4000 CPE Vocabulary List

溅,泼 cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud

连续的,相继的 consecutive; happening one after the other without any break

示例的,示意的 relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols

专家,学者 scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning

丑恶的,露出嘴脸的 sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt

淤泥,淤沙,沉渣 mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake

滔滔不绝的讲话 game; play; curling-match; talk

螺丝起子 a hand tool for driving screws

撤退,脱离 act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union

溅,泼 cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud

闲职,报纸茶水的工作 well-paid position with little responsibility

结束,平息,消除,伺候舒服 make less active or intense; satisfy thirst

撤退,脱离 act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union

夜曲,小夜曲 music performed in the open air at nights; complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone

股东 one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property

(使)肿胀,膨胀 bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger

逃避,推卸,避免 avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger

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

梦游症患者 sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep

下流的,粗俗的,下流话语的 obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach

烤焦,烧焦 burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn

以次充好的,赝品 made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft

奴隶的,奴性的 slavish; suitable to slave or servant;  relating to servitude or forced labor

能忍受痛苦的,恬淡寡欲的 enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint

绰号,浑名 nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name

淤泥,淤沙,沉渣 mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake

亵渎的,天谴的 acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane

基石,门槛,窗台 basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, which supports a structure

夜曲,小夜曲 music performed in the open air at nights; complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone

猜测 guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence

闲职,报纸茶水的工作 well-paid position with little responsibility

下流的,粗俗的,下流话语的 obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach

结束,平息,消除,伺候舒服 make less active or intense; satisfy thirst

下流的,粗俗的,下流话语的 obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach

梦游症患者 sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep

枯萎,皱缩 wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying

枯萎,皱缩 wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying

淤泥,淤沙,沉渣 mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake

烤焦,烧焦 burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn

滔滔不绝的讲话 game; play; curling-match; talk