4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

costume

1

	[打扰,扰乱] upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
	[绝望的,不顾一切的,拼死的] having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
	[服装] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
	[肉,肌肉,食用肉,果肉] the soft tissue of the body, mainly muscle and fat; surface or skin of the human body; meat of animals

crown

2

	[要塞,堡垒] a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
	[隼鹰] bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
	[压垮,粉碎,使变形] press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
	[王冠,冕,桂冠] ornamental circlet or head covering, made of gold with jewels and worn as a symbol of sovereignty

crush

3

	[服装] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
	[偏爱,热衷于] act of gracious kindness; inclination to approve
	[向前的,靠近前面的] at or to or toward the front; toward the future
	[压垮,粉碎,使变形] press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing

currency

4

	[向前的,靠近前面的] at or to or toward the front; toward the future
	[草本植物,香草,药草] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
	[通货,货币] money; general acceptance or use
	[进口,入口] admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record

cute

5

	[请求,敬礼,致意] call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
	[目标] end; objective; final purpose or aim
	[逗人喜爱的,漂亮的] ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
	[隼鹰] bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

delicious

6

	[美味的,可口的] extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
	[排除,剔除] eradicate; abolish; rule out
	[边缘] brink; perimeter; margin
	[确定,必然发生] make sure or certain; insure; assure

disturb

7

	[紧握,紧抓] hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
	[打扰,扰乱] upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
	[兑换,交换] substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
	[服装] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season

economy

8

	[俭省节约的,经济的] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
	[绝望的,不顾一切的,拼死的] having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
	[否认,否定] disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
	[完整性] quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness

edition

9

	[拳头] hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; closed hand
	[柜台,筹码,还击] the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
	[版,版本] the whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; the act of editing
	[宣布,声明] state clearly; make known formally or officially

fist

10

	[拳头] hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; closed hand
	[请求,敬礼,致意] call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
	[爆炸,爆发] erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
	[赌纸牌,赌博,投机] play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming

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