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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

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	[裂缝,裂纹,缺点] break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	[柜台,筹码,还击] the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
	[解释,下定义,阐述,定范围] determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
	[实例,例证] an example that is cited to prove a contention or illustrate a point; case or occurrence

crack

2

	[舰队,车队] a group of steamships under the same ownership; a group of vessels or vehicles
	[冰箱] container in which an electric motor pumps the coolant around
	[裂缝,裂纹,缺点] break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	[捐赠,捐款] grant; an act of giving to a fund or cause

deaf

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	[悲痛,不幸,穷困] discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
	[假扮,掩饰] dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
	[耳聋的,听不见的] unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
	[巡航,巡弋,慢速行车] sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure

defendant

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	[被告] one required to make answer in an action or suit
	[微弱的,模糊的,无力的] lacking strength or vigor; weak
	[齿轮,传动装置,排挡] toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
	[遭遇,遇到] face; confront; meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon

draft

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	[陌生的,外来的,奇异的,异国情调] from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
	[假扮,掩饰] dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
	[草图,草稿] rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
	[巡航,巡弋,慢速行车] sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure

entry

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	[进口,入口] admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
	[悲痛,不幸,穷困] discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
	[燃料,刺激物,加燃料] substance that can be consumed to produce energy
	[被告] one required to make answer in an action or suit

facility

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	[应得] be worthy of; have a right to
	[闪光,闪现] emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
	[设施,设备] service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
	[假扮,掩饰] dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception

figure

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	[人像,画像,外形,轮廓] model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
	[应得] be worthy of; have a right to
	[探险,勘探] investigate systematically; examine; search
	[歇斯底里的,情绪激动的] marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic

furious

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	[捐赠,捐款] grant; an act of giving to a fund or cause
	[狂怒的,狂暴的] extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
	[裂缝,裂纹,缺点] break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
	[攫取,抓住] take or grasp suddenly; snatch; capture

gear

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	[狂怒的,狂暴的] extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
	[被告] one required to make answer in an action or suit
	[推动,刺激,冲动] act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength
	[齿轮,传动装置,排挡] toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction

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