4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

digest

1

	[消化,分解] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
	[无敌的] incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
	[扩大,膨胀,扩张] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
	[区别,辨认] characterize; differentiate; recognize

disgust

2

	[厌恶,恶心,憎恶] strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
	[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
	[放任,沉溺,使满足] be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain; yield to the desire of
	[放逐] force separation from one's native country

dome

3

	[刺激,驱动] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
	[圆屋顶] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
	[注射,注入,灌溉] put in; infuse; force or drive fluid into something
	[被激怒] cause to be uneasy; wear away

eccentric

4

	[基本的,基础的] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
	[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
	[古怪的,奇怪的] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
	[放任,沉溺,使满足] be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain; yield to the desire of

elderly

5

	[评价,估价] judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
	[瑕疵,缺陷,裂痕] crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
	[较老的] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
	[通过空气传染的,有传染性的] able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating

erratic

6

	[放逐] force separation from one's native country
	[凶猛的] ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
	[遗产,继承物,传统] legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
	[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering

flap

7

	[热心的,满腔热情的] having or showing great excitement and interest
	[小部分,少量] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
	[拍动,拍击声,拍打] the flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; an act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat
	[决定,测量,计算,解决] act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination

flaw

8

	[通过空气传染的,有传染性的] able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
	[伤心,悲痛,使人悲痛,使人伤心] cause to be sorrowful; distress
	[瑕疵,缺陷,裂痕] crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
	[扩大,膨胀,扩张] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details

fraction

9

	[小部分,少量] segment; fragment; a small proportion of
	[霜,霜冻] ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
	[口述,听写,规定] prescribe; rule as a dictator
	[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering

germ

10

	[基本的,基础的] relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
	[通过空气传染的,有传染性的] able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
	[病菌,细菌,根源] bacteria; the earliest form of an organism; seed
	[凶猛的] ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible

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