4000 FCE Vocabulary List

n. 高原 hill; relatively flat highland
The touristic village 'Le Campole' lies on a tableland close to the Apennine chain of Campania, at an altitude of 650 meters.

n. 滑車,复滑車,釣具,抓住,揪住,擒抱 apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball
She can't fly through the air to dunk a basketball, can't break a tackle, and sprint to the end zone.

n. 敏銳,機智,圓滑 the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
He's never had much tact, and people don't like his blunt manner.  

n. (達到目的)手段,戰術 plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
Among divorcing couples, this tactic is a way to keep one spouse from getting at the asset.

n. 戰術,策略 strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
It's not clear whether the tactics will do anything other than inflame tensions.

n. 裁縫師 one whose occupation is making garments; create clothes with cloth
It actually turned out pretty nice, but I believe that the tailor is making the same dress again with the extra material!

n. 才能,天才 skill; gift; marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment
His leading talent is campaigning, and he started those years before any other candidate in history.

v. (使)一致,符合完全相似 record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
It's hard to characterize the cultural effects, although easier to tally the vital economic impact on China's neighbors.

a. 馴服的,沒精打采的,枯燥無味的 domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
While inflation is relatively tame, which is good for consumers, real wages are falling.

v. 輕打,輕敲 draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
It will also develop techniques to locate and tap underground water reservoirs.

n. 焦油,瀝青,柏油,水手 sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
Ammonia, coal tar, and coke are all by-products obtained in the manufacture of coal gas.

n. 遲到,緩慢 lateness; delay; sluggishness; state or quality of being tardy
Unless being precisely on time is essential, don't bring up the tardiness issue with an occasional late employee.

a. 遲到的,緩慢的 late; delayed; moving slowly
We were kind of tardy with the hotel reservation, and the governor's suites are all booked.

v. 晦暗,污點 make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
The air and days did tarnish these coins.

v. 品嚐,辨味 have experience or enjoyment; take a sample of; have flavor
The sisters taste of the life of very rich from their birthdays.

a. 沒味道的 lacking flavor; not having or showing good taste
Nobody will say suitable for that coarse and tasteless luxury.

a. 美味的,可口的 having a pleasing flavor; savory
The bakers will provide him with the tasty treats he desires.

n. 茶壺 pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
Each beautifully designed teapot has a raised pattern on the exterior.

n. 技術人員,專門技師 one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
The touch-screen machine was not working until a technician arrived to fix it.

a. 令人厭倦的 tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
Truckers say a ban would slow deliveries and make what they call a tedious job worse.