4000 CAE Vocabulary List

cache:
n. 藏身之处 hiding place; secret store of valuables or money

cactus:
n. 仙人掌 any plant of the order Cactaceae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus

cadaver:
n. 尸体 corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection

cadet:
n. 军校或警官学校的学生 younger of two brothers; student at a military school who is training to be an officer

calcium:
n. 钙 silvery, moderately hard metallic element

calculated:
a. 预先计划好的,算好的,合适的 deliberately planned; carefully thought out in advance

caliber:
n. 能力,品质 ability; degree or grade of excellence or worth; diameter of a tube or gun barrel

callous:
a. 硬心肠的,无情的 emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened

calm:
a. (天气,海洋等)静的,平静的 freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity

camouflage:
v. 伪装 exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal

campaign:
n. (政治或商业性)活动,竞选活动 battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

canary:
n. 金丝雀,女歌星 pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance

candor:
n. 开诚布公,坦率 frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

canine:
a. 狗的 related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs

canon:
n. 经典,真作 law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

cant:
n. 伪善,黑话 inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect

canvas:
n. 帆布,画布 heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative

canyon:
n. 峡谷 narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

capable:
a. 有能力的 having the ability required for a specific task

capacity:
n. 容量,生产量,能力 mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate