4000 CPE Vocabulary List

平凡,陈腐,老生常谈 obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

心直口快 direct and outspoken but good-natured

自夸,吹嘘 boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; a very talkative person

凉亭,树荫下凉快之处 shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb

可笑的,嘲弄的 good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone

唐图,直率,粗暴无礼 abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

退缩,畏缩 a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear

发出砰的一声,重击 a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

退缩,畏缩 a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear

可笑的,嘲弄的 good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone

海盗 pirate; robber upon the sea

刚硬的,短而硬的（毛发）,易怒的 having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable

混合,掺混 combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture

交易商 trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money

遮盖,不让看清楚 make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds

平凡,陈腐,老生常谈 obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

辉煌地,灿烂地 brightly; very well, in a way that shows great intelligence or skill or great success

田园的 rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation

集市,商店集中区 market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East

欢乐,高兴 gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

大声喊叫,令人眩晕的强光 loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light

使迷惑,使昏乱 lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

甜菜 biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year

青铜,铜像 an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

辉煌地,灿烂地 brightly; very well, in a way that shows great intelligence or skill or great success

封锁 shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage

风箱 a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

海盗 pirate; robber upon the sea

弄脏 soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained

破产,生意失败 cause to become financially ruin; ruin

困扰 attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in

唐图,直率,粗暴无礼 abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

刚硬的,短而硬的（毛发）,易怒的 having or covered with protective barbs or others; very irritable

好斗的,好战的 warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative

争吵 engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel

集市,商店集中区 market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East

传记 an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life

甜菜 biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year

谴责,责备 condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

心直口快 direct and outspoken but good-natured