consequent
adj. 随之而来的,由…引起的
the confusion consequent upon the strike 起因于罢工的混乱
[难点]
consequent on/upon 由…而起的
console
n. 控制台,仪表板;(建)支托,托臂
consolidate
v. (使)巩固,(使)加强
consolidate one’s position 巩固其地位
[同] strengthen
v. (使)联合起来
consolidate debts 合并债务
[同]unite
constituent
adj. 有权制定或修改宪法的
a constituent assembly 立宪会议
adj. 组成的
a constituent part 组成部分
n. 有选举权的人;要素,成份
the constituents of happiness 幸福的要素
constraint
n. 强迫,强制
act under constraint 受逼迫而行动
[同]compulsion
n. 拘束,紧张感
feel / show constraint in a person’s presence
在某人面前感觉/表现拘束
n. 约束,限制
financial constraints 财政限制
[同]restriction
consul
n. 领事;(古罗马)执政官
consumer
n. 消费者,用户
contend
vi. 竞争
I contended with him for the prize.
我和他竞争奖品。
[同]compete
vi. 斗争
He contended against his fate. 他与命运作斗争。
[同]battle
vt. 极力主张,坚信
He contended that there must be life on the Mars.
他坚信火星上一定有生物。
[同]maintain
[难点]
contend with/against 与…斗争
contend for … 争夺…
context
n. 上下文,文章的先后关系
Can’t you guess the meaning of the world from the context ?
你不能从上下文猜出此词的意思吗?
n. 来龙去脉,背景,环境
continental
adj. 大陆的,大陆性的
continental climate 大陆性气候
n. 欧洲大陆人;(美国独立战争时的)大陆军士兵
contradict
v. 反驳,驳斥,否认
Don’t contradict me ! 不要反驳我!
[同]deny
v. 同…矛盾
The reports contradict each other. 这些报告互相矛盾。
controversy
n. 争论,论战
engage in (a) controversy with / against sb. (on/about sth.)
与某人(关于某事)进行论战
[同]argument
conviction
n. 确信,坚信,深信
I have a strong conviction that he is a spy. 我确信他是个间谍。
[同]assurance
[考点]
I speak in the full conviction that…. 我深深相信…
cooperative
adj. 合作的,协作的;合作社的
co-ordinate
adj. 同等的,并列的
n. 同等的人或物;(数)坐标
vt. 使同等;使协调,调合
co-ordinate ideas 协调各项意见
correctly
adv. 正确地,合适地
[同]rightly
correlate
v. (使)相互关联
They find it difficult to correlate the two sets of figures / to correlate one set with the other.
他们发现很难使这两组数字相互联系。
[同]associate
n. 相互关联的事物;相互依存的人
[难点]
correlate sth. with / to sth. 把某物与某物联系起来
correlation
n. 相互关系,相关性
the correlation between climate and vegetation 气候与植物的相互关系
correspondence
n. 相符,一致,相似
There is not much correspondence between their ideals and ours.
他们的理想与我们的没有什么相似之处。
n. 通信,信件
He has a great deal of correspondence to deal with .
他有大批信件要处理。
[难点]
in correspondence with 与…通信;与…相符
I have been in correspondence with him about the problem.
关于这问题,我和他一直书信往来。
corrosion
n. 腐蚀,侵蚀;锈,铁锈
corrupt
adj. 腐化的,不道德的
v. (使)腐败,贿赂,败坏
The candidate corrupted voters. 这个候选人贿赂选民。
[同]bribe
cosmic
adj. 宇宙的
a cosmic rocket 宇宙火箭
[同]universal
adj. 广大无边的
cosmos
n. 宇宙
[同]universe
n. 完整的体系;秩序,和谐
couch
n. 长沙发,睡椅,卧榻
retire to one’s couch 就寝
counsel
n. 忠告,劝告
You had better follow his counsel. 你最好听从他的忠告。
[同]advice
n. (单复同)法律顾问,律师;协商,劝告
vt. 劝告,忠告
He counselled our acting at once. 他劝告我们立即行动。
[同]advise
[同]
counsel (doing) sth 建议(做)某事
counsel sb. to do sth. 劝告(建议)某人做某事
hold/take counsel with sb. 听取某人的意见
take counsel together 共同商议
courageous
adj. 勇敢的,无畏的
It was courageous of him to oppose his chief. 他敢反对他的上司,真是勇敢。
[同]brave
courteous
adj. 有礼貌的,殷勤的(to)
[同]polite
courtesy
n. 礼貌,谦逊,好意
He is liked very much because of his courtesy.
他由于彬彬有礼而颇得人们喜爱。
[难点]
be courtesy of 经…同意,由于…的好意,由…提供
a radio programme presented by courtesy of …. 由…所提供的广播节目
coward
n. 懦夫
crab
n. 蟹,蟹肉;(机)起重机,绞车;(the crab)巨蟹座;测航(航空)
v. 捕蟹;(使)测航,(使)偏斜;责难,批评,抱怨
cradle
n. 摇篮,发源地
Greece was the cradle of western civilization. 希腊是西方文明的发源地。
[同]origin
n. 婴儿时期
[难点]
in the cradle 在幼小时
from the cradle 自幼小时起
from the cradle to the grave 从生到死
crank
n. 曲柄;古怪的人,奇怪的念头(或行为)
v. 转动曲柄以发动,起动
crank up an engine 开动引擎
v. 把…弯成曲柄状;曲折行进
The river comes cranking into the town. 那条河弯弯曲曲地流入镇里。
crisp
adj. 脆的,易碎的
[同]brittle
adj. (头发等)卷曲的
criterion
n. (pl.)criteria / criterions
准则,标准
Success in money-making is not always a good criterion of real success in life.
在赚钱方面的成功,不一定是人生事业真正成功的一个好标准。
crooked
adj. 弯曲的,歪的
a crooked road 弯弯曲曲的路
[同]curving
adj. 不诚实的,欺骗的
crooked dealers 奸商
adj. 弯腰曲背的
an old man with crooked back 一个弯腰曲背的老人
cruelty
n. 残忍,残酷
They treated the prisoner with great cruelty. 他们对待囚犯非常残酷。
n. 残暴的行为
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. 我们乘船到青岛去度假。
v. (在公共场合)寻觅异性
cuckoo
n. (cuckoos)杜鹃鸟,布谷鸟
curly
adj. 卷曲的,有卷发的
a curly-headed girl 头发卷曲的女孩
currency
n. 货币
foreign currencies 外币
[同]money
n. 流通,通用
[难点]
give currency to sth. 使…流行,传播
currently
adv. 通常地,普遍地;当前的,最近地
It is currently reported that … 据最近报道…
customary
adj. 通常的,习惯的,根据习惯的,符合惯例的
It is customary to exchange gifts at Christmas. 圣诞节时人们互赠礼物是一种习俗。
n. 惯例书,风俗志,礼法书
cutter
n. 用于切割的器械;从事切割工作的人(如服装裁剪师、影片剪辑师、采煤工等)
cylinder
n. 圆柱体,圆筒;汽缸
a six-cylinder car 六汽缸的汽车
n. (数)圆柱,柱面;(装液化气的)钢瓶