4000 CPE Vocabulary List

任命,选派 designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility

适应 accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

丰富,富足 plentiful; possessing riches or resources

类人的 manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

秘密,谜 secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

先于 precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

出名的大奖 award of merit; expression of approval; praise

不对称 not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

高点,顶点,高潮 highest point; vertex; summit; climax

增长 growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

努力,奋发 demanding great effort or labor; difficult

自由的,有空的 convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

缓和,减轻 ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

歪斜 turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

考古学 study of artifacts and relics of early humankind

指责,归咎 blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind

考古学 study of artifacts and relics of early humankind

暗指,暗示 indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

任命,选派 designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility

恐高症 fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

寓言 symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

类人的 manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

道歉的,歉意的 offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense

格言,谚语 wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom

发誓放弃 renounce upon oath; abandon forever

到来,出现 coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

恐高症 fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

解剖,解剖学 detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged

收敛的 causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

自由的,有空的 convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

暗指,暗示 indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

宣布 declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

结合,整合 combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy metal with mercury

反抗,敌对 active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

不对称 not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

同意,接受 express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

类似的 comparable; similar or alike

到来,出现 coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

可移动的,不固定 able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

分配,制定 assign; distribute according to plan