再要你命301-450 Flashcards
canvass
仔細檢查,詳盡討論:examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; 遊說,去(一個地區)的各處或找到(個人)來拉選票或訂單:solicits votes or orders
capitulate
投降,默許:give all resistance
caprice
一時衝動的決定:impulsive change; 反復無常,善變:change, impulsively
captivate
吸引:attract
careworn
憂心忡忡的,焦慮的:grief, anxiety
cardinal
主要的,非常重要的:foremost importance, paramount
caricature
用諷刺歪曲等手法的誇張,漫畫,諷刺畫:exaggeration; 嘲笑性模仿或誇張:copy, exaggerate
carnal
肉體的,物質的:physical; 世俗的:worldly
carouse
暢飲,狂歡作樂:drink, freely
carp
對小事吹毛求疵,挑剔,表現不滿:peevish criticism, objections, express dissatisfaction, tiresomely
鯉魚
carve
雕刻:three-dimensional representation; (通過長期不懈努力)開創,開拓:produce or bring about
cast
演員,演員陣容:a set of characters; 選派(演員):assign, actor; 提出:give off; 拋棄:get rid of
castigate
強烈(公開)指責:criticize; 懲罰:penalty
catalyze
成為···的導火索,導致:be the cause of
catastrophe
大災難:tragedy; 徹底的失敗:utter failure
categorical
沒有例外的,無條件限制的,絕對的:without, qualification, absolute
catholic
普遍的,包容的:not limited or specialized
caustic
腐蝕性的:destroying, eating away; 挖苦諷刺的,刻薄的:incisive sarcasm
caveat
警告,告誡:warning of a specific limitation
cavil
挑剔,吹毛求疵:quibble
carp
cavort
歡快地蹦跳或行走,雀躍:sprightly
cede
(根據條約)放棄,割讓:surrender possession of
cement
粘合,粘合劑:uniting, binding
censor
審查並刪除不良的東西:examine, delete
censorious
挑剔指責的:critical
censure
公開表示反對,譴責:public, formal disapproval
census
人口普查:survey, population
cessation
終止,暫停:stopping of a process
chaff
開玩笑:make jokes
chagrin
沮喪,懊惱:mind
chameleon
變色龍,善變的人:changes or adopts opinions
champion
支持:support
chaos
混亂:disorder, confusion
charade
裝模作樣:intended to deceive; 動作字謎:represented in pantomime
charlatan
騙子,裝懂的人:fraudulent
chary
非常謹慎的:cautious
chase
鏤雕(金屬)以裝飾:decorate; 驅趕:force out
chasm
分歧,(意見、利益或忠誠上)明顯差異:pronounced difference
chauvinistic
盲目愛國的:excessive favoritism
check
使突然停止,阻止:arrest, abruptly; 同意,一致:agreement
cherubic
天使般可愛的:rosy
chicanery
詭計多端的,欺騙:deception
chide
責備:scold mildly
choleric
易怒的,暴躁的:angered; 生氣的:anger, irate
chord
與···和諧一致,符合:accord, agree
chromatic
彩色的:colors
chronic
經常發生的,復發的:frequent recurrence;習慣性的,不可能改變的:not likely, change
churl
粗野的人:rude, boorish; 吝嗇鬼:mean, stingy
cipher
無影響或無價值的人:no importance, influence; 計算(價值):determine, mathematical operations; 密碼:conceal
circuitous
迂回的,不直接的:not, forthright, direct; 冗長的:more, necessary
circumlocution
繞圈子說話:unnecessarily, indirect, evasion; 冗長:too many
circumscribe
限制:limit; 包圍,圍繞:surround
circumspect
謹慎的,小心的:careful
circumvent
躲避,不遵從:avoid, comply
civility
彬彬有禮:courteous, politeness
claim
要求(權利):ask for, right; 斷言:state as a fact; 剝奪生命:deprive, life; 權利:right
clandestine
隱藏的,秘密的:secret, illicit, improper
clarion
清楚響亮的:loud, clear
clarity
清晰,清楚:clear, lucidity; 清澈透明:easily seen through
clasp
緊握:holding
clement
寬容的,善良的:tolerant, kind; 氣候溫和的:neither, high, low
clich?
陳詞濫調(的):hackneyed
clog
阻礙物:something, movement, progress difficult; 阻礙:difficulty; 堵塞:prevent, through
clot
密集的一群:a number of things, a unit; 堵塞:prevent, through, filling with something; 凝結:jelly
cloudburst
突然的一場暴雨:sudden copious rainfall
clout
權力,影響力:influence
cloying
甜得發膩的,感情用事的:sweet, sentimental
clumsy
笨拙的:lacking, nimbleness, lack, skill; 不文雅的:lacking, grace, inability, graceful; 不精緻的:roughly
coagulate
(使)凝結,(使)變稠:coherent, clot
coalesce
合併,融合:whole, fuse
coax
哄騙:pleading, flattery, cajole
coda
終曲:concluding passage
coerce
(以武力)強制:force, threat
coeval
同時代的,同齡的:equal age
cogent
令人信服的:convincing; 相關的:pertinent
cognizant
知道的,意識到的:aware
collapse
突然倒塌或收縮:fall, shrink; 完全耗盡體力:depletion, energy, strength; 失敗:unsuccessful
collude
串通,共謀(做壞事):together secretly, fraudulent, deceitful, conspire
colossal
巨大的:size, degree, immense
coltish
不守紀律的:not subjected, discipline; 愛開玩笑的:joking, teasing
coma
昏迷,深度無知覺:profound unconsciousness; 遲鈍,冷漠:sluggishness
combustible
可燃的:igniting; 容易激動的:easily excited
comely
漂亮的,吸引人的:pleasing, wholesome, attractive
comity
友好,社會和諧:friendly, harmony
commencement
開始:beginning; 畢業典禮:conferring
commend
讚揚:approbation, praise; 委託保管:entrust; 推薦:recommend
comment:注釋,評斷
commensurate
同樣大小的:equal; 相稱的,相當的:proportionate
commingle
充分混合:blend
commitment
致力,投入:obligated, impelled; 確信:belief; 承諾,表態:revealing one’s view
commit:委託,犯罪
committed
忠誠的,忠實的:loyal
commodious
寬敞舒適的:spacious
commonsensical
符合常識的,有依據的:common sense, sound
commotion
騷亂:disturbance
compendium
摘要:summary, abstract; 目錄,各種各樣的清單或集合:list, collection
complacency
自滿,無憂患意識:self-satisfaction, unawareness of trouble
complaisance
願意順從,討好,彬彬有禮:comply, affability
compliant
順從的:submissive
comply:順從,遵守 ,答應
compliment
稱讚,恭維:praise; 敬意,免費贈送的禮物:respectful
complement:補充物
comply
遵從:conform, submit
compose
使鎮定:calm; 組成,構成:form, constitute
compound
混合物:something composed;混合的:consisting;混合:together;擴大,增多:greater;和解:agree
compress
壓縮(體積):reduce size, volume
compromise
妥協:concessions;使危險:danger
compunction
焦慮,內疚,良心不安:anxiety, guilt
concatenate
連結,混合:bring together
concave
凹的:curved
conceal
隱藏,隱瞞:prevent disclosure
concede
承認:grant;停止抵抗:cease resistance
concentrate
集中:focus;濃縮:less dilute;聚集:together
concerted
共同完成的:accomplished together
conciliate
平息,撫慰:lessen the anger;調解:compatible, reconcile
concise
簡潔的:brevity
concord
一致,和睦:harmony, agreement
concur
同意:agreement;同一時間發生、存在:same time;團結合作:joint
condescending
擺出高人一等的姿態的,居高臨下的:patronizingly superior
condign
應得的,恰當的:deserved
condole
表達同情:sympathetic
condone
寬恕;忽視:forgive
conducive
有益的,有促進作用的:promote
confident
有信心的,自信的:assurance, self-reliance
confine
禁閉,監禁:imprison;限制:limits
confluence
匯合,混合:together same
confront
直接對抗,直面:face to face
confound
使困惑:uncertainty;無法區分,混淆:fail to differentiate;證明為假,證偽:false
congeal
凝固,固化:solid state
congenial
和善的,友好的:agreement;令人愉悅的:giving pleasure
congruent
和諧一致的:in agreement;全等的:coinciding
conjecture
揣測的結果:conclusion by surmise;猜測,估計(大小、數量等):decide without actual measurement;(沒有依據地)認為:form an opinion
connive
暗中合作,共謀:cooperate secretly;縱容:假裝忽視或並未採取措施阻止錯誤:pretend ignorance ought to oppose
connoisseur
鑒賞家(尤指藝術領域):with discrimination, appreciation;專家:high level of knowledge
conscientious
仔細的,一絲不苟的:involving great care;有良心的,正直的:governed by conscience
consensus
一致同意:general agreement
consequence
結果:produced by cause;重要性,價值:importance
conservative
守舊的,不願改變的:oppose change;不招搖的,低調的:not showy;謹慎小心的:close attentiveness
conservatory
溫室:greenhouse;藝術學院:school arts
conserve
保存,避免浪費:keep avoid wasteful
considerable
(數量上)可觀(而值得注意)的:large;值得考慮的,重要的:significant
console
安慰,慰藉:alleviate, comfort
consolidate
使聯合,統一:join together;加固,使安全:make firm
consonant
(n) 子音
(adj) 和諧一致的:in agreement
conspicuous
顯而易見的;吸引人的:obvious
conspire
合謀,密謀:plan secretly
constitute
指派,任命:appoint;構成:make up
constrain
限制:restriction;使人屈服於(壓力、感情)等:give in to pressure
constringent
緊縮的:draw together
construct
建造,建立:form;創造,相出:create imagination
consummate
專業的,有造詣的:extremely skilled;無紕漏的,完美的:perfect;最高檔次的,最大規模的:highest degree
contagious
傳染的:communicate;(情緒等)喚起共鳴的:exciting a similar feeling
contaminate
污染,感染:stain
content
使滿足:appease;主題:major subject of interest;內容,內涵:idea that is conveyed