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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laurel  Speak Example sentences
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[月桂樹,桂冠] evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
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[彎曲,折疊,壓抑] bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
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[勘探礦產資源(石油)] search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
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[純淨的] refined; made or rendered pure or purer
lumber  Speak Example sentences
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[木材,木料] timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
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[床墊] quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened
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[光亮,光澤] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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[實現,意識] fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
mince  Speak Example sentences
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[切碎,小步走路] cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
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[血統] direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
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[磨坊主人] one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine
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[田園的,鄉下的] rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
miniature  Speak Example sentences
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[環繞] revolve around a center of attraction
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[插圖,縮小的複製品] painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
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[壁凹,退回,回落,休假] withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
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[演講者] skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
mirth  Speak Example sentences
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[保護免於滅絕] make something last; preserve from extinction
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[歡笑] gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
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[公牛] domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
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[熔岩,岩漿] hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
moderate  Speak Example sentences
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[反作用的] opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
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[折衷極端,居中調解] lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
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[消音器,圍巾] heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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[實現,意識] fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
oratory  Speak Example sentences
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[演講術,祈禱室,小禮拜堂] place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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[及具毀滅性的] very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
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[容器] a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
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[田園的,鄉下的] rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
oxen  Speak Example sentences
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[公牛] domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
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[熔岩,岩漿] hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
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[預言的] foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
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[法令,政令] decree; authoritative command or order
perpetuate  Speak Example sentences
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[床墊] quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened
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[保護免於滅絕] make something last; preserve from extinction
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[光亮,光澤] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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[微觀世界] a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
pioneer  Speak Example sentences
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[光亮,光澤] brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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[勘探礦產資源(石油)] search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
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[熔岩,岩漿] hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
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[開拓] open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region