4000 CPE Vocabulary List

腐食,打扫 hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

催眠的,半睡半醒的 half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

脚手架,绞刑架 a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution

发誓,起誓 affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath

腐食,打扫 hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

冷漠,漠不关心 state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness

呕气的,生气的 silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others

逃避,推卸,避免 avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger

猩红的,鲜红的 bright red; of a brilliant red color

烧焦,烧灼,灼伤,烧伤,用旺火烤肉 make very hot and dry; become superficially burned

呕气的,生气的 silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others

催眠的,半睡半醒的 half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

捆,扎(秸秆) bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together

(语音)音节 a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

阴郁的 gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic

简洁的,警句式的,格言式的 concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible

以次充好的,赝品 made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft

收缩,缩小 become smaller or draw together; compress

些微地 a little; a bit; in a small amount or degree

滔滔不绝的讲话 game; play; curling-match; talk

猩红的,鲜红的 bright red; of a brilliant red color

发誓,起誓 affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath

冷漠,漠不关心 state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness

收缩,缩小 become smaller or draw together; compress

刺激物,兴奋剂 the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action

单桅帆船 single-mast sailing boat

足够的,充足的 adequate; enough; being as much as is needed

有细条纹的 having parallel lines or grooves on surface

巨大的,大得惊人的 astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation

肮脏,悲惨,贫穷 filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state

闷烧,随时准备爆发 burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment

有细条纹的 having parallel lines or grooves on surface

刮削下的碎屑 deep bow with the foot drawn backward

衣服上亮晶晶的小金属饰件 small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation

头骨 a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

刺激物,兴奋剂 the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action

脚手架,绞刑架 a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution

吝啬的,小气的 stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly

捆,扎(秸秆) bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together

发誓,起誓 affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath