4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes

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	[不确定地,无穷尽地] endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
	[在户外,在野外] out of houses; out of doors
	[农场,牧场] farm consisting of a large tract of land
	[使成锯齿状,缩进排印,缩进书写,犬牙交错] nick; set in from margin; impress or stamp

injury

2

	[不确定地,无穷尽地] endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
	[伤害,侮辱] any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident, or fracture
	[最主要的] chief; principal; having a position in the lead; foremost
	[显著的,突出的,卓越的] conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known

kerosene

3

	[伤害,侮辱] any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident, or fracture
	[判断] decision; the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
	[煤油] flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
	[生产] bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen

legendary

4

	[污染,玷污] make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
	[传奇的] mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
	[判断] decision; the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
	[啄,啄起] pick; hit lightly with a picking motion; eat like a bird

leisure

5

	[嘲弄,嘲笑] treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
	[空闲,闲暇] convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
	[不确定地,无穷尽地] endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
	[使成锯齿状,缩进排印,缩进书写,犬牙交错] nick; set in from margin; impress or stamp

leopard

6

	[嘲弄,嘲笑] treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
	[不切实际的] unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
	[跪下] bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
	[豹,美洲豹] large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

lift

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	[凤梨,菠萝] large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
	[矫饰,做作] act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
	[举起,升高] direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise; transport by air
	[恰巧的,刚好的] timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose

limestone

8

	[石灰石] a rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
	[记忆,记忆力,回忆] faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events
	[判断] decision; the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
	[跪下] bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees

memory

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	[职业,专业] occupation requiring special education
	[悲恸,服丧] expression of deep sorrow because someone has died
	[记忆,记忆力,回忆] faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events
	[不可避免地,必然地] unavoidably; in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent

monarch

10

	[君主,帝王] king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
	[事件] usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
	[不切实际的] unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
	[显著的,突出的,卓越的] conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known

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