4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

racket:
n. 球拍 a device consisting of an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings and a handle

radar:
n. 雷达 measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave

radiant:
a. 发光的,荣光焕发的 brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful

radical:
a. 根本的,激进的 drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic

radius:
n. 半径,半径范围 a right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery

raft:
n. 筏,救生艇 a flat float made of logs or planks;  a large number or amount or extent

ragged:
a. 褴褛的,破烂的 torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline

ragtime:
n. 拉格泰姆音乐 music with a syncopated melody; musical form, predating jazz

rail:
v. 责骂,斥责,咆哮 scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language

rainbow:
n. 彩虹 arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain

rally:
n. 集会 gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause; reassembling, of troops

ranch:
n. 农场,牧场 farm consisting of a large tract of land

rancher:
n. 大农场经营者,牧场工人 one who owns or operates a ranch or farm

ranching:
n. 放牧的 farming for the raising of livestock

range:
n. 行列,范围 limits within which something can be effective; a variety of different things or activities

rank:
v. 拥有社会地位,占据位置 hold a particular position in a social hierarchy; form or stand in a row or rows

rank:
n. 排列,归类 relative position in society; official position or grad; row, line, series, or range

rapacious:
a. 极度贪婪的,捕食的,掠夺的 excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering

rapture:
n. 痴迷,狂喜,极高兴 state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal

rare:
a. 稀有的 scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon