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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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kidney  Speak Example sentences
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[奇蹟,奇事] wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
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[鋪設,鋪路] coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
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[腎,腎臟,腰子] the glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body
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[強大的,巨大的,有勢力的人] having or showing great strength or force or intensity
maintain  Speak Example sentences
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[誓言,保證] promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something
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[最小的,最低的] the smallest possible quantity
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[保持,維持,贍養,供給] keep in any particular state or condition; keep up or carry on; continue
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[表演,外表,展示,提示] show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
maintenance  Speak Example sentences
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[維修,保養] preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
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[形成,引起] pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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[情況,方面,見解] brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
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[合理的,懂道理的,通情達理的] showing reason or sound judgment; capable of reasoning; rational; being within bounds of common sense
mask  Speak Example sentences
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[猛然一拉] pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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[面具] try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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[提供,提議,出價,報盤] act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation
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[網狀系統,網絡] any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
method  Speak Example sentences
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[方法,辦法,條理,秩序] orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything
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[不為情所動的,公平的] not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
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[形成,引起] pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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[解脫的感覺,使人愉快的變化,調劑] easing of burden or distress, such as pain or anxiety; release from post or duty; pleasant or amusing change
mighty  Speak Example sentences
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[拉,拖,牽] steer or move into a certain direction; take away; remove from a fixed position; extract
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[形成,引起] pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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[強大的,巨大的,有勢力的人] having or showing great strength or force or intensity
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[專業的,職業的] engaged in, or suitable for a profession
network  Speak Example sentences
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[門廊,走廊] covered and enclosed entrance to the building; the covered passage
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[網狀系統,網絡] any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
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[部長,公使,外交使節] one who performs service for another; officer of justice; executive head of a government department
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[照字面意義地,逐字地] with meaning; letter by letter
opposite  Speak Example sentences
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[相反的事物] two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
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[產卵,下蛋] put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
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[以前的,先的,過早的,以前] existing or occurring before something else
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[預先的,在前的,更重要的,優先的] preceding in the order of time; former; previous
passion  Speak Example sentences
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[方法,辦法,條理,秩序] orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything
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[奇蹟,奇事] wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
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[激情,熱情] strong feeling or emotion; fervor
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[合理的,懂道理的,通情達理的] showing reason or sound judgment; capable of reasoning; rational; being within bounds of common sense
paternity  Speak Example sentences
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[父權,父道,父系] relation of a father to his child
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[以前的,先的,過早的,以前] existing or occurring before something else
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[深思熟慮的,成熟,(票據,保險單等)到期] develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
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[漏,滲] escape fluid from a container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal