4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes

issue

1

	[肢,翼,树枝] arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
	[穿透,戳穿] penetrate; make a hole into
	[请求,要求] express the need or desire for; ask for
	[问题] subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish

jealous

2

	[代表,描绘,表现] stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
	[发生,出现] take place; be found to exist; come to one's mind
	[垫子,垫状物,印台,印盒,便笺簿] soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
	[嫉妒的,妒忌的] resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious

kidnap

3

	[绑架,绑票,诱拐(儿童)] take by force or fear, and against one's will; seize and detain unlawfully and usually for ransom
	[丢失,失败,减少,丧失] fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
	[合法的,法律的] created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works
	[对手,相似物,配偶,比赛,竞争] something that resembles or harmonizes with

lawn

4

	[垫子,垫状物,印台,印盒,便笺簿] soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
	[草地,草坪,草场] landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
	[问题] subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
	[合法的,法律的] created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works

legal

5

	[提及,涉及,参考,查询] act of referring or consulting; a remark that calls attention to something or someone
	[入迷,固执的念头] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
	[合法的,法律的] created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works
	[裤子,短裤] trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle

obsession

6

	[绑架,绑票,诱拐(儿童)] take by force or fear, and against one's will; seize and detain unlawfully and usually for ransom
	[市的,市政的] metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
	[出席,到场] state of being present; current existence
	[入迷,固执的念头] compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion

output

7

	[输出,产品,生产量] act or process of producing; production; amount produced during a certain time
	[提出,提议] make a proposal, declare a plan for something
	[猛然一拉] pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
	[凡人,人类] man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death

pad

8

	[量度,度量衡制,计量单位,量具] determine the size of something; mark the layout, or establish dimensions; estimate by evaluation or comparison
	[追捕,追赶,寻求] follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
	[垫子,垫状物,印台,印盒,便笺簿] soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
	[绑架,绑票,诱拐(儿童)] take by force or fear, and against one's will; seize and detain unlawfully and usually for ransom

pants

9

	[裤子,短裤] trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
	[优先,优先权] preceding in time, importance, or urgency
	[剖面,侧面,(尤指人面部的)侧面] outline; a biographical sketch
	[棕榈,棕榈叶,手掌,手心] the inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae

pierce

10

	[穿透,戳穿] penetrate; make a hole into
	[丢失,失败,减少,丧失] fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
	[标签,说明性短语,标示,标明] paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition
	[优先,优先权] preceding in time, importance, or urgency

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