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 3000 Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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[弄乾] dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
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[孵卵] hatch; develop under favorable conditions
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[限制,防止,阻礙] restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
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[解散,解體] loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter
despoil  Speak Example sentences
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[逃避現實,紙醉金迷] tendency to escape from daily reality by indulging in daydreaming, fantasy, or entertainment
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[飛地] country or part of a country lying wholly within boundaries of another
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[猶豫的] hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective
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[掠奪] deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
disconsolate  Speak Example sentences
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[大帆船] large sailing ship, usually having two or more decks and carrying guns
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[窮] poor; reduced to poverty; deprived of natural richness or strength
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[日常的] daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period
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[悲傷,沮喪] sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting
disgorge  Speak Example sentences
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[難以處理的] difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
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[先驅,先兆] forerunner; an indication of the approach of something or someone
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[吐出,湧出,嘔吐] bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents
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[區分,區別,分辨] set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
encomium  Speak Example sentences
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[窮] poor; reduced to poverty; deprived of natural richness or strength
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[讚美之詞] high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
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[難以處理的] difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
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[高興,興高采烈] rejoice; feel extreme happiness
escapism  Speak Example sentences
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[冰河的,冰川的] like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow
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[廢物,瀰漫的臭味] waste; foul-smelling outflow or vapor
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[逃避現實,紙醉金迷] tendency to escape from daily reality by indulging in daydreaming, fantasy, or entertainment
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[限制,防止,阻礙] restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
excoriate  Speak Example sentences
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[窮] poor; reduced to poverty; deprived of natural richness or strength
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[勇敢的,有精神的] bravely; with the game manner; with willing and spirited fashion
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[責難,挖 ,批判,揭露] scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade
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[散發,發出] come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light
exude  Speak Example sentences
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[孵卵] hatch; develop under favorable conditions
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[冰河的,冰川的] like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow
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[卸下,流出] discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
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[持異議者] one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement
finicky  Speak Example sentences
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[擾亂] make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
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[過分講究,雞毛蒜皮] insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy
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[卸下,流出] discharge; release liquid in drops or small quantities
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[區分,區別,分辨] set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
furor  Speak Example sentences
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[子女的] having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent
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[飛地] country or part of a country lying wholly within boundaries of another
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[暴君] tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
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[非常激動] great excitement; public disorder or uproar