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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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labour  Speak Example sentences
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[程序,工序,過程] act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
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[大規模購物中心] shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
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[困難地做,太冗長地解釋] effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
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[(人坐著時)大腿的朝上部分,(賽跑等的)一圈] the flap that lies over another part; area of control or responsibility; upper side of the thighs of a seated person
legal  Speak Example sentences
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[合法的,法律的] created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works
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[較年幼的,地位較低的,資歷較淺的] less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or rank
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[義務,職責] act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
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[反應,反抗,反對] act against or in opposition to; show a response or a reaction
mall  Speak Example sentences
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[有前途的,有希望的] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
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[穿透,戳穿] penetrate; make a hole into
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[標籤,說明性短語,標示,標明] paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition
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[大規模購物中心] shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
minimum  Speak Example sentences
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[最小的,最低的] the smallest possible quantity
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[追趕,追踪,從事] follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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[叢林] land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; a dense, confusing mass
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[困難地做,太冗長地解釋] effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
nowhere  Speak Example sentences
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[夥伴,合作者,合夥人] a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal
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[合法的,法律的] created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works
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[無處,無目的,無結果] not anywhere; not in any place or state
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[反對(某人或某事)] be averse to or express disapproval of
obsession  Speak Example sentences
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[入迷,固執的念頭] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
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[周長] outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
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[義務,職責] act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
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[反對(某人或某事)] be averse to or express disapproval of
owe  Speak Example sentences
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[有用的,經驗的,實踐證明的] based on experience; useful
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[欠,欠債,感恩,感激,歸功於] be in debt; be obliged to pay or repay
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[追趕,追踪,從事] follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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[困難地做,太冗長地解釋] effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
pace  Speak Example sentences
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[面具] try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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[較年幼的,地位較低的,資歷較淺的] less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or rank
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[一步,步幅,步態,(馬的)溜蹄,慢慢地走] a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
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[繩,線,線條,畫線,排成行] thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
partner  Speak Example sentences
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[一綹捲髮] strand or cluster of hair; fastening together; a closing of one thing upon another; device operated by a key
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[夥伴,合作者,合夥人] a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal
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[懇求,請求,辯解,抗辯] request for help; excuse or pretext
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[每百中,百分之,百分點] out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
pierce  Speak Example sentences
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[每百中,百分之,百分點] out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
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[欠,欠債,感恩,感激,歸功於] be in debt; be obliged to pay or repay
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[無處,無目的,無結果] not anywhere; not in any place or state
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[穿透,戳穿] penetrate; make a hole into