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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

retail

1

	[夫,妻,配偶的一方] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
	[零售的] selling of goods to consumers
	[领土的] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
	[标准成分的(金或银),道地的,纯正的,英国货币] any English coin of standard value; coined money

select

2

	[监督,指导] administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
	[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
	[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
	[铲子,铁锨铲] a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances

sensible

3

	[沟,壕沟] canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
	[明智的,合理的] able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
	[使显现,使形象化] make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
	[俯身,降低身份] bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back

siege

4

	[包围,围攻] seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
	[带,皮带] belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
	[领土的] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
	[零售的] selling of goods to consumers

sterling

5

	[拒给,保留] refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
	[明智的,合理的] able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
	[旅行] travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
	[标准成分的(金或银),道地的,纯正的,英国货币] any English coin of standard value; coined money

stern

6

	[严格的,严重的] hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
	[标准成分的(金或银),道地的,纯正的,英国货币] any English coin of standard value; coined money
	[太阳的] of or relating to the sun
	[领土的] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district

stoop

7

	[(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
	[吼,轰鸣] bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
	[俯身,降低身份] bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
	[浸泡,渗透] cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously

superb

8

	[老套,一成不变,铅版] fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
	[闪烁,闪耀,闪闪发光] open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
	[谣言] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
	[质量极高的,极好的,威严的] of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful

superficial

9

	[根本的,在下面的,潜在的] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
	[夫,妻,配偶的一方] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
	[肤浅的,浅薄的] trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
	[明智的,合理的] able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment

tighten

10

	[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
	[浸泡,渗透] cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
	[垂直的,竖直的] upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
	[使紧,变紧,使更严] draw tighter; straiten; make closer in any manner.

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