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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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distil  Speak Example sentences
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[不可缺少的,必需的] essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
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[邊界,邊疆,未開拓領域] part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country
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[滴下,滲漏] drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
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[苦差事,苦工] hard, monotonous routine work
drudgery  Speak Example sentences
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[倫理,道德,道德標準] a set of principles of right conduct; theory or a system of moral values
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[苦差事,苦工] hard, monotonous routine work
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[阻礙,挫敗] make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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[行會,同業公會,協會] association of people belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits;  business corporation
dubious  Speak Example sentences
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[迄今,到目前為止] to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
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[可疑的] questionable; filled with doubt
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[苦差事,苦工] hard, monotonous routine work
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[聯盟,同盟,聯邦政府] uniting in a league; confederation; league
enquire  Speak Example sentences
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[居住] live in; occupy; reside in
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[引起,激起,喚起] bring out; arouse; call forth
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[問,詢問] seek information by asking a question
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[滑動,滑行] slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
enrich  Speak Example sentences
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[使富足,使肥沃] make rich; richen; improve
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[抱怨] utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
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[居住] live in; occupy; reside in
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[過分高興的,興高采烈] overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
excel  Speak Example sentences
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[從此以後,從今以後] from this time forward; henceforward
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[勝過,傑出] be superior; distinguish oneself
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[腺體] an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
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[兩星期] a period of fourteen consecutive days
extinguish  Speak Example sentences
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[傷害,刺傷(感情)] do harm to; inflict damage; do injustice to
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[(害蟲,盜賊等)大批出沒於,寄生於] overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host
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[熄滅] quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
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[養家活口,艱難維持生活] supplement with great effort; add to; augment
federation  Speak Example sentences
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[聯盟,同盟,聯邦政府] uniting in a league; confederation; league
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[捐贈] grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
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[滴下,滲漏] drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
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[兩星期] a period of fourteen consecutive days
fluctuate  Speak Example sentences
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[肥沃的,富饒的,能繁殖的] rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
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[熄滅] quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
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[捐贈] grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
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[波動的,起伏的,搖擺不定的] rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
foresee  Speak Example sentences
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[預見,預知] anticipate; predict; know about something before it happens
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[捐贈] grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
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[港口,避難所] sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge
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[(害蟲,盜賊等)大批出沒於,寄生於] overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host