慘淡的] abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
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[語言學] humanistic study of language and literature
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[弄倒,降伏] put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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[預言的] foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
phonetics  Speak Example sentences
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[自大,輕狂,專橫] overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
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[自然主義者,博物學著] biologist knowledgeable about natural history
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[融化了的] made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
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[語音學] branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
pillage  Speak Example sentences
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[融化了的] made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
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[名望] fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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[掠奪] rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
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[手槍] the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
plumage  Speak Example sentences
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[民眾,老百姓] the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
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[鳥類的羽毛] covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
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[振盪] swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum-like; waver
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[自然傾向] natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
populace  Speak Example sentences
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[融化了的] made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
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[裁判員,仲裁者] someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
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[短暫的,瞬間的] done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
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[民眾,老百姓] the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place