4000 FCE Vocabulary List

a. 擅长于 expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Williams was known as an adept improviser who effortlessly switched between classical, jazz, and pop styles.

a. 足够的,充实的 sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
England missed key players through injury, lacked adequate preparation, and could not match Australia's skill.

n. 胶,粘贴物 glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
Painting before the adhesive is applied will keep the color on much longer.

a. 毗邻的 neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to
Did you hear a noise? I dare say it is only a rat scrambling along the rafters of the adjoining schoolroom.

n. 调整 making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
An individual uses this form to request an adjustment to an individual income tax return.

v. 管理 govern; supervise; give or apply medications
It's led to major disagreement about how best to administer development funds among some government departments.

n. 管理,行政管理,政府,行政机关 management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
Obviously, the key person in administration is the man in the White House.

n. 管理者,行政官 one who manages a government agency or department
One college administrator says it'll be difficult for them to meet the increased demand without a massive expansion in teaching staff and other facilities.

n. 钦佩,赞美 favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
He received years of praise and admiration from the public that he did not deserve, and now he is exposed as a fraud.

v. 钦佩,崇拜,欣赏 regard with wonder or astonishment; view with surprise; marvel at
You may not like him, but you have got to admire his persistence.

n. 准许进入,准许加入,入场费,会费,承认,招认 act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
He gained admission into this university.

v. 准许进入 permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
But what she absolutely refuses to admit is that none of us wants to be a hack.

ad. 公认地,诚然,无可否认地 doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
Malkin admittedly wore down a year ago, during an NHL season that's twice as long as the one he played in Russia the year before.

n. 青少年 a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
These students are adolescent boys and girls.

n. 采用 act of accepting with approval
'In that case,' said the Dodo solemnly, rising to its feet, 'I move that the meeting adjourn, for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies.'.

v. 装饰 enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
This small icon indicates that the plastic yard sign they adorn is either recyclable.

n. 装饰,装饰品 embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
On close examination, the boy can be seen to have a woven strand of some sort around his left ankle, possibly adornment, spiritual or medicinal.

v. 提高,发展,提升 proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
WHO said that court action needed to be handled cautiously, discipline and litigation could awaken public outrage and advance both justice and health.

a. 高级的,年老的,先进的 improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
This is a new technology for playing a more advanced sort of DVD.

n. 进展,提升 progress; promotion;  forward step; improvement
Our greatest tool for advancement is also our greatest push towards downfall: intelligence.