4000 CPE Vocabulary List

朦胧的,谜一样的 obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for

缺点,弱点 moral weakness; failing; weak point; slight fault

逃避现实,纸醉金迷 tendency to escape from daily reality by indulging in daydreaming, fantasy, or entertainment

使纠缠,卷入 twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle

逃脱,逃走,避开,避免 act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil

预言,预测 give indication beforehand;  indicate by signs

有表现力的,富有表情的,生动的 showing what someone thinks or feels; indicative

使纠缠,卷入 twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle

预言,预测 give indication beforehand;  indicate by signs

赎罪 make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt

娱乐 amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself

比喻 not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning

放弃 give up; do without; go or pass by without claiming

使纠缠,卷入 twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle

阐明 speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate

过分的 offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting

赎罪 make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt

挤压,逼 force or push out; drive away; displace or remove, as a person from a place or office

典型,摘要 representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article

插曲式的 loosely connected; divided into incidents; occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals

典型,摘要 representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article

放弃 give up; do without; go or pass by without claiming

可怕的,令人难以亲近的,令人生畏的 prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

屋檐 edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof

没收,剥夺,征用 take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself

粗饲料,饲养 coarse food for cattle or horses

散发,发射 radiation; discharge; an act of emitting

公平的 impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable

没收,剥夺,征用 take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself

飞地 country or part of a country lying wholly within boundaries of another

高度,海拔 altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea

有表现力的,富有表情的,生动的 showing what someone thinks or feels; indicative

昼夜平分点,春分,秋分 period of equal days and nights; the beginning of Spring and Autumn

挤压,逼 force or push out; drive away; displace or remove, as a person from a place or office

尖牙 catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth

影响形成的,影响发展的 developing; forming; capable of forming or molding

兄弟的,友善的 becoming to brothers; brotherly

阐明 speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate

兴高采烈的 high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious

高兴,兴高采烈 rejoice; feel extreme happiness