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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 2 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

refute

1

	[顶,尖端] piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape; an indication of potential opportunity
	[振动,颤动] act of vibrating; a shaky motion
	[反驳] disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
	[(使)成熟] grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully

rehearse

2

	[推荐,介绍] suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
	[预演,排练] practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
	[嘲笑,鄙视] show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
	[悲哀的] deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief

restraint

3

	[疾病,呕吐] state that precedes vomiting; disease
	[抑制,控制] moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
	[嘲笑,鄙视] show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
	[沙的,多沙的] loose and large-grained with consistency

ripen

4

	[推荐,介绍] suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
	[(使)成熟] grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully
	[饥饿,饿死] act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
	[向日葵] a plant having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

scarf

5

	[反驳] disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
	[范例,样品] a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
	[围巾,披肩] a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
	[退休] period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age

scene

6

	[地点,现场,景色] a structure on which something is shown; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
	[专业的,专门的] developed or designed for a special activity or function
	[危险的,冒险的] involving risk or danger; hazardous
	[令人满意的,符合要求的] acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose

sickness

7

	[向日葵] a plant having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
	[趾,脚趾,足尖] one of the digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof
	[疾病,呕吐] state that precedes vomiting; disease
	[地点,现场,景色] a structure on which something is shown; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs

sneer

8

	[织布者,织工] the craftsman who weaves cloth
	[反驳] disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
	[专业的,专门的] developed or designed for a special activity or function
	[嘲笑,鄙视] show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly

steer

9

	[绳,线之一股] a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
	[小提琴,小提琴手] a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
	[范例,样品] a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
	[驾驶,掌舵] drive; direct; guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel

supervisor

10

	[主管,管理人] director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
	[革命的] marked by new or introducing radical change
	[严格,苛刻,精确] strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
	[振动,颤动] act of vibrating; a shaky motion

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