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1、IELTS WORD BANK Contemporary 1. modern 2. belonging to the same time They were the contemporary of dinosaurs. The 1969 film reflected contemporary ideas about the potential of AI computers. Municipal land use is controlled by the municipal authorities. Civic=civil=city=urban-rural Municipal calendar

2、=civil calendar 8 To qualify as a witness in the court of law=to fulfill a civic role Metropolitan Metropolis=a metropolitan city=a major city Grand=giant=huge=enormous=immense =gigantic=titanic=colossal disaster catastrophe Calamity tragedy accident Crash Pileup Disastrous Catastrophic Calamitous T

3、ragic Accidental Crash Pileup Danger=peril=hazard Dangerous=perilous=hazardous The merger is contingent on government approval. Managers need to make reward contingent on performance. Contingent on=dependent on=determined by Coincidental Done or happening by chance a. 偶然的 Simultaneous=concurrent at

4、the same time a. 同時發(fā)生的 Two coincidental developments Concur with=agree with v.同意 We concur with his view. skeptics and advocates researchers with different attitudes n. 有不同的看法的人 In second half of the 18th century, we already find advocates of this view(=descriptivism). Descriptivism only appeared af

5、ter the 18th century. Important key critical crucial vital Significant Essential Paramount Momentous When people do A, B becomes paramount. B is essential when people do A. A is critical for B. A is linked to B. Be linked to=be involved with=be associated with=be related to I study A in order to do

6、B. I think there is a link between A and B. There is a positive link between A and B. Considerable reduction Significant drop Sharp decrease/dip/tumble/fall/decline minor slight unimportant Insignificant marginal Trivial Negligible change v. 改變 vary alter revise modify transform adjust alter alterna

7、tive different=other=another adj. 另外的，可以替代的 alternative medicine/lifestyle alternative sources of essential supplies What are the essential supplies =provisions=food and clothes Perform=conduct=do trial=experiment=test success Achievement Attainment Progress Breakthrough Accomplishment attainment Tr

8、iumph Failure Setback Problem Defeat Debacle Accident disaster Catastrophe Calamity Mess Chaos Riot Turmoil select choose pick out sort out Example The telepathy of test involved identification of a picture chosen from a random selection of four taken from a large image bank. The idea was that a per

9、son acting as a sender. Senders picked out one _ from a random selection of four. identify the difference between A and B recognize the difference between A and B distinguish A from B v.認出,識別 limit restrict minimize curtail v.限制 limited restricted minimal adj. 有限的 The Western Australian city of Pert

10、h is a good example of a city with minimal public transport. As a result, 17% of its wealth went into transport costs. Perth is inefficient due to a limited public transport system. different varied various disparate separate distinct distinctive alternative Devise Invent=Create=produce=develop Coin

11、 v.創(chuàng)造 the term AI was coined in 1956 at a conference. the place where AI was first used in 1956. invention of container ships adoption of_ creation of_ introduction of _ establishment of_ establish set up found new revolutionary innovative fresh Novel Latest Adj.新的resemble Look like Similar to compa

12、re A to B v.類似 remain=stay v.保持 glass stayed perfectly unblemished glass remained_ First, English lacked the necessary technical vocabulary. Second, it lacked the grammatical resources. English had neither the _ nor the _ They used a kind of triangular graph paper to plot (=record) the measurements

13、(=data). The data was recorded on a _ Remains=relics Fragments=remains that are imcomplete main principal chief major key Primary predominant core adj.主要的 difficult demanding challenging Making a rapid emotional assessment of the event of the moment is an extremely demand for the brain. One of the b

14、rains most difficult tasks is to respond instantly to whatever is happening. hard / tough complex complicated We breathe in the aromas which surround us without being consciously aware of their importance to us. It is only when the faculty of smell is impaired for some reason that we begin to realiz

15、e the essential role the sense of smell plays in our sense of well-being. 33 We became aware of the importance of smell when A we discover a new smell B we experience a powerful smell C our ability to smell is damaged D we are surrounded by odours damage=impair v.損害 support (financially) back finance sponsor fund v.支持 aim purpose point idea objective goal target n.目的 Optimal achievement Optimal=optimum ideal best