4000 CPE Vocabulary List

寡头政治 government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families

奇特地,古怪地 curiously; bizarrely; unusually

声乐,清唱剧 musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text

天真,单纯,缺少经验 lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility

猛攻,猛袭 assault; a very powerful attack

裸体的,无遮盖的 bare and pure; completely unclothed

泛滥,压倒 cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks

取消 act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything

新古典主义的 characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style

矿石 a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

固执已见的 stiff in opinion; holding stubbornly and often unreasonably to one's own opinions

暧昧的,混浊不清的 lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy

疏忽的,粗心大意的 failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive

橹,桨,划(船) long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat

取消 act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything

新古典主义的 characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style

验光师 a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

卖弄的,企图惹人注意的,哗众取宠的 showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention

新生词 new or newly invented word or phrase

镍,镍币 a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar

壁龛,合适的环境 small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it

疏忽的,粗心大意的 failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive

硬币收藏家 collector and student of money, in particular of coins

插手,强入,冲出 push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude

验光师 a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

下部的,下面的 situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under

声乐,清唱剧 musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text

硬币收藏家 collector and student of money, in particular of coins

营养品 nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially the nourishing ingredient in a food

秘方,秘药,万应灵药 patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine

发表意见 express an opinion;  think; suppose

取消 act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything

硬币收藏家 collector and student of money, in particular of coins

有气味的 having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant

插手,强入,冲出 push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude

天真,单纯,缺少经验 lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility

尚未离巢的小鸟 bird too young to leave its nest; young child

矿石 a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

执拗的,顽固的 hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to a persuasion

负担,责任 burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity