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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

rigid

1

	[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
	[停止,结束] stop; bring to an end or halt
	[倾向,趋势] popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
	[边,缘,框架,轮缘] border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving

rim

2

	[倾向,趋势] popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
	[撕裂裂口,裂缝] long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
	[边,缘,框架,轮缘] border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
	[微不足道,琐事] a thing of very little value or importance

shuttle

3

	[梭子,公共交通工具(往返固定的线路)] public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft
	[整洁的,有条不紊的] being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
	[镇压,抑制,查禁] put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
	[浸泡,弄湿,陡坡,悬崖] soak; make thoroughly wet

stabilize

4

	[领土的] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
	[传唤,召唤,召呼] call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
	[使稳定,使坚固] become stable or more stable
	[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible

strategic

5

	[战略的,战略性的] helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics; critical to an intended objective
	[垂直的,竖直的] upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
	[不幸的,潦倒的(人),质量差的,令人不满意的] very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by deep affliction or distress; calamitous; woeful; worthless
	[木材,木料] wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood

summon

6

	[通用的] affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
	[技术人员,专门技师] one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
	[传唤,召唤,召呼] call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
	[不幸的,潦倒的(人),质量差的,令人不满意的] very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by deep affliction or distress; calamitous; woeful; worthless

territorial

7

	[领土的] pertaining to territory or land; limited to a certain district
	[最远的,极度的,最大程度的] farthest point or extremity; most distant; extreme
	[当时,有时,时时] while; at the same time
	[沟,壕沟] canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor

tonic

8

	[最远的,极度的,最大程度的] farthest point or extremity; most distant; extreme
	[沟,壕沟] canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
	[精神充沛的] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
	[范围,界限] range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound

trend

9

	[倾向,趋势] popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
	[谣言] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
	[浸泡,弄湿,陡坡,悬崖] soak; make thoroughly wet
	[无用的,无结果的,枉然] having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying

universal

10

	[挖苦,讽刺] a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
	[通用的] affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
	[撕裂裂口,裂缝] long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
	[当时,有时,时时] while; at the same time

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