4000 CAE Vocabulary List

ulterior:
a. 将来的,隐蔽的 beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage

ultimate:
a. 终极的 final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme

ultimatum:
n. 最后通牒 last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another

unanimous:
a. 全体意见一致的 uniform; in complete agreement

unbridgeable:
a. 不能架桥的,不能逾越的 impassable; unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span

unbridled:
a. 放肆的,肆虐的 violent; not restrained or controlled

uncanny:
a. 离奇的 strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature

uncharted:
a. 地图上没标明的 not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan

unconscionable:
a. 不合理的,不道德的,过度的 lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

undergo:
v. 经历,遭受 experience; suffer; pass through

underhanded:
a. 不光明的,卑鄙的 short-handed; clandestine; marked by deception

underlying:
a. 根本的,在下面的,潜在的 lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior

undermine:
v. 破坏 weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath

underscore:
v. 强调 draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress

unearth:
v. 出土,发掘 bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover

unemployed:
a. 失业的 jobless; idle; out of work

unevenly:
ad. 不平坦地,不均衡地 irregularly; in an unequal or partial manner

unfettered:
a. 无忧无虑的 not bound by chains or shackle; not restricted

unfold:
v. 打开,显露 extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen

unicorn:
n. (传说中的)独角兽 fabulous animal with one horn