4000 IELTS Academic Words List (1)
abandon
n. Syn. relinquish
(没有约束,放任情绪) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity;unbounded enthusiasm
abandonment
n.
(抛弃,放弃) giving up completely; freedom from constraint
abbreviation
n.
(缩写,缩写词) shortening something by omitting parts of it
abeyance
n. Syn. suspension
(悬而未决) suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
abide
v.
(忍耐,忍受,遵守) endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
ability
n. Syn. capacity; skill (能力,才干) capacity; skill
abnormal
a. Syn. anomalous; unusual
(反常的,异常的,变态的) unusual; not typical; not normal
aboard
ad.
(在(船,飞机,车)上,上(船,飞机,车)) on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group,organization, or business
abolish
v. Syn. cancel; annul
(废除) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
abolition
n.
(废除,取消) ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
abortion
n.
(流产,流产儿,不足月婴儿,失败,夭折) termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
abortive
a. Syn. unsuccessful; fruitless
(不成功的,失败) unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
abridge
v. Syn. condense; shorten
(删节,节选) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
abrogate
a. Syn. abolish
(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
abrupt
a. Syn. sudden; unforeseen
(突然的,意外的) broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
absence
n.
(缺少,不在,缺席) state of being absent; state of being away
absent
a. Syn. missing
(缺少的,不在的,缺席的) go away or leave ; missing; not present
absolute
a. Syn. complete; certain
(完全的,肯定的) perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
absolutely
ad. Syn. utterly; definitely
(完全地,绝对地) utterly; definitely
absorb
v. Syn. monopolize; receive
(吸收,合并) assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
absorption
n. Syn. assimilation; reception
(吸收) process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
abstract
a. Syn. theoretical; abstruse
(抽象的) theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
absurd
a. Syn. preposterous; ridiculous; foolish
(荒谬的,可笑的) preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
absurdity
n.
(荒谬) quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logicalcontradiction
abundance
n. Syn. profusion; richness
(丰富,充裕) great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
abundant
a. Syn. plentiful
(丰富,富足) plentiful; possessing riches or resources
abuse
n. Syn. misuse
(滥用,虐待) improper use or handling; misuse
academic
a. Syn. scholarly; collegiate; theoretical
(学术的) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; basedon formal education
academy
n.
(学会,学院,高等专科学校) school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
accede
v. Syn. agree; assent; concede
(同意) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
accelerate
v. Syn. speed; hasten
(加速) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
acceleration
n.
(加速度) faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time
access
n. Syn. approach
(接触,接近(的机会)) approach; entry; entrance
accessible
a. Syn. obtainable; approachable
(可得到的) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
accessory
n. Syn. adjunct; appendage
(附件) additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
accident
n.
(意外事件,事故) event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, andunexpected event
accidental
a. Syn. unexpected; unforeseen
(意外的,偶然的) unexpected; unforeseen
accidentally
ad. Syn. inadvertently
(意外地,偶然地) inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
accommodate
v. Syn. adapt; oblige
(招待,食宿,适应) do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
accommodation
n.
(住处,住所,适应,调节,通融) living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meetsa need; convenience
accompaniment
n.
(伴奏) act of accompanying someone or something
accompany
v.
(陪伴,伴随,伴奏) travel with; be associated with
accomplish
v. Syn. finish; achieve
(完成,达到,实现) succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
accomplishment
n. Syn. achievement; fulfillment (成就) achievement; fulfillment
accord
n. Syn. agreement; treaty
(一致,协议) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between twostates
account
n. Syn. report; description
(说明,解释) narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
accountant
n.
(会计员,会计师) one who maintains and audits business accounts
accounting
n.
(会计学) system that provides quantitative information about finances
accrue
v.
(增加) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
accumulate
v. Syn. collect
(堆积,积聚,积累) pile up; collect; mount up; increase
accumulation
n. Syn. accretion; concentration
(积聚) increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
accuracy
n.
(准确性,正确性) quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
accurate
a. Syn. precise; correct
(准确的,正确的) capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care andprecision
accusation
n. Syn. indictment; charge
(谴责,控告) indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
accuse
v. Syn. blame; condemn (指责,归咎) blame; condemn
achieve
v. Syn. accomplish; fulfill
(完成,实现) gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
achievement
n. Syn. feat; accomplishment
(成就,功绩) feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective
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