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coterminous a.毗连的;有共同边界的 [也写作contermious, con+term边界,结束;terminate结束]" Z |! b; U, a% n: [1 g
couch n.床;睡椅;麦牙糖 [var of QUITCH =quitch grass 茅草]5 K# X3 m* z: \" \9 ?. K7 L
counterfeit a.n.v.假冒的;伪作;骗子 [countrefet, -fait, pp. of contrefaire]- Y% ~# a! T h# r1 E/ F Z0 U
countermand v.撤回;取消 [contremander contramandare(CONTRA-,mandare order)]( V- }; |2 M! K
counterpart n.相对物;极相似之物 [counterpane(装饰用的)床罩,床单 counterpiston 逆活塞]
0 o5 Y0 G% I# d, {+ s/ a3 J! W coupling n.联结;联合体4 b6 S% T d" K. b) E1 ?
covenant n.契约;盟约 [ pres part of co(n)venir, formed as CONVENE召集;集合]
$ h- ^) `: A% g3 u9 v$ Z covert a.暗地的;隐藏的 [ covert of covrir COVER]2 ^5 `) Y _) p+ P* R/ l1 a
covetous a.贪婪的 [coveitous Gallo-Roman be ~ of another person's]
1 g4 N# h' O5 L7 X- h9 \" ? property 贪图他人财产
1 J! z4 J# q7 f9 O. F cower v.畏缩;退缩 [kuren lie in wait COW 恐吓;威胁]! b9 [8 b* c9 Z: o) w; S1 R* y
coxcomb n.纨裤子弟;花花公子[鸡冠花(cockscomb)= cock's comb(see COCK), orig(a cap worn by)a]: {' R) P" y. z: q' e) Q
jester(尤指中世纪王侯、贵族所豢 养的)小丑,弄臣
4 Y1 w/ ~+ ~8 e* N X* y" J5 n coy a.害羞的
P6 z4 X* Y9 v$ U, t0 B+ ?2 L cozen v.欺骗 [16th-c perh rel to COUSIN 堂兄弟(姊妹) cozen a person of (out of)something=~ something of (out of) a] [person 骗取某人的某物 cozenage 欺骗,哄骗]
1 G- u/ ^7 P, e) X7 K- n cozy a.温暖而舒适的 [同COSY a ~ little restaurant 舒适雅致的小餐厅 cozy up to aperson(美口语)博取的欢心, 好]]2 y, ? h) [2 i: ?( J8 {
crabbed a.乖戾的;暴躁的 [CRAB, assoc with CRAB 蟹]
* S* I1 M0 D) i# K! N3 m0 X7 n cracker n.爆竹,摔爆;一种装有糖果2 f9 `; B0 y7 X
cram v.填塞;仓促用功 [crammian cramming adj]
. f. V" q: X, r cranky a.胡思乱想的;发疯的 [perh obs crank rogue feigning sickness CRANK曲柄;弯曲,虚浮的委婉话]
) {, ?; z4 v! p+ R crass a.粗鲁的;愚蠢的 [ crassus solid, thick]2 G3 p' [" n% M- d9 [. W
craven a.懦弱的 [ crepare burst;assim to ]( r9 H& {3 x6 c1 R7 V& R
crease n.v.皱痕;(使)起皱痕. B1 L& C R$ X; e& n1 C/ l6 r
credence n.相信 [credentia credere believe]1 m+ L. X: c: y& Z3 j, a
credo n.信条 [= I believe]* n3 g# X0 M$ U% J4 O4 x- Y9 [
credulity n.轻信;易信 [ credulus credere believe]0 s% Z$ i( W4 _8 b( g; l
creed n.教义;信条 [ creda CREDO]
; a9 `# h" n3 q" p* }+ S) h creek n.小湾;小溪 [kreke(or crike by lengthening)]
: p$ h: x' _" P3 n5 b2 B i crepuscular a.在晨曦时刻活动的 [ crepusculumtwilight(日出前的)微明,晓光;曙光;(较常指日落后的)黄昏,薄暮]
% d( m* S+ w& T' Y: J! H, { crestfallen a.垂头丧气的 [CREST鸡冠+FALLEN]
) D1 P# r: u% `" B; i+ C crevice n.裂缝;破口 [ crevace; h- K) I ^9 j0 V5 n
cringe n.v.畏缩;奉承 [ crenge, crenche, cringan, crincan: CRANK脾气暴躁的
6 J& H5 a; d0 B) c5 A( Q$ X cringing 谄媚的;奉承的
