4000 CAE Vocabulary List

使尷尬,使困窘 humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert

坦白的,直率的 honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward

持久的,不朽的 lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient

期滿,終止 act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation

滅絕的,不再活躍的,熄滅的 no longer existing or living; vanished; dead

意外,小概率事件 unlikely occurrence; stroke of good luck; accident

精緻的,近完美的 excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating

傳染病,流行病 the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent

持久的,不朽的 lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient

逃避現實的(人) escaping into a world of fantasy from real life; intended for or tending toward escape

喪失,沒收,喪失物 something surrendered as punishment for crime or error

引渡 surrender of a prisoner by one state to another; delivery by one state to another

頌詞,讚美詞 expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

評價,估價 judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise

耳環,耳飾 ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant

愛好,奇特,想像 capricious notion; something many people believe that is false

延長的,擴大的 great in range or scope

把…包住,裹住 enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering

模式,格式 pattern; design; set into a specific pattern

劊子手 one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor

陌生的,外來的,奇異的,異國情調 from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual

養育,培養,鼓勵 rear; promote the growth of; help develop

惡魔,魔鬼 implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel

評價,估價 judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise

愛好,奇特,想像 capricious notion; something many people believe that is false

可耗盡的,可犧牲的 not essential or mandatory to achieve a goal; not reusable; suitable to be expended

(流行一時的)狂熱,時尚 fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; craze

萎縮,衰退 become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure

封裝,嵌入,插入 enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass

侵蝕 eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn

掙扎,輾轉,困難地奮鬥 move or act clumsily and in confusion

期滿,終止 act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation

欺詐,欺騙,騙子 getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive

傳染病,流行病 the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent

隨從,隨行人員 a group of attendants or associates; one's environment

滅絕的,不再活躍的,熄滅的 no longer existing or living; vanished; dead

骨折,破裂 break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse

激情的 pertaining to passionate love; tending to arouse sexual desire

狂熱的,盲信的 a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon

隨從,隨行人員 a group of attendants or associates; one's environment