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  Academic Words Level 4 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abridge  Speak Example sentences
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[長期票通勤旅客,經常來往於兩地之間的人] someone who regularly travels from home in a suburb to work in a city
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[刪節,節選] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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[抵抗,不屈服] refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
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[毀壞] ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
analytical  Speak Example sentences
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[保存,保藏] retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
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[洩出氣體,放出空氣] reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
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[刪節,節選] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
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[分析法的,善於分析的] of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
antarctic  Speak Example sentences
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[污染,褻瀆] pollute; make dirty or spotty
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[表現的特色,刻畫的性格] distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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[在…中] amid; in the middle of; among
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[南極的] opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or the region near it
ardent  Speak Example sentences
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[抵抗,不屈服] refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
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[堆積,積聚,積累] pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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[刺激,激起,喚醒] excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
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[熱心的,熱情的] displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
aspire  Speak Example sentences
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[抵抗,不屈服] refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
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[熱望,熱心於] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
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[矛盾,抵觸] confront; state the opposite of what someone has said
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[鄰近的,毗鄰的] adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
axis  Speak Example sentences
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[軸,軸心] the center around which something rotates; pivot
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[引用,掌握] quote; adduce as an instance
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[聚合,接近] approach; tend to meet; come together
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[刺激,激起,喚醒] excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
cite  Speak Example sentences
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[在…中] amid; in the middle of; among
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[軸,軸心] the center around which something rotates; pivot
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[廢除] cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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[引用,掌握] quote; adduce as an instance
concerted  Speak Example sentences
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[年金,養老金] annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
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[組成,構成,包括,一致,符合] be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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[保存,保藏] retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
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[協調的] planned or accomplished together; combined
conserve  Speak Example sentences
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[鄰近的,毗鄰的] adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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[描述] represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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[保存,保藏] retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
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[(船)停泊] space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
consist  Speak Example sentences
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[雖然,縱使] even though; although; notwithstanding
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[組成,構成,包括,一致,符合] be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
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[使濃縮,精簡] change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
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[(時間或空間的)連續性,連貫性] property of a continuous and connected period of time