4000 CPE Vocabulary List

地下室 cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor

金條,銀條 gold and silver in the form of bars

堡壘,工事 fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position

盆,盆地 the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

好鬥的,好戰的 warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative

固執 stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion

譴責,責備 condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

委員會, (薄而平的)木板 a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

好鬥的,好鬥嘴的 inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

介紹,提出,引見 introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce

簡短,短暫 quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

富礦帶,幸運,帶來好運的事 boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

呼吸,氣息 air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

固執 stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion

（大學的）會計員，出納員，事務員 treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community

騙 defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from

傳記 an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life

波濤翻滾 swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms

得子,產生 produce; give rise to

(能說)兩種語言的 using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency

盆,盆地 the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

譴責,責備 condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

呼吸,氣息 air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

富礦帶,幸運,帶來好運的事 boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

剛硬的,短而硬的（毛髮）,易怒的 having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable

陰冷的,寒冷的,沒有指望的,令人沮喪的 cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

嘴貧,過度的說,謾罵 discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon

被毀壞的,受病害的 suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

甜菜 biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year

錯誤 serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion

刪除 edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly

哀嘆,悲傷 regret strongly; express disapproval of

不合習俗,放蕩不羈 unconventional in an artistic way

粗魯,笨拙 rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

爭吵 engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel

固執 stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion

哀嘆,悲傷 regret strongly; express disapproval of

剛硬的,短而硬的（毛髮）,易怒的 having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable

青銅,銅像 an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

富礦帶,幸運,帶來好運的事 boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money