4000 CAE Vocabulary List

流苏,穗 male hawk; a kind of bur used in dressing cloth; flower or head of some plants, as when pendent; a narrow silk ribbon

忍受,容许 endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit

临时雇员,临时做工 temporary worker, as in an office

俗丽的,便宜且华而不实 cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent

讳忌的 禁忌 ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition

旋风,龙卷风 cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm

中和,回火,调剂,锻炼 moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely

约会,幽会 secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place

见证,证实 give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for

任期,(土地的)使用年限 holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract

贡品,殷勤,颂词,礼物 payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; the mark of respect; praiseworthy quality

薄的纱织品,棉纸,生物组织 groups of cells that make particular parts of the body; soft, thin paper

连排住宅,梯田,台地,阳台 a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes

手摸时有感觉的,有织纹的 having surface roughness; having texture, not smooth

贡品,殷勤,颂词,礼物 payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; the mark of respect; praiseworthy quality

吹捧 advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off

热的,热学的 relating to or caused by heat; designed to help retain heat

吹捧 advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off

长途跋涉,洗衣 travel or wander through; cleanse clothes in water

悲剧,悲惨之事 disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune

树干,大衣箱,躯干 stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs

大亨 wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate

试金石,准绳,标准,尺度 the stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others

忍受,容许 endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit

精神充沛的 something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor

细枝,嫩枝 small branch or division of a branch

晦暗,污点 make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt

诱惑,引诱,吸引 give rise to a desire by being attractive

透明的,容易检测的,明晰的 easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely

比赛,锦标赛 contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

木材,木料 wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood

(生理,心理上的)剧痛,刺痛 sharp, sudden physical pain; mental or emotional pain

任期,(土地的)使用年限 holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract

俗丽的,便宜且华而不实 cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent

宁静的,安静的 free from disturbance; pacific

诱惑,引诱,吸引 give rise to a desire by being attractive

没味道的 lacking flavor; not having or showing good taste

树干,大衣箱,躯干 stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs

阴险,背叛 violation of allegiance or faith and confidence; willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidy

搁置 set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time