4000 CAE Vocabulary List

海狸 amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur

恩人,贊助人 gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help

說話含糊 humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion

均衡的,平穩的 hold or carry in equilibrium

小河,小溪 creek; a small stream

使穩固,架穩支撐物 something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod

柔和的,芳香的 mild and pleasant; fragrant

阻止生長,使枯萎,毀壞 blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

瘋狂的,狂暴的 mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated

腫塊,突起 impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow

有用的 helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

厚顏無恥,傲慢 having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless

(除水之外的)飲料 liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment

臭蟲,竊聽器 general name applied to various insects

均衡的,平穩的 hold or carry in equilibrium

花束 small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

鑽孔,令人厭煩 drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

球莖,球狀物 the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball

膽汁 yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver; the bitterness of temper

敲詐,勒索 extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information

一批,大量 quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together

(樓梯的)欄杆 handrail, especially on a staircase

花,開花 flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity

阻止生長,使枯萎,毀壞 blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

鈍的,直率的,不客氣的,使變鈍 having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive

說話含糊 humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion

打擊,敲擊,打敗 whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly

發芽,成長 grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

鈍的,直率的,不客氣的,使變鈍 having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive

巨石 a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil

使穩固,架穩支撐物 something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod

熱氣球,輕氣球,玩具氣球 a large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air

自助餐 table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out

柔和的,芳香的 mild and pleasant; fragrant

臭蟲,竊聽器 general name applied to various insects

使穩固,架穩支撐物 something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod

殘忍的,嚴酷的 like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless

易碎的 easily broken; having little elasticity

熏豬肉,培根肉 back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

厚顏無恥,傲慢 having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless