4000 CAE Vocabulary List

n. 铁板,乌合之众,暴民,下等人 lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
The post's whole point is that the rabble is destroying the language by replacing adverbs with adjectives.

a. 狂暴的,激烈的 like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
The increase in rabid anti-Semitism among the British does not in the least surprise me when I recall my teenage school days back in the 1940s.

n. 折磨,使痛苦 framework for holding objects
The newspapers were arranged on a rack.

n. 辐射,发光,放热 tiny particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
At least forty-nine people were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation.

a. 根本的,激进的 drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
President Correa has shown he is determined to follow a radical reform program to tackle poverty in Ecuador.

n. 风尚,风靡一时的事物 something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
The sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks.

a. 褴褛的,破烂的 torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
They think of the word only as connected with ragged clothes and scanty food: poverty for me was synonymous with degradation.

n. 袭击 search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
Mr. Lebedev refers to a raid last year on his father's bank, National Reserve Bank in Moscow, by masked Russian police.

v. 责骂,斥责,咆哮 scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
You may rail at him all you want; you will never change him.

n. 葡萄,葡萄干 grape, or a bunch of grapes; grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat
A small, seedless raisin of the Mediterranean region, used chiefly in baking.

n. 集会 gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause; reassembling, of troops
According to the Obama campaign, the rally is his largest gathering to date.

v. 复原,恢复,召集,集合 call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
Washington quickly decided to rally his troops to fight off the British attack.

v. 游荡,漫无目的游荡 wander; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
As always, his inner need to ramble is overridden by the need to work.

n. 斜面,斜坡 slope; mobile staircase; inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels
The house was built with a ramp instead of a stair to enable the man in the wheelchair to move easily.

n. 狂暴地乱冲,暴怒 violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
The social media rampage is a big boost for social networks, giving the insight of interactivity abilities within social networks.

a. 猖獗的,滋生的,猛烈的 unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
The reporter exposed details about rampant corruption in the city government.

n. 农场,牧场 farm consisting of a large tract of land
All the workers have been told to stay away, and the ranch operators are given five days to appeal.

n. 放牧的 farming for the raising of livestock
Cattle ranching has been a major Texas industry for nearly three centuries.

a. 随机的 without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
He used to get super drunk in random places; I don't know where he is now.

a. 性欲冲动的,渴望的 sexually aroused; full of sexual lust; rude or coarse in manner
She's randy from the pregnancy hormones.