4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

n. 一步,步幅,步态,(马的)溜蹄,慢慢地走 a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
Their interest grew stronger, and their industry kept pace with it.

n. 装,将…挤入,塞满 pact or bundle made up and prepared to be carried; some similar things; a full set of playing cards
They're only a pack of cards, after all, I needn't be afraid of them!

n. 包装 the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them  
Unwanted items should be returned in their original packaging.  

n. 垫子,垫状物,印台,印盒,便笺簿 soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
The nurse put a clean pad of cotton over his wound.

n. 划独木舟者 someone paddling a canoe
Here's the place to list your trips and to connect with another paddler.

a. 辛勤的 extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
The truth is, I didn't want to have to call any parents, so by outlining everything in painstaking detail in my newsletters, I could avoid it.

n. 绘画,油画 drawing; picture or design in paint; the action of applying paint to a surface
Some people believe the lady in the painting is the wife of a Florence banker.

n. 一对,使成对,成双 two people or things considered as a unit; two items of the same kind; a couple
He returned with a pair of white gloves in one hand and a large fan in the other.

a. 苍白的,灰白的 not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant
Here the Queen put on her spectacles and began staring at the Hatter, who turned pale and fidgeted.

n. 古生物学者 one who studies the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times
There is bound to be a lot of argument over their exact interpretation, says paleontologist Ian Tattersall of the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

n. 棕榈,棕榈叶,手掌,手心 the inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae
The coconut palm is a plant of many uses, as seen in this photograph from West Central Mexico.

n. 窗格玻璃 framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door
According to Ms. Kozlowski, a glass door pane collapsed on her right leg, severing arteries and nerves.

n. 一组人,小版子或小垫子 a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
According to one of the judges, the Constitutional Court, often accused of siding with the Prime Minister, has voted to annul his third election victory.

n. 恐慌 sudden mass fear and anxiety
Marty shouted in panic, patting his coat, digging crazily into his pockets.

n. 裤子,短裤 trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
When we got up-stairs to his room, he got me a coarse shirt and pants of his, and I put them on.

n. 降落伞 rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
The plane that crashed into the side of a high-rise apartment comes equipped with a parachute.

n. 游行 march in a procession;  ceremonial procession; a visible display
Last year's fashion parade led to protests from medical associations and women's rights groups, who complained that the participants were unhealthily skinny.

n. 天堂,伊甸乐园,天国 garden of Eden; any place of complete delight and peace
They know marriage in paradise is better than on earth.

n. 类似,相似, make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting
Parallel processing is very common in today's computers.

n. 瘫痪,中风 loss of the ability to move a body part
After five weeks of political paralysis, Thailand finally has a way out of the stalemate left by last month's general election.