4000 CPE Vocabulary List

gadfly:
n. 牛蝇,招人烦的人 any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person

gaffe:
n. 失态,出丑 socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public

gaggle:
n. 鹅群 a flock of geese; a cluster or group

gaiety:
n. 欢乐,快活 merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery

gainsay:
v. 否认,拒绝 speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true

gait:
n. 步态,步法,速度 manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving

gall:
v. 由表面摩擦痛苦或损伤 make sore by abrasion; damage surface friction; annoy

gallant:
a. (对女子)殷勤的,勇敢的 courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

gallantry:
n. 勇敢 the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous

galleon:
n. 大帆船 large sailing ship, usually having two or more decks and carrying guns

gallop:
v. (马)飞奔,疾驰 move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds

galvanize:
v. 电镀,刺激,激励 stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action

gambit:
n. 弃子抢先 chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces to obtain an advantageous position

gambol:
v. 蹦蹦跳跳 dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully

gamely:
ad. 勇敢的,有精神的 bravely; with the game manner; with willing and spirited fashion

gamut:
n. 整个领域 entire range; all notes in musical scale

gape:
v. 张着嘴呆看,裂缝 open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness

garb:
n. 服装(尤指某类人穿的) costume; clothes of a particular type

garbled:
a. 混淆 mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted

gargantuan:
a. 巨大的 huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree