4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

dreary

1

	[露齿而笑,咧嘴笑,露齿而笑] act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
	[充满欢乐的,引起大笑的] by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
	[沉闷的,阴郁的] gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
	[奇怪的,不可预测的] no fixed or regular course; wandering

elbow

2

	[释放,排出] relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
	[氢] a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
	[用餐,进食,宴请] eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
	[肘] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm

estimate

3

	[使显著,突出] make prominent; emphasize; stress
	[猛烈的] radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
	[估计] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
	[使害怕] frighten; make timid; fill with fear

evolution

4

	[手册,指南] concise reference book providing specific information
	[释放,排出] relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
	[侵略,侵犯] move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
	[发展,演变] development; a gradual process of change and development

feast

5

	[文凭,毕业证书] document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
	[宴会,筵席,宗教节日] festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
	[沉闷的,阴郁的] gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
	[不做事的,懒惰的浪费光阴] useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy

filter

6

	[过滤] strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
	[宴会,筵席,宗教节日] festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
	[威胁的,险恶的] arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
	[文凭,毕业证书] document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

forum

7

	[有理,正当,辩护,释罪] the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
	[论坛] a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
	[教,命令] teach; make aware of
	[估计] judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate

handbook

8

	[索引,表征,标记,指数] anything which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; prologue indicating what follows; the second digit
	[手册,指南] concise reference book providing specific information
	[猛烈的] radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
	[文凭,毕业证书] document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

haven

9

	[逃走,出国避难] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
	[安息所,避难所] refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
	[使显著,突出] make prominent; emphasize; stress
	[宴会,筵席,宗教节日] festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment

horizon

10

	[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
	[可食用的] eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
	[存货清单,库存品] checklist; a collection of resources
	[地平线,眼界,视野] the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest

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