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(鹽分,鹽度) relative proportion of salt in a solution; the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth


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n. Syn. professor
(學者) professor; a learned person


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(海底山) underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor


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n. Syn. faction
(派別,宗派,派系,) separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs


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((由於冷或恐懼)打冷戰,發抖,打得粉碎) shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters


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v. Syn. feign; imitate
(模仿,冒充) make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks


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(光譜) colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values


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v. Syn. crush; press; depress
(南瓜) put down or suppress


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(體育場,運動場) large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators


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(雕像) sculpture representing a human or animal


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