4000 CAE Vocabulary List

table:
v. 搁置 set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time

tableland:
n. 高原 hill; relatively flat highland

taboo:
n. 讳忌的 禁忌 ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition

tack:
n. 大头钉,图钉 small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head

tacky:
a. 粘的,破烂的 slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive

tact:
n. 敏锐,机智,圆滑 the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty

tactic:
n. (达到目的)手段,战术 plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end

taint:
v. 污染,感染,污点 contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally

talisman:
n. 护身符,避邪物 charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power

tally:
v. (使)一致,符合 完全相似 record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score

tame:
a. 驯服的,没精打采的 domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften

tamper:
v. 窜改,玩弄 interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly

tan:
n. 黄褐色,鞣(革) yellowish-brown color; brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun

tangible:
a. 可触摸的,真实的 able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable

tango:
n. 探戈舞 dance in two-four time by graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a great variety of steps

tanner:
n. 皮革工人,六便士 a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence

tantrum:
n. 发脾气,暴怒 a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice

tap:
v. 轻打,轻敲 draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of

tarantula:
n. 毒蜘蛛 any large, hairy, chiefly tropical spider

tardiness:
n. 迟到,缓慢 lateness; delay; sluggishness; state or quality of being tardy