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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

rise

1

	[升起,升高,起床] move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
	[搜尋,尋找,尋覓] make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
	[席捲,掃過] movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
	[草圖,素描] draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of

roast

2

	[吞下,嚥下] take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
	[空白,空虛] emptiness; containing nothing; clear or empty a place
	[有意義的,重要的,重大的] reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
	[烤,烘] cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule

seek

3

	[空白,空虛] emptiness; containing nothing; clear or empty a place
	[連續,系列,級數,串聯] several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
	[搜尋,尋找,尋覓] make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
	[摑,拍,掌擊] sharp blow from a flat object as an open hand; smack; sharp insult

significant

4

	[烤,烘] cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
	[席捲,掃過] movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
	[使符合,使(積分)相等] be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
	[有意義的,重要的,重大的] reasonably large; important in effect or meaning

slap

5

	[羊毛衫,厚運動衣] knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
	[管子,電子管,顯像管] hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
	[摑,拍,掌擊] sharp blow from a flat object as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
	[怠慢,斥責,侮辱] almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy

solution

6

	[連續,系列,級數,串聯] several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
	[體積,容積,量] capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
	[解答,解決] method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
	[羊毛衫,厚運動衣] knitted garment covering the upper part of the body

spin

7

	[羊毛衫,厚運動衣] knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
	[紡紗,紡線,快速旋轉,迴旋] turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
	[收縮,縮小] become smaller or draw together; compress
	[有毒的] poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison

spontaneous

8

	[自發的,自然的] arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
	[移動,改變位置或方向] moving from one setting or context to another; moving slightly
	[解答,解決] method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
	[撕扯,撕裂,撕破] separate or be separated by force; divide or disrupt; fill with tears or shed tears

square

9

	[解答,解決] method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
	[使符合,使(積分)相等] be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
	[外科,手術室] medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
	[運輸,狂喜] carry from one place to another; carry away; deport

stretch

10

	[(陪審團的)裁決] findings of a jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion
	[伸展,伸長] extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
	[體積,容積,量] capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
	[零食,點心,小吃] eat light informal meal; eat lightly

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