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co·me·di·an

noun

\kə-ˈmē-dē-ən\

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  1. N-COUNT 滑稽演员;喜剧演员 A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
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com·et

noun

\ˈkä-mət\

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  1. N-COUNT 彗星 A comet is a bright object with a long tail that travels around the sun.
    Halley’s Comet is going to come back in 2061.
    哈雷彗星将于2061年回归。
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com·mer·cial

adj

\kə-ˈmər-shəl\

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  1. ADJ 商业的;贸易的 Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
    Docklands in its heyday was a major centre of industrial and commercial activity…
    港区在其最繁荣的时期曾是主要的工商业活动中心。
    Attacks were reported on police, vehicles and commercial premises.
    据报道，警察、车辆和商业经营场所均遭到袭击。
  2. ADJ-GRADED (组织、活动)营利的，商业化的，偏重利润的 Commercial organizations and activities are concerned with making money or profits, rather than, for example, with scientific research or providing a public service.
    British Rail has indeed become more commercial over the past decade…
    过去10年来，英国铁路确实变得更加商业化了。
    Conservationists in Chile are concerned over the effect of commercial exploitation of forests…
    对森林的商业开发所带来的影响让智利的自然资源保护者们感到忧心忡忡。
    commercially: British Aerospace reckon that the plane will be commercially viable if 400 can be sold…英国航空航天公司估计这个型号的飞机如果能卖出400架，就可实现盈利。Insulin is produced commercially from animals…为获利从动物体内提取胰岛素。Designers are becoming more commercially minded.设计者们变得更有商业意识。
  3. ADJ (产品)商品化的，供市场出售的 A commercial product is made to be sold to the public.
    They are the leading manufacturer in both defence and commercial products.
    在军工产品和民用产品的制造方面，他们都处于领先地位。
    commercially: It was the first commercially available machine to employ artificial intelligence.这是第一台作为商品出售的采用人工智能技术的机器。
  4. ADJ (车辆)商用的 A commercial vehicle is a vehicle used for carrying goods, or passengers who pay.
    Commercial vehicles, coaches and lorries are required by law to be fitted with tachographs.
    法律规定商用车辆、长途汽车和卡车要安装转速计。
    …the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by a commercial passenger vessel.
    商用客船最快的一次横渡大西洋
  5. ADJ (电视、广播)靠广告收入维持的，商业性的 Commercial television and radio are paid for by the broadcasting of advertisements, rather than by the government.
    …Classic FM, the first national commercial radio station.
    国内首家商业广播电台——经典调频
  6. ADJ-GRADED (电影或音乐)商业化的，迎合大众口味的 Commercial is used to describe something such as a film or a type of music that it is intended to be popular with the public, and is not very original or of high quality.
    There’s a feeling among a lot of people that music has become too commercial.
    很多人都觉得音乐变得过于商业化了。
  7. N-COUNT (电视或电台的)商业广告 A commercial is an advertisement that is broadcast on television or radio.
    The government has launched a campaign of television commercials and leaflets.
    政府通过电视广告和传单的形式发起了宣传活动。

— com·mer·ci·al·i·ty \kə-ˌmər-shē-ˈa-lə-tē\ noun
— com·mer·cial·ly -ˈmər-sh(ə-)lē\ adverb

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common divisor

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n.公约，公约数

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com·mon·place

noun

\ˈkä-mən-ˌplās\

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  1. ADJ-GRADED 平常的;不足为奇的 If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
    Foreign vacations have become commonplace…
    去国外度假已经变得很平常了。
    It is commonplace for snipers to open fire on aid convoys.
    狙击手向救援车队开火的事情很常见。
  2. N-COUNT 平常的事;司空见惯的事 A commonplace is something that happens often or is often found.
    It’s become a commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
    现在在街上时不时会看见有人饿晕。
  3. N-COUNT 老生常谈;陈词滥调 A commonplace is a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting.
    It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe.
    说北爱尔兰是现代欧洲死气沉沉的落后地区已是陈词滥调了。
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com·pact

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\kəm-ˈpakt\

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  1. ADJ-GRADED 小而紧凑的 Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
    The adjective and verb are pronounced /kəm’pækt/. The noun is pronounced /’kɒmpækt/. 形容词和动词读作 /kəm’pækt/，名词读作 /’kɒmpækt/。
    …my compact office in Washington.
    我在华盛顿小而紧凑的办公室
    …the new, more compact Czech government.
    更为精简的新捷克政府
    compactness: The very compactness of the cottage made it all the more snug and appealing.正是村舍的小巧紧凑让其更为温暖舒适，也更有吸引力。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 矮小结实的;矮壮的 A compact person is small but strong.
    He was compact, probably no taller than me…
    他矮小壮实，可能并不比我高。
    He looked physically very powerful, athletic in a compact way.
    他看上去非常强壮，像个敦实的运动员。
  3. ADJ 小巧的;袖珍的 A compact cassette, camera, or car is a small type of cassette, camera, or car.
  4. VERB 把…压实(或压紧) To compact something means to press it so that it becomes more solid.
    The Smith boy was compacting the trash…
    史密斯家的男孩在把垃圾压紧。
    The soil settles and is compacted by the winter rain.
    土壤沉积下来，然后在冬雨的作用下变得坚实。
    compacted: …a pile of compacted earth.一堆压实的土
  5. N-COUNT (内有镜子的)化妆粉盒 A compact is a small, flat case that contains face powder and a mirror.

— com·pact·ly -ˈpak(t)-lē\ adverb
— com·pact·ness -ˈpak(t)-nəs\ noun n.紧密； 坚实； 紧凑； 小巧

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com·pan·ion·ate

adj

\kəm-ˈpan-yə-nət\

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adj.和谐的； (衣服)相配的； 同伴的； 同伴似的

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com·pat·i·ble

adj

\kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl\

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  1. ADJ-GRADED (系统、想法和信仰)兼容的，可以并存的 If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
    Free enterprise, he argued, was compatible with Russian values and traditions…
    他认为自由企业制并不违背俄罗斯的价值观和传统。
    Marriage and the life I live just don’t seem compatible.
    婚姻和我的生活好像就是没法兼容。
    compatibility: National courts can freeze any law while its compatibility with European legislation is being tested.任一法律与欧洲立法有所冲突时，本国法院可以停止该法的实行。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 能和谐相处的;合得来的 If you say that you are compatible with someone, you mean that you have a good relationship with them because you have similar opinions and interests.
    Mildred and I are very compatible. She’s interested in the things that interest me…
    我和米尔德丽德很合得来，我感兴趣的东西她也感兴趣。
    In a large city you’re almost certain to find a physician with whom you are compatible and feel comfortable.
    在大城市，几乎肯定能找到一个和你意气相投、让你觉得舒心的心灵抚慰者。
    compatibility: As a result of their compatibility, Haig and Fraser were able to bring about wide-ranging reforms.黑格和弗雷泽意气相投，在一起能够推行大范围的改革。
  3. ADJ (尤指与 IBM公司制造的计算机或计算机设备)兼容的 If one make of computer or computer equipment is compatible with another make, especially IBM, they can be used together and can use the same software.

— com·pat·i·bil·i·ty -ˌpa-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— compatible noun
— com·pat·i·ble·ness -ˈpa-tə-bəl-nəs\ noun
— com·pat·i·bly -blē\ adverb

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com·pen·sa·tion

noun

\ˌkäm-pən-ˈsā-shən\

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  1. N-UNCOUNT 补偿(或赔偿)金 Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
    He received one year’s salary as compensation for loss of office…
    他得到一年的工资作为失业补偿金。
    There should be compensation for British farmers hit by the slump in demand…
    应该给受到需求锐减影响的英国农民提供补偿金。
  2. N-VAR (对不利事情的)补偿 If something is some compensation for something bad that has happened, it makes you feel better.
    Helen gained some compensation for her earlier defeat by winning the final open class…
    海伦在公开组决赛中取胜，这对她早先的失败算是一种补偿。
    Despite a reduction in earnings there are compensations in moving to the north-east where the quality of life is excellent…
    尽管钱会挣得少一点，搬到生活质量高的东北部去还是有很多好处的。

— com·pen·sa·tion·al -shə-nəl\ adjective

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com·pile

verb

\kəm-ˈpī(-ə)l\

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  1. VERB 汇编;编制;编纂 When you compile something such as a report, book, or programme, you produce it by collecting and putting together many pieces of information.
    Councils were required to compile a register of all adults living in their areas…
    各地政务委员会被要求编制一份该地区成年居民的名册。
    The book took 10 years to compile…
    编这本书花了10年时间。
    compilation: There have been enormous advances in the compilation of data on suspected terrorists.恐怖嫌疑犯的资料收集工作已经取得了非常大的进展。
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com·pla·cen·cy

noun

\kəm-ˈplā-sən(t)-sē\

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  1. N-UNCOUNT 自满;沾沾自喜 Complacency is being complacent about a situation.
    …a worrying level of complacency about the risks of infection from AIDS…
    对感染艾滋病的危险毫不在意，实在堪忧
    She warned that there was no room for complacency on inflation.
    她警告说对待通货膨胀不能有一丝的懈怠。
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com·ple·ment

noun

\ˈkäm-plə-mənt\

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  1. VERB 使(优点)突出;衬托出 If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable.
    The verb is pronounced /’kɒmplɪment/. The noun is pronounced /’kɒmplɪmənt/. 动词读作 /’kɒmplɪment/。名词读作 /’kɒmplɪmənt/。
    Nutmeg, parsley and cider all complement the flavour of these beans well.
    肉豆蔻、西芹和苹果酒都能很好地突出这些豆子的味道。
  2. VERB 补足;补充;与…相辅相成 If people or things complement each other, they are different or do something different, which makes them a good combination.
    There will be a written examination to complement the practical test…
    会有笔试作为实践考试的补充。
    We complement one another perfectly.
    我们相互取长补短，堪称完美。
  3. N-COUNT 衬托物;补足物 Something that is a complement to something else complements it.
    The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser…
    绿色的墙纸完美地衬托出衣橱那年代久远的松木。
    Political knowledge is a necessary complement to science in approaching solutions to these problems.
    在寻找解决这些问题的方法时，需要有政治知识作为对科学知识的补充。
  4. N-COUNT 装备定额;编制名额 The complement of things or people that something has is the number of things or people that it normally has, which enable it to function properly.
    Each ship had a complement of around a dozen officers and 250 men…
    每艘船的编制人数约为军官12位，船员250名。
    Not one house on the Close still had its full complement of windows.
    克洛斯岛上没有一所房子的窗户仍旧是齐全的。
  5. N-COUNT 补语 In grammar, the complement of a link verb is an adjective group or noun group which comes after the verb and describes or identifies the subject. For example, in the sentence ‘They felt very tired’, ‘very tired’ is the complement. In ‘They were students’, ‘students’ is the complement.
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com·ple·men·ta·ry

adj

\ˌkäm-plə-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē\

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  1. ADJ 相互补充的;相辅相成的 Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination.
    To improve the quality of life through work, two complementary strategies are necessary…
    想通过工作提高生活质量，需要两个相辅相成的策略。
    Many plain tiles and complementary borders are also available…
    多种素色的瓷砖和配套的腰线也在售
    complementarity: …the complementarity between public and private authorities.公营机构与私营机构互补性
  2. ADJ 补充医学的(不同于西医的治疗方法，如针灸、顺势疗法) Complementary medicine refers to ways of treating patients which are different from the ones used by most Western doctors, for example acupuncture and homoeopathy.
    …combining orthodox treatment with a wide range of complementary therapies.
    把传统的治疗方法与各种补充疗法结合

— com·ple·men·ta·ri·ly -ˈmen-t(ə-)rə-lē\ adverb
— com·ple·men·ta·ri·ness -ˈmen-t(ə-)rē-nəs\ noun
— complementary noun

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com·plex

noun

\ˈkäm-ˌpleks\

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  1. ADJ-GRADED 复杂的;错综的 Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand.
    The adjective is pronounced /kəm’pleks/ in American English. 用作形容词时在美国英语中读作 /kəm’pleks/。
    …in-depth coverage of today’s complex issues.
    对时下一些复杂问题的深度报道
    …a complex system of voting.
    错综复杂的选举体制
  2. ADJ (句子)复合的 (Compare 比较 compound. ) In grammar, a complex sentence contains one or more subordinate clauses as well as a main clause.
  3. N-COUNT 综合建筑群;综合大楼 A complex is a group of buildings designed for a particular purpose, or one large building divided into several smaller areas.
    …plans for constructing a new stadium and leisure complex.
    修建新体育场和休闲中心的计划
    …a complex of offices and flats.
    商住综合楼
  4. N-COUNT 错综复杂的组合;复合体 A complex of things is a group or system of things that are connected with each other in a complicated way.
    …the complex of clans which occupied the land.
    生活在这片土地上的关系复杂的氏族群落
    …the military-industrial complex.
    军工综合企业
  5. N-COUNT See also: guilt complex (通常指由于过去不愉快的经历而形成的)情结 If someone has a complex about something, they have a mental or emotional problem relating to it, often because of an unpleasant experience in the past.
    I have never had a complex about my height.
    我从来没有担心过自己的身高。
    …a deranged attacker, driven by a persecution complex.
    患有受迫害妄想症、精神失常的袭击者
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com·pli·ance

noun

\kəm-ˈplī-ən(t)s\

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  1. N-UNCOUNT 遵守;服从;听从 Compliance with something, for example a law, treaty, or agreement means doing what you are required or expected to do.
    Inspectors were sent to visit nuclear sites and verify compliance with the treaty…
    监督员被派去视察核武器基地并核实条约的遵守情况。
    The company says it is in full compliance with US labor laws…
    这家公司说自己严格遵守美国的各项劳工法。
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com·ply

verb

\kəm-ˈplī\

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  1. VERB 服从;遵守 If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
    The commander said that the army would comply with the ceasefire…
    指挥官说军队会遵守停火协议。
    Some beaches had failed to comply with European directives on bathing water…
    有些海滩未能遵守欧洲有关浴场的指令。
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com·po·nent

noun

\kəm-ˈpō-nənt\

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  1. N-COUNT 组成部分;成分 The components of something are the parts that it is made of.
    Enriched uranium is a key component of a nuclear weapon…
    浓缩铀是核武器的关键组成部分。
    The management plan has four main components…
    管理计划有4个主要部分。
  2. ADJ 组成的;构成的 The component parts of something are the parts that make it up.
    Gorbachev failed to keep the component parts of the Soviet Union together…
    戈尔巴乔夫没能把苏联各成员国团结在一起。
    Polish workers will now be making component parts for Boeing 757s.
    现在波音757飞机的组成部件将由波兰工人制造。

— com·po·nen·tial \ˌkäm-pə-ˈnen(t)-shəl\ adjective

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composite number

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合数

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com·pound

verb

\käm-ˈpau̇nd\

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  1. N-COUNT (作特殊用途的)大院，有围墙的场地 A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
    The noun is pronounced /’kɒmpaʊnd/. The verb is pronounced /kəm’paʊnd/. 名词读作 /’kɒmpaʊnd/，动词读作 /kəm’paʊnd/。
    Police fired on them as they fled into the embassy compound.
    当他们逃进使馆大院时，警察向他们开了枪。
    …a military compound.
    军营
  2. N-COUNT (化学中的)化合物 In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements.
    Organic compounds contain carbon in their molecules.
    有机化合物的分子中含碳。
  3. N-COUNT 混合物;组合物 If something is a compound of different things, it consists of those things.
    Honey is basically a compound of water, two types of sugar, vitamins and enzymes.
    蜂蜜基本上是水、两种糖、几种维生素和酶的混合物。
  4. ADJ 复合的;组合的;混合的 Compound is used to indicate that something consists of two or more parts or things.
    …a tall shrub with shiny compound leaves.
    长有油光闪亮的复叶的高株灌木
    …the compound microscope.
    复式显微镜
  5. ADJ (单词)复合的 In grammar, a compound noun, adjective, or verb is one that is made up of two or more words, for example ‘fire engine’, ‘bottle-green’, and ‘force-feed’.
  6. ADJ (句子)复合的 (Compare 比较 complex. ) In grammar, a compound sentence is one that is made up of two or more main clauses.
  7. VERB 使恶化；使复杂化;加重 To compound a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it.
    Additional bloodshed and loss of life will only compound the tragedy…
    额外的流血和牺牲只会加重这场悲剧。
    The problem is compounded by the medical system here.
    这儿的医疗体制使问题进一步恶化。
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compound interest

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  1. N-UNCOUNT 复利 (Compare 比较 simple interest.) Compound interest is interest that is calculated both on an original sum of money and on interest which has previously been added to the sum.
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com·pre·hend

verb

\ˌkäm-pri-ˈhend\

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  1. VERB 理解;领悟 If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it.
    I just cannot comprehend your attitude…
    我就是无法理解你的态度。
    Whenever she failed to comprehend she invariably laughed.
    每当她听不懂的时候，她总是会笑。

— com·pre·hend·ible -ˈhen-də-bəl\ adjective

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com·pro·mise

noun

\ˈkäm-prə-ˌmīz\

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  1. N-VAR 折中;妥协;让步 A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people.
    Encourage your child to reach a compromise between what he wants and what you want…
    鼓励孩子在他的愿望和你的愿望之间找到一个折中点。
    Be ready and willing to make compromises between your needs and those of your partner…
    时刻准备好并乐意在自己与伴侣的需求之间作出让步。
  2. V-RECIP 妥协;作出让步 If you compromise with someone, you reach an agreement with them in which you both give up something that you originally wanted. You can also say that two people or groups compromise .
    The government has compromised with its critics over monetary policies…
    政府已经就货币政策向批评人士作出让步。
    ‘Nine,’ said I. ‘Nine thirty,’ tried he. We compromised on 9.15…
    “9点。”我说。“9点半。”他试着说。于是我们各让一步，定在了9点一刻。
  3. VERB 使（自己）声誉受损;违背(信念) If someone compromises themselves or compromises their beliefs, they do something which damages their reputation for honesty, loyalty, or high moral principles.
    …members of the government who have compromised themselves by co-operating with the emergency committee…
    因与紧急委员会合作而使自己名誉受损的政府成员
    He would rather shoot himself than compromise his principles.
    他宁愿一枪打死自己也不愿违背自己的原则。
23
Q

com·pul·so·ry

adj

\kəm-ˈpəls-rē\

A
  1. ADJ 强制性的;强迫的；义务的 If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
    In East Germany learning Russian was compulsory…
    在东德，俄语是必修课。
    Many young men are trying to get away from compulsory military conscription.
    很多年轻人试图逃避强制征兵的政策。
    compulsorily: Five of the company’s senior managers have been made compulsorily redundant.公司的高级经理中有5位已经被强制性地裁掉。

— com·pul·so·ri·ly -rə-lē\ adverb

24
Q

con·ceal

verb

\kən-ˈsēl\

A
  1. VERB 掩盖;隐藏 If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
    Frances decided to conceal the machine behind a hinged panel…
    弗朗西斯决定把机器藏在带铰链的嵌板的后面。
    Five people were arrested for carrying concealed weapons.
    5人因身上藏有武器被捕。
  2. VERB 隐瞒（信息);掩饰(感情) If you conceal a piece of information or a feeling, you do not let other people know about it.
    Robert could not conceal his relief…
    罗伯特无法掩饰自己如释重负的心情。
    She knew at once that he was concealing something from her.
    她马上知道了他有事瞒着她。
  3. VERB 掩盖;遮住 If something conceals something else, it covers it and prevents it from being seen.
    …a pair of carved Indian doors which conceal a built-in cupboard…
    嵌入式壁橱上的一对印度雕花门
    The hat concealed her hair.
    帽子遮住了她的头发。

— con·ceal·able -ˈsē-lə-bəl\ adjective
— con·ceal·ing·ly -ˈsē-liŋ-lē\ adverb
— con·ceal·ment -ˈsēl-mənt\ noun

25
Q

con·cen·trate

verb

\ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrāt\

A
  1. VERB 全神贯注;集中（心思） If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.
    It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and make something of himself…
    是否能专心学习并取得一定成就要靠他自己。
    Water companies should concentrate on reducing waste instead of building new reservoirs…
    自来水公司应该集中精力减少水浪费，而不是修建新水库。
  2. VERB 使集中;使汇集 If something is concentrated in an area, it is all there rather than being spread around.
    Italy’s industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and north-eastern regions…
    意大利的工业区集中在该国中北部和东北部地区。
    Most development has been concentrated in and around cities.
    土地开发主要集中在城市及周边地区。
  3. N-MASS 浓缩液;浓缩物 Concentrate is a liquid or substance from which water has been removed in order to make it stronger, or to make it easier to store.
    …orange juice made from concentrate.
    用浓缩橙汁冲兑的橙汁
  4. PHRASE 使清楚地思考 If you say that an unpleasant fact or situation concentrates someone’s mind, you mean that it makes them think clearly, because they are aware of the serious consequences if they do not.
    A term in prison will concentrate his mind wonderfully.
    一想到要被判刑，他的头脑就会变得非常清醒。

— con·cen·trat·ed·ly -ˌtrā-təd-lē\ adverb
— con·cen·tra·tive -ˌtrā-tiv\ adjective

26
Q

concentric circle

A

同心圆

27
Q

con·cern

verb

\kən-ˈsərn\

A
  1. N-UNCOUNT 忧虑;担心 Concern is worry about a situation.
    The group has expressed concern about reports of political violence in Africa…
    该团体对有关非洲政治暴力的报道表示关切。
    The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease…
    针对公众对该疾病的不断蔓延日益担忧，从而出台了这一举措。
  2. VERB 使担忧;使心烦 If something concerns you, it worries you.
    The growing number of people seeking refuge in Thailand is beginning to concern Western aid agencies…
    到泰国寻求庇护的人日益增多，这开始引起了西方援助机构的不安。
    It concerned her that Bess was developing a crush on Max.
    贝丝迷上了马克斯，这让她很担心。
    concerned: I’ve been concerned about you lately…最近我对你有些担心。We’re naturally concerned for our daughter’s safety…我们担心女儿的安全，这很自然。Academics and employers are deeply concerned that students are not sufficiently prepared mathematically for university courses.学生掌握的数学知识不足以应付大学课程，这让大学老师和用人单位非常担心。…a phone call from a concerned neighbor.不安的邻居打来的电话
  3. N-COUNT 令人担忧的事实(或情况) A concern is a fact or situation that worries you.
    His concern was that people would know that he was responsible…
    他担心大家会知道是他的责任。
    Unemployment was the electorate’s main concern.
    选民关心的主要是失业问题。
  4. N-VAR 关心;关切 Someone’s concern with something is their feeling that it is important.
    …a story that illustrates how dangerous excessive concern with safety can be.
    一个说明过分关心安全问题会招致何等麻烦的故事
  5. N-COUNT (对…)重要的事;关心的事 Someone’s concerns are the things that they consider to be important.
    Feminism must address issues beyond the concerns of middle-class whites.
    女权主义解决的问题不能仅仅局限于中产阶级白人妇女所关心的问题。
  6. N-VAR 关心;关怀;关爱 Concern for someone is a feeling that you want them to be happy, safe, and well. If you do something out of concern for someone, you do it because you want them to be happy, safe, and well.
    Without her care and concern, he had no chance at all…
    若非她的关心和照顾，他根本没有机会。
    He had only gone along out of concern for his two grandsons.
    他完全是出于对两个孙子的关心才继续这样做。
  7. VERB 关心;关注 If you concern yourself with something, you give it attention because you think that it is important.
    I didn’t concern myself with politics…
    我不关心政治。
    He would concern himself solely with the plight of the hostages.
    他唯一关心的是人质的危险处境。
    concerned: The agency is more concerned with making arty ads than understanding its clients’ businesses.这家广告公司更注重如何制作附庸风雅的广告，而忽视了对客户业务的了解。
  8. VERB 关于;涉及 If something such as a book or a piece of information concerns a particular subject, it is about that subject.
    The bulk of the book concerns Sandy’s two middle-aged children…
    书中主要描写桑迪的两个已到中年的孩子。
    Chapter 2 concerns itself with the methodological difficulties.
    第二章讲的是研究方法上的难点。
    concerned: Randolph’s work was exclusively concerned with the effects of pollution on health.伦道夫的著作专门论述污染对健康的影响。
  9. VERB (情况、事件或活动)对…有影响，与…相关 If a situation, event, or activity concerns you, it affects or involves you.
    It was just a little unfinished business from my past, and it doesn’t concern you at all.
    这只是我过去的一点未了之事，与你没有任何关系。
    concerned: It’s a very stressful situation for everyone concerned…对所有相关人士来说，这一形势非常紧张。I believe he was concerned in all those matters you mention.我认为你提到的那些事都与他有关。
  10. N-SING (某人)负责的事，分内之事 If a situation or problem is your concern, it is something that you have a duty or responsibility to be involved with.
    The technical aspects were the concern of the Army…
    技术方面由陆军负责。
    I would be glad to get rid of them myself. But that is not our concern.
    如果能亲自动手摆脱他们我会非常高兴，但那不是我们的分内之事。
  11. N-COUNT 公司，企业(通常用于描述其类型) You can refer to a company or business as a concern, usually when you are describing what type of company or business it is.
    If not a large concern, Queensbury Nursery was at least a successful one.
    即使规模不算大，昆斯伯里托儿所至少办得很成功。
  12. PHRASE 就…而言;在…看来 You can say ‘ as far as I’m concerned’ to indicate that you are giving your own opinion.
    As far as I’m concerned the officials incited the fight.
    在我看来，是官员们煽动了这场争斗。
  13. PHRASE 就…而言，说到(用于表明所谈论的话题) You can say as far as something is concerned to indicate the subject that you are talking about.
    As far as starting a family is concerned, the trend is for women having their children later in life.
    在要孩子方面，目前的趋势是女性要孩子要得比较晚。
  14. PHRASE 正常运营的公司 If a company is a going concern, it is actually doing business, rather than having stopped trading or not yet having started trading.
    The receivers will always prefer to sell a business as a going concern.
    破产管理人总是希望在公司仍然正常运转的时候将其卖掉。
  15. PHRASE 令…担忧的;让…关注的 If something is of concern to someone, they find it worrying and unsatisfactory.
    Any injury to a child is a cause of great concern to us…
    孩子受到任何伤害都会让我们非常担心。
    The survey’s findings are a matter of great concern.
    这次调查的结果备受关注。
  16. PHRASE 对…重要的;与…有利害关系的 If something is of concern to you, it is important to you.
    How they are paid should be of little concern to the bank as long as they are paid.
    只要肯付款，付款方式对银行来说不是很重要。
28
Q

con·cert

noun

\ˈkän(t)-sərt\

A
  1. N-COUNT 音乐会 A concert is a performance of music.
    …a short concert of piano music…
    一场短暂的钢琴音乐会
    I’ve been to plenty of live rock concerts.
    我去现场看过很多摇滚音乐会。
  2. PHRASE 现场演出 If a musician or group of musicians appears in concert, they are giving a live performance.
    I want people to remember Elvis in concert.
    我希望大家记住现场演唱会上的猫王。
  3. PHRASE 合作;同心协力 If a number of people do something in concert, they do it together.
    He wants to act in concert with other nations.
    他想和其他国家采取一致行动。

