4000 CPE Vocabulary List

减轻 lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses

付薪水的支票 a check issued in payment of wages or salary

安抚 appease or pacify; bring peace to

痛苦,悲怆,哀婉 tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings

堕落,曲解 the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; an instance of abnormal activity

禁止 ban; taboo; forbid

全景,概观 complete view in every direction.

倾向,偏见 inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness

假名,笔名 pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role

迅速增长,倍增,扩散 rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction

沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗长的 slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull

倾向,偏见 inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness

哲学,原理,人生观 body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality

（古希腊士兵的）密集方阵,密集队 a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things

痛苦,悲怆,哀婉 tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings

偷窃 steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove

安抚 appease or pacify; bring peace to

完美的,理想的 having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error

神职的,虔诚的 devout; religious; exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality

家长的,族长的 a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

书生气的 marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points

(婴儿)磨牙棒,调停者,和解人 rubber or plastic nipple or teething ring for a baby to suck or chew on

坚持,持续 continue; insist; persevere

富豪统治 society or government ruled by wealthy class

堕落,曲解 the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; an instance of abnormal activity

筛子似的 full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through

变化多端的 versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes

沼泽,湿地 soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself

推进 drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push

家长的,族长的 a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

（古希腊士兵的）密集方阵,密集队 a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things

(婴儿)磨牙棒,调停者,和解人 rubber or plastic nipple or teething ring for a baby to suck or chew on

掠夺 rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils

推进的,有推进力的 driving forward; having power to propel

饰演,描画 acting the part of a character on stage; any likeness of a person

重击 blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist

魔术(用手表演) cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands

减轻 lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses

布道,鼓吹 advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of

富豪统治 society or government ruled by wealthy class