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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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digest  Speak Example sentences
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[轉移,(使)轉向] distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
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[有意於,安排,擺脫,斷絕,處置] get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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[消化] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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[旋鈕,按鈕,小圓塊] a hard protuberance; hard swelling or rising; bunch; lump
distribute  Speak Example sentences
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[狂亂] highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
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[小部分,少量] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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[分配,分發,散佈] hand out; disseminate; allocate
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[侵略,侵犯] move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
duration  Speak Example sentences
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[持續時間] length of time something lasts
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[直覺] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
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[小部分,少量] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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[轉移,(使)轉向] distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
engage  Speak Example sentences
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[吸引,僱傭,答��,結合,訂婚] obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
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[地平線,眼界,視野] the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
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[基本的,初級的] basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
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[無效力的] of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
flirt  Speak Example sentences
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[利用, 馬俱] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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[深惡,憎惡] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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[阻止成功] prevent from being successful
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[挑逗,調戲] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
gender  Speak Example sentences
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[地平線,眼界,視野] the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
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[被激怒] cause to be uneasy; wear away
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[性,性別] sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
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[用餐,進食,宴請] eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
gigantic  Speak Example sentences
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[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
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[深惡,憎惡] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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[利用, 馬俱] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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[阻止成功] prevent from being successful
grim  Speak Example sentences
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[延長,擴大] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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[區別,辨認] characterize; differentiate; recognize
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[冷酷的,可怕的] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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[使顛簸,猛擊] sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
harass  Speak Example sentences
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[煩惱] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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[本質的,根本的] necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
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[出名,出格] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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[外交的,老練的] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
horizon  Speak Example sentences
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[有意於,安排,擺脫,斷絕,處置] get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
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[侵略,侵犯] move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
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[地平線,眼界,視野] the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
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[無限的,無窮的,極大的] unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence