Most common words in the IELTS Listening Test

Environment

conservation保护,保存
greenhouse effect温室效应,greenhouse温室
acid rain酸雨 acid/‘æsɪd/酸的;讽刺的;刻薄的adj.
global warming全球变暖
oxygen,carbon dioxide二氧化碳,ozone臭氧,smog烟雾
radiation辐射
ooze/uːz/渗出,渗漏
burring fossil化石加工 ,bur n. 刺果;芒刺;钻头; vt. 从…除去芒刺
exhaust fumes废气 exhaust排出,耗尽
log原木,日志,伐木,vegetation植物,植被
habitat栖息地,ecosystem生态系统
deforestation采伐森林,滥伐森林/,di,fɔrɪ’steʃən/
nitrogen oxide氮氧化物,nitrogen氮,oxide氧化物
climate气候,风土
pollution,contaminate污染,弄脏vt.
temperature
power plants发电厂 plant植物
landfill垃圾填埋池,垃圾堆
cattle牲畜,家畜,牛
wind turbine风力涡轮机 turbine涡轮/‘tɜːbaɪn; -ɪn/
solar power太阳能,solar/‘səʊlə/太阳的,soar/sɔː/高飞,高涨
phenomenon现象
solar panels太阳能板 /‘pæn(ə)l
renewable可再生的,recycle回收再利用n.;v.
irreversible不可逆的
reclaim开垦,改造n.v.,claim声称,提出要求n.v.
contentious有争议的
prioritize优先考虑的
source of energy能源
reliable
environmentally friendly
chemical-free不含化学产品
desert荒漠n.,遗弃v
degradation/,degrə’deɪʃ(ə)n/退化
vegetation植物,植被
sea level
ocean currents海流,洋流
soil conditioner
soil conditioner土壤改良剂,soil/sɔɪl/土地n.;弄脏v,
coal/kəʊl/ 上煤v.,煤炭n.
fossil fuels化石燃料
firewood柴火,木柴
drought/draʊt/干旱,缺乏
contaminated/kən’tæməneɪtɪd/受污染的 contaminate vt.
deterioration恶化,退化,堕落
extinction灭绝,extinct灭绝的adj.;使熄灭vt.
recurrent/rɪ’kʌr(ə)nt/反复发生的,周期性的adj.
inundate淹没,泛滥vt.,embankment路堤,筑堤n.
alluvial冲积的,sediment沉淀,沉积物,delta三角洲
dust-storm沙尘暴
precipitation沉淀,沉积物,降水,冰雹
circulation流通,循环
barren贫瘠的adj.;荒地n.
attribute,attributable归因于
demographic人口统计的,人口学的
counterbalance使平衡,弥补
mechanism/‘mek(ə)nɪz(ə)m/机制,原理,途径
meteorology气象学
volcano火山,eruption喷发,火山灰n.
granite花岗岩,坚毅,冷酷无情n.
Celsius/‘selsɪəs/摄氏度n.;摄氏的adj.,Fahrenheit /‘fær(ə)nhaɪt; ‘fɑː-/华氏度n.;华氏的adj.
latitude纬度,altitude高度,attitude态度
glacier/‘glæsɪə; ‘gleɪsɪə/冰河,冰川
dump倾倒,倾销
recycled water循环水
sewage treatment污水治理,sewage/‘suːɪdʒ/污水,下水道
water and soil erosion水土流失,erosion/ɪ’rəʊʒ(ə)n/腐蚀,侵蚀
muggy/‘mʌgɪ/闷热的,潮湿的
humidity/hjʊ’mɪdɪtɪ/湿度
breeze微风
climate trend气候趋势,climate variation气候变化,climate warming气候变暖,climate watch气候监视,climate-sensitive activity影响气候的活动,climate anormaly气候异常
conservation area保护区
forecast天气预报
downpour倾盆大雨

Animal kingdom动物界

bird of prey食肉鸟,猛禽 prey捕食vi.,牺牲者n.
seabirds
poultry and game家禽和野味 poultry/‘pəʊltrɪ/家禽
livestock牲畜,家畜
mammals哺乳类
cetacean/sɪ’teɪʃn/ 鲸鱼的adj.,鲸类n.
whale鲸,巨大的东西;猛揍
primates灵长类
rodents啮齿类
fish
amphibian/æm’fɪbɪən/ 两栖类
reptile/‘reptaɪl/爬虫类的
insects
octopus/‘ɒktəpəs/章鱼
phylum/‘faɪləm/门(分类);语系
class
order
family
genus /‘dʒiːnəs; ‘dʒenəs/类,种,属
species/‘spiːʃiːz; -ʃɪz; ‘spiːs-/ 物种,种类
creature
lion
penguin
plants:mushroom,fungus/‘fʌŋgəs/真菌,菌类,leaves,seed,core,bark树皮,狗叫,trunk/trʌŋk/树干,twig /twɪg/ 理解v.;嫩枝,末梢,branch/brɑːn(t)ʃ/ 分支,树枝,flower,stem/stem/茎n.;阻止v.,roots,cluster群,簇,fertilizer/‘fɜːtɪlaɪzə/肥料

Continents大陆,州

South America
North America
Africa
Asia /ˈeɪʃə/ Asian/ˈeʒən, ˈeʃən/
Europe
Auatrali
Antarctica /æn’tɑːktɪkə/南极洲

Countries

Egypt/ˈiːdʒɪpt/,Mexico,France,Indonesia/ˈeʒən, ˈeʃən/印度尼西亚,Turkey,England,Germany,China,Greece,Brazil,India,North Korea,India,Malaysia /məˈleɪʒə/,New Zealand,Nigeria/nai’dʒiəriə/尼日利亚,Pakistan,Singapore,Switzerland/ˈswɪtsələnd/瑞士,Sweden瑞典,United Kingdom,Italy,the Dominican republic多米尼加共和国/də’mɪnɪkən/,the Philippines/‘filipi:nz; fili’pi:nz/菲律宾,Denmark/‘denma:k/丹麦

Languages

linguistics /lɪŋ’gwɪstɪks/语言学
bilingual /baɪ’lɪŋgw(ə)l/双语的adj.,通两种语言的人n.
trilingual/traɪ’lɪŋgw(ə)l/三种语言的adj.
polyglot/‘pɒlɪglɒt/通数国语言的人
Portuguese/ˌpɔːtjʊˈɡiːz/葡萄牙的;葡萄牙语,葡萄牙人
Mandarin/‘mænd(ə)rɪn/国语,普通话
Bengali/beŋ’ɡɔ:li/孟加拉的,孟加拉人
Chinese
Hindi/‘hindi:/北印度的,北印度语
Russian俄语的,俄国人
Japanese
German德国的,德国人
Punjabi/pʌn’dʒɑ:bi/旁遮普语
Thai/taɪ/泰国的,泰语
Persian波斯的,波斯人
Filipino/fili’pi:nəu/ 菲律宾的,菲律宾语
French
Italian
Greek

Architecture and buildings

dome/dəʊm/圆屋顶
palace /‘pælɪs/宫殿
fort堡垒,要塞
castle/‘kɑːs(ə)l/城堡
glasshouse
pyramid/‘pɪrəmɪd/ 金字塔
log cabin小木屋 log记录n;伐木v. cabin/‘kæbɪn/小屋,船舱
lighthouse灯塔
hut小屋,驻扎,临时营房
skyscraper/‘skaɪskreɪpə/摩天楼
sculpture/‘skʌlptʃə/雕塑,雕刻v.n.

Homes

semi-detached house半独立住宅 detached分离v. adj.
duplex/‘djuːpleks/二倍的,双重的
terraced house terrace /‘terəs/平台,梯田
town house室内住宅
row house排房,连栋住宅
bungalow/‘bʌŋgələʊ/平方,小屋
thatched cottage茅草屋 thatched/θætʃt/用茅草覆盖的 cottage/‘kɒtɪdʒ/小屋,村舍
mobile home活动房屋,拖车住房
houseboat游艇n.;居住在船上vi.
block of flats公寓楼
apartment building公寓大楼
condominium /,kɒndə’mɪnɪəm/共同统治,独立产权的公寓n.

chimney /‘tʃɪmnɪ/烟囱
bedroom
basement/‘beɪsm(ə)nt/地下室,地窖
landlord/landlady房东,地主
tenant/‘tenənt/ 房客n.;租借vt.
rent
accommodate向…提供住所
apartment/flat公寓
dwell/dwel/vt.居住,存在于,细想某事
residence居住,定所n.
downtown市中心,suburb/‘sʌbɜːb/郊区,边缘
lease/liːs/出租v.;租约,租期n.
neighbourhood
hallway走廊,过道
sofa
coffee table
dormitory宿舍,学生宿舍n.;住宅区的adj.
storey/‘stɔːrɪ/楼层
kitchen
refrigerator
microwave
ground floor底层,基层,第一层楼
oven /ˈʌvn/炉,灶,烤箱
ventilation通风,空气流通,通风设备n.
spare room空余房间
burglar/‘bɜːglə/小偷,窃贼
housewarming party乔迁宴会
subway entrance地铁入口

furnished已装修的,已有家具的,unfurnished未装修的
install
crack裂缝
baby crib婴儿床,crib/krɪb/婴儿床,栅栏n.;剽窃vi.;抄袭,关入栅栏vt.
maintenance维修
decoration装饰
pipe管道,plumber管道工人,plumb垂直,探测,正好v.n.adj.adv.
leak漏水
multiple glazing多层玻璃,glazing/‘gleɪzɪŋ/n.v.上釉,装配玻璃
washing machine洗衣机
cupboard橱柜
refrigerator/fridge冰箱
sideboard餐边柜
light bulb灯泡
sink水槽
heater加热器

City

cities,street,lane /leɪn/小巷,巷道,车道,city centre,central station,car park,department store百货商店 department部,部门,系,科,bridge,temple,embassy/‘embəsɪ/大使馆,road system,hospital,garden,avenue

Workplaces

clinic/‘klɪnɪk/临床,诊所,dentist,reception,appointment任命,约定,预约,staff selection员工甄选,colleague/‘kɒliːg/同事,同僚,college大学,workshop车间,研讨会,showroom陈列室,样品间,information desk,employer,employee,employment,unemployed,technical cooperation,team leaders,stress,ability,vision,confidence,internship/‘ɪntɜːnʃɪp/实习生,实习期

Rating and qualities

reasonable,satisfactory,satisfied,dangerous,safe,strongly recommended,poor quality,disappointed,efficient,luxurious,colored,spotted,striped/straɪpt/有条纹的adj.;被剥去v.,expensive,cheap

Touring

tour/tʊə/,tourist guide tour旅游导游,ticket office,souvenir,trip,guest/gest/,reservation,view,culture,memorable显著的,难忘的,single/double bedded room,picnic野餐,tourist attraction观光胜地,hostel/‘hɒst(ə)l/旅社,招待所,suite家具,套房,组曲,aquarium/ə’kweərɪəm/水族馆
plane/craft飞机
timetable时刻表
one way ticket单程票,round way ticket往返票
non-stop/direct flight直航
first/business/economy cabin头等/商务/经济舱,cabin/‘kæbɪn/小屋,客舱,船舱
see off送行
take off起飞
pick up接机
keep in touch保持联系
land着陆
arrival进港

Verbs

ain’t = am not,are not,is not,has not 和 have not 的缩略语用法
develop,collect,supervise监督,指导,mark,edit,revise修正,复习,exhibit,donate,surpass/sə’pɑːs/超越,胜过,register,support,hunt打猎,搜索,persuade /pə’sweɪd/说服,劝说,concentrate,discuss,suggest,arrange,borrow,immigrate移入,使移居入境,review回顾,复习,检查,learn,touch

Adjectives

/‘ædʒɪktɪv/,energetic,social,ancient,necessary,fantastic,exciting,fabulous /‘fæbjʊləs/难以置信的,极好的,dull迟钝的,呆滞的,阴暗的,comfortable,convenient,suitable,affordable,voluntary自愿,mandatory强制的,compulsory/kəmˈpʌlsərɪ/义务的,temporary,permanent,immense/ɪ’mens/巨大的,无边无际的,非常好的,vast,salty /‘sɔːltɪ; ‘sɒ-/咸的,含盐的,extinct/ɪk’stɪŋkt; ek-/灭绝的,熄灭,vulnerable/ˈvʌlnərəbl/易受攻击的,pessimistic悲观的,悲观主义的,optimistic,realistic,practical,knowledgeable,flexible,confident,Westen,intensive加强的,集中的,tranquil/‘træŋkwɪl/安静的,稳定的,spectacular/spek’tækjʊlə/壮观的,惊人的,公开展示的,intact /ɪn’tækt/完整的,未受损伤的,原封不动的,various

Hobbies

orienteering定向越野比赛,caving/spelunking/spɪ’lʌŋkɪŋ/洞穴探险,archery/‘ɑːtʃərɪ/箭术,ice skating,scuba-diving深水潜水 scuba潜水器,snorkeling/ˈsnɔ:klɪŋ/潜水,浮潜,skateboarding滑板运动,bowls保龄球,darts射标游戏,golf,billiards/‘bɪljədz/台球,桌游,photography,painting,pottery陶器,woodcarving木刻,木雕,gardening,stamp collection,embroidery /ɪm’brɒɪd(ə)rɪ; em-/刺绣,climbing,chess,parachute /‘pærəʃuːt/跳伞

Sports

cricket/‘krɪkɪt/板球运动,baseball,basketball,rugby/‘rʌgbɪ/英式橄榄球,soccer,football,hockey/‘hɒkɪ/曲棍球,冰球,swimming,tennis,squash/skwɒʃ/镇压v.;壁球n.,badminton,ping-pong,field,court法院,球场,pitch倾斜,投掷,stadium/‘steɪdɪəm/体育场,露天大型运动场,team,the discus /‘dɪskəs/铁饼,the javelin/‘dʒæv(ə)lɪn/标枪,the hammer,the high jump,horse racing,show jumping超越障碍比赛,polo/‘pəʊləʊ/马球,cycling,gymnasium/dʒɪm’neɪzɪəm/体育馆,健身房,athlete,gym,extreme sports,paragliding/‘pærəɡlaɪdɪŋ/滑翔伞运动,hang-gliding悬挂式滑翔运动,skydiving跳伞运动,abseiling abseil /‘æbseɪl; -zaɪl/沿绳滑下,snowboarding,bungee jumping,surfing,windsurfing,jet-skiing水上摩托车 jet喷射,射出,bodyboarding冲浪,white-water rafting急速漂流,kitesurfing风筝冲浪,mountain biking,jogging/‘dʒɒgɪŋ/慢跑,press-up/push-up俯卧撑,barbell杠铃,treadmill/‘tredmɪl/跑步机,judo/‘dʒuːdəʊ/柔道,recreation娱乐,消遣,snooker/‘snuːkə/斯诺克台球,walking,championship冠军,canoeing /kə’nu:ɪŋ/乘独木舟,refreshment点心,dessert甜点

Transportations

cargo plane运输飞机 cargo/‘kɑːgəʊ/货物,shipment装货,出货量,container ship集装箱运货船,boat,lifeboat救生艇,救生船,ferry/‘ferɪ/渡船,摆渡,hovercraft/‘hʌvɚkræft/气垫船,hydyofoil/‘haɪdrə(ʊ)fɒɪl/水翼,水翼船,liner班机,班轮,canal boat运河船 canal/kə’næl/运河,水道,narrow boat(狭长的)运河小船,dinghy sailing小船航行 dinghy/‘dɪŋgɪ; ‘dɪŋɪ/小船,小艇,sailboat,paddle streamer明轮艇paddle/‘pæd(ə)l/划桨 stream溪流n.,流v.,cabin cruiser警察巡逻车 cabin小屋,客舱 cruiser/‘kruːzə/巡洋舰,rowing boat/rowboat划艇,小船,kayak/‘kaɪæk/皮船,皮艇,canoe/kə’nuː/独木舟n.,乘独木舟v.,punt平底船,gondola/‘gɒndələ/两头尖的平底船,aircraft飞机,helicopter直升机,seaplane水上飞机,airship飞艇,hot-air balloon/bə’luːn/热气球,airport,crew/kruː/队,全体人员,全体船员,passenger,platform,hire a car,automobile汽车
fare车票,费用
license驾照
traffic jam交通堵塞
one way speed单行道
over speed超速
police officer交警
ticket罚单,fine罚金
freeway高速公路
high-speed rail高铁
tunnel隧道subway(美)/underground(英)地铁
catch a train/bus赶火车/汽车

Medical treatment and health

fill teeth补牙
prescription药方,处方药
dosage剂量,用量,dose一剂
take temperature量体温,have a temperature发烧
take blood pressure热量血压
injection注射
check-in检查
get vaccinatedf接种疫苗,vaccinate/‘væksɪneɪt/接种疫苗,注射疫苗vt.n.
physical inspection体检,inspect/ɪn’spekt/检查,视察v.
surgery外科手术,surgeon外科医生
epidemic/epɪ’demɪk/流行的,传染的adj.;流行病n.
infectious illness传染病,infect感染,传染vt.,infectious感染的,易传染的
sore throat嗓子疼
bird flu禽流感
runny nose流鼻涕
stomach,stomachache胃疼
cavity/‘kævɪtɪ/腔,洞,蛀牙,龋洞,dental decay龋齿,dental牙科的,牙齿的,decay/dɪ’keɪ/衰落,衰退,腐朽n.v.
attck疾病突然发作
toothache牙疼
symptom症状
allergy过敏,allergic过敏的
sneeze打喷嚏
fracture/‘fræktʃə/骨折,破裂,断裂n.v.
coughing fit喝嗽发作
diabetes糖尿病

Jobs

job vacancy有空缺职位
letter of application求职信
resume简历
basic/personal information
academic background教育背景
work experience
certificates and honors证书和荣誉
interview面试
offer聘用信
job-hopping跳槽
work overtime加班
ask for a raise加薪
weekly wage周薪
salary薪资
bonus奖金
allowance紧贴
annual income年薪
promotion升职
fire解雇
resign辞职
retire退休
laid-off下岗
post/position/vocation/title职务
vacation休假
annual leave年假
sick leave病假
rest休息

School

optional course选修课,required course必修课
literature文学
psychology心理学
philosophy哲学
computer science
engineering工程学
statistics统计学
archeology/,ɑːkɪ’ɒlədʒɪ/考古学
cut a class逃学
scholarship奖学金
assistantship助教奖学金
semester学期
credit学分,信用,信誉n.vt.
middle exam,final exam,makeup exam补考
test,oral test
public school,private school,religious school教会学校
president校长,dean学院院长,系主任,professor教授,associate professor副教授,lecturer讲师
freshman大一新生,bachelor学士,master硕士,doctor博士,post doctorate博士后
teaching assistant助教,research assistant助研
overdue过期未还
librarian图书管理员
periodical期刊
catalogue /‘kæt(ə)lɒg/目录n.vt.
stack书库
devote to致力于
run for竞选
candidate候选人
vote选票
conflict冲突
election campaign选举活动,campaign/kæm’peɪn/作战,参加竞选,参加活动
participant参加者,参与者
the students’ union学生会
chairman主席
speech contest演讲比赛
enroll in登记
sign up for参加(课程、俱乐部等)