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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

relay

1

	[分程传递,传播] act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another
	[停战,休战(协定)] suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
	[杆状物,轴,垂直通道] axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
	[领土的] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district

sanity

2

	[神志清楚] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
	[醒目的,惊人的] dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
	[杆状物,轴,垂直通道] axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
	[强夺,攫取] grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly

select

3

	[领土的] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
	[挑选,选择,择优] taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
	[合成的,人造的] artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
	[倾斜] slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical

shaft

4

	[杆状物,轴,垂直通道] axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
	[神志清楚] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
	[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
	[醒目的,惊人的] dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression

specimen

5

	[闪烁,闪耀,闪闪发光] open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
	[标本,样品] model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
	[倾斜] slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
	[严肃的,庄严的,隆重的] serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober

spectator

6

	[(机械或工具上的)狭缝,长孔,槽沟] broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; the position of employment
	[抵抗,经受住] stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
	[参观者,观众(指比赛或表演)] observer; audience; one who looks on
	[附近,接近] state of being near in space or relationship; proximity

spouse

7

	[夫,妻,配偶的一方] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
	[胜利] victory; win; expressing great joy
	[太阳的] of or relating to the sun
	[螺旋形的,盘旋的] rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil

stern

8

	[胜利] victory; win; expressing great joy
	[分程传递,传播] act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another
	[边界] extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
	[严格的,严重的] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding

strategic

9

	[战略的,战略性的] helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics; critical to an intended objective
	[(机械或工具上的)狭缝,长孔,槽沟] broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; the position of employment
	[领土的] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
	[夫,妻,配偶的一方] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife

sum

10

	[严格的,严重的] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
	[挑选,选择,择优] taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
	[总数,总和,概括,总结] mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount
	[合成的,人造的] artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis

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