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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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revolve  Speak Example sentences
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[像,類似] be similar to; take after; look like
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[兇猛的,野蠻的] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
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[繞轉,旋轉,考慮,細想] turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
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[閃閃發光,閃耀] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
saline  Speak Example sentences
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[忍受,寬容] capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
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[大腿] part of the leg between the hip and the knee
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[含鹽的,鹹的] salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
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[溝,壕溝] canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
shabby  Speak Example sentences
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[含鹽的,鹹的] salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
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[破爛的,卑鄙的] torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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[比得上,並駕齊驅] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
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[症狀,徵兆] sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
shovel  Speak Example sentences
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[根本的,在下面的,潛在的] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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[兇猛的,野蠻的] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
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[嘆息,嘆氣,風發出類似嘆息的聲音] inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
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[鏟子,鐵鍁鏟] a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
sigh  Speak Example sentences
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[嘆息,嘆氣,風發出類似嘆息的聲音] inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
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[像,類似] be similar to; take after; look like
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[旅行] travel;  journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
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[騷動,混亂] state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
slot  Speak Example sentences
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[含鹽的,鹹的] salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
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[船,液體容器] craft; ship; container for liquids
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[大腿] part of the leg between the hip and the knee
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[(機械或工具上的)狹縫,長孔,槽溝] broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; the position of employment
sparkle  Speak Example sentences
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[騷動,混亂] state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
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[無用的,無結果的,枉然] having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
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[閃閃發光,閃耀] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
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[鏟子,鐵鍁鏟] a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
superb  Speak Example sentences
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[相反,反之] used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
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[根本的,在下面的,潛在的] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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[質量極高的,極好的,威嚴的] of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
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[船,液體容器] craft; ship; container for liquids
symptom  Speak Example sentences
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[忍受,寬容] capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
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[閃閃發光,閃耀] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
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[症狀,徵兆] sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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[(光線,色彩)鮮豔的,強烈的] bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
tedious  Speak Example sentences
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[症狀,徵兆] sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
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[令人厭倦的] tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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[打開,顯露] extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
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[嘆息,嘆氣,風發出類似嘆息的聲音] inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief