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  Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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ruddy  Speak Example sentences
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[紅的,紅潤的,白裡透紅的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking
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[捷徑] a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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[地層,社會階層] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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[決心,解決,找到解決方案] make a firm decision about; find a solution to
scrape  Speak Example sentences
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[哨兵] one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
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[單桅帆船] single-mast sailing boat
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[反复摩擦表面] abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
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[紅的,紅潤的,白裡透紅的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking
sloop  Speak Example sentences
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[崇敬,敬禮] profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
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[有用的,有益的] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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[紅的,紅潤的,白裡透紅的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking
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[單桅帆船] single-mast sailing boat
sloth  Speak Example sentences
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[使心滿意足,使過度滿足,使膩] satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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[哨兵,步哨] the soldier placed on guard; guard
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[悶熱的,酷熱的,放蕩的,粗暴的] burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
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[樹懶,怠惰,懶惰] laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
solace  Speak Example sentences
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[搓,織,編飾,(使)纏繞] act of twisting; lightweight cord
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[有用的,有益的] tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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[安慰] comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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[捷徑] a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
stature  Speak Example sentences
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[紅的,紅潤的,白裡透紅的,健康的] reddish color; healthy-looking
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[象徵主義,符號論] the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols or representations
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[堅定的,強壯的] marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
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[身高,身材,聲望,地位] height; status; high level of respect
stratum  Speak Example sentences
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[用具,器具] instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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[地層,社會階層] a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
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[鞭打,反复研究檢查,脫粒] beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
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[反复摩擦表面] abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
stuffy  Speak Example sentences
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[臉,面貌] face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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[鞭打,反复研究檢查,脫粒] beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
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[(空氣)不新鮮的,悶氣的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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[汽笛,警報器] an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
sultry  Speak Example sentences
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[電傳,電傳的文字,發電傳] communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
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[追溯的(由制定之日前的某一天生效)] extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions
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[決心,解決,找到解決方案] make a firm decision about; find a solution to
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[悶熱的,酷熱的,放蕩的,粗暴的] burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
sundry  Speak Example sentences
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[用具,器具] instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
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[高低不平的,崎嶇的] uneven; rough; very difficult
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[各式各樣,各種的] various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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[蒼白的] having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress