4000 CPE Vocabulary List

暴虐的,残暴的 dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian

高原 hill; relatively flat highland

不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的 dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray

拖延时间,见风使舵 act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision

小酒店,客栈 building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

充满,到处都是 be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers

半透明的 partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen

神经质的笑 laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle

诽谤,中伤 cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame

碟,盘子 an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food

电报机,电报 apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire

野蛮,粗鲁 aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior

高原 hill; relatively flat highland

温度 degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold

充满,到处都是 be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers

变化,转化,改革 change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like

有暴风雨的,暴力的 very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent

阻碍,挫败 hinder or prevent of ; frustrate

谄媚的人,马屁精 a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man

真实性 undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth

可伸展的,可拉长的 capable of being stretched or extended; ductile

逐渐尖细 give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end

超越,超过 pass over or beyond; surpass

拖延时间,见风使舵 act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision

曲折的,蜿蜒的 marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous

诱惑人的 attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable

扭矩 turning or twisting force

偷窃 act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing

阻碍,挫败 hinder or prevent of ; frustrate

可伸展的,可拉长的 capable of being stretched or extended; ductile

诱惑人的 attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable

逐渐尖细 give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end

谄媚的人,马屁精 a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man

温度 degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold

宁静的,安静的 free from disturbance; pacific

可伸展的,可拉长的 capable of being stretched or extended; ductile

奸恶,卑鄙 depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act

诱惑人的 attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable

微不足道,琐事 a thing of very little value or importance

曲折的,蜿蜒的 marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous