deck04 Flashcards
canvass
v. 仔细检查, 详尽讨论: examine carefully or discuss thoroughly, scrutinize; 游说, 去(一个地区)的各处或找到(个人)来拉选票或订单: solicits votes or orders
capitulate
v. 投降, 默许: give up all resistance, acquiesce, yield
caprice
n. 一时冲动的决定: impulsive change of mind; 反复无常, 善变: inclination change mind impulsively
captivate
vt. 吸引: attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence
careworn
adj. 忧心忡忡的, 焦虑的: showing effect of grief or anxiety
cardinal
adj. 主要的, 非常重要的: foremost importance, paramount
caricature
n. 用讽刺歪曲等手法的夸张, 漫画, 讽刺画: exaggeration by often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics; v. 嘲笑性模仿或夸张: copy or exaggerate in order to make fun of
carnal
adj. 肉体的, 物质的: relating to physical; 世俗的: worldly
carouse
vi. 畅饮, 狂欢作乐: drink liquor freely or excessively
carp
vi. 对小事吹毛求疵, 挑剔, 表现不满: make often peevish criticism or objections about minor, unimportant, or irrelevant matters, express dissatisfaction usu. tiresomely
carve
v. 雕刻: create three-dimensional representation of; (通过长期不懈努力)开创, 开拓: produce or bring about esp. by long or repeated effort
cast
n. 演员, 演员阵容: a set of characters; vt. 选派(演员): assign (as actor) to a role; 提出: give off, place as if by throwing; v. 抛弃: get rid of as useless or unwanted
castigate
vt. 强烈(公开)指责: criticize harshly usu. publicly; 惩罚: inflict penalty on for fault or crime
catalyze
vt. 成为…的导火索, 导致: be the cause of
catastrophe
n. 大灾难: final event of dramatic action esp. tragedy; 彻底的失败: utter failure, fiasco
categorical
adj. 没有例外的, 无条件限制的, 绝对的: being without exception or qualification, absolute
catholic
adj. 普遍的, 包容的: not limited or specialized in application or purpose
caustic
adj. 腐蚀性的: capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action; 挖苦讽刺的, 刻薄的: incisive sarcasm
caveat
n. 警告, 告诫: warning of a specific limitation
cavil
v. 挑剔, 吹毛求疵: find fault unnecessarily, quibble
cavort
vi. 欢快地蹦跳或行走, 雀跃: bound or prance about in sprightly manner
cede
vt. (根据条约)放弃, 割让: surrender possession of esp. by treaty
cement
n./v. 粘合, 粘合剂: uniting or binding force or influence
censor
vt. 审查并删除不良的东西: examine to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable
censorious
adj. 挑剔指责的: highly critical
censure
v. 公开表示反对, 谴责: express public or formal disapproval
census
n. 人口普查: official survey of population
cessation
n. 终止, 暂停: stopping of a process
chaff
v. 开玩笑: make jokes
chagrin
n. (因为失败, 出糗而导致的)不安, 焦虑: distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
chameleon
n. 变色龙, 善变的人: person dexterously and expendiently changes or adopts opinions
champion
vt, 支持: fight for, defend, or support as a champion
chaos
n. 混乱: condition or place of great disorder or confusion
charade
n. 装模作样: display of emtion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive; 动作字谜: game in which words are represented in pantomime
charlatan
n. 骗子, 装懂的人: person makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge
chary
adj. 非常谨慎的: very cautious
chase
v. 镂雕(金属)以装饰: decorate by engraving or embossing; 驱赶: force out
chasm
n. 分歧, (意见, 利益或忠诚上)明显差异: pronounced difference of opinion, interest, or loyalty
chauvinistic
adj. 盲目爱国的: showing excessive favoritism towards own country
check
vt. 使突然停止, 阻止: arrest motion abruptly; v. 同意, 一致: in agreement on every point
cherubic
adj. 天使般可爱的: innocent-looking usu. chubby and rosy
chicanery
n. 诡计多端的, 欺骗: deception
chide
责备: scold mildly
choleric
易怒的, 暴躁的: angered; 生气的: anger, irate
chord
与···和谐一致, 符合: accord, agree
chromatic
彩色的: colors
chronic
经常发生的, 复发的: frequent recurrence;习惯性的, 不可能改变的: not likely, change
churl
粗野的人: rude, boorish; 吝啬鬼: mean, stingy
cipher
无影响或无价值的人: no importance, influence; 计算(价值): determine, mathematical operations; 密码: conceal
circuitous
迂回的, 不直接的: not, forthright, direct; 冗长的: more, necessary
circumlocution
绕圈子说话: unnecessarily, indirect, evasion; 冗长: too many
circumscribe
限制: limit; 包围, 围绕: surround
circumspect
谨慎的, 小心的: careful
circumvent
躲避, 不遵从: avoid, comply
civility
彬彬有礼: courteous, politeness
claim
要求(权利): ask for, right; 断言: state as a fact; 剥夺生命: deprive, life; 权利: right
clandestine
隐藏的, 秘密的: secret, illicit, improper
clarion
清楚响亮的: loud, clear
clarity
清晰, 清楚: clear, lucidity; 清澈透明:easily seen through
clasp
紧握: holding
clement
宽容的, 善良的: tolerant, kind; 气候温和的: neither, high, low
cliché
陈词滥调(的): hackneyed
clog
阻碍物: something, movement, progress difficult; 阻碍: difficulty; 堵塞: prevent, through
clot
密集的一群: a number of things, a unit; 堵塞: prevent, through, filling with something; 凝结: jelly
cloudburst
突然的一场暴雨: sudden copious rainfall
clout
权力, 影响力: influence
cloying
甜得发腻的, 感情用事的: sweet, sentimental
clumsy
笨拙的: lacking, nimbleness, lack, skill; 不文雅的: lacking, grace, inability, graceful; 不精致的: roughly
coagulate
(使)凝结, (使)变稠: coherent, clot
coalesce
合并, 融合: whole, fuse
coax
哄骗: pleading, flattery, cajole
coda
终曲: concluding passage
coerce
(以武力)强制: force, threat
coeval
同时代的, 同龄的: equal age
cogent
令人信服的: convincing; 相关的: pertinent
cognizant
知道的, 意识到的: aware
collapse
突然倒塌或收缩: fall, shrink; 完全耗尽体力: depletion, energy, strength; 失败: unsuccessful
collude
串通, 共谋(做坏事): together secretly, fraudulent, deceitful, conspire
colossal
巨大的: size, degree, immense
coltish
不守纪律的: not subjected, discipline; 爱开玩笑的: joking, teasing
coma
昏迷, 深度无知觉: profound unconsciousness; 迟钝, 冷漠: sluggishness
combustible
可燃的: igniting; 容易激动的: easily excited
comely
漂亮的, 吸引人的: pleasing, wholesome, attractive
comity
友好, 社会和谐: friendly, harmony
commencement
开始: beginning; 毕业典礼: conferring
commend
赞扬: approbation, praise; 委托保管: entrust; 推荐: recommend
commensurate
同样大小的: equal; 相称的, 相当的: proportionate
commingle
充分混合: blend
commitment
致力, 投入: obligated, impelled; 确信: belief; 承诺, 表态: revealing one’s view
committed
忠诚的, 忠实的: loyal
commodious
宽敞舒适的: spacious
commonsensical
符合常识的, 有依据的: common sense, sound
commotion
骚乱: disturbance
compendium
摘要: summary, abstract; 目录, 各种各样的列表或集合: list, collection
complacency
自满, 无忧患意识: self-satisfaction, unawareness of trouble
complaisance
愿意顺从, 讨好, 彬彬有礼: comply, affability
compliant
顺从的: submissive
compliment
称赞, 恭维: praise; 敬意, 免费赠送的礼物: respectful
comply
遵从: conform, submit
compose
使镇定: calm; 组成, 构成: form, constitute