card n(pl)紙牌They play cards every Friday. 他們每個星期五玩紙牌。 辦法, 手段, 妙計best card 殺手锏

　　career vi. 猛沖，飛跑The car was careering down the road. 汽車在公路上疾馳。

　　carpet vt把(花草等)復蓋在...上ground carpeted with fallen leaves復蓋著落葉的地面

　　We are going to carpet the stairs.我們打算把樓梯鋪上地毯。

　　The valley is carpeted with cherry blossoms.山谷一片櫻花。

　　adj.好逸惡勞的, 不出家門的We are no carpet soldiers, but courageous troops.我們不是少爺兵, 而是善戰的勇士。

　　on the carpet 拿到桌面上來引申為審議;責罵

　　My plan will be on the carpet at today's meeting. 今天的會議將審議我的計劃。

　　The boss had me on the carpet over my expenses claim. 因為索取報銷費的事，老板把我叫去訓了一頓。

　　carriage n. [C]舉止She has a graceful carriage. 她舉止優雅。

　　carrier n. [C]媒介;載體Mosquitoes are carriers of disease.蚊子是疾病的傳播媒介。

　　carrot n. (用以引誘的)報酬,好處，許諾;誘騙a policy of (the) stick and (the) carrot胡蘿卜加大棒的政策,又打又拉的政策

　　casualty n受害者;犧牲品

　　【真題例句】For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty. 【2000年閱讀Text1】

　　半導體，這種由美國人發明的并處于電腦時代核心位置的產業，曾一度即將成為下一個犧牲品。

　　carve carve out開辟道路; 為自已創立事業

　　carve up 分割; 劃分, 瓜分; [美方]挖掉, 徹底消滅

　　Persistence will carve out a way to success. 只要堅持到底，就一定能成功。

　　The dark days when the imperialists could carve up Africa at will are gone. 帝國主義者任意瓜分非洲的黑暗時代已經一去不復返了。

　　cat n. [C]貓科動物Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats.獅、虎和豹都是貓科動物。

　　catalogue n. [C]系列She recited a catalogue of her husband's sins to me.她向我歷數了她丈夫的一連串罪過。

　　ceiling n. [C]最高限度, 上限A new ceiling has recently been fixed on pay. 最近對工資規定了新的最高額度

　　高度, 上升限度; 云幕高度an aircraft with a ceiling of 20000ft.一架升限為2萬英尺的飛機

　　cement vt鞏固,加強Our holiday together cemented our friendship.共度假日使我們的友誼更牢。

　　Our object is to further cement trade relations. 我們的目標是進一步加強貿易關系。

　　challenge vt質疑I did not think he was right, so I challenged him.我認為他錯, 因此提出質疑。

　　考驗The job doesn't really challenge him.這項工作不能真正地考驗他。

　　chair n(會議的)主席主席席位(或職位)[C];vt主持，擔任主持

　　The chair called the meeting to order. 主席宣布會議開始。

　　【真題例句】Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is in her 70s, and former surgeon general C. Everett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his 80s. 【2003年閱讀Text4】

　　最高法院法官Sandra Day O’Connor70多歲，前外科醫生協會總裁C. Everett Koop80多了還主持了一個網站的起步工作。

　　champion vt.擁護, 維護, 主張, 支持, 為...而斗爭champion a just cause支持正義事業

　　channel n. [pl] 路徑;方法vt集中;貫注;引導;挪用

　　You should go through the official channels if you want the government to help.

　　你應通過正式渠道來爭取政府的幫助。

　　The engineers channeled the water off without difficulty. 工程師們毫不費力地就把水疏導走了。

　　He was to turn the whole current of my existence into a new channel, and to alter me to myself almost past

　　recognition 他就將我的整個生活納入了一條新的軌道，并且使我變得幾乎跟以前判若兩人。

　　【真題例句】The capital intended to broaden the export base and secure efficiency gains from international

　　trade was channeled instead into uneconomic import substitution. 【2000年詞匯】

　　原本用來拓寬出口和保障在國際貿易中產生高效益的資本被用到浪費的進口代用品上。

　　chap vt. & vi.(使)疼痛, 變粗糙, 皸裂My skin soon chapped in cold weather.我的皮膚在冷天里很快就皸裂了。

　　chapter (人生或歷史上的)重要時期

　　The Renaissance was an important chapter in European history. 文藝復興是歐洲史上的重要時期。

　　a chapter of 一系列

　　chapter and verse精確的出處

　　I can not quote chapter and verse but I can give you the main point which the author was making.

　　我不能一字不漏地引用原話，但我可以告訴你作者的主要觀點。

　　charge vt.命令, 委托He charged me to arrange everything.他要我去安排一切事務。

　　chase 雕刻a richly chased plate雕刻精美的盤子

　　cheek厚顏無恥的 I'm going to put up with your cheek! 我可不想容忍你這個厚臉皮。

　　chemistry神秘復雜的變化過程the strange and chemistry that causes 2 people fall in love使人相愛的神奇過程

　　chill冷酷的, 冷淡的, 使人寒心的 The host gave him a chill reception.主人(對客人而言)對他的接待是冷淡的。

　　. (使)變冷，(使)掃興The raw weather chilled our enthusiasm for a swim. 天氣陰冷，我們游泳的興致大減。

　　chop the chop 解雇，殺掉，終止

　　claim vt (災難等)使失蹤或死亡The flood claimed hundreds of lives.水災奪走了數百人的命。

　　需要, 值得There are several matters that claim my attention.有幾件事值得我注意。

　　vt. & vi.對…提出要求, 索取I claim payment from my friend.我要求我的朋友付款。

　　clash n. 沖突，撞擊聲，抵觸, 不協調

　　vt. 沖突，抵觸，使 ... 發出撞擊聲

　　vi. 引起沖突 It’s a pity the two concerts clash; I wanted to go to both of them.

　　真可惜兩個音樂會時間上有沖突，我本來想兩個都去。

　　The enemy armies clashed near the border. 敵軍在邊境附近發生沖突。

　　She clashed the pan down on the stone floor. 她把炒鍋當啷一聲掉在石頭地板上。

　　A border clash between the two armies started the war.雙方軍隊在邊境的沖突引發了戰爭。

　　The color of the curtains clashed with the color of the carpet. 窗簾顏色和地毯顏色不協調。

　　claw v. 抓，撕 惡毒攻擊Anxiety clawed him. 憂慮撕裂他的

　　The editor got his claws into the opposition in a vicious editorial.那個編輯在一篇社論中惡毒地攻擊了反對派。

　　claw back v. 費力收回， n<英> 加稅補償;彌補性收入

　　click vi恰好吻合;(兩人)一見如故,一拍即合[(+with)] Our personalities clicked. 我們的性情合得來。

　　突然明白I puzzled over it for hours before it finally clicked.

　　我對這一問題茫然不解，幾小時后終于頓開茅塞。

　　【口】進行順利;成功,受觀眾歡迎[(+with)] The opera clicked. 這出歌劇轟動一時

　　climate n. 風氣，社會思潮

　　【真題例句】 When the work is well done, a climate of accident-free operations is established where time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.【1999年完形】

　　如果此項工作做得好的話，就會形成無事故作業的好風氣，因此那兒的因工傷事故所造成的時間損失就會被限制在最低限度。

　　climb n要攀登到的地方或距離;上升, 增長

　　There was a steep climb on the road out of town.市外公路上有一處很陡的上坡路。

　　The minister's climb to power had taken 8 years.這部長花了八年的工夫攀升到權貴之尊。

　　cling vi.附著于Dewdrops were still clinging on the trees.露珠仍沾在樹上。

　　抓緊或抱住He clung to the rope with both hands.他雙手緊緊抓住繩子。

　　堅持He clung to his own view.他堅持己見。

　　clip n剪報, 電影或電視片段Clips from the movie will be presented on video.這部影片的剪輯將制作成錄像。

　　〈非正〉猛打She gave him a clip on the ear.她打了他一記耳光。

　　close vt結束;結清(帳目);商定(交易) 使靠攏;使愈合

　　I have closed my account at that bank. 我已結清我在該銀行的帳戶。

　　The surgeon closed the incision with stitches. 外科醫生縫合了傷口。

　　vi愈合靠攏 The wound has closed. 傷口已愈合。

　　收盤[Q];The company's shares closed high yesterday. 昨天該公司股票收盤價上揚。

　　a 緊密的;狹窄的;緊身的;嚴密的,準確的不透氣的,悶熱的,沉悶的(尤指比賽)勢均力敵的【語】(元音)閉的,封閉的

　　【口】秘密的;嘴緊的,沉默的吝嗇的[F][(+with)][F][(+about)]

　　They live in close quarters. 他們的住房狹小。

　　Please pay close attention to where they go. 請密切注意他們將去何處。

　　It's very close in this room. 這房內十分悶熱。

　　They are close in age. 他們年齡相仿。

　　That's a close baseball game. 那是一場勢均力敵的棒球賽。

　　He is close about the experiment. 他一點也不肯透露有關實驗的情況。

　　Everybody knows she is close with money. 大家都知道她花錢很小氣。

　　closet n.套間; 密室[美]壁櫥; 碗櫥; 衣櫥盥洗室; 廁所; 抽水馬桶(蒸餾爐)爐室

　　cold closet冷藏箱， 冷藏室drying closet干燥箱moist closet保溫室， 濕氣室

　　water closet廁所(略W.C)closet consultation秘密會議

　　vt.把...關進小室; 把...引入內室密談adj.暗藏的， 不公開的

　　空談的a closet politician不懂實際的政客closet strategist紙上談兵的戰略家

　　closet play [drama]僅供閱讀的劇本， 不適宜上演的戲

　　clothe vt.覆蓋上(用語言)表達使蒙受(with， in)使具有權力(或特性)賦予(權力特性等)

　　The trees are clothed in green leaves.樹木被綠葉覆蓋著。

　　We clothe our thoughts in words.我們用語言表達思想。

　　A judge is clothed with the authority of the state.法官享有國家賦予的權力。

　　cloud n團, 群The mosquitoes were coming in clouds.蚊子一大群一大群地飛來。

　　造成不愉快或不明朗的事物;陰影

　　The sad news of her father's death was the only cloud on an otherwise happy year.

　　她父親的死訊是她愉快的一年中唯一傷心的事。

　　vt. & vi.(使)某物變得陰沉暗淡, 不清楚Her eyes clouded with tears.她淚眼模糊。

　　The decision will only cloud the issue. 這一決定只能使這一問題變得復雜起來。

　　vi威脅損害;.(某人的臉)顯得陰沉或憂傷

　　I hope this disagree won’t cloudy our friendship.我希望這次爭執不會損害我們的友誼。

　　His face suddenly clouded over.他的臉突然變得陰下來。

　　clue clue up 見多識廣 She's really clued up on politics. 她對政治非常博學多聞。

　　clutch [pl]控制掌握;勢力范圍 Keep out of his clutches. 別陷入他的掌握中!”

　　Once they were in the clutches of the enemy ,they knew they'd never escape. 一旦落入敵手,他們知道一定逃不了。

　　code n法典，法規，規范

　　【真題例句】 But his primary task is not to think about the moral code, which governs his activity, any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business.

　　【2006年翻譯】但是普通科學家的主要任務并非思考指導其行為的道德規范，正如我們不指望商人把精力投入到商業行為的探索一樣。

　　coast n【美】(雪橇等的)向下滑行;滑行的斜坡

　　vt. 沿...岸航行We coasted South America on our trip last year. 去年旅行我們是沿著南美洲航行的。

　　vi. 1.沿岸航行From then on it must coast in a trajectory, or flight path, to its target

　　從那時起，它就得沿著彈道，即沿著飛行航線滑向其目標。

　　2.(靠慣性)滑行[(+along/down)]The sledge coasted down the slope. 雪橇沿著山坡向下滑行。

　　3.毫不費力地前進,順利進展Mary coasted through her exams. 瑪麗順利通過考試。

　　The actor coasted to stardom on his father's name.那位男演員靠父親的名譽一帆風順地成了明星。

　　coin vt. 1.鑄造(貨幣)The government has decided to coin more 50-penny coins.政府決定鑄造更多的五十便士硬幣。

　　2.創造,杜撰(新詞等)It was Anderson who coined the word. 是安德生造了這個字。

　　collaborate vi.勾結,通敵 He was suspected of collaborating with the enemy.懷疑他與敵勾結。

　　collect vt領取; 接走; 拿走She collected her mail.她取走了郵件。

　　adv. 接收者付款地The goods will be sent collect.這個商品將根據貨到收款來發送。

　　adj. 接收者付費的They sent us a collect message.他們給我們傳了封收到后付款的電報。

　　collide vi沖突, 抵觸, 不一致The interests of the two countries collide.兩國的利益發生沖突。

　　colony n(僑民等)聚居區, 聚居地; 聚居的同國籍僑民; 聚居的同類人

　　They live in an artists' colony.他們住在藝術家聚居區。

　　(動植物的)群體, 集群There lived a colony of bees on the tree.樹上生活著一群蜜蜂。

　　column n1、縱隊, 直行欄A column of soldiers marched down the highway.一個士兵縱隊沿著公路行進。

　　2專欄(文章)There are two columns on each page of this dictionary.這本詞典每一頁有兩欄。

　　comfort 短語 comfort zone(氣候、溫度)宜人的地區;自在區，自己得心應手的領域

　　The coach needs to guide the executive outside his or her comfort zone in order to improve performance. 教練需要指導經理走出自己得心應手的領域，這樣才能提高業績。

　　Did you know that all human beings have a comfort zone regulating the distance they stand from someone when they talk? 你是否知道，人類在交談時，通常有一個“自在區”來調節自己與對方之間的距離。

　　command vt俯瞰;博得，贏得;(指地方，要塞)控制，遏制，俯視;統帥，掌握，支配

　　The hill commands a fine view.從這座山上可以俯瞰到周圍的一片美景。

　　This great man is able to command everyone's respect.這位偉人有資格獲得大家尊敬。

　　The fort commanded the plain beneath.碉堡俯視下面的平原。

　　The captain of a ship commands all the officers and men.艦長統率艦上的全體官兵。

　　commission n傭金, 回扣The salesman can get commission on everything he sells.該售貨員能得到所售每件貨物的傭金。

　　vt.委任, 委托He commissioned a statue of his wife.他請人制作他妻子的雕像。

　　commit vt承諾; 使自己受約束;托付; 交付;致力于

　　Asked if he was a candidate, he refused to commit himself.當問到他是不是候選人時, 他不置可否。

　　The boy was committed to the care of his aunt.這個孩子被交給他的姑媽照顧。

　　She committed herself to philanthropy.她專心從事慈善事業。

　　compact adj.裝填緊密的, 整齊填滿的; n合同,契約vi. 簽約; 簽合同(with)

　　It was a compact package.這是個捆得很緊的包裹。

　　The two nations made a compact to control drug traffic.兩國達成協議控制毒品走私。

　　The Commonwealth agreed to make a compact with this country.英聯邦同意和這個國家訂約。

　　company n客人,I have company this evening.今晚我有客。

　　全體人員The ship's company assembled on deck for inspection.全體船員到甲板上集合以備檢閱。

　　compass n 范圍，界限vt. 圖謀，包圍，達成

　　Finance is not within the compass of this department.財政不在這個部門的管轄范圍之內。

　　Suddenly we compassed the enemies on all sides.我們突然從四面八方將敵人包圍了。

　　Her students could not compass the simplest problems.她學生連最簡單的問題都不理解。

　　compel vi.驅策;驅使;He had a presence that inspired and a voice that compelled.他神態令人敬畏他聲音令人敬從。

　　{不用于進行式}激起His courage compels universal admiration.他的勇氣贏得了普遍的贊揚。

　　complaint n.申請，控告投訴, 控告Our neighbors lodged a complaint against us with the police.鄰居向警方控告我們。

　　疾病;He has a heart complaint.他有心臟病。

　　complex n.情結 夸大的情緒反應I am developing a guilt complex about it.我對此事有一種負罪感。

　　compose vt. & vi.創作(樂曲、詩歌等); 為…譜曲vt使安定, 使鎮靜

　　He teaches music and also composes.他教音樂, 也作曲。

　　I heard he ask her to compose herself.我聽到他叫她鎮定。

　　composition n構圖; 構成, 成分;混合物, 合成物;合成材料

　　Her drawing is competent, but her composition is poor.她的畫有功力, 但布局欠佳。

　　Have you studied the composition of the chemicals? 你研究過這種藥品的成分了嗎?

　　He has a touch of madness in his composition.他有點瘋瘋癲癲。

　　compound vt.使混合, 使合成;使嚴重;使惡化;調停，和解(通過互諒等)解決(糾紛); 達成協議， 談妥

　　【律】受到賠償不予起訴【經】以復利計算

　　n. [C]1.有圍墻(或籬笆等的)住宅群,大院2.用圍墻(或籬笆等)圍起的場地,院子

　　He compounded water, sand and soil and formed bricks.他用水拌沙和泥土做成磚。

　　The heavy rain compounded the trouble of the lost hikers.大雨增加了迷路的徒步旅行者們的困難。

　　He compounded with his creditors for a remission of what he owed.他與債權人談妥免除其債務。

　　The compound was subdivided into four living areas.那個區域被劃分成4個居住小區。

　　compound a felony接受金錢以私了訴訟

　　The People's Bank compounds interest yearly.人民銀行以年為單位計算復利。

　　comprehend vt包括The park comprehends all the land on the other side of the river.公園包括河對岸的所有土地。

　　compromise vt (由于不明智的行為)危及....的安全;使受到懷疑和牽連;修改;使變弱

　　放棄(原則等);泄露(秘密等)

　　He refused to compromise his principles. 他拒絕放棄原則。

　　You will compromise your good name if you associate with these people.

　　你如果與這些人交往就會損害你的好名聲。

　　【真題例句】Unfortunately, banks’ lobbying now seems to be working. The details may be unknowable,

　　but the independence of standard-setters, essential to the proper functioning of capital markets,

　　is being compromised. 【2010年閱讀Text4】

　　不幸的是，銀行的游說現在開始似乎奏效了。細節也許尚未可知，但是對于資本市場的正常運作至關重要，準則的制定者的獨立性正在受到威脅。

　　concede vt (勉強)承認;讓與， 容許; 放棄[俚]【體】失(局)

　　He finally conceded defeat.他最終承認了失敗。

　　After the First World War Germany conceded its neighbors much valuable land.

　　第一次世界大戰后， 德國讓與其鄰國許多寶貴的領土。

　　England conceded a goal in the first minute。英格蘭隊在開場第一分鐘就送了一個球。

　　concentrate vt. & vi.集中, 聚集vt.濃縮

　　The general decided to concentrate his forces near the capital.這位將軍決定把他的部隊集中在首都附近。

　　An acid solution is concentrated when it has very much acid in it.當酸性溶液里含有很多酸時, 它就被濃縮了。

　　concern n股份;企業, 公司;小玩意兒，小東西v 經營

　　He has a concern in the business.他在企業中有股份。

　　This restaurant is a family concern. 這家飯店是由一家人經營的。

　　Her ring is an odd little concern fitted with blinking diamonds.

　　她的戒指是裝有許多閃光鉆石的小玩意兒。

　　Our little concern ship is no longer a playing concern.

　　我們街角的小店已經不再是賺錢的商鋪。

　　concert vt. 制定計劃，通過協商達成一致vi. 合作

　　n一致,和諧,協調,一致行動[U]

　　We will get together to concert our differences. 我們將聚集一起協調分歧。

　　He had his head turned by a concert of praise. 他因受到異口同聲的贊頌而忘乎所以。

　　He refused to concert with his partners.他拒絕和他的伙伴們合作。

　　concession n優惠;(政府的)核準， 特許權[美]場地特許使用(權); 租讓;租界

　　At last, their company obtained the mining concession. 他們的公司最終獲得了采礦權。

　　I hope you can make some concession.我希望你能做些優惠。

　　a refreshment concession 租地設小吃攤的營業權

　　conclusion n 條約(條約等的)締結;(買賣等的)議定[U][(+of)]

　　The conclusion of this agreement is in the interests of both sides. 簽這合同對雙方都好。

　　condition n狀況, 狀態; 地位健康狀況, 可使用的狀況What's the patient's condition? 病人的情況如何?

　　vt. 以 ... 為條件，決定，支配，訓練Ability and effort condition success. 成功取決于才干和努力。

　　He is in no condition [out of condition] to travel.他的健康狀況不宜于旅行。

　　The gift to the boy was conditioned on his good behavior.給孩子的禮物是以他的表現好壞為條件的。

　　Regular exercise conditions the body for strenuous activity.常鍛練使身體適應劇烈活動。

　　conduct vt.進行，開展，管理n.行為，操行

　　【真題例句】Ericsson grew up in Sweden, and studied nuclear engineering until he realized he would have more opportunity to conduct his own research if he switched to psychology. 【2007年閱讀Text1】

　　Ericsson在瑞典長大，首先學習核工程，后天他意識到如果轉學心理學，會獲得更多機會開展自己的研究。

　　【真題例句】intentionally worked to “lure” him to “engage in conduct against his will.” 【2006年閱讀新題型】故意“引誘”他“作出違背自己意愿的行為”。

　　confidence n (向知心人吐露的)秘密,私房話adj騙得信任(或信托)的; 欺詐的

　　The two girls told each other confidences about their boyfriends.這兩個姑娘相互談了關于各自男友的悄悄話。

　　He possesses the quality of inspiring confidence.他有本事能讓別人信任他。

　　connection n熟人;客戶I heard about it through one of my business connections.我通過一個生意客戶知道這事。

　　conscientious adj謹慎，盡職的，憑著良心的 This essay is a most conscientious piece of work.這文章是憑良心寫的。

　　conservation n 守恒不滅Who discovered the conservation of energy?誰發現了能量守恒?

　　conservative adj穩當的,謹慎的;有意壓低的(大寫)(英國、加拿大等)保守黨的

　　The Conservative Party is now in power. 現在由保守黨執政。

　　This is a conservative estimate of the population in the year 2000. 這是對公元2000年時人口的保守估計。

　　console n. [C] 1.操縱臺 ;( 電腦的) 操作桌 ;( 管風琴的) 演奏臺2.落地式收音機(或電視機等);(收音機等的)落地柜

　　There are many lights and electrical instruments on the computer console. 電腦控制板上有許多小燈和電子設備。

　　I'll buy a console radio. 我要買一架落地收音機。

　　consolidate vt (使)合并Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank.那倆銀行并成一家。

　　constituent n.選民The minister's constituents feel that he does not spend enough time dealing with their problems.

　　選民認為那位部長并沒有花上足夠的時間去處理他們的問題。

　　constituent vt建立, 制定選定, 任命成為...的本質; 使構成好的體質

　　(用語不定式)是;認為

　　They constituted an acting committee.他們設立了一個臨時委員會。

　　Laws are constituted to protect individual rights and properties.法律是為保衛人民的權利和財產而制定的。

　　The company will constitute you captain of the ship.公司將任命你為這船的船長。

　　He is so constituted that he needs very little sleep.他的體質好， 只需短時間睡眠。

　　The defeat constitutes a major set-back for our diplomacy.這次失敗是我們外交上的重大挫折。

　　constitution n體格, 體質, 心理素質The young man has a strong constitution. 這位年輕人體格強力壯。

　　contact 隱形眼鏡contact lens 攝影印刷contact print

　　contain vt控制, 抑制相當于， 等于【數】被...除盡， 整除; (邊)夾(角)， 包圍(圖形)

　　【軍】牽[鉗]制， 攔截 vi 自制

　　The little boy couldn't contain his urine any longer.這個小孩再也忍不住小便了。

　　At the sight of this cruelty , he could hardly contain his anger.見此殘暴情形， 他無法克制自己的憤怒。

　　A pound contains 16 ounces.一磅等于十六盎司。

　　12 contains 2, 3, 4 and 6. 12可以用2, 3, 4, 6來除。

　　the angle contained by 2 sides of a triangle由三角形兩個邊構成的角

　　They are making a plan for containing the enemy attack.他們在訂牽制敵人的計劃。

　　He could contain no longer.他再也無法自制。

　　contend vt.聲稱, 主張He contended that there must be life on Mars.他聲稱火星上一定有生物。

　　【真題例句】It is the playgoers, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the town’s revenue because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. 【2006年Text2】

　　皇家莎士比亞公司辯稱，正是那些看戲的人為城鎮帶來了大部分稅收，這是因為他們在該鎮過夜(有些人會呆上四五個晚上)，在賓館和餐廳消費。

　　激烈的爭辯A hundred schools of thought contend.百家爭鳴。

　　context n.背景, 環境上下文, 語境

　　Crime has to be studied in its social contexts. 犯罪活動得聯系其社會背景來研究。

　　In the context of the present economic crisis it seems unwise to lower taxes。

　　在目前經濟危機的情況下，降低稅收似乎是不明智的。

　　You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常能從語境中猜出詞義。

　　contribute vi撰稿, 投稿She regularly contributes to the college magazine.她定期給�？�投稿。

　　起促成作用Various factors contributed to his downfall.多種因素導致他的垮臺。

　　【真題例句】I have excluded him because, while his accomplishments may contribute to the solution of moral problems, he has not been charged with the task of approaching any but the factual aspects of those problems.

　　我之所以把他(普通科學家)排除在外，是因為盡管他的成果可能會有助于解決道德問題，但他承擔的任務只不過是研究這些問題的事實方面�！�2006年漢譯英】

　　contrive vt策劃,圖謀The prisoner contrived a way to escape. 囚犯圖謀越獄。

　　control vt1.控制;支配;管理She is skillful enough to control the machine now. 現在她已有足夠的技術可以操縱這臺機器。2.克制;抑制The British government at that time controlled the island. 當時英國政府控制該島。

　　You must learn to control your temper.你必須學會克制著不發脾氣。

　　n操縱裝置[P]The helicopter landed with Joe at the controls. 直升飛機在喬的操縱下降落。

　　3.(用對照物)核實;檢驗Our papers are checked as we go through passport control at the airport.

　　我們通過機場查驗護照的關卡時，查驗了我們的證件。

　　convenience n[pl]有用的、合適的的地方或方便的安排、用具或裝置; adj附近的，近便的

　　The house has all the modern conveniences這房子有一切現代化設備。

　　at one’s convenience 在方便的時候和地方

　　At your convenience, We must arrange a convenient time and place for the meeting.

　　在你方便的時候，我們必須安排一個合適的時間和地點開會。

　　coordinate vt.使協調; 使調和n.〈數〉坐標

　　Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或許我們可以調和他們之間的關系。

　　The town coordinates on this map are 695037.該鎮在這幅地圖上的坐標是695037。

　　cool adj冷靜的,沉著的無禮的;自行其事的.冷淡的[(+to/towards) ]

　　He remained cool before the enemy. 在敵人面前他保持鎮靜。

　　They seemed rather cool towards the new comer. 對這位新來的人,他們似乎很冷淡。

　　I don't like the cool way you used my bicycle without my permission. 我討厭你這種擅用我自行車自行其是的行為。

　　cook vt杜撰， 竄改(帳目)， 捏造， 制造(麻煩等) cook up trouble

　　He is quite capable of cooking the evidence.編造這個證據足以證明他很有才能。

　　cop v遭受He copped a nasty whack on the head.他頭上受一重擊。

　　vt抓住He was copped for speeding.他因超速行車被捕。

　　cop out of打退堂鼓He was boasting about how brave he was at the start, but copped out (of it) at the finish. 他起初夸自己勇敢最后卻打退堂鼓。

　　copper n 警察

　　core n核心, 精髓, 要點The core of our appeal is freedom of speech.我們呼吁的中心是要言論自由。

　　【美】(共修的)基礎課設置Each student studies four core subjects. 每個學生學習4門基礎課。

　　to the core 完全地爛透了壞透了

　　The pear is rotten to the core.這梨全爛了。

　　He is English to the core.他是個地道的英國人。

　　corn n平庸、傷感或陳腐的音樂、詩歌、戲劇等;雞眼

　　corner n. 困境She will need luck to get out of a tight corner like that.她要靠運氣才能走出困境

　　vt.壟斷, 囤積They've cornered all the business.他們已控制了所有的買賣。

　　逼入困境The police finally cornered the thief.警察終于把那個小偷逼入一個角落。

　　correct vt懲治;責備You should correct the children when they are rude孩子無禮你就治治他們。

　　adj改[修]正的恰當的;a correct explanation恰如其分的解釋

　　端正的; 高尚的; 合乎禮儀的; a very correct young man儀態非常端莊的年輕人

　　符合一般性規則的the correct dress for a ceremony典禮時應穿的衣服(禮服)

　　cost vt 估價Has this project been costed?這項工程估價了嗎?

　　cotton on懂得，逐漸認識到At last she’s cotton on to what they mean.她終于明白他們的意思

　　couch vt.表達He couched his request in very polite terms.他以很禮貌的話表達了自己的要求。

　　vi蹲著;埋伏The deer couched. 那只鹿蹲伏下來。

　　cough up認罪, 勉強說出(某事) 咳出掏出, 交出

　　After hours of questioning, the prisoner coughed up and admitted that he had stolen the jewels.

