4000 FCE Vocabulary List

a. 渴望的,热心的 wanting very much to do or have something
There was a sound of many footsteps, and Alice looked round, eager to see the Queen.

n. 地震 quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor
The powerful earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale, struck a cluster of small villages and towns in the remote border region.

a. 古怪的,奇怪的 departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
People came up with some eccentric ideas for dealing with the emergency: someone even suggested tieing a knot in the comet's tail!.

n. 怪僻,古怪,特性 oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
Some of his friends tried to account for his rudeness to strangers as the eccentricity of genius.

n. 回声,发出回声,重复 sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
Their demand for justice found an echo in communities across the nation.

v. 超越,衰落,失色 darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
The new stock market high would eclipse the previous record set in 1995.

a. 生态的,生态学的 of or relating to the science of ecology; characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
Spanish authorities have prevented a major ecological disaster by diverting a flow of toxic spills away from one of Europe's leading national parks.

a. 经济的,经济学的,有利润的 pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
The subsequent deterioration is partly due to the slowdown in economic growth that was already underway when he moved into the White House.

n. 经济学 branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
The incident triggered an intense debate on airport security levels and the economics of running both airports and airlines.

v. 节约,节省 save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
Presently people do not have the incentive to economize as they are not directly paying for the procedure.

n. 全神贯注,入迷,高兴 intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
A researcher a year ago published startling research showing that the drug commonly known as ecstasy can cause Parkinson's-like brain damage.

n. 漩涡 swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
The water in the tide pool was still, except for an occasional eddy.

n. 贫(无)齿类动物 having few teeth; lacking teeth
The main reason people lose all their teeth, become edentate is tooth decay, not gum disease.

n. 边缘 brink; perimeter; margin
She stretched herself up on tiptoe and peeped over the edge of the mushroom.

a. 可食用的 eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
US scientists develop edible wrap made of fruit, vegetables.

v. 编辑,剪辑 revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
The fourth volume of Make magazine, which I edit, is now available on Amazon.

a. 编辑的,社论 of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
I have made a lot of editorial changes in their book.

a. 受过教育的,有教养的 informed; learned; having an education, especially one above the average
The United Nations is hoping that educated Afghans will return from abroad to aid Afghanistan's reconstruction effort.

n. 教育,培养 act or process of educating; the result of educating
I believed he was naturally a man of better tendencies, higher principles, and purer tastes than such as circumstances had developed, education instilled, or destiny encouraged.

a. 有效的,生效的 efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
The Department of Homeland Security says it has effective control of less than 15 percent of our southern border with Mexico.