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  Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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accessory  Speak Example sentences
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[附件] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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[帆布,畫布] heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
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[傳記] an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
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[水族館] tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
acquisition  Speak Example sentences
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[構思,設想] form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
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[令人嚮往的,令人滿意的] worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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[粘緊,附著] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
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[獲得] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
adapt  Speak Example sentences
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[聖歌,讚美詩] song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
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[出席,出席的人數] act of being present
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[協調,相配合] bring order and organization to; harmonize
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[改變] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
allowance  Speak Example sentences
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[集合,群體] several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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[津貼,補助,認同,寬容,份額] approval; the act of allowing, granting, or admitting
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[賠償,補償] compensation for a loss or injury; recompense
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[陳詞濫調] obvious remark; overused expression or idea
altitude  Speak Example sentences
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[傳記] an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
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[高度] elevation especially above sea level; height
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[改變] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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[附件] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
anthem  Speak Example sentences
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[並發症,複雜,複雜性] complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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[全面的] thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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[附件] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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[聖歌,讚美詩] song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
assign  Speak Example sentences
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[分配,指定,讓與] appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
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[花,開花] flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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[改變] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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[雪崩] a great mass of falling snow and ice
attendant  Speak Example sentences
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[(除水之外的)飲料] liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
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[笨拙的] awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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[粘緊,附著] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
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[侍者,護理人員] aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
captive  Speak Example sentences
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[笨拙的] awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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[俘虜,被俘虜人,被拘禁的人] a prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
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[獲得] act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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[雪崩] a great mass of falling snow and ice
casualty  Speak Example sentences
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[聖歌,讚美詩] song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
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[裝飾,裝潢,修飾] adorn; add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive
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[嚴重的事故,傷亡] serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
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[隱藏,隱瞞] keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete