4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

recourse

1

	[求助,求援] one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
	[碟,盘子] an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food
	[薄片,部分,份] a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
	[使更新,使恢复,重新开始] renovate; make new or as if new again; restore

refinement

2

	[(人)强健的,结实的,(物)稳固的] robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
	[(言语,举止等的)文雅,精巧] result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
	[分开,隔开,阻隔] set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
	[部落,部族] family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor and kept distinct

sarcastic

3

	[求助,求援] one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
	[叛逆,通敌,背信,叛国罪] disloyalty; betrayal of trust or confidence
	[冰箱,冷藏库] machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
	[讽刺的,挖苦的] ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

sharply

4

	[(人)强健的,结实的,(物)稳固的] robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
	[睡眠] sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
	[部落,部族] family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor and kept distinct
	[突然地,猛烈地] steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely

significance

5

	[(有关)卫生的] relating to health or the protection of health
	[意义,含义,重要性] the message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
	[(人)强健的,结实的,(物)稳固的] robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
	[反抗,抵抗,抵抗力,阻力] the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

squash

6

	[壁球] crush something into a flat shape
	[刺出无数窟窿,充斥,弥漫,谜语,解谜] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
	[元音] speech sound made with the vocal tract open
	[冰箱,冷藏库] machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures

strike

7

	[罢工,打击] a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
	[优雅的,精制的] cultured; purified; made pure
	[叛逆,通敌,背信,叛国罪] disloyalty; betrayal of trust or confidence
	[危险的,冒险的] involving risk or danger; hazardous

sunshine

8

	[退休] period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age
	[生还者,残存物] one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
	[阳光] moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities; the rays of the sun
	[照相,照片] photographic view or exposure

supervision

9

	[分歧,差异] an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way
	[监督,管理] management by overseeing the performance
	[(有关)卫生的] relating to health or the protection of health
	[生还者,残存物] one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction

tray

10

	[尖锐的,剌耳的] acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
	[碟,盘子] an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food
	[监督,管理] management by overseeing the performance
	[元音] speech sound made with the vocal tract open

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