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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 3 - Matching Quizzes

liaison

1

	[球拍] a device consisting of an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings and a handle
	[朝圣客,香客] traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
	[联络,连音] a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
	[接近,亲近] state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation

monarchy

2

	[座右铭,箴言] short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
	[拒绝,不允] act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
	[布道,鼓吹] advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
	[君主制,君主整体] government under a single ruler

monstrous

3

	[人行道] floor or covering of solid material laid to make a hard and convenient surface for travel
	[巨大的,可怕的] marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
	[特有的,专有的] special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
	[猎物,受害者] victim; object of hunt; hunted animal

muster

4

	[疏忽,没能尽力的] neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
	[深刻的] deep; not superficial; far-reaching
	[似是而非的] likely but not certain to be or become true or real
	[收集,集合] call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up

negligence

5

	[预防措施,警惕] prevention; measure taken beforehand; an act of foresight
	[配额,定量,定额] limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
	[疏忽,没能尽力的] neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
	[深刻的] deep; not superficial; far-reaching

notorious

6

	[臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的] disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
	[肥料,施肥] fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
	[划桨,用桨划,戏水,玩水] row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
	[做错事,犯罪,使人不快,伤感情] strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront

numb

7

	[麻木的,使失去感觉] without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
	[向海外,在海外,在国外] beyond or across the sea; abroad
	[疏忽,没能尽力的] neglect; failure to take reasonable care; state or quality of being negligent
	[对手,反对者] contestant; someone who offers opposition

offspring

8

	[子孙,后代] descendant; the young of an animal
	[导致,促使,击败,盛行] induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
	[君主制,君主整体] government under a single ruler
	[划桨,用桨划,戏水,玩水] row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs

organ

9

	[现象] appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing
	[拒绝,不允] act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
	[器官,机关,机构] natural part or structure in animal or plant, capable of performing some special action
	[配额,定量,定额] limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number

outright

10

	[拒绝,不允] act of refusing; denial of anything demanded
	[臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的] disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
	[做错事,犯罪,使人不快,伤感情] strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
	[彻底地,完全地] altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception

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