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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

devote

1

	[投入于,献身,用于] dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
	[烧瓶,细颈瓶] a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
	[发展,演变] development; a gradual process of change and development
	[两重的,两倍的,完全相同的] one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile

dilemma

2

	[孵化] breed; emerge from the egg
	[编织,结合] contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
	[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
	[困境,进退两难] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options

diploma

3

	[判决,劫数,注定] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
	[大使馆人员,大使馆] the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
	[牵连,牵扯(犯罪),暗示] incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
	[文凭,毕业证书] document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

disrupt

4

	[拒绝,排除] stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
	[使分裂,使陷于混乱,破坏] upset; throw into confusion or disorder
	[分配,分发,散布] hand out; disseminate; allocate
	[几何学] mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids

distinction

5

	[发展,演变] development; a gradual process of change and development
	[出名,出格] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
	[文凭,毕业证书] document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
	[投入于,献身,用于] dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in

doom

6

	[烦恼] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
	[利用,马具] stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
	[投入于,献身,用于] dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
	[判决,劫数,注定] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation

elbow

7

	[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
	[执行,完成] put into effect; carry out the legalities of
	[文凭,毕业证书] document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
	[吸引,雇佣,答应,订婚] obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry

emerge

8

	[撤退,撤离] make empty; remove contents of
	[格格地笑,傻笑,格格笑,傻笑] laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner
	[巨大的] exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
	[出现,浮现] come into prominence; spring up; appear

flaunt

9

	[格格地笑,傻笑,格格笑,傻笑] laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner
	[招摇,炫耀] display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
	[困境,进退两难] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
	[吸引,雇佣,答应,订婚] obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry

fluff

10

	[判决,劫数,注定] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
	[无价的,其价值无法衡量的] valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
	[松软的绒毛团,软毛,填充材料] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
	[匆忙,急忙,草率] hurry; rapidity of action or motion

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