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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes

legal

1

	[合法的,法律的] created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works
	[镍,镍币] a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
	[圈成环,缠绕] circle; ring; move in loops; make a loop in; join with a loop
	[垫子,垫状物,印台,印盒,便笺簿] soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting

luxury

2

	[有前途的,有希望的] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
	[奢侈,豪华] something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
	[飞行员] one who guides a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
	[小路,小巷,航线,车道] passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road

marrow

3

	[恐慌] sudden mass fear and anxiety
	[引用,举例引证,引述] cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
	[港,港口,端口] place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships
	[骨髓,精华] tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part

mental

4

	[入迷,固执的念头] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
	[引用,举例引证,引述] cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
	[释放] give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
	[心理的,智力的,精神病的,精神不正常的] involving mind or intellectual process; affected by disorder of mind

military

5

	[大而重的,庞大的,可观的] enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
	[裸体的,无遮盖的] bare and pure; completely unclothed
	[主要的,(高等院校的)校长,本金,主要演员] highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree
	[军事的,军用的,军队的,军人的] about soldiers, to arms, or war; of the whole body of soldiers

naked

6

	[引用,举例引证,引述] cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
	[个性,性格] the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
	[反对的] having an opponent; averse of
	[裸体的,无遮盖的] bare and pure; completely unclothed

object

7

	[反对(某人或某事)] be averse to or express disapproval of
	[港,港口,端口] place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships
	[有前途的,有希望的] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
	[主要的,(高等院校的)校长,本金,主要演员] highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree

obsession

8

	[海的,航海的,海产的] sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
	[合法的,法律的] created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works
	[入迷,固执的念头] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
	[垫子,垫状物,印台,印盒,便笺簿] soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting

pilot

9

	[阶段,态] any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
	[奢侈,豪华] something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
	[飞行员] one who guides a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
	[垫子,垫状物,印台,印盒,便笺簿] soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting

pit

10

	[对抗,竞争] confront; set into opposition or rivalry
	[有前途的,有希望的] likely to develop desirably; affording hope
	[处罚,罚款] punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
	[人员,职员] group of people willing to obey orders

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