4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a. 渴望的,熱心的 wanting very much to do or have something
There was a sound of many footsteps, and Alice looked round, eager to see the Queen.

n. 土器,陶器 ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
Nearly all ancient, medieval, Middle Eastern, and European painted ceramics are earthenware, as is a great deal of contemporary household dinnerware.

a. 粗糙的,未加工的 unrefined; crude or indecent; of this world; worldly
His earthy remarks often embarrassed the women in his audience.

n. 屋簷 edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
The swallow has made a nest under our eaves.

v. 衰退 fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
Sitting on the beach, Mrs. Dalloway watched the tide ebb: the waters receded, drawing away from her as she sat there all alone.

a. 熱情的,激動的 showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
Amy's ebullient nature could not be repressed; she' was always bubbling over with excitement.

a. 古怪的,奇怪的 departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
People came up with some eccentric ideas for dealing with the emergency: someone even suggested tieing a knot in the comet's tail!.

n. 怪僻,古怪,特性 oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
Some of his friends tried to account for his rudeness to strangers as the eccentricity of genius.

n. 神職的 minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry
This talented ecclesiastic is also responsible for the restoration of the Church in Tlalpan, on the outskirts of the Federal District.

a. 折衷的 composed of elements from a variety of sources
His interior decoration style was eclectic: bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods, strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique decor.

n. 折衷主義 any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
I love the format, and I think it allows for a very natural eclecticism of tastes.

v. 超越,衰落,失色 darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
The new stock market high would eclipse the previous record set in 1995.

n. 生態學家 a biologist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment
The ecologist was concerned that the new dam would upset the natural balance of the creatures living in Glen Canyon.

n. 經濟學 branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
The incident triggered an intense debate on airport security levels and the economics of running both airports and airlines.

v. 節約,節省 save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
Presently people do not have the incentive to economize as they are not directly paying for the procedure.

n. 法令,號令,佈告 the decree, especially issued by a sovereign; official command
The emperor issued an edict decreeing that everyone should come to see him model his magnificent new clothes.

n. 陶冶,教誨 building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement
It ought to be improved to the spiritual edification of the pupils by encouraging them to evince fortitude under temporary privation.

v. 教導,啟迪,陶冶 instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
Although his purpose was to edify and not entertain his audience, many of his listeners were amused rather than enlightened.

v. 抹掉 rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
He handled the coin so many times to efface its date.

a. 有效的 able to produce the desired effect; valid
Because of the development of drug-resistant strains of bacteria, many once useful antibiotics are no longer effectual in curing bacterial infections.