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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes

jealous

1

	[瘟疫,讨厌的人或物] epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
	[剖面,侧面,(尤指人面部的)侧面] outline; a biographical sketch
	[嫉妒的,妒忌的] resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious
	[推荐,介绍(信)] making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something

kidnap

2

	[反对,反抗,对抗] place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
	[绑架,绑票,诱拐(儿童)] take by force or fear, and against one's will; seize and detain unlawfully and usually for ransom
	[大而重的,庞大的,可观的] enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
	[个性,性格] the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person

leap

3

	[加上,附加的,超过的] involving advantage or good; on the positive side or higher end of a scale
	[跳跃] jump; hop; place jumped over or from
	[概念,想法,看法,见解] general or universal conception; belief or opinion
	[物质的,自然的] relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

luxury

4

	[最大量(的),最大值(的)] the largest possible quantity
	[方法,办法,条理,秩序] orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything
	[监狱,监禁] building for confinement of persons held in lawful custody
	[奢侈,豪华] something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive

marrow

5

	[骨髓,精华] tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
	[小说] printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
	[跳跃] jump; hop; place jumped over or from
	[时期,学时,周期] an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history

mature

6

	[选择,采,摘,挖掘] remove something with the fingers or with the teeth; separate as choice or desirable
	[瘟疫,讨厌的人或物] epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
	[讨厌的,冒犯的] causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
	[深思熟虑的,成熟,(票据,保险单等)到期] develop and reach maturity; grow old or older

method

7

	[概念,想法,看法,见解] general or universal conception; belief or opinion
	[懒散地斜靠,休息室] public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
	[方法,办法,条理,秩序] orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything
	[穿透,戳穿] penetrate; make a hole into

obnoxious

8

	[物质的,自然的] relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
	[一对,使成对,成双] two people or things considered as a unit; two items of the same kind; a couple
	[讨厌的,冒犯的] causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
	[嫉妒的,妒忌的] resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious

opt

9

	[懒散地斜靠,休息室] public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
	[大而重的,庞大的,可观的] enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
	[时期,学时,周期] an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
	[决定做,选择,选取] make a choice or decision; choose; select

period

10

	[可靠的,可信赖的] worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
	[最大量(的),最大值(的)] the largest possible quantity
	[每百中,百分之,百分点] out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
	[时期,学时,周期] an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history

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