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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

rebuke

1

	[嘲笑,鄙视] show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
	[表示,表现] act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
	[寺庙,教堂] church; place of worship
	[严厉批评,猛烈的训斥] scold harshly; criticize severely

remark

2

	[茶碟,垫盘] dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup
	[罢工,打击] a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
	[使(某人情绪)平静,安慰] cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
	[评论,注释] expression, in speech or writing, of something, remarked or noticed

representation

3

	[评论,注释] expression, in speech or writing, of something, remarked or noticed
	[表示,表现] act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
	[避免] avoid deliberately; keep away from
	[佯装,假的,赝品] pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign

risky

4

	[限制,约束] act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
	[使更新,使恢复,重新开始] renovate; make new or as if new again; restore
	[佯装,假的,赝品] pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
	[危险的,冒险的] involving risk or danger; hazardous

saucer

5

	[限制,约束] act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
	[寺庙,教堂] church; place of worship
	[分别地,各个地] separately; individually; in the order given
	[茶碟,垫盘] dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup

sham

6

	[日落] daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
	[水汽,水蒸气] gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
	[理论的] not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
	[佯装,假的,赝品] pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign

shrine

7

	[神龛,圣地] case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
	[说话,说话的方式] vocal expression; the power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
	[退休] period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age
	[罢工,打击] a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

soothe

8

	[使(某人情绪)平静,安慰] cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
	[寺庙,教堂] church; place of worship
	[暴风雨] storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
	[评论,注释] expression, in speech or writing, of something, remarked or noticed

suit

9

	[适合,适应] meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
	[使(某人情绪)平静,安慰] cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
	[日落] daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
	[宇宙] cosmos; everything that exists anywhere

tally

10

	[(使)一致,符合完全相似] record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
	[嘲笑,鄙视] show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
	[望远镜] a magnifier of images of distant objects
	[日光,阳光] rays of the sun

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