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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[(光陰)消逝] slip or glide away; pass away silently
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[劫機,劫車,劫持,綁架] stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of  by the use of force
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[瘦骨嶙峋,憔悴,荒蕪] very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
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[推論,推斷,推斷的結果,結論] a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have
empirical  Speak Example sentences
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[時代] a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
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[飢荒,飢餓] shortage of food; starvation
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[經驗主義] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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[指導方針] a statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text
enrolment  Speak Example sentences
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[模糊的,不明確的] unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
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[豐富多樣的] differing in some characteristics; various
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[碎石,砂礫] small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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[登記,註冊] act of enrolling; specifically, the registering, recording, or entering
exhilarate  Speak Example sentences
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[使人興奮] cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
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[刺激,激勵,驅策] urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
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[立交橋] flight over a specific location, usually at low altitude; overpass, as on a highway
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[不可缺少的,必需的] essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
fabricate  Speak Example sentences
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[注入,流入] flowing into; mass arrival or incoming
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[製造,編造(謊言)] build; put together out of components or parts
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[經驗主義] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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[恐怖的] horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
gaunt  Speak Example sentences
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[瘦骨嶙峋,憔悴,荒蕪] very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
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[詞彙表] a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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[保險,賠款,賠償] security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty
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[大屠殺,浩劫] great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
glossary  Speak Example sentences
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[(光陰)消逝] slip or glide away; pass away silently
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[傾斜,斜面] cause to lean, slant, or slope; deviate from the horizontal or vertical
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[詞彙表] a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
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[吠,咆哮,大聲哭] utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
gravel  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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[瘦骨嶙峋,憔悴,荒蕪] very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
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[碎石,砂礫] small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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[擴大,擴張] swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
hijack  Speak Example sentences
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[劫機,劫車,劫持,綁架] stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of  by the use of force
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[獨占] occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
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[碎石,砂礫] small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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[興高采烈的] high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
homestay  Speak Example sentences
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[不調和的,荒謬的] not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
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[大屠殺,浩劫] great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
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[排泄物,糞便] waste material, especially fecal matter that is expelled from body after digestion; matter excreted and ejected
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[住家留學生] students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price