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  Academic Words Level 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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loathsome  Speak Example sentences
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[令人討厭的] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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[陡峭的,急躁的] extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
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[公牛] domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
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[警句,樂句,短語] brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression
lustrous  Speak Example sentences
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[輕 ,輕浮] lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
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[閃耀的] giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
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[針,針葉] long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
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[牧師,牧羊人] shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
marshal  Speak Example sentences
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[排序,整理] put in order; arrange or place something in line
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[桃子] a small tree in Prunus persica widely cultivated in temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit
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[警句,樂句,短語] brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression
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[同等,平均量] amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
mischievous  Speak Example sentences
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[放映機] an optical device for projecting a beam of light
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[淘氣的,有害處的] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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[方法論,方法學] system of methods followed in a particular discipline
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[控制,調製到標準,調製(信號)] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
modulate  Speak Example sentences
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[淘氣的,有害處的] causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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[肺炎] inflammation of the lungs
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[控制,調製到標準,調製(信號)] tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
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[書頁空白處的,不重要的] of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin
negotiation  Speak Example sentences
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[田園的,鄉下的] rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
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[民眾,老百姓] the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
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[聲名狼藉地] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[商議,談判] discussion intended to produce an agreement
notoriously  Speak Example sentences
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[總統職位,總統任期] office and function of the president; tenure of a president
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[瘟疫] any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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[聲名狼藉地] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[補充] fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
overcharge  Speak Example sentences
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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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[索價過高] overprice; a price that is too high
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[爆米花] small kernels of corn exploded by heat
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[閃耀的] giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
pestilence  Speak Example sentences
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[瘟疫] any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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[規則] rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
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[有說服力的,善說服的] capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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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
phonetics  Speak Example sentences
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[聲名狼藉地] in a way that is famous for something bad
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[有說服力的,善說服的] capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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[語音學] branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
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[肺炎] inflammation of the lungs