　　幾個小時的審訊后, 罪犯認了罪, 承認偷了珠寶。

　　He coughed up the candy that was stuck in his throat.他把卡在喉嚨里的糖果咳出來

　　She was shocked at the bill, but she had to cough up.她顫抖地拿這張支票但不得不交出。

　　counsel vt.忠告，勸告

　　【真題例句】Priests are usually unsuccessful in counseling troubled couples 【2003年聽力】

　　牧師在規勸鬧別扭的夫妻上，通常是不成功的。

　　n. 法律顧問，辯護律師

　　【真題例句】Three weeks later, he got his first notification of an opening. “I struck gold,” says Redman,

　　who E-mailed his resume to the employer and won a position as in-house counsel for a company. 【2004年閱讀Text1】

　　三個星期后Redmon收到第一個空缺職位的通知。他說“我挖到金子了”。他把履歷電郵給了雇主，接著就獲得了這家公司內部法律顧問的職位。

　　count n事項, 罪狀He was found guilty on three counts. 他被判定三項罪名。

　　vt認為, 看作Jane was counted among the greatest dancers of the century.簡被視為本世紀最偉大的舞蹈家之一。

　　He is young and inexperienced, but please do not count that against him.他年輕又無經驗，但請不要因此而小看他。

　　couple vt.連接, 聯結, 聯系They coupled two railway coaches.他們把兩節火車車廂連接起來。

　　course n航向, 航線The ship has altered its course.這艘船改變了航線。

　　一道菜There is an elaborate five-course meal.這兒有五道菜的美餐。

　　vi (液體)流動[Q]Tears coursed down her face. 她淚流滿面。

　　court v. 獻殷勤，追求，招致(危險、失敗等)

　　The young man courted the young lady by bring her flowers every day.那青年通過每天給那女子送花而向她求愛。

　　He courted the audience's affection. 他博取觀眾的喜愛。

　　He courted disaster by getting mixed up with criminal types.他因與罪犯鬼混而招致災禍。

　　cover vt.掩飾掩蓋Lies cannot cover up facts.謊言掩蓋不住事實。

　　【真題例句】I covered my exit by claiming “I wanted to spend more time with my family”. 【2001年閱讀Text5】

　　我用“我想多陪陪家人”為借口，掩飾我辭職的原因。

　　走完(一段路程); 夠付(費用); 看完(多少頁書); 經過(地區); 負責(某地區)

　　We covered about 30 miles a day. 我們每天大約走三十英里。

　　報道(有關...的消息)The best reporters were sent to cover the war.最優秀的記者被派去作戰地報道。

　　給...保險 [(+against)] All the pupils in the school are covered against accidents.學校里所有的學生參加了人身保險。

　　包含;適用于These regulations cover such cases. 這些規定適用于這類情況。

　　His reading covers a wide range of subjects. 他閱讀的書籍涉及多種學科。

　　cow vt恐嚇,威脅[(+into/out of/with)]He cowed them with his threats. 他威脅恐嚇他們。

　　crab vt抱怨;對...找岔子The boss is always crabbing about my work.老板總是在工作上找我的碴。

　　吹毛求疵;批評【諺語】You cannot make a crab walk straight.你無法使螃蟹直走/不要強人所難

　　cradle n 發祥地策源地Greece was the cradle of western civilization.希臘是西方文明發源地。

　　襁褓時期We knew each other from the cradle. 我們自幼便相識了。

　　vt 抱著 She cradled the child in her arms.她把孩子(象搖籃樣地)抱在懷里。

　　撫育She was cradled in poverty. 她幼年生長于窮困的環境。

　　craft n詭計, 手腕He used a certain amount of craft to make the sale.他為這次買賣使了手腕。

　　crane vt伸(頸)The audience at the back craned their necks to see the puppet show. 后面的觀眾伸長了脖子看木偶戲。

　　vi伸著脖子看From every window heads were craning for a view of it.每窗都有人探出頭來看。

　　crawl vi (由于恐懼,厭惡等)起雞皮疙瘩,汗毛直豎

　　My skin crawled when I heard a sudden shriek in the dead of night.

　　夜晚萬籟俱寂突然聽到一聲尖叫,嚇得我汗毛直豎。

　　諂媚奉承,巴結[(+to)]He never crawls to his superiors. 他對上司從不卑躬屈膝。

　　用爬式(或自由式)游泳She crawled across the pool in record time.她以最高記錄的速度用自由式游過游泳池。

　　vi 鉆營He will crawl anywhere if he can gain something by it.他到處鉆營, 只要有所得。

　　vt [俚]訓斥He have no right to crawl me for what I wrote.他無權責怪我所寫的東西。

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