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Academic Words Level 4 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
rhetoric 
1
 | [刺激,激励,激发] encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant |
| [颤动,震动] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly |
| [说话的学问,花言巧语] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language |
| [撤退,退却] force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against |
rivet
2
| [颤动,震动] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly |
| [铆钉] metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together |
| [不必要的,多余的] being beyond what is required or sufficient |
| [有偿付能力的] able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations |
sectional
3
| [组装的,拼凑成的,地区的,区域性的] consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections |
| [超音速的] having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound |
| [撤退,退却] force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against |
| [结合,连接] join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor |
storey
4
| [楼层] story; floor or level of a building or ship |
| [颤动,震动] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly |
| [说话的学问,花言巧语] art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language |
| [特技演员] man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk |
stuntman
5
| [特技演员] man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk |
| [减去,除去] remove a part from the whole |
| [颤动,震动] shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly |
| [藉此,凭这个,由此] by which; by what; how |
superfluous
6
| [不必要的,多余的] being beyond what is required or sufficient |
| [四轮车] four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle; wagon |
| [关税,关税表,价目表,价格表] tax on goods coming into a country |
| [有效性,合法性] quality of having legal force or effectiveness |
supersonic
7
| [靠,躺,倚] cause or permit to lean, incline, rest; place in a recumbent position |
| [超音速的] having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound |
| [热心,热诚] intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object |
| [导致毁灭的,使人破产的] causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious |
superstructure
8
| [台风] tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind |
| [组装的,拼凑成的,地区的,区域性的] consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections |
| [模仿,冒充] make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks |
| [上层构造,(船舶的)上层部分,(楼房的)上层建筑] physical or conceptual structure extended or developed from a basic form; part of a building above the foundation |
tacit
9
| [默许的,会意的] indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent |
| [海峡,狭窄的,困难的] difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting |
| [膳务员,伙食管理员,管家,管事] one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane |
| [简洁,扼要的] effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
terse
10
| [简洁,扼要的] effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
| [微调(颜色或味道)] degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste |
| [热心,热诚] intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object |
| [散乱地延伸] extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly |