4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

v. 阴谋破坏,颠覆活动 destroy property or hinder normal operations
The Resistance used to sabotage railroad operations during the war.

n. (生物)囊,液囊 pouch or pouch-like structure in a plant or an animal, sometimes filled with fluid
The sac is filled with foam blocks that arrive all packed tight.

n. 大袋,麻布袋 bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
There was a fifty-pound sack of cornmeal, a side of bacon, ammunition, a four-gallon jug of whiskey, an old book, and two newspapers for wadding, besides some tow.

a. 宗教的,祭祀的 concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
The cleric remains in a strong position, with Shia Islam's holiest site under the rule of his militia and US-led forces reluctant to cause any damage to the sacred city.

n. 供奉,祭祀,祭品,牺牲 the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
Without that struggle, his sacrifice is a meaningless loss or gesture.

v. 鞍子,马鞍 load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
Rainy days happen, and your mother is wrong to saddle you with the risk.

n. 缘故,原因 purpose; reason for wanting something done
I could dare it for the sake of any friend who deserved my adherence, like you, I am sure, do.

a. 显著的,突出的,卓越的 prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
One of the salient features of that newspaper is its excellent editorial page.

a. 含盐的,咸的 salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
You can purchase a saline solution in the drug store.

n. 盐分,盐度 the relative proportion of salt in a solution; the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
Increasing salinity is one of the most significant environmental problems in Australia.

n. 口水,唾液 the liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth
Even thinking the word made saliva grow thick against her tongue.

n. 鲑鱼 several species of fish of the Salmonidae family; reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon
He planned to go fishing for salmon on Sunday.

n. 盐度 property of containing salt
A group of scientists predicted that the saltiness of the ocean's waters around South Africa could serve as an early indicator of climate change.

n. 范例,样品 a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
The World Health Organization says there is no guarantee that every virus sample can be traced and destroyed.

n. 避难所 place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
The sanctuary's cleansing is a happy token for good to any people; when they begin to be reformed, they will soon be relieved.

a. 沙的,多沙的 loose and large-grained with consistency
There is lots of light sandy soil in this area.

a. (有关)卫生的 relating to health or the protection of health
They should pay attention to sanitary conditions for preparing food.

n. 树液,汁液 the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
You can also take pine sap from a pine tree to burn for a while.

a. 讽刺的,挖苦的 ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
I don't know why you feel that being insulting and sarcastic is productive.

n. 讽刺作品 form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
Gulliver's Travels, which many as a tale for children regard, is actually a bitter satire attacking man's folly.