500 IELTS Vocabulary
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/'li:g(ə)l/ a. (合法的,法律的) created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works I could not rid myself of it by any legal proceedings: for the doctors now discovered that my wife was mad. |
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/'lɛdʒɪsleɪt/ v. (立法) make laws; create or pass laws He did his best to legislate from the bench and we'll be living with his opinions for the rest of our lives. |
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levy |
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/'lɛvɪ/ v. Syn. impose; collect (征收) impose fine or tax; collect payment Crying "No taxation without representation," the colonists demonstrated against England's power to levy taxes. |
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liberal |
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/'lɪbər(ə)l/ a. Syn. tolerant (开放的,主张变革的,自由主义的) open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress His views may be not agreeable to the liberal political mainstream. |
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likewise |
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/'laɪkwaɪz/ ad. Syn. similarly (同样地,也) similarly; as well; too Dostam has a record of switching sides when convenient, and there are many supporters who would do likewise. |
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/lɪŋk/ v. (连接物,链环,会合) be or become joined or united; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces After a whole day shopping, the travelers will link up again at the airport. |
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locate |
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/loʊ'keɪt/;/'loʊkeɪt/ v. Syn. find; monitor; settle (找出,定位,设置) find; monitor; settle; determine or specify the position or limits o It will also develop techniques to locate and tap underground water reservoirs. |
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logic |
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/'lɒdʒɪk/ n. (逻辑,逻辑学) reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning Your paper lacks the logic to prove your thesis. |
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maintain |
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/meɪn'teɪn/ v. Syn. support; sustain (保持,维持,赡养,供给) keep in any particular state or condition; keep up or carry on; continue What we are actually trying to maintain is never ending growth. |
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major |
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/'meɪdʒə(r)/ a. (较大的,较多的,主要的,大学主修科目) greater in number, quantity, or extent; more important We have met with major problems in the project and they will be addressed as schedule. |
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manipulate |
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/mə'nɪpjʊleɪt/ v. Syn. maneuver; control (操作) operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully Meanwhile, greed and vanity, using lies and fear, will once again manipulate ignorance and resentment. |
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manual |
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/'mænjʊəl/ n. Syn. guide book (手册) guide book; hand-operated Three workers at the plant followed an illegal manual and caused a nuclear reaction late last month. |
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margin |
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/'mɑrdʒɪn/ n. Syn. border; rim; room (页边的空白,(湖,池等的)边缘) border; rim; room In the lower house, they will have an even bigger margin. |
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mature |
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/mə'tjʊə(r)/;/mə'tʊər/ v. (深思熟虑的,成熟,(票据,保险单等)到期) develop and reach maturity; grow old or older I need to mature my thoughts in future college years. |
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maximise |
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/'mæksɪmaɪz/ v. Syn. maximize (最大化) make as big or large as possible Glass shelves help maximise light in a small bathroom. |
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mechanism |
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/'mɛkənɪz(ə)m/ n. Syn. device; machine (机械,机理,运作机制) device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something On the key issue of land rights, it called for a mechanism to study ancestral links to the land. |
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media |
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/'mi:dɪə/ n. Syn. medium; television; newspaper (媒体) public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television Science fiction in media is exponentially bigger as a market than science fiction in literary form. |
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mediate |
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/'mi:dɪeɪt/ v. Syn. negotiate (调解,仲裁) resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties King Solomon was asked to mediate a dispute between two women, each of whom claimed to be the mother of the same child. |
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medium |
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/'mi:dɪəm/ n. (媒体,媒介,方法) state that is intermediate between extremes Certainly Shostakovich was lucky to work in a wordless abstract medium, where interpretation is strongly subjective. |
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mental |
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/'mɛnt(ə)l/ a. (心理的,智力的,精神病的,精神不正常的) involving mind or intellectual process; affected by disorder of mind All doctors agreed this is a mental patient. |