4000 CAE Vocabulary List

dabble:
v. 涉猎,尝试,溅 splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent

dagger:
n. 短剑,匕首 knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges

dainty:
n. 精美食品,娇美的,挑剔的 delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything

damp:
a. 潮湿的,有湿气的 humid; moist; slightly wet

dandy:
n. 好打扮的人 man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; something very good or agreeable

dangerous:
a. 危险的 full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe

dangle:
v. 悬挂,吊胃口 hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion; swing, as something suspended loosely

dank:
a. 湿的,湿透的 disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity

darn:
v. 缝补,补缀 mend, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by the needle; sew together with yarn or thread

dart:
v. 飞奔,投掷 move suddenly and rapidly

daunt:
v. 惊吓,胁迫 frighten; abate the courage of; discourage

deadlock:
n. 僵局 standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate

deadly:
a. 致命的,极度的 fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death

debacle:
n. 崩溃 sudden downfall; complete disaster

debatable:
a. 未决定的,有争执的 disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate

debate:
n. 争论,辩论 discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points

debauchery:
n. 放荡,沉缅酒色 corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites

debrief:
v. 询问收集情报,指导保密工作 to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence

debris:
n. 碎片,残骸 remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

debut:
n. 初次登台,初次露面 beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public