4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a. 邻近的,毗邻的 adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
Philip's best friend Jason lived only four houses down the block, close but not immediately adjacent.

v. 毗连,临近,贴近 be next to; be contiguous to; border on
A breakfast-room would adjoin the drawing-room, I slipped in there.

v. 评判,裁断,判决,宣判 hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
The principal decided to adjudicate the disagreement between the two students.

n. 无用的附加物 something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
Although I don't absolutely need a second computer, I plan to buy a laptop to serve as an adjunct to my desktop model.

v. 恳求,恳请 appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
The criminal tried to adjure to the court for mercy.

v. 调整,使适于 change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
The opera house was handed over by the builders nearly a year ago, but it's taken many months to install new stage machinery and to adjust the acoustics.

v. 警告,训斥 warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
I would again admonish the reader carefully to consider the nature of our doctrine.

n. 警告 gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
The article concludes with an admonition from a psychologist

n. 泥砖,土坯 clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
Because of this thickness, the inside temperature of an adobe remains fairly constant and comfortable year-round.

n. 青少年 a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
These students are adolescent boys and girls.

v. 采用,采纳 accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
In a late-night session, the United States, which has blocked most recent efforts to adopt resolutions on the Middle East, put forward its own proposal.

n. 采用 act of accepting with approval
'In that case,' said the Dodo solemnly, rising to its feet, 'I move that the meeting adjourn, for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies.'.

n. 爱慕,崇拜 act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
They knelt in adoration of their gods.

v. 装饰 enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
This small icon indicates that the plastic yard sign they adorn is either recyclable.

n. 装饰,装饰品 embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
On close examination, the boy can be seen to have a woven strand of some sort around his left ankle, possibly adornment, spiritual or medicinal.

a. 熟练,有技巧 skillful and adept under pressing conditions
I should work in adroit references to this evening's speeches.

n. 奉承,恭维 excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
The rock star thrived on the adulation of his groupies and yes men.

v. 掺杂 make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer.

v. 勾画出轮廓,隐约显示,预示,蒙上阴影 give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade
Her constant complaining about the job would adumbrate her intent to leave.

n. 到来,出现 coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
Reasoning by analogy, we can come to no other conclusion unless their advent is anticipated by the arrival of ready-made colonists from the more advanced earth, like ourselves.