4000 CPE Vocabulary List

采用,采纳 accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

荒谬 quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction

(渐渐)上升,升高,攀登 move up or climb something; mount

断言,声明,证明 declare to be true; affirm

(使)无法呼吸,窒息而死 deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate

授权 authorize; commission; give credit for

磨损,侵蚀 wear away by friction; scrape; erode

营养的 providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

青少年 a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

历史环境,历史背景 preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

向上 in or into a high place; high or higher up

贪婪 greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

坦诚,直率 free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

敏捷 mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

不正常的 abnormal;  markedly different from an accepted norm

伴奏 act of accompanying someone or something

向上 in or into a high place; high or higher up

贵族 hereditary nobility; privileged class

坦诚,直率 free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

着火的,燃烧的,闪耀的 burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color

告诉 inform; give notice to; make aware

支持,辩护 support; active pleading on behalf of something

历史环境,历史背景 preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

友谊 friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

可耕种的 fit for growing crops, as by plowing

不正常的 abnormal;  markedly different from an accepted norm

辅助的 serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

天文学 branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

支持,辩护 support; active pleading on behalf of something

友谊 friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

填更早的日期,早于,先于 be earlier in time; go back further

近似地,大约 very similarly; roughly

害怕 fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; the act of seizing or capturing; understanding

适应 accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

贵族 one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble

着火的,燃烧的,闪耀的 burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color

害怕 fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; the act of seizing or capturing; understanding

贵族 one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble

告诉 inform; give notice to; make aware

友谊 friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations