4000 CPE Vocabulary List

laborious:
a. 艰苦的,勤劳的 demanding much work or care; tedious

labyrinth:
n. 迷宫 maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages

lace:
n. 饰带,花边 delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets

lachrymose:
a. 爱哭的 weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow

lackadaisical:
a. 懒洋洋的,没上进心的 lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness

lackluster:
a. 暗淡的,无光的,单调的 dull; lacking luster or shine

laconic:
a. 简洁的 brief; effectively cut short; marked by the use of few words

lag:
v. 落后 delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind

laggard:
a. 缓慢的,迟缓的 slow; sluggish; wasting time

lament:
v. 悲伤,恸哭 grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply

lampoon:
v. 讽刺的 ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art

lampshade:
n. 灯罩 a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view

landmass:
n. 大片陆地 a large continuous extent of land

landslide:
n. 山崩 slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory

languid:
a. 疲倦的,无精打采的 lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness

languish:
v. 无力的,憔悴的 lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor

languor:
n. 衰弱,萧条 the feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression

larder:
n. 食品室,储藏室 pantry; place where food is kept

largess:
n. 赠送,赠礼 generous gift; money or gifts bestowed

lark:
v. 云雀,玩笑,嬉耍 any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early