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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

couch

1

	[暴露,揭露,使感光] set forth; set out to public view
	[草本植物,香草,藥草] a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
	[詛咒,咒罵] call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
	[長沙發,睡椅] sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed

coward

2

	[膽小的人,懦弱的人,懦夫] person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
	[火焰,燃燒著,以前的情人,燒得通紅] stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; the passion of love
	[成分,要素] a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
	[硬件,五金器具] mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

creep

3

	[暴露,揭露,使感光] set forth; set out to public view
	[(身體貼近地面)爬行,匍匐而行] move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
	[因此,所以,從此後,從今後] from this place; from this time; from this reason; as an inference or deduction
	[相等的,同樣的] having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical

deadly

4

	[懸掛,吊] suspend; fasten to some elevated point without support from below; hold for support
	[硬件,五金器具] mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
	[設施,設備] service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
	[致命的,極度的] fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death

depression

5

	[橡皮水管,塑料水管] a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
	[極大的,龐大的] very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
	[不景氣,蕭條期] recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits
	[致命的,極度的] fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death

draft

6

	[奔流] flow and spread suddenly; flood
	[真正的,真實的] authentic; real; true
	[草圖,草稿] rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
	[尊重,估價] regard with respect; favorable regard

drown

7

	[迷人的,醉人的] capable of arousing and holding the attention
	[懸掛,吊] suspend; fasten to some elevated point without support from below; hold for support
	[淹死,淹溺] kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
	[橡皮水管,塑料水管] a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

entertainment

8

	[(身體貼近地面)爬行,匍匐而行] move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
	[娛樂,款待] amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
	[火焰,燃燒著,以前的情人,燒得通紅] stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; the passion of love
	[懸掛,吊] suspend; fasten to some elevated point without support from below; hold for support

esteem

9

	[尊重,估價] regard with respect; favorable regard
	[社會新聞,小道傳聞] rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
	[暴露,揭露,使感光] set forth; set out to public view
	[懸掛,吊] suspend; fasten to some elevated point without support from below; hold for support

facility

10

	[隼鷹] bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
	[聽力,聽覺,聽證會,審訊] opportunity to be heard; capacity to hear; judicial investigation of a suit at law
	[落下,跌倒,降低,減少,失勢,垮台] drop; sink; lose an upright position suddenly; decrease in size, extent, or range
	[設施,設備] service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose

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