4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes

issue

1

	[选择,采,摘,挖掘] remove something with the fingers or with the teeth; separate as choice or desirable
	[部长,公使,外交使节] one who performs service for another; officer of justice; executive head of a government department
	[圈成环,缠绕] circle; ring; move in loops; make a loop in; join with a loop
	[问题] subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish

kidnap

2

	[全套服装,全套设备] a set of clothing, often with accessories; a set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose
	[镍,镍币] a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
	[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

lane

3

	[湿地,沼泽] swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
	[长久的,永久的] remaining without essential change
	[小路,小巷,航线,车道] passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
	[难题,谜] difficult question or problem

marsh

4

	[部长,公使,外交使节] one who performs service for another; officer of justice; executive head of a government department
	[小路,小巷,航线,车道] passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
	[湿地,沼泽] swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
	[请求,要求] express the need or desire for; ask for

nursery

5

	[婴儿室,托儿所,苗圃] room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
	[风尚,风靡一时的事物] something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
	[刺探,打听,撬开] move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
	[(使)松弛,放松] make less severe or strict; become less tense

pillow

6

	[枕头] a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
	[整洁的,整齐的] clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
	[湿地,沼泽] swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
	[提供,提议,出价,报盘] act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation

plague

7

	[瘟疫,讨厌的人或物] epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
	[推迟,使延期] hold back to a later time; delay; defer
	[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
	[(使)松弛,放松] make less severe or strict; become less tense

postpone

8

	[推迟,使延期] hold back to a later time; delay; defer
	[提供,提议,出价,报盘] act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation
	[凡人,人类] man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
	[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

presentation

9

	[表演,外表,展示,提示] show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
	[医生,内科医生] a person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to treat diseases; doctor of medicine
	[抗议] expression of disagreement and disapproval; complain against
	[内在的] inside; interior; located within the limits or surface

pull

10

	[市的,市政的] metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
	[拉,拖,牵] steer or move into a certain direction; take away; remove from a fixed position; extract
	[痛苦的,悲惨的,可怜的] very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
	[难题,谜] difficult question or problem

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