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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

responsibility

1

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	[责任,职责] duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
	[简单,朴素] easiness; plainness; absence of luxury or showiness; lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness
	[火花,火星] flash; sparkle; emit or produce sparks

ripen

2

	[讽刺作品] form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
	[平稳地,顺利地] in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
	[佯装,假的,赝品] pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
	[(使)成熟] grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully

roll

3

	[分歧,差异] an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way
	[滚动] a list of names
	[阴,阴凉处,阴影] a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
	[讽刺作品] form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly

scene

4

	[依靠,依靠的人或物] dependence; certainty based on experience
	[滚动] a list of names
	[地点,现场,景色] a structure on which something is shown; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
	[分歧,差异] an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way

spark

5

	[火花,火星] flash; sparkle; emit or produce sparks
	[地点,现场,景色] a structure on which something is shown; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
	[责任,职责] duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
	[推想,假设] imagine or admit to exist; assume to be true; believe or receive as true

stalk

6

	[织布者,织工] the craftsman who weaves cloth
	[隐伏跟踪(猎物)] go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly
	[火花,火星] flash; sparkle; emit or produce sparks
	[平稳地,顺利地] in a smooth manner; successfully; easily

suppose

7

	[推想,假设] imagine or admit to exist; assume to be true; believe or receive as true
	[连续的,相继的] consecutive; happening one after the other without any break
	[地点,现场,景色] a structure on which something is shown; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
	[侵蚀,风化] endure or survive the effects of wind, rain, or other forces

termination

8

	[结束] end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
	[讽刺作品] form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
	[谋反,叛乱] organized opposition to authority
	[利用] put into service; take advantage of

theoretical

9

	[利用] put into service; take advantage of
	[猩红的,鲜红的] bright red; of a brilliant red color
	[理论的] not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
	[预演,排练] practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance

utilize

10

	[利用] put into service; take advantage of
	[谋反,叛乱] organized opposition to authority
	[(使)成熟] grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully
	[活力] active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force

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