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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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maritime  Speak Example sentences
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[序,先驅,先導] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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[研究生] a student who continues studies after graduation
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[海事的,海運的,海上的] relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
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[城市郊區,邊緣] part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
meek  Speak Example sentences
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[測量的,計量的] standard of measurement; a geometric function that describes the distances between pairs of points in a space
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[謙卑的,馴服的,溫和的,順從的] quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
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[推翻,顛覆,瓦解,滅亡] throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail
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[主要都市的,大城市的] city center; one who lives in a city center
metropolitan  Speak Example sentences
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[愛國主義,愛國心] love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot
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[主要都市的,大城市的] city center; one who lives in a city center
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[超過] exceed or surpass; leave behind
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[癱瘓,廢止] make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
mire  Speak Example sentences
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[發光的,閃耀的] shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
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[陷入(泥塘),麻煩纏身] cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
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[間接的,傾斜的,無誠意的] having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
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[期刊,雜誌] a publication that appears at fixed intervals
mishap  Speak Example sentences
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[意外,災難] unfortunate accident; bad luck
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[很多的,浪費的] in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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[(信末簽名後的)又及,附言,(書等的)附錄] paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer
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[壯觀的,莊嚴的] stately; royal; relating to a monarch
muddle  Speak Example sentences
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[迅速增長,傳播,擴散] cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
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[超過] exceed or surpass; leave behind
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[虐待] treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
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[迷惑的,搞亂了的,混淆了的] make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
negate  Speak Example sentences
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[剽竊] steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
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[拒絕,否定,取消] cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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[序,先驅,先導] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
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[陷入(泥塘),麻煩纏身] cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
nucleus  Speak Example sentences
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[超過] exceed or surpass; leave behind
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[核子,核心] the central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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[驗屍,死後解剖,事後的調查分析] occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body
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[城市郊區,邊緣] part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
outstrip  Speak Example sentences
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[開始,發作,攻擊] beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
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[序言,開端] something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
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[超過] exceed or surpass; leave behind
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[研究生] a student who continues studies after graduation
paralyse  Speak Example sentences
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[假定,冒昧] the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof
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[癱瘓,廢止] make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
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[測量的,計量的] standard of measurement; a geometric function that describes the distances between pairs of points in a space
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[超過] exceed or surpass; leave behind