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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

devastating

1

	[被雇用,雇用,使用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
	[强加于,施加影响] demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
	[眩目的光] light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
	[破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction

distinct

2

	[溶解,液化] melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
	[碎片] a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
	[可怕的] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
	[明确的,确实的,不同的] clearly noticeable; separate and different

dome

3

	[圆屋顶] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
	[破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
	[溶解,液化] melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
	[逃走,出国避难] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner

eccentric

4

	[检查,审查] look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
	[热心的,满腔热情的] having or showing great excitement and interest
	[而且,此外] in addition; moreover; still further
	[古怪的,奇怪的] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

employment

5

	[可怕的] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
	[被雇用,雇用,使用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
	[眩目的光] light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
	[粗野的,无礼的] strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful

enthusiastic

6

	[(信息的)反馈] response to an inquiry or experiment
	[开导,启发] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
	[热心的,满腔热情的] having or showing great excitement and interest
	[危险,危害物] something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk

epidemic

7

	[而且,此外] in addition; moreover; still further
	[传染病,流行病] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
	[可怕的] very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
	[圆屋顶] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola

erratic

8

	[微弱的,衰弱的] lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
	[传染病,流行病] the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
	[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering
	[估计] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate

essential

9

	[本质的,根本的] necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
	[开导,启发] supply with light; illuminate, as the sun enlightens the earth; make clear to the intellect; inform or instruct
	[象牙,乳白色,象牙制品] teeth of the elephant; pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
	[旋钮,按钮,小圆块] a hard protuberance; hard swelling or rising; bunch; lump

estimate

10

	[碎片] a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
	[估计] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
	[有意于,安排,摆脱,断绝,处置] get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
	[逃走,出国避难] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner

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