考研英语记录-2020.03.01

Word Start with C

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  • 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.s verssel
    • 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.
  • censer
    • a container in which incense is burned, typically during a religious ceremony.
  • censership
    • 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.
  • 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
    • 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.
  • cohesive
    • characterized by or causing cohesion: each parish was formerly a cohesive unit family life can be a cohesive force in society.
  • coincide -> coincidence

  • comply (with..)
    • Obey rules
  • contrive
    • 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.
  • 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.
  • costly adj.

  • 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.
      • 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.
  • 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.
    • 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
  • 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.
    • 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.
  • 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).
    • 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
    • begin; start: [with object] : his design team commenced work [no object] : a public inquiry is due to commence on the 16th.
  • 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.
  • conduct

  • confess
    • 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.