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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

resolve

1

	[吸食,吮食,吸干] draw liquid into the mouth; take in; draw something by vacuum
	[决定,会议的正式文件,投票产生的决议] determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
	[刺,刺痛] pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings
	[坚硬的,坚强的] hard; difficult; feeling physical discomfort or pain; hard to bear

resort

2

	[酸的] taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
	[靶子,标的,目标] reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
	[旅游胜地] vacation spot; an act of turning to for assistance
	[典礼,宗教仪式] procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice

ridiculous

3

	[荒唐的,可笑的] completely lacking wisdom or good sense
	[吸食,吮食,吸干] draw liquid into the mouth; take in; draw something by vacuum
	[路,路线,(经由某一路线)发送] a way for travel or transportation
	[紧张(状态),压力] the action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility

route

4

	[典礼,宗教仪式] procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
	[交出,放弃,投降] hand over, give up, give something into another's control
	[腐烂,枯朽,弄坏,毁坏] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
	[路,路线,(经由某一路线)发送] a way for travel or transportation

rub

5

	[擦,揩拭,摩擦] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
	[制服] consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
	[录音室,艺术家工作室] workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
	[泡沫,社会渣滓] an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people

scroll

6

	[刺,刺痛] pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings
	[卷轴,纸卷,画卷] a roll of paper; a writing formed into a roll; schedule or list; mark added to a signature, intended to represent a seal
	[独奏曲] composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
	[震动,震惊] unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow

solo

7

	[有毒的] poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
	[吸食,吮食,吸干] draw liquid into the mouth; take in; draw something by vacuum
	[气味,香味] a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
	[独奏曲] composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single

sophisticated

8

	[腐烂,枯朽,弄坏,毁坏] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
	[世故的,复杂的] wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
	[典礼,宗教仪式] procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
	[紧张的,拉紧的,紧张] stretch or force to the limit; tight

surgery

9

	[独奏曲] composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
	[外科,手术室] medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
	[刺,刺痛] pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings
	[决定,会议的正式文件,投票产生的决议] determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

team

10

	[疤,伤疤,痕,创伤] mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
	[长途跋涉,洗衣] travel or wander through; cleanse clothes in water
	[放弃不必须的,节约] give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
	[队,组,群] some persons associated together in any work; a flock of wild ducks

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