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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

devastating

1

	[传染,使感染,污染,感染,影响] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
	[伤心,悲痛,使人悲痛,使人伤心] cause to be sorrowful; distress
	[破坏性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
	[推行,实施,强迫,强制] put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence

digest

2

	[刺激,驱动] something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
	[消化,分解] break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
	[判决,劫数,注定] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
	[愤怒,狂怒] violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence

distribute

3

	[延长,扩大] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
	[氢] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
	[使看上去矮小] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
	[分配,分发,散布] hand out; disseminate; allocate

disturbance

4

	[使看上去矮小] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
	[氢] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
	[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering
	[骚动,动乱] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder

filth

5

	[精华] a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
	[兴奋的,繁忙的] feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of the body
	[肮脏,粗语] foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
	[传染,使感染,污染,感染,影响] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness

flap

6

	[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
	[无敌的] incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
	[造成,遭受(痛苦,损伤)] impose something unpleasant; cause
	[露齿而笑,咧嘴笑,露齿而笑] act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile

flock

7

	[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering
	[一群同类的牲畜] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
	[氢] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
	[范围,程度] extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends

flour

8

	[教,命令] teach; make aware of
	[面粉,制成粉] fine powdery foodstuff; soft, fine powder
	[艰苦的,勇敢的] in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	[兴奋的,繁忙的] feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of the body

gloomy

9

	[骚动,动乱] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	[阴暗的,没有希望的] imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
	[激怒,使过敏] rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
	[伤心,悲痛,使人悲痛,使人伤心] cause to be sorrowful; distress

gloss

10

	[延长,扩大] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
	[掩盖] provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
	[智力] ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
	[缩成一团,挤成一团] crouch or curl up; mass; heap; crowd or draw together

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