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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

discharge

1

	[释放,排出] relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
	[外部的,表面的] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
	[延长,扩大] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
	[图像的,图画的] represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined

disgust

2

	[厌恶,恶心,憎恶] strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
	[转移,(使)转向] distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
	[延长,扩大] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
	[无效力的] of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null

enforce

3

	[进化,发展] develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
	[推行,实施,强迫,强制] put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
	[挑逗,调戏] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
	[吸引,雇佣,答应,订婚] obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry

expertise

4

	[溶解,液化] melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
	[雅致的] refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
	[专业知识,技能] specialized knowledge; expert skill
	[外部的,表面的] exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside

exterior

5

	[外部,外表] outside; external or outward appearance
	[学院,学会,协会] the association organized to promote art or science, or education
	[侵略,侵犯] move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
	[无效力的] of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null

flirt

6

	[学院,学会,协会] the association organized to promote art or science, or education
	[挑逗,调戏] deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
	[转移,(使)转向] distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
	[暗示,表示] express or indicate indirectly; signify

formidable

7

	[持续时间] length of time something lasts
	[变化无常的,薄情的] not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
	[威胁的,险恶的] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
	[争论,争执] argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate

gauge

8

	[溶解,液化] melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
	[被雇用,雇用,使用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
	[排外地,专有地] without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
	[标准量度,计量器] measuring instrument; measure; judge

generate

9

	[厌恶,恶心,憎恶] strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
	[产生,创造] bring into being; give rise to; produce
	[被雇用,雇用,使用] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
	[威胁的,险恶的] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat

glamour

10

	[索引,表征,标记,指数] anything which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; prologue indicating what follows; the second digit
	[魅力,魔力] the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
	[骚动,动乱] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	[兽群,一群] flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals

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