4000 CPE Vocabulary List

dais:
n. 讲台 raised platform for guests of honor

daisy:
n. 雏菊 any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

dampen:
v. 使潮湿 moisten; lessen in force or effect

dapper:
a. 整齐的,优雅的 neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert

dappled:
a. 有斑点的 spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat

daredevil:
n. 胆大的(人),冒失的(人) recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen

daring:
a. 大胆的,勇敢的 bold; brave and taking risks

daub:
v. 涂抹 smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings

daunt:
v. 惊吓,胁迫 frighten; abate the courage of; discourage

dauntless:
a. 胆大的 bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless

dawdle:
v. 游手好闲,混日子 proceed slowly; waste time

dazzling:
a. 眼花缭乱的,耀眼的 bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting

deadlock:
n. 僵局 standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate

deadpan:
a. 没有表情的,呆板的 wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look

dearth:
n. 稀缺,缺乏 scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

debase:
v. 贬低,降低 reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

debauch:
v. 堕落,放荡 corrupt; seduce from virtue

debilitate:
v. 使虚弱,衰弱 make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

debonair:
a. 温文尔雅,友好,殷勤 friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful

debtor:
n. 债务人 a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt