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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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downpour  Speak Example sentences
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[大雨,暴雨] pouring or streaming downwards especially  a heavy or continuous shower
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[從此以後,從今以後] from this time forward; henceforward
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[使著迷,使神魂顛倒] cause to be interested or curious; captivate
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[冰川] a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
earnest  Speak Example sentences
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[滴下,滲漏] drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
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[誠摯的,認真的] seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness
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[激怒] make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
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[流利的,流暢的] easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
emit  Speak Example sentences
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[發出,放射] give off; send out; give out as a sound
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[系統地闡述,創立理論] decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
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[冰川] a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
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[固定設備] commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
equivocal  Speak Example sentences
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[習語,成語] an expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
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[蓄意誤導,含混,模棱兩可] open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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[實體] real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
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[腐蝕,侵蝕] corrosion; a gradual decline of something
erosion  Speak Example sentences
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[蓄意誤導,含混,模棱兩可] open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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[吃青草] scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
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[腐蝕,侵蝕] corrosion; a gradual decline of something
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[具體化,包含,收錄] give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
excavate  Speak Example sentences
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[拍翅振翼,振翼而飛,不安,焦急] vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
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[噴湧,湧流] flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
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[遠足,遊覽,短程旅行] trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
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[挖掘,掘出,發掘] unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
excursion  Speak Example sentences
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[沿途搭乘別人車旅行] travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; be carried along with something else
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[和藹可親的] friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
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[遠足,遊覽,短程旅行] trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
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[十字路口,交叉點] the point where lines intersect; an act of intersecting
fallacy  Speak Example sentences
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[平衡] mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
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[謬誤,錯誤] deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
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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
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[誠摯的,認真的] seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness
genial  Speak Example sentences
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[和藹可親的] friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
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[硬脖子,任性,不屈] stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
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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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[平衡] mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
ghastly  Speak Example sentences
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[遠足,遊覽,短程旅行] trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
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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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[恐怖的] horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
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[吃青草] scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage