4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

a. 裸體的,無遮蓋的 bare and pure; completely unclothed
The brightened comet in the constellation Virgo may even be visible to the naked eye, allowing members of the public worldwide to join in this historic moment in astronomy.

n. 小睡,打盹 a period of time spent sleeping
There wasn't time for a nap in the last 20 hours.

n. 講述者 someone who tells a story
Rochester has been favored with the most lively and the most continuous? The eagerness of a listener quickens the tongue of a narrator.

a. 醜陋的,令人不愉快的 very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
I was frightened when I saw the nasty gash in her arm.

a. 本地產的,土產的,土著的 being as origin; as found in nature in the elemental form
In the small town, the native North American sugar maple can be seen everywhere.

a. 自然(主義)的 representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
After all, people with a naturalistic worldview make philosophical inferences about the world supposedly based on scientific evidence.

a. 海軍的,軍艦的 relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation
We really don't yet have technology that can effectively detect the presence of radiation in naval cargo.

v. 航行,航海,航空 steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
Researchers are not sure of how bees navigate, but they feel that vision is crucial.

a. 整潔的,整齊的 clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
As she said this, she came upon a neat little house on the door of a bright brass plate.

a. 貧窮的,生活艱辛的 poor; indigent; being in need; impoverished
Economists and poverty researchers say multiple factors may account for the increase in needy college graduates.

a. 否定的,負的 adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
I think our countries are very similar in the negative attitudes that people have towards mathematics.

a. 疏忽的,粗心大意的 failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
Did she like that negligent housekeeper?

a. 可忽略不計的 so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
Because his car's damage had been negligible, Michael decided he wouldn't bother to report the matter to his insurance company.

a. 神經的,神經緊張的,易激動的 agitated; worried and anxious
It was talking in a hurried nervous manner, smiling at everything that was said, and went by without noticing her.

n. 網狀系統,網絡 any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
In the USA, the network of railroads hasn't increased in past decades.

v. 抵消,中和 make neutral and thus inoffensive
The treaty might neutralize the small republic.

n. 壁龕,合適的環境 small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
Our unique niche is to empower communities to support farming and conserve farmland.

n. 鎳,鎳幣 a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
The United States five-cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a unit of currency equaling one-twentieth, or five hundredths, of a United States dollar.  

n. 惡夢,可怕的事 dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
His main nightmare is voluntarily enlisting in the Army again and being sent back to Iraq.

a. 夜的 of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
They wouldn't rest until the large black snake, which appears to be nocturnal, is no longer free.