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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

relay

1

	[撤退] remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart
	[走私,私运] import or export without paying customs duties
	[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
	[分程传递,传播] act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another

renowned

2

	[著名的] famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
	[呵欠] open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom
	[(由于冷或恐惧)打冷战,发抖,打得粉碎] shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
	[打开,显露] extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen

retain

3

	[无情的] pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
	[完全地,绝对地] absolutely; completely or extremely
	[变化,多样性,变种] diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
	[保持,使用] keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember

ruthless

4

	[变化,多样性,变种] diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
	[无情的] pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
	[凶猛的,野蛮的] in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
	[通用的] affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide

shiver

5

	[公用事业公司,公用设备] something useful; public service
	[看得见的,可见的] being often in the public eye; obvious to the eye
	[全体意见一致的] uniform; in complete agreement
	[(由于冷或恐惧)打冷战,发抖,打得粉碎] shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters

smuggle

6

	[抄本] reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
	[走私,私运] import or export without paying customs duties
	[撤退] remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart
	[通用的] affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide

startle

7

	[使惊跳,使惊愕,使吃惊] move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
	[刚硬的,不屈的] stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
	[风景,景色] landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
	[克制,抑制] keep under control; hold back; place limits on

sufficient

8

	[全体意见一致的] uniform; in complete agreement
	[比赛,锦标赛] contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
	[通过,经过,转口,过境运输] act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
	[足够的,充足的] adequate; enough; being as much as is needed

susceptible

9

	[竞争,比得上,并驾齐驱] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
	[参观者,观众(指比赛或表演)] observer; audience; one who looks on
	[易受影响的,易感动的,易患病的] easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
	[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

trait

10

	[完全地,绝对地] absolutely; completely or extremely
	[特征,特性] quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
	[停止,结束] stop; bring to an end or halt
	[边,缘,框架,轮缘] border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving

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