6000 IELTS Academic Words
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| Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes |    |
pungent 
1
 | [观光,游览] act or pastime of visiting sights of interest |
| [刺激的,辛辣的,尖锐的] stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic |
| [尚好的,尚可以的,可以忍受的] capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally |
| [顽强的] sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly |
regulate
2
| [组装的,拼凑成的,地区的,区域性的] consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections |
| [管制,控制] impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of |
| [辩护,维护] clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
| [主观的,不实际的] occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal |
sightseeing
3
| [简洁的,紧身的] brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words |
| [观光,游览] act or pastime of visiting sights of interest |
| [加强] give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance |
| [防卫措施,防范措施] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection |
simulate
4
| [下划线,强调] mark a line below, as words; underscore. |
| [模仿,冒充] make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks |
| [替罪羊] someone who bears the blame for others |
| [后继者,继起之物,继承人,继任者,接班人] one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left |
simultaneous
5
| [品德高尚的,有道德的] possessing or exhibiting virtue; exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; brave |
| [同时发生的] existing, happening, or done at the same time |
| [矿渣,炉渣,渣滓] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| [替罪羊] someone who bears the blame for others |
slag
6
| [加强,巩固] reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of |
| [矿渣,炉渣,渣滓] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| [零星的] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
| [顽强的] sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly |
sporadic
7
| [烤焦,烧焦] burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn |
| [熟练的,精通的] acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled |
| [零星的] occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time |
| [同时发生的] existing, happening, or done at the same time |
strengthen
8
| [主观的,不实际的] occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal |
| [顽强的] sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly |
| [下划线,强调] mark a line below, as words; underscore. |
| [加强,巩固] reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of |
strenuous
9
| [旋转,漩涡] whirling motion; eddy, as of water |
| [防卫措施,防范措施] one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection |
| [矿渣,炉渣,渣滓] residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| [费力的,精力充沛的] arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force |
subsidy
10
| [统一,使成一体] integrate; make into or become one unit |
| [政府的补助] direct financial aid by the government |
| [剪,修剪] cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping |
| [下划线,强调] mark a line below, as words; underscore. |