4000 Duolingo Vocabulary List

(从表面)轻轻掠过,轻擦而过 pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts

讽刺作品 form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly

雕塑,雕刻品 statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions

消尖,使敏锐,使敏捷 make pointed; make sharp or sharper

清道夫,食腐动物 an animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that others have discarded

一大群,挤满,占满,蜂拥 dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees

南瓜 put down or suppress

缝,针脚,缝针 sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread

郊区 outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city

地震仪,测震仪 measuring instrument for detecting the intensity, direction, and duration of movements of the ground

法令,条例 a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler

驾驶,掌舵 drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel

浸泡,渗透 cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously

吊裤带 elastic straps that hold trousers up; something suspends something else

代替品 one that takes the place of another; a replacement

感伤性的,感情脆弱的 emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism

讽刺作品 form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly

监督,管理 management by overseeing the performance

生存,幸存 existence; remaining alive

洗牌 disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement

服从,提交 refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present

(从表面)轻轻掠过,轻擦而过 pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts

总结,摘要,概略 brief statement that presents the main points

负责人,保证人,赞助人 one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother

清道夫,食腐动物 an animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that others have discarded

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

(机械或工具 上的)狭缝,长孔,槽沟 broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; the position of employment

南瓜 put down or suppress

污染的,玷污的 discolored; dirty; having a stain

浸泡,渗透 cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously

吊裤带 elastic straps that hold trousers up; something suspends something else

日出 the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky

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

散乱地延伸 extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly

星体的,恒星的 outstanding; principal; of or consisting of stars

减少 reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole

静态的 having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary

过度的疲劳,紧张 pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper

盐度 property of containing salt

污染的,玷污的 discolored; dirty; having a stain