4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

detest

1

	[性情,倾向,安排; 布置] natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
	[深恶,憎恶] dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
	[超越,衰落,失色] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
	[增加,改进] make better or more attractive; increase; improve

discreet

2

	[一时冲动的,即兴的] without previous preparation
	[小心的,谨慎的] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
	[无敌的] incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
	[有历史意义的,历史上著名的] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical

disgust

3

	[厌恶,恶心,憎恶] strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
	[用力投掷] throw with great force; cast; toss
	[解释,说明,翻译] explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
	[有历史意义的,历史上著名的] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical

equivalent

4

	[有历史意义的,历史上著名的] having importance or significance in history; belonging to the past; historical
	[相等的,等值的] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
	[回声,发出回声,重复] sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
	[新闻记者] writer for newspapers and magazines

exterior

5

	[拔出,榨取] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles
	[慢跑] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
	[功绩,特指勇敢的行为,壮举] achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
	[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance

extract

6

	[香味,芳香] scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
	[慢跑] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
	[而且,此外] in addition; moreover; still further
	[拔出,榨取] draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles

fade

7

	[减弱下去,褪色,消失,枯萎] disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
	[小心的,谨慎的] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
	[慢跑] run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
	[继承] receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy

flock

8

	[直觉] immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
	[功绩,特指勇敢的行为,壮举] achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
	[一群同类的牲畜] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
	[注射,注入,灌溉] put in; infuse; force or drive fluid into something

gauge

9

	[发展,演变] development; a gradual process of change and development
	[超越,衰落,失色] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
	[利用,马具] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
	[标准量度,计量器] measuring instrument; measure; judge

harness

10

	[利用,马具] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
	[用力投掷] throw with great force; cast; toss
	[附带地,偶然地] by chance; accidentally
	[功绩,特指勇敢的行为,壮举] achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery

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