4 l I/ T$ o+ P) A3 j cripple n.跛子;残废的 [ crypel, rel to CREEP 爬行,匍匐]
# g2 E" t& T$ l3 p/ p! c, l7 d, t crisp a.脆的;活泼的 [ crispus curled卷曲]
% [* O( C" ^+ E5 w9 [6 F criterion n.标准;定规 [ kriterion means of judging(cf CRITIC)]
& Y+ `% r* `" L1 o6 l- ~& P crooked a.有钩的;弯曲的;秘密造的 [CROOK, prob after crook屈曲,弯曲部;曲柄拐杖], i) k5 W) w9 W3 B D
cross a.不高兴的 [ cros kross cros crux cruc-]
6 ]* p0 @$ p$ p, Z crotchety a.思想奇怪的;怪僻的 [CROTCHET奇想;反复无常+-Y]crude a.未提炼的;生的;粗野 [ crudus raw, rough crudity 未成熟;生硬;粗杂;粗糙粗野的行为 (言辞)]
. Z b0 N( x1 i$ e } crumble v.粉碎;崩溃;灭亡 [ formed as CRUMB;The old wall is crumbling away]
$ V$ G. Y7 y! I+ Q at the edges 那道古墙的边缘逐渐崩塌4 y1 w$ X$ R6 W2 p# h. ~
crunch v.嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼;压碎[同scrunch earlier cranch, assim to munch用力嚼 A dog was ~ing on a bone一只狗在咯吱咯吱地啃着骨头]
+ ?; @- J0 Z3 S) z1 F crusade n.十字军;圣战;改革运动[earlier croisade(croix cross)or crusado(Sp cruz cross)crusader 十字军战士改革运动者 crusado(铸有 十字架之)葡萄牙古金币或银币]! i+ U6 F% N' b4 D( e" U
crux n.紧要关头;要点 [ = cross("十字形")the ~ of a problem 问题的核心 cruzeiro巴西的货币单位(相当于美金 5.4 cents] [(1965))]2 f3 B9 a6 b7 f/ s+ ]% p c
cryogenic a.低温的;低温学的[cryogen (化学)致冷剂;冷冻剂 cryo- (用于复合字中) 表"冰冷,严寒"之义,如: cryometer低温计 (内装酒精,而非水银)]2 [; W; \' N7 k" T6 ]4 X- M) ?
cryptic a.神秘的;隐藏的 [ crypticus kruptikos(CRYPTO-)]# }2 I* o: Y& U) D2 e# T/ p2 v+ h
cryptogram n.密码 [cryptogrammic 亦作cryptogammatic 密码的;暗号的;似密码或暗号的 crypto(复合用词)表示"隐的,秘密的"]
& X6 R; T. o2 ^6 X7 f7 @' T# q cuddle v.抚爱地怀抱;贴着身睡 [16th c: perh dial couth snug舒适的]$ M, @; O' g: ~% _
cuisine n.烹调;烹饪法 [ coquina coquere to cook]
/ F2 i- z( h0 v8 B- H( u culinary a.厨房的;烹调的 [ culinarius culina kitchen]/ v/ x. ^0 _1 A
cull v.拣选;剔除 [ coillier etc colligere COLLECT]) H/ C" k) ^: }2 G6 G* w, T
culmination n.顶点;最高潮[the ~ of one's ambition 某人雄心 (抱负) 的极致 2(天文)通过子午线,中天 culminate 到达最高点 (极点,绝顶) ;达到最高潮 (极盛)]
5 [4 F9 r: y$ N- @; R( T culpable a.该受谴责的 [ culpabilis culpare culpa blame]
& ~8 F% R' v4 z$ n cultivate v.耕种 [med cultivare cultiva(terra)arable(land)(CULT)]
; X* Q" a# `; w% k: e5 ~3 T1 \ cultivating n.力求与人交往- s: U3 ~9 B4 A% y* O+ f& _
cupidity n.贪婪 [ cupidite or cupiditas ]
* L' P5 h4 s/ c* k4 Q8 i6 n; c curb n.马勒;控制 [ courber curvare bend, CURVE曲线;弯曲]& ]4 k/ A# q) ~# a
curmudgeon n.守财奴 [curly 鬈发的;卷曲的;卷缩的 curr(鸽、猫等)发咕咕声;发呜呜声 currant 小粒的无子葡萄干]. P1 m" R' | _" v D l' Z
curry v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ correier ]! S4 W6 x2 m2 C/ \. M
cursive a.草体的 [medL(scriptura)cursiva currere curs- run]$ _* O2 v; R% V
cursory a.匆促的;粗略的 [ cursorius of a runner(CURSOR计算尺游标)]
' E3 ^$ R, l/ |+ V; p curtail v.缩短;缩减 [ courtault court short curtus: assim to tail]" j8 N/ F/ s& P! o5 d" M s' Z& P
cushion n.垫子;后腿肉;缓解 [ mattress, 拉丁"腰,臀"a ~ against inflation 缓解通货膨胀的政策]
' c' h. o/ J6 H4 A The grass ~ed his fall 草坪缓和了他坠落时的撞积 pincushion(裁缝用)针垫
; Y b2 Z, _; j6 A/ v custody n.监护;保管 [ custodia custos -odis guardian custodian管理人;看守人,afterguardian]
3 A/ P1 ~$ ^: i2 U, U! H cute a.聪明的;可爱的 [shortening of ACUTE敏锐的]
x7 u/ S# X" j cyclopean a.巨大的 [独眼巨人 Cyclops(似)的;cyclopia(医)独眼畸形]: ~7 }' m. \$ Z B( V
cynic n.愤世嫉俗;不信人间真情 [ cynicus kunikos ]
2 c* B" F7 e# q. d8 ~ cynosure n.众人注目之的[ kunosoura dog's tail, Ursa Minor kuon kunos dog+oura tail cynosural引人注意的 cynocephalous 似狗头的;似犬面的]
; F& W+ S. ?/ J; V; ~ x cytology n.细胞学 [cyto-, cyt- 表"细胞"之义 cytologist 细胞学家 cytokinesis (细胞分裂时之)]
1 ]( M; k; W( Z0 _- B( W* s 细胞浆移动;原浆移动] [cytochrome 细胞色素 cytogenous 细胞合成的]来源:考大# B( E, |$ O3 K7 c) a
dabble v.涉足;浅赏 [16th c:Du dabbelen or DAB (用)轻敲,轻抚,轻按,轻敷,轻扑(with)(又作 dabhand)(英口语)好手;高手],[ 专家(at)]
- T" e ~; B& z. p! b+ L& J5 q dainty a.优美的;讲究的;好吃的 [ dainte, daintie, deintie dignitas-tatis dignus worthy]
' l( @- F4 Y" f+ ]& M7 f' f% h) x dais n.讲台 [ deis discus disc, dish, in medL = table]
5 M/ N1 h9 Z8 p7 f- u5 v& r3 l! [ dally v.嬉戏;玩弄 [dalier chat dalliance戏弄;荒唐度日]
& e7 A1 V2 P+ [5 e dampen v.弄湿;使消沉;挫锐气[dandified打扮得华丽的]# A0 N$ h2 G1 y2 F4 b. p9 D
dangle v.悬摆 [16th c(imit): cf Sw dangla, Da dangle TANTALIZE逗弄], \) Y" B! t$ \+ @7 u7 S
dank a.阴湿的 [prob Scand: cf Sw dank marshy spot]; P# O: z" X* H; W6 W8 |8 }
dapple v.使起斑纹 [ dappled, dappeld,(adj) dappled斑纹的,花的]
1 \6 l6 d; s+ G, s daredevil n.挺而走险的人;胆大的 [DARE大胆+DEVIL鬼]
' C, u2 Z- [& l* O- p. `" b dart v.投掷 [darz, dars,Frank]
8 V9 Y! B, J+ w dashing a.勇敢的;有活力的;华丽的 [DASH急冲;突进]) q% g" K0 b" s7 i. B
dastard n.懦夫 [dastardly 懦弱的;卑鄙的 das'tardliness(惯用法)dastardly的狭义用法指懦弱的行为,广义用法指可]鄙 [行为]
4 p! o# P) e: f' P7 T daubster n.笨画匠 [("涂石灰涂料")wattle and daub 拙劣的画 wattle 编枝条工艺 澳洲相思树]
' |7 {9 M! D' w b! h! ? c, g daunt v.恐吓;使失去勇气 [ daunter, OF danter, donter domitare frequent of domare tame(undaunted不畏惧的)]
! ?, c: Q6 _9 {( o) ^0 k$ |1 Q3 { dauntless a.无所谓的;大胆的
# g1 C, p9 W1 S6 X$ O dawdle v.怠惰;闲荡;浪费光阴 [perh rel to dial daddle, doddle idlea没有工作的,不在工作的,闲散的 空的,闲着的 , dally] [浪费,蹉跎~ away the time 浪费时]
3 X* Y0 p/ v1 `6 D& M( Y% W9 e! ` deadlock n.停顿;停滞 [DEAD+LOCK]! r) w' V7 x/ m: v L# M
dearth n.缺乏;少 [ formed as DEAR]
* J& z7 V. a! [; }$ i: ? debacle n.崩溃;瓦解 [( "开闩")]
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5 R+ d0 }' E- o' v7 f! X debase v.贬低;降格 [DE-+obs base for ABASE] |