4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

costume

1

	[胶,胶水,胶合,粘贴] be fixed as if by sticky substance; join or attach with or as if sticky substance
	[服装] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
	[戏剧] play; literary work intended for theater
	[目标] end; objective; final purpose or aim

criminal

2

	[终于] ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
	[目标] end; objective; final purpose or aim
	[适当的,可接受的] suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
	[犯人,犯罪者] one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by the verdict, confession, or proof

decent

3

	[适当的,可接受的] suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
	[柜台,筹码,还击] the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
	[闪光,闪现] emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
	[设施,设备] service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose

disguise

4

	[俭省节约的,经济的] efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
	[确定,必然发生] make sure or certain; insure; assure
	[假扮,掩饰] dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
	[决定性时刻,危机,难关] dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point

disorder

5

	[服装] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
	[赌纸牌,赌博,投机] play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming
	[全球性的] worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe
	[无秩序,紊乱,骚乱] neglect of order or system; irregularity; disturbance; sickness

eventually

6

	[确定,必然发生] make sure or certain; insure; assure
	[单独的,唯一的,排外的] not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
	[被告] one required to make answer in an action or suit
	[终于] ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end

expert

7

	[垃圾,废物] trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes
	[冰箱] container in which an electric motor pumps the coolant around
	[专家] a person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject
	[协调,融洽] compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property

facility

8

	[闪光,闪现] emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
	[最后的,最终的] forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
	[设施,设备] service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
	[决定性时刻,危机,难关] dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point

fantasy

9

	[幻想,白日梦] dream; daydream; imagination unrestricted by reality
	[协调,融洽] compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
	[倾泻,倾倒] sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
	[设施,设备] service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose

final

10

	[最后的,最终的] forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
	[侮辱,凌辱] offend; affront; treat, mention, or speak to rudely
	[爬,爬行,蠕动,慢行] move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
	[恐怖的,可怕的,令人讨厌的] exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous

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