4000 IELTS Academic Words

[分发,分配] act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

[推迟,耽搁] act later than planned; put off; adjournment

[干草] grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder

[味,风味] distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste

[爆发,喷发] outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst

[可靠的,可信赖的] reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy

[沮丧的] sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected

[兽皮] prevent from being seen or discovered

[刺激,使兴奋] make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm

[地震] quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor

[饥饿] strong desire for something; feel the need to eat

[干草] grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder

[拥抱,接受,包含] hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection

[咬,啃] bite or chew on with the teeth

[展览会,展览品] exposition; presentation; large-scale public showing

[小说,(虚构)故事] story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination

[阻挡,妨碍] put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of

[精确的,准确地] precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth; perfectly conforming

[推迟,耽搁] act later than planned; put off; adjournment

[勘察,探究] travel for discovery

[优良的,杰出的] surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense

[雾深的,模糊的] obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline

[设备] the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose

[干草] grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder

[功能的,有用的] useful; in good working order

[收获,收割] gather; yield from plants in a single growing season

[刺激,使兴奋] make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm

[美化,赞扬] cause to seem more splendid; beautify

[拥抱,接受,包含] hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection

[渴望的,热心的] wanting very much to do or have something

[曝光,揭露,暴露] risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; an act of laying something open

[萎缩,衰退] become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure

[蒸发,消失] process of extracting moisture

[勘察,探究] travel for discovery

[有缺陷的] having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking

[有利的,有助的,赢得赞扬的 I hope you will give favorable consideration to my suggestion.我希望你对我的建议作出肯定的表示。] approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested

[加速] accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly

[离婚] end a marriage; legal dissolution of a marriage

[杉木] any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies

[味,风味] distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste