- cabin
- a private room or compartment(车厢/隔间) on a ship: she lay in her cabin on a steamer.
- the area for passengers in an aircraft: animals are not allowed in the cabin of the aircraft.
- a small shelter or house, made of wood and situated in a wild or remote area: the cabin lay three miles into the reserve.
- cabinet
- a cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying articles: a medicine cabinet. • a wooden box or piece of furniture housing a radio, television set, or speaker.
- (also Cabinet) (in the UK, Canada, and other Commonwealth countries) the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy: [as modifier] : a cabinet meeting.
canoe
v.sverssel
- a narrow, keelless boat with pointed ends, propelled by a paddle or paddles.
- crude v.s rude
- crude : in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined
- rude: offensively impolite or ill-mannered:
- cease (stop)
- catastrophe (disaster)
- cemetery
- a burial ground; a graveyard: a military cemetery.
- an area of ground set aside for the burying of human bodies.
- a burial ground; a graveyard: a military cemetery.
- censer
- a container in which incense is burned, typically during a religious ceremony.
- censership
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the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security: the regulation imposes censorship on all media [as modifier] : we have strict censorship laws.
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- cardinal (principal)
adj
- of cardinal importance
- chamber
- a large room used for formal or public events: a council chamber.
- a special place
- Vt. place (a bullet) into the chamber of a gun: he chambered a fresh cartridge.
Catridge
: a container holding a spool of photographic film, a quantity of ink, or other item or substance, designed for insertion into a mechanism.
- cling (to sth) / clutch / [clasp (n. 钩子)]
- hold tightly
- clumsy
- awkward in movement or in handling things: the cold made his fingers clumsy | a terribly clumsy fellow.
- coalition
- an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states: a coalition of conservatives and disaffected Democrats | the party was only able to govern *in coalition with* three or even four other parties | [as modifier] : a coalition government.
- collective
adj.
- done by people acting as a group: a collective protest.
- Combat v.s Compact
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Combat: fighting between armed forces: *men killed *in combat** pilots re-enacted the aerial combats of yesteryear [as modifier] : a combat zone. - Compact: closely and neatly packed together; dense: a compact cluster of houses.
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- cohesive
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characterized by or causing cohesion: each parish was formerly a cohesive unit family life can be a cohesive force in society.
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coincide -> coincidence
- comply (with..)
- Obey rules
- contrive
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create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice: his opponents contrived a crisis you contrived to be alone with me despite the supervision.
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- convey
- transport or carry to a place: pipes were laid to *convey* water *to* the house.
- cordial / bengin
- cosmic
- relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth: cosmic matter.
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costly
adj.
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credit (to…)
- counterpart
- a person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place: the minister held talks with his French counterpart.
- coupon
- a voucher(票券/收据) entitling the holder to a discount for a particular product.
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Entitle: give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something: employees are normally *entitled to* severance pay [with object and infinitive] : the landlord is entitled to require references.
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- a voucher(票券/收据) entitling the holder to a discount for a particular product.
- courtesy
noun
- the showing of politeness in one’s attitude and behavior toward others: he had been treated with a degree of courtesy not far short of deference(遵从).
- cruise
vi./n.
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they were cruising off the California coast [with object] : she cruised the canals of France in a barge.sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure - drive slowly
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- curb
n.
- a stone or concrete edging to a street or path.
- a check or restraint on something: *curbs on* the powers of labor unions.
v.
restrain or keep in check: she promised she would curb her temper.
- cushion
- a pillow or pad stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on.
- cyberspace
- network space
- cunning
- having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit(欺诈) or evasion(逃避): a cunning look came into his eyes.
- conform (to/with)
- face difficulties
- be in correspondence / comply with
- confront
- meet (someone) face to face with hostile or argumentative intent: 300 policemen confronted an equal number of union supporters.
- conscience
n.
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an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one’s behavior: he had a *guilty conscience* about his desires Ben was suffering a pang of conscience.
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- compliment
n.
- a polite expression of praise or admiration: she paid me an enormous compliment.
- conjunction
n.
- a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if).
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the action or an instance of two or more events or things occurring at the same point in time or space: a conjunction of favorable political and economic circumstances he postulated(假设) that the Americas were formed by the conjunction of floating islands.
- commence
vi
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begin; start: [with object] : his design team commenced work [no object] : a public inquiry is due to commence on the 16th.
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- carbohydrate
- food consisting of or containing a lot of carbohydrates: before the event I will starve myself of carbohydrates and eat a lot of protein.
- captive
n.
:a person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined: the policeman put a pair of handcuffs on the captive.
- civilisation(英)/civilization
- the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced: they equated the railroad with progress and civilization.
- commonwealth
- federal
- commemorate
- this stone commemorates the battle of Waterloo
- conscientious
- (of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly: a conscientious and hardworking clerk.
- contempt
- the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn: he showed his contempt for his job by doing it very badly.
- this action displays an arrogant *contempt for* the wishes of the majority.
- corriodor / hallway
- a long passage in a building from which doors lead into rooms: his room lay at the very end of the corridor.
- couch
n.
a long upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on: I sat in an armchair and they sat on the couch.v.
(usually be couched in) express (something) in language of a specified style: many false claims are couched in scientific jargon(行话).
- correlate (with/to)
- have relationship with …
- condemn (with/to)
- fair-minded people declined to condemn her on mere suspicion.
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conduct
- confess
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admit or state that one has committed a crime or is at fault in some way: [with clause] : he confessed that he had attacked the old man [no object] : he wants to *confess to* Caroline’s murder [with direct speech] : “I damaged your car,” she confessed [with object] : once apprehended, they would confess their guilt.
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