4000 CPE Vocabulary List

懒人 lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy

腐食,打扫 hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

讽刺作品 form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly

单桅帆船 single-mast sailing boat

屈服,屈从,死 submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in

哨兵,步哨 the soldier placed on guard; guard

腐食,打扫 hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

特技演员 man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk

踌躇,忧郁 hesitate as a result of conscience or principle

栅栏,围栏 a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack; enclosure made with posts and stakes

腱,力量,精力 tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve

哨兵,步哨 the soldier placed on guard; guard

沉积物,沉淀物 deposit; matter deposited by some natural process

缺乏的,稀疏的 somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient

多汁的 full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable

势利的,谄上欺下的 of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious

粗暴的,阴沉的,板着脸的,无礼的 rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions

渗出,渗漏 pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings

单独的,惟一的 bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow

统计学 a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data

组装的,拼凑成的,地区的,区域性的 consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections

勤奋的,勤勤恳恳的 diligent; hardworking; persevering, and constant in effort or application

腐食,打扫 hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

哨兵,步哨 the soldier placed on guard; guard

挥霍的人 one who spends money recklessly or wastefully

(语音)音节 a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

势利的,谄上欺下的 of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious

怀疑论者 doubter; a person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined

懒人 lazy person; person habitually lazy, idle, and slow; sluggish; lazy

(语音)音节 a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

劈开,(使)裂开,分开 break apart; cut; divide

刺耳的,尖锐的,坚持不懈的 loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding

静止的,单调的 not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull

不整洁的,慢吞吞的,漫不经心的 untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly

吝啬的,小气的 stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly

碎片,毁灭 fragments; atoms; splintered pieces; bits

压碎,辗碎 crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch

静止的,单调的 not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull

渗出,渗漏 pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings

怀疑论者 doubter; a person who suspends judgment until evidence has been examined