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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laser  Speak Example sentences
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[爆米花] small kernels of corn exploded by heat
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[鐐銬] handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
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[專利] grant made by the government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant
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[激光] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
miller  Speak Example sentences
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[針,針葉] long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
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[錯事,得罪] act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
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[磨坊主人] one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine
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[小馬] a small horse;  small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text
momentary  Speak Example sentences
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[重現,反覆] act of recurring, or state of being recurrent; return
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[民眾,老百姓] the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
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[剃刀,刮鬍刀] a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
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[短暫的,瞬間的] done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
needle  Speak Example sentences
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[誹謗,中傷] defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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[可塑的,塑膠] capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
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[針,針葉] long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
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[半島] a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
negotiation  Speak Example sentences
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[易於領會的,明顯的] tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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[神職的,虔誠的] devout; religious; exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
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[商議,談判] discussion intended to produce an agreement
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[蒼白的,慘淡的] abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
optimal  Speak Example sentences
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[危險的,冒險的] full of, attended with or involving peril; dangerous; hazardous
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[有文化的,有閱讀和寫作能力的] educated; schooled; one who can read and write
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[最佳的,最理想的] most advantageous; optimum; ideal
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[和解,講和] act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
palpable  Speak Example sentences
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[復興,改造,再建] restoration; the activity of constructing something again
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[激光] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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[同等,平均量] amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
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[易於領會的,明顯的] tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
patent  Speak Example sentences
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[剃刀,刮鬍刀] a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
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[半島] a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
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[專利] grant made by the government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant
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[復興,改造,再建] restoration; the activity of constructing something again
peruse  Speak Example sentences
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[細讀] read or examine, typically with great care
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[(動植物的)膜,薄膜] a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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[倉促,降雨量] unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
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[激光] an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
plastic  Speak Example sentences
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[和解,講和] act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
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[同等,平均量] amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
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[石工術,石匠職業] the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick
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[可塑的,塑膠] capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced