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  Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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landscape  Speak Example sentences
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[風景,山水,風景畫] scenery; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
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[開墾,要求歸還,收回] bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
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[亂丟] make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
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[殉道者,殉教者,烈士] one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
marble  Speak Example sentences
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[灰泥,石膏] the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
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[大理石] a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
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[精神病學] application of healing art to mental diseases; a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
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[聲望,威信] the impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
navigation  Speak Example sentences
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[抵制,抵抗,遠離,節制] abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
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[航海] guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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[踏板,踏蹬] foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism
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[比,比率,比值] the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
offend  Speak Example sentences
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[做錯事,犯罪,使人不快,傷感情] strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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[掐,夾痛] clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
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[惡作劇,淘氣,] behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another; tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment
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[天文館,天象儀] apparatus or model representing the solar system; museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
oval  Speak Example sentences
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[比,比率,比值] the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
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[殉道者,殉教者,烈士] one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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[橢圓形] elliptic; rounded like an egg
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[掐,夾痛] clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
overrun  Speak Example sentences
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[佈道,鼓吹] advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
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[點,微粒] a tiny piece of anything
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[刻痕,切口,槽口] small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
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[蔓延,侵占,超過,超出] run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
pasture  Speak Example sentences
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[代理] authority to act for another; agent or substitute
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[大屠殺,大敗] the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
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[奇怪的,瘋狂的] odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
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[牧場,草地] field covered with grass; meadow
pension  Speak Example sentences
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[仔細考慮] weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
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[橢圓形] elliptic; rounded like an egg
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[製藥的] of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
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[養老金,退休金] something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services
pillar  Speak Example sentences
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[強壯的,肌肉發達的] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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[庭院,平台] paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
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[柱子,柱狀物,重要的支持者] a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
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[投擲物] the weapon that is thrown or projected;  rocket carrying instruments or warhead
precaution  Speak Example sentences
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[庭院,平台] paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
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[強壯的,肌肉發達的] having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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[地幔,斗蓬,覆蓋物,壁爐架] a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
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[預防措施,警惕] prevention; measure taken beforehand; an act of foresight