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Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
lofty 
1
 | [禁止] ban; taboo; forbid |
| [坚忍] endure; be persistent, refuse to stop |
| [高高在上的] high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism |
| [喘气,喘息] breathe quickly or in a labored manner; sigh |
lubricate
2
| [描述,绘制] depict; describe; draw |
| [埋伏] stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived |
| [活塞] the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion |
| [加润滑剂,使润滑] make smooth or slippery |
meteorology
3
| [沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的] slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| [使相等,使平衡] be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance |
| [气象学] earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be |
| [加润滑剂,使润滑] make smooth or slippery |
misconceive
4
| [模仿,摹拟] copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| [匆忙的,突然的,未成熟的,草率的] rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| [家禽,食用家禽] domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese |
| [构思不当,误会,误解] conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend. |
necessitate
5
| [使需要,使成为必需] make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable |
| [单调乏味的,无变化的] boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety |
| [使相等,使平衡] be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance |
| [构思不当,误会,误解] conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend. |
panorama
6
| [全景,概观] complete view in every direction. |
| [狂热] craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action |
| [集合,军事动员] assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war; make mobile or capable of movement |
| [花瓣] one of the often brightly colored parts of a flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs |
paramount
7
| [匆忙的,突然的,未成熟的,草率的] rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| [极为重要的] foremost in importance; supreme in rank |
| [侧面的,侧向的] coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side |
| [非法翻印,海盗行为] crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material |
pastime
8
| [描述,绘制] depict; describe; draw |
| [潜望镜] optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view |
| [家禽,食用家禽] domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese |
| [消遣,娱乐] something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement |
pendulum
9
| [精明的,明智的,谨慎的] expedient; artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy |
| [可以感觉到的,可见的] capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable |
| [极为重要的] foremost in importance; supreme in rank |
| [摆,钟摆] a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum |
perplex
10
| [倒转,翻转] turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of |
| [取消] act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything |
| [活塞] the sliding piece which either is moved by or moves against; a mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion |
| [使为难,使困惑,使混乱] confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve |