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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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[節奏,韻律] pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals
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[比得上,並駕齊驅] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
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[過剩的] remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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[斜坡,斜面] be at an angle; incline
roam  Speak Example sentences
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[挑選,選擇,擇優] taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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[節奏,韻律] pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals
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[馴服的,沒精打采的,枯燥無味的] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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[漫遊,漫步] wander; ramble; stroll
slaughter  Speak Example sentences
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[荒野,荒涼的地方] a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert
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[令人厭倦的] tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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[過剩的] remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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[屠宰(牲畜),屠殺,殺戮(人)] act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
slope  Speak Example sentences
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[零售的] selling of goods to consumers
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[血管,靜脈,木紋,礦脈,岩脈] a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body
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[斜坡,斜面] be at an angle; incline
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[猛打] beating or pounding strongly
static  Speak Example sentences
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[拖引,牽引] draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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[靜態的] having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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[過剩的] remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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[廢料,殘餘物] a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
stereo  Speak Example sentences
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[立體聲,立體聲系統] stereophonic sound-reproduction system
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[比得上,並駕齊驅] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
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[俯身,降低身份] bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
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[醒目的,驚人的] dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
terrain  Speak Example sentences
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[馴服的,沒精打采的,枯燥無味的] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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[節奏,樂曲的速度] beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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[地勢,地形] piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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[俯身,降低身份] bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
thereby  Speak Example sentences
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[靜態的] having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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[因此,從而] thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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[著名的] famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
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[斜坡,斜面] be at an angle; incline
tile  Speak Example sentences
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[剛硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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[瓦,瓷磚,花磚] the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains
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[零售的] selling of goods to consumers
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[有益健康的] conducive to sound health or well-being; beneficial
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[節奏,樂曲的速度] beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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[毋庸置疑地,確鑿地] unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
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[比賽,錦標賽] contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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[零售的] selling of goods to consumers