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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 1 - Matching Quizzes

altitude

1

	[运动员] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
	[高度] elevation especially above sea level; height
	[让步] act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
	[干的,硬的,易碎的,脆的,新鲜的] firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle

ambitious

2

	[运河,沟渠,(人体内的)管道] an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
	[恶化] become worse; decline; fall
	[汽车,小汽车] self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
	[有雄心的,渴望成功的] aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

assassination

3

	[暗杀] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
	[对比差异] act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	[拱,脚弓,使弯成拱,使成拱形] any part of a curved line
	[笨拙的] awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

asset

4

	[真的,可靠的,确实的] not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
	[财产,资产] properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
	[相当大(多)的,相当可观的] worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
	[军火,弹药] military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells

assumption

5

	[黄瓜] cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
	[运动员] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
	[假定,设想,采取] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
	[高度] elevation especially above sea level; height

blaze

6

	[汽车,小汽车] self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
	[登广告,做广告,广告商] give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
	[燃烧,照耀] a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
	[喝彩,欢呼] acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

boost

7

	[登广告,做广告,广告商] give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
	[放逐,摒弃] drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
	[盒式磁带] container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
	[增加,提高,促进] raise; advance; push or shove upward

bouquet

8

	[花束] small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
	[水坝,筑坝] a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
	[勉强,让步,屈从] admit; yield; give up physical control of another
	[深思熟虑的,商讨] consider; think about carefully; weigh

capsule

9

	[暗杀] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
	[小容器,胶囊,太空舱] small container; pill in the form of small rounded gelatinous; a shortened version of a written work
	[权威的,第一流的,经典的,标准的] standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans
	[干的,硬的,易碎的,脆的,新鲜的] firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle

clumsy

10

	[笨拙的] awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
	[对比差异] act of distinguishing by comparing differences
	[可信的,可靠的] capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
	[茎,笞杖,棍,棒] any plant with long, hard, elastic stems; walking stick

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