4000 FCE Vocabulary List

n. 冰柱,冰垂 pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from another object freezes.

a. 理想的,完美的,空想的 existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
Let us fight on today and every day until our ideal is accomplished; let us conduct ourselves so that we shall prove worthy of that trust.

a. 同一的,完全相同的 duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
This is the identical room we stayed in before.

n. 辨认,鉴定 act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
The thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest.

n. 身份 exact sameness; the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
But Reebok will continue to have a separate identity, retaining its name and its headquarters in the US state of Massachusetts.

n. 习语,成语 an expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
The phrase is an idiom: if I say that Joe's lost his marbles, I'm not asking you to find some for him. I'm telling you that he's crazy.

a. 惯用的,通顺的 having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
It is a reference to 2733 English idioms and idiomatic expressions with definitions.

a. 不做事的,懒惰的浪费光阴 useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
He is vexed at my idle ways and waste of time: as if I need like a city clerk, six days a week and no holidays!

n. 神像,偶像 image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
Let's face it, and their idol is willing to sign a bill that gives one aspirin to each American and just call it a victorious health care reform law!

a. 田园诗的 excellent and delightful in all respects
That place is an idyllic spot for a picnic.

a. (地理)火的,火成的 produced under conditions involving intense heat
Igneous rock is a rock formed by solidification from a molten state.

v. 点燃 kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
A nuclear-armed Iran would ignite a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

n. 无知,不了解 lack of knowledge or education
Do you think that her ignorance is a reasonable argument for this failure?

a. 无知的,不了解的 lacking education or knowledge; unaware
And what an ignorant little girl she'll think me for the asking!

v. 忽视,不顾,不理会 refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
The Iraqi newspapers' main headlines ignore the inspectors' return, but editorials urge the UN to be independent and impartial.

a. 难辨认的,字迹模糊的 incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
No one likes his illegible handwriting.

v. 照亮,明朗,澄清 provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
Yes, I have hidden her; neither the light of the sun nor any social taper shall again illuminate her kindly face.

n. 幻觉 misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
Puncturing this illusion is the key to winning the battle of ideas.

a. 迷惑人的,错觉的 deceptive; misleading; based on or having the nature of an illusion
He used to have illusive hopes of finding a better job.

n. 例证,插图 picture; drawing; showing by example
My favorite illustration is in chapter 13 when Peter eats stew at Leo's house.