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Academic Words Level 5 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
rumble 
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 | [發出低沉的隆隆聲] utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound |
| [(空氣)不新鮮的,悶氣的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring |
| [往昔] in time past; long ago; in old time |
| [宇宙飛船] spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space |
sapphire
2
| [(空氣)不新鮮的,悶氣的] stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring |
| [恐怖的] frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific |
| [火山的] explosively unstable; relating to volcanoes |
| [藍寶石] a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone |
scanty
3
| [隨後] in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore |
| [鄉村的,笨拙的,不舒服的] typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance |
| [缺乏的,稀疏的] somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient |
| [單桅帆船] single-mast sailing boat |
sloop
4
| [發出低沉的隆隆聲] utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound |
| [單桅帆船] single-mast sailing boat |
| [徹底的,廣泛的] extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect: |
| [茶壺] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle |
sneak
5
| [鬼鬼祟祟而行,偷竊] creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen |
| [茶壺] pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle |
| [勝利者,獲勝者] conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war |
| [大頭釘,圖釘] small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head |
snobbish
6
| [勢利的,諂上欺下的] of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious |
| [哨兵,步哨] the soldier placed on guard; guard |
| [徹底的,廣泛的] extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect: |
| [抵抗當局,反抗,暴動] resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion |
stifle
7
| [勝利者,獲勝者] conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war |
| [使窒息,撲滅] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide |
| [火山的] explosively unstable; relating to volcanoes |
| [下陷,下垂,消沉] sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane |
subsequently
8
| [隨後] in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore |
| [自然地,本能地] without advance preparation; naturally |
| [用具,器具] instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory |
| [使窒息,撲滅] interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide |
supple
9
| [生存,存在,供養] remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself |
| [柔順的,順從的,柔韌的] flexible; moving and bending with ease |
| [笨拙的,粗俗的] lacking refinement or cultivation or taste |
| [用具,器具] instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory |
sustained
10
| [隨後] in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore |
| [輸血,充滿] pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring |
| [口吃,結巴] make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty |
| [持續不變的] continued; maintained at length without interruption or weakening |