4000 CAE Vocabulary List

可怕地,十分 dreadfully; frightfully; to a great extent; very much

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

令人不安的,令人忧虑的 disquieting; causing distress or worry or anxiety

品尝,辨味 have experience or enjoyment; take a sample of; have flavor

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

照料,看顾 make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction

探戈舞 dance in two-four time by graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a great variety of steps

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

皮革工人,六便士 a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence

照料,看顾 make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction

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

地势,地形 piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground

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

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

粘的,破烂的 slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive

嘲笑,讥笑 reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner

细枝,嫩枝 small branch or division of a branch

过失,侵入 unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin

痕迹 follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface

品尝,辨味 have experience or enjoyment; take a sample of; have flavor

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

弹道,轨迹,抛物线 path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course

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

嫩的,柔软的 easily crushed or bruised; fragile; easily chewed or cut

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

试探性的,尝试的,暂时的 hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive

理论的 not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory

节奏,乐曲的速度 beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace

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

地势,地形 piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground

遗嘱,证明 solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will

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

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

皮革工人,六便士 a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence

(使)变形,改观 change in outward structure or looks; convert

品尝,辨味 have experience or enjoyment; take a sample of; have flavor

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

节奏,乐曲的速度 beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace

礼服,无尾礼服 man's dress jacket, usually black with satin or grosgrain lapels, worn for formal or semiformal occasions

(使)变形,改观 change in outward structure or looks; convert