4000 CAE Vocabulary List

a. 强有力的,坚持己见的 making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
During his tenure in Beijing, Huntsman was an aggressive advocate for human rights and pushed to expand U.S. economic ties with China.

n. 攻击者 one that engages in aggression; a person who first attacks
The most violent reactions arise when the aggressor is the child's stepfather, the mother's new boyfriend, or her new husband.

a. 被鼓动的,不安的 disturbed; excited; expressing agitation
His face was very much agitated and very much flushed.

n. 极大痛苦 the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
'Oh, PLEASE mind what you are doing!' cried Alice, jumping up and down in an agony of terror.

n. 一致,协议 state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
We are in agreement with their decision.

a. 空气传播的,空运的,空降的 aloft; flying; in the air
It provides air-data and GPS-inertial solutions for airborne measurement.

a. 密封的 impermeable to air or other gases; having no weak points; sound
Cookies can be stored between layers of parchment in airtight containers at room temperature for up to 1 week.

a. (门窗等)微开的 half-open; slightly turned or opened
If you need a door ajar or else without the cat running through it, placing the bottle in the doorway will usually keep it away.

n. 别名 assumed name; another name; a name that has been assumed temporarily
Since the alias is already defined in our management pack, it should work fine.

a. 外国的,外国人的,来自其他星球的 dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
If you think about it, that's totally alien to what a drug company might be expected to do because if you eradicate a disease, there's no need for that drug at all.

v. 孤立,树敌 cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
We could not see what should again alienate us from one another or how one brother could again oppress another.

a. 疏远的,被隔开的 isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group
If you implement this disaster, then the blame becomes yours as well, and the police will become alienated from the public.

n. （离婚后的）生活费,抚养费 payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
Also, payer and payee can't file joint tax returns in the same year alimony is paid.

n. 忠诚 loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
They didn't want to salute the flag, saying that kind of allegiance is only for God.

n. 寓言 symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of the temptations and victories of man's soul.

a. 过敏的,讨厌的 excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy
An attack by a swarm of reddish-brown insects can cause allergic reactions, which can be fatal in extremely rare cases.

n. 过敏症,厌恶 hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
Food allergy is distinct from food intolerance, which is not caused by an immune reaction.

v. 解脱,释放,释然 provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
This should alleviate the pain; if it does not, we shall have to use stronger drugs.

n. 小巷,小径 a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
In 1958, he tore down the dance hall and built a six-lane bowling alley, which is still there.

n. 短吻鳄(一种鳄鱼) large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America
We can see a similar feature from the male of certain other large animals, such as the alligator, elephant, or moose.