4000 CAE Vocabulary List

官僚機構 over-regulated administrative system

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

含糊不清地說 talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds

浮腫 swollen or puffed as with water or air

物品交換,易貨貿易 trade goods or services without the exchange of money

大舞廳 large room used mainly for dancing

彎腳的 have legs that curve outward at the knees

小河,小溪 creek; a small stream

模糊不清的事物 something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot

物品交換,易貨貿易 trade goods or services without the exchange of money

蔑視,使渺小 disparage or depreciate; put down

破產 state of being unable to pay your debts

抵制 refrain from buying or using

嘲弄,戲謔 good-humored, playful conversation

(峭壁的)邊沿,邊緣 edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge

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

禿頭的,光禿的 hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering

(球場的)露天座位 tiered seating for spectators in outdoor venues, especially exposed to the sun

先天的 determined to do or have

官僚機構 over-regulated administrative system

祝福,頌揚 make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy

胸針 ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women

保鏢,侍衛 guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard

預兆 foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict

(球場的)露天座位 tiered seating for spectators in outdoor venues, especially exposed to the sun

物品交換,易貨貿易 trade goods or services without the exchange of money

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

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

流浪,乞討,差勁的人 one who is devoted to a particular activity; murmuring or humming sound; lazy or shiftless person

轟動,巨型炸彈,(電影)大片 something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb

假裝強壯,欺騙 the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive

先天的 determined to do or have

預兆 foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict

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

均衡的,平穩的 hold or carry in equilibrium

破產 state of being unable to pay your debts

臭蟲,竊聽器 general name applied to various insects

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

（止痛的）安慰物 something that relieves pain

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