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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

rigid

1

	[无情的] pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
	[驯服的,没精打采的] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
	[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
	[荒野,荒凉的地方] a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert

ruthless

2

	[无情的] pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
	[拆开,解决] undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
	[老兵,老手] someone who has given long service
	[强调,突出,重点] the lamp that produces an intense beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; the focus of public attention

shabby

3

	[谣言] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
	[破烂的,卑鄙的] torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
	[老兵,老手] someone who has given long service
	[驯服的,没精打采的] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften

speculate

4

	[沉思,思索,投机] assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
	[摔跤,角力] contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw down an opponent; struggle or strive earnestly
	[收入,国家的税收] money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
	[强夺,攫取] grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly

spouse

5

	[夫,妻,配偶的一方] man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
	[使稳定,使坚固] become stable or more stable
	[服从,提交] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
	[大腿] part of the leg between the hip and the knee

stabilize

6

	[谣言] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
	[荒野,荒凉的地方] a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert
	[拆开,解决] undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
	[使稳定,使坚固] become stable or more stable

substantial

7

	[过失,侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
	[坚实的,充实的] fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
	[相反,反之] used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
	[全体意见一致的] uniform; in complete agreement

sufficient

8

	[通用的] affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
	[精神充沛的] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
	[足够的,充足的] adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
	[全体意见一致的] uniform; in complete agreement

tendency

9

	[外科手术刀,解剖刀] a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting
	[趋势,倾向] trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
	[大步,一跨步,跨过] step; pace; significant progress
	[过失,侵入] unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin

trim

10

	[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
	[修剪,整饰] clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
	[沉思,思索,投机] assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
	[荒野,荒凉的地方] a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert

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