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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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empirical  Speak Example sentences
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[商人,企業家,承包人] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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[經驗主義] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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[狂熱的,盲信的] a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
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[味,味道,特殊滋味] the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
entangle  Speak Example sentences
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[根除,杜絕] completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
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[團體,協會] relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
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[驅逐,開除,排出] oust; discharge;  force or drive out
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[使糾纏,捲入] twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
entrepreneur  Speak Example sentences
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[包攬一切的] tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
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[商人,企業家,承包人] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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[合適的,有利的,策略性的] suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
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[根除,杜絕] completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
evade  Speak Example sentences
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[乾旱] dry period; aridity; a long period of abnormally low rainfall
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[商人,企業家,承包人] a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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[逃避,規避] get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
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[包攬一切的] tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
flavour  Speak Example sentences
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[味,味道,特殊滋味] the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
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[逃避,規避] get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
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[經驗主義] derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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[腺體] an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
format  Speak Example sentences
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[瞬間的,即刻的] instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
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[模式,格式] pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
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[味,味道,特殊滋味] the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
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[團體,協會] relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
gland  Speak Example sentences
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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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[煙筒,漏斗] passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship
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[逃避,規避] get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
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[分期付款,分期收款,連載,安裝] installing or giving possession of an office with the usual ceremonies; partial payment on account of debt
gymnasium  Speak Example sentences
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[體育館,健身房] place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics
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[根除,杜絕] completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
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[分離,沒有關係的] separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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[開始,開幕,開幕式] start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
hedge  Speak Example sentences
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[開始,開幕,開幕式] start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
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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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[修剪過的樹籬,限制] thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
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[大雨,暴雨] pouring or streaming downwards especially  a heavy or continuous shower
inaugurate  Speak Example sentences
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[開始,開幕,開幕式] start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
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[分離,沒有關係的] separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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[使糾纏,捲入] twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
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[不可缺少的,必需的] essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted