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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 2 - 3 - Matching Quizzes

industrialized

1

	[发射] plan for an anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
	[工业化的] made industrial; converted to industrialism
	[重击] blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
	[压力,压迫] stress; tension; condition of being pressed

informal

2

	[非正式的,不拘礼节的] absence of ceremony; casual
	[歌剧] a drama set to music and consists of singing
	[领导能力,领导阶层] guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader
	[盎司] unit of weight equal to one-sixteenth of a pound

ingenious

3

	[拨毛,勇气,勇敢] pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
	[妒忌,羡慕] envy; jealous attitude or disposition
	[生产] bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen
	[聪明的] clever; having the inventive or cunning mind

ingenuity

4

	[压力,压迫] stress; tension; condition of being pressed
	[巧思,聪敏] quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
	[显著的,突出的,卓越的] conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
	[恰巧的,刚好的] timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose

minimize

5

	[最小化,减到最小] diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
	[矫饰,做作] act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
	[障碍] one that opposes stands in the way of or holds up progress
	[百万富翁] one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars

notably

6

	[脉搏,脉冲] beat; rhythm; the rate at which heartbeats
	[药丸] a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive
	[显著地,特别地] especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly
	[恰巧的,刚好的] timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose

obstacle

7

	[矫饰,做作] act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
	[最小化,减到最小] diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
	[拨毛,勇气,勇敢] pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
	[障碍] one that opposes stands in the way of or holds up progress

outdoors

8

	[拨毛,勇气,勇敢] pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
	[在户外,在野外] out of houses; out of doors
	[装,将…挤入,塞满] pact or bundle made up and prepared to be carried; some similar things; a full set of playing cards
	[沉默的,弱音器] refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken

pebble

9

	[装,将…挤入,塞满] pact or bundle made up and prepared to be carried; some similar things; a full set of playing cards
	[小鹅卵石] small smooth rounded rock
	[兴趣,利息] attention; curiosity; dividend; yield
	[早熟的,不成熟的,过早的] too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness

performer

10

	[拥有,占有] occupy in person; hold or actually have in one's own keeping; have and hold; have the legal title to
	[表演者] entertainer; who performs or takes part in a play or performance of any kind
	[脉搏,脉冲] beat; rhythm; the rate at which heartbeats
	[谨慎的] cautious; careful about one's own interests

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