consequent
adj. 隨之而來(lái)的,由…引起的
the confusion consequent upon the strike 起因于罷工的混亂
[難點(diǎn)]
consequent on/upon 由…而起的
console
n. 控制臺(tái),儀表板;(建)支托,托臂
consolidate
v. (使)鞏固,(使)加強(qiáng)
consolidate one’s position 鞏固其地位
[同] strengthen
v. (使)聯(lián)合起來(lái)
consolidate debts 合并債務(wù)
[同]unite
constituent
adj. 有權(quán)制定或修改憲法的
a constituent assembly 立憲會(huì)議
adj. 組成的
a constituent part 組成部分
n. 有選舉權(quán)的人;要素,成份
the constituents of happiness 幸福的要素
constraint
n. 強(qiáng)迫,強(qiáng)制
act under constraint 受逼迫而行動(dòng)
[同]compulsion
n. 拘束,緊張感
feel / show constraint in a person’s presence
在某人面前感覺(jué)/表現(xiàn)拘束
n. 約束,限制
financial constraints 財(cái)政限制
[同]restriction
consul
n. 領(lǐng)事;(古羅馬)執(zhí)政官
consumer
n. 消費(fèi)者,用戶
contend
vi. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)
I contended with him for the prize.
我和他競(jìng)爭(zhēng)獎(jiǎng)品。
[同]compete
vi. 斗爭(zhēng)
He contended against his fate. 他與命運(yùn)作斗爭(zhēng)。
[同]battle
vt. 極力主張,堅(jiān)信
He contended that there must be life on the Mars.
他堅(jiān)信火星上一定有生物。
[同]maintain
[難點(diǎn)]
contend with/against 與…斗爭(zhēng)
contend for … 爭(zhēng)奪…
context
n. 上下文,文章的先后關(guān)系
Can’t you guess the meaning of the world from the context ?
你不能從上下文猜出此詞的意思嗎?
n. 來(lái)龍去脈,背景,環(huán)境
continental
adj. 大陸的,大陸性的
continental climate 大陸性氣候
n. 歐洲大陸人;(美國(guó)獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)的)大陸軍士兵
contradict
v. 反駁,駁斥,否認(rèn)
Don’t contradict me ! 不要反駁我!
[同]deny
v. 同…矛盾
The reports contradict each other. 這些報(bào)告互相矛盾。
controversy
n. 爭(zhēng)論,論戰(zhàn)
engage in (a) controversy with / against sb. (on/about sth.)
與某人(關(guān)于某事)進(jìn)行論戰(zhàn)
[同]argument
conviction
n. 確信,堅(jiān)信,深信
I have a strong conviction that he is a spy. 我確信他是個(gè)間諜。
[同]assurance
[考點(diǎn)]
I speak in the full conviction that…. 我深深相信…
cooperative
adj. 合作的,協(xié)作的;合作社的
co-ordinate
adj. 同等的,并列的
n. 同等的人或物;(數(shù))坐標(biāo)
vt. 使同等;使協(xié)調(diào),調(diào)合
co-ordinate ideas 協(xié)調(diào)各項(xiàng)意見(jiàn)
correctly
adv. 正確地,合適地
[同]rightly
correlate
v. (使)相互關(guān)聯(lián)
They find it difficult to correlate the two sets of figures / to correlate one set with the other.
他們發(fā)現(xiàn)很難使這兩組數(shù)字相互聯(lián)系。
[同]associate
n. 相互關(guān)聯(lián)的事物;相互依存的人
[難點(diǎn)]
correlate sth. with / to sth. 把某物與某物聯(lián)系起來(lái)
correlation
n. 相互關(guān)系,相關(guān)性
the correlation between climate and vegetation 氣候與植物的相互關(guān)系
correspondence
n. 相符,一致,相似
There is not much correspondence between their ideals and ours.
他們的理想與我們的沒(méi)有什么相似之處。
n. 通信,信件
He has a great deal of correspondence to deal with .
他有大批信件要處理。
[難點(diǎn)]
in correspondence with 與…通信;與…相符
I have been in correspondence with him about the problem.
關(guān)于這問(wèn)題,我和他一直書(shū)信往來(lái)。
corrosion
n. 腐蝕,侵蝕;銹,鐵銹
corrupt
adj. 腐化的,不道德的
v. (使)腐敗,賄賂,敗壞
The candidate corrupted voters. 這個(gè)候選人賄賂選民。
[同]bribe
cosmic
adj. 宇宙的
a cosmic rocket 宇宙火箭
[同]universal
adj. 廣大無(wú)邊的
cosmos
n. 宇宙
[同]universe
n. 完整的體系;秩序,和諧
couch
n. 長(zhǎng)沙發(fā),睡椅,臥榻
retire to one’s couch 就寢
counsel
n. 忠告,勸告
You had better follow his counsel. 你最好聽(tīng)從他的忠告。
[同]advice
n. (單復(fù)同)法律顧問(wèn),律師;協(xié)商,勸告
vt. 勸告,忠告
He counselled our acting at once. 他勸告我們立即行動(dòng)。
[同]advise
[同]
counsel (doing) sth 建議(做)某事
counsel sb. to do sth. 勸告(建議)某人做某事
hold/take counsel with sb. 聽(tīng)取某人的意見(jiàn)
take counsel together 共同商議
courageous
adj. 勇敢的,無(wú)畏的
It was courageous of him to oppose his chief. 他敢反對(duì)他的上司,真是勇敢。
[同]brave
courteous
adj. 有禮貌的,殷勤的(to)
[同]polite
courtesy
n. 禮貌,謙遜,好意
He is liked very much because of his courtesy.
他由于彬彬有禮而頗得人們喜愛(ài)。
[難點(diǎn)]
be courtesy of 經(jīng)…同意,由于…的好意,由…提供
a radio programme presented by courtesy of …. 由…所提供的廣播節(jié)目
coward
n. 懦夫
crab
n. 蟹,蟹肉;(機(jī))起重機(jī),絞車(chē);(the crab)巨蟹座;測(cè)航(航空)
v. 捕蟹;(使)測(cè)航,(使)偏斜;責(zé)難,批評(píng),抱怨
cradle
n. 搖籃,發(fā)源地
Greece was the cradle of western civilization. 希臘是西方文明的發(fā)源地。
[同]origin
n. 嬰兒時(shí)期
[難點(diǎn)]
in the cradle 在幼小時(shí)
from the cradle 自幼小時(shí)起
from the cradle to the grave 從生到死
crank
n. 曲柄;古怪的人,奇怪的念頭(或行為)
v. 轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)曲柄以發(fā)動(dòng),起動(dòng)
crank up an engine 開(kāi)動(dòng)引擎
v. 把…彎成曲柄狀;曲折行進(jìn)
The river comes cranking into the town. 那條河彎彎曲曲地流入鎮(zhèn)里。
crisp
adj. 脆的,易碎的
[同]brittle
adj. (頭發(fā)等)卷曲的
criterion
n. (pl.)criteria / criterions
準(zhǔn)則,標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
Success in money-making is not always a good criterion of real success in life.
在賺錢(qián)方面的成功,不一定是人生事業(yè)真正成功的一個(gè)好標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
crooked
adj. 彎曲的,歪的
a crooked road 彎彎曲曲的路
[同]curving
adj. 不誠(chéng)實(shí)的,欺騙的
crooked dealers 奸商
adj. 彎腰曲背的
an old man with crooked back 一個(gè)彎腰曲背的老人
cruelty
n. 殘忍,殘酷
They treated the prisoner with great cruelty. 他們對(duì)待囚犯非常殘酷。
n. 殘暴的行為
cruise
n. 巡游,巡航
go on / for a cruise 乘船巡游
[同]voyage
v. 巡游(于),巡航(于)
We cruised to Qingdao on vacation. 我們乘船到青島去度假。
v. (在公共場(chǎng)合)尋覓異性
cuckoo
n. (cuckoos)杜鵑鳥(niǎo),布谷鳥(niǎo)
curly
adj. 卷曲的,有卷發(fā)的
a curly-headed girl 頭發(fā)卷曲的女孩
currency
n. 貨幣
foreign currencies 外幣
[同]money
n. 流通,通用
[難點(diǎn)]
give currency to sth. 使…流行,傳播
currently
adv. 通常地,普遍地;當(dāng)前的,最近地
It is currently reported that … 據(jù)最近報(bào)道…
customary
adj. 通常的,習(xí)慣的,根據(jù)習(xí)慣的,符合慣例的
It is customary to exchange gifts at Christmas. 圣誕節(jié)時(shí)人們互贈(zèng)禮物是一種習(xí)俗。
n. 慣例書(shū),風(fēng)俗志,禮法書(shū)
cutter
n. 用于切割的器械;從事切割工作的人(如服裝裁剪師、影片剪輯師、采煤工等)
cylinder
n. 圓柱體,圓筒;汽缸
a six-cylinder car 六汽缸的汽車(chē)
n. (數(shù))圓柱,柱面;(裝液化氣的)鋼瓶