4000 FCE Vocabulary List

失業 not having a job; condition of being unemployed; state of being unused

口頭的 expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action

宇宙 cosmos; everything that exists anywhere

織布者,織工 the craftsman who weaves cloth

元音 speech sound made with the vocal tract open

不足以令人相信的 not such as to convince or to impress seriously

真空 empty area or space; an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

未損壞的 not decayed or decomposed

違犯,違反,破壞,侵擾 treat violently; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt

使升級,提升 raise to a higher grade or standard; advance

活門,閥 device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid

火山 fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt

貪婪的,狼吞虎咽的 ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities

不幸地 unluckily; by bad luck

否決,否決權 rejection; a vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against

活門,閥 device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid

最後通牒 last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another

各種的 different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain

織布者,織工 the craftsman who weaves cloth

真空 empty area or space; an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

最後通牒 last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another

功利的,實利的 practical and functional, not just for show

否決,否決權 rejection; a vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against

血管,靜脈,木紋,礦脈,岩脈 a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body

貪婪的,狼吞虎咽的 ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities

經歷,遭受 experience; suffer; pass through

不足以令人相信的 not such as to convince or to impress seriously

速度 rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness

老兵,老手 someone who has given long service

不幸的,潦倒的(人),質量差的,令人不滿意的 very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by deep affliction or distress; calamitous; woeful; worthless

功利的,實利的 practical and functional, not just for show

未損壞的 not decayed or decomposed

元音 speech sound made with the vocal tract open

打開,顯露 extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen

催促,力勸,懇求 force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action

否決,否決權 rejection; a vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against

通用的 affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide

一圈一圈覆蓋,迅速清除 overlay with other cords going round and round it; take or move by a sudden motion; clean completely

違犯,違反,破壞,侵擾 treat violently; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt

工資,進行,開展,發起 hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