— concert adjective
— in concert

29
Q

con·cer·to

noun

\kən-ˈcher-(ˌ)tō\

A
  1. N-COUNT 协奏曲 A concerto is a piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra.
    …Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.
    柴可夫斯基的《第一钢琴协奏曲》
    …a wonderful concerto for two violins and string orchestra.
    非常适合双小提琴和弦乐队演奏的协奏曲
30
Q

con·ces·sion

noun

\kən-ˈse-shən\

A
  1. N-COUNT (尤指为平息争端或冲突而作出的)让步，妥协 If you make a concession to someone, you agree to let them do or have something, especially in order to end an argument or conflict.
    The King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people.
    为了结束与其臣民的冲突，国王作出了很大的让步。
  2. N-COUNT 特许权;优惠 A concession is a special right or privilege that is given to someone.
    The government has granted concessions to three private telephone companies.
    政府已经向3家私营电话公司授予了特许权。
    …tax concessions for mothers who stay at home with their children.
    针对在家照顾孩子的母亲的纳税优惠
  3. N-COUNT (通常指针对老人、学生和失业人员的)优惠价格 A concession is a special price which is lower than the usual price and which is often given to old people, students, and the unemployed.
    Open daily; admission £1.10 with concessions for children and OAPs.
    每天开放;门票1.10英镑，儿童和退休人士可享受票价优惠。
    in AM, use 美国英语用 reduction
  4. N-COUNT (尤指在别家公司大楼内的)销售权(或经营权)协议 A concession is an arrangement where someone is given the right to sell a product or to run a business, especially in a building belonging to another business.
    in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 franchise

— con·ces·sion·al -ˈse-shə-nəl\ adjective
— con·ces·sion·ary -ˈse-shə-ˌner-ē\ adjective

31
Q

con·crete

adj

(ˌ)kän-ˈkrēt\

A
  1. N-UNCOUNT 混凝土 Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
    The posts have to be set in concrete…
    这些柱子必须用混凝土固定。
    They had lain on sleeping bags on the concrete floor.
    他们就躺在铺在混凝土地面上的睡袋上。
  2. VERB 用混凝土浇筑(或覆盖) When you concrete something such as a path, you cover it with concrete.
    He merely cleared and concreted the floors.
    他只是把地面清理之后浇上了混凝土。
  3. ADJ-GRADED 具体的;确实的 You use concrete to indicate that something is definite and specific.
    He had no concrete evidence…
    他没有确凿的证据。
    There were no concrete proposals on the table…
    没有具体的提议可供讨论。
    concretely: …by way of making their point more concretely.通过更为具体地证明他们的观点
  4. ADJ 实在的;有形的 A concrete object is a real, physical object.
    …using concrete objects to teach addition and subtraction.
    用实物来教加减法
  5. ADJ (名词)具体的 A concrete noun is a noun that refers to a physical object rather than to a quality or idea.
  6. PHRASE (计划或观点)固定的，不变的 If a plan or idea is set in concrete or embedded in concrete, it is fixed and cannot be changed.
    As Mr Blunkett emphasised, nothing is yet set in concrete.
    正如布伦基特先生所强调的，一切都还没有定下来。
32
Q

con·cur·rent

adj

\kən-ˈkər-ənt\

A
  1. ADJ 同时发生的 Concurrent events or situations happen at the same time.
    Galerie St. Etienne is holding three concurrent exhibitions…
    圣艾蒂安美术馆同时举办3场展览。
    He will actually be serving three concurrent five-year sentences…
    实际上，他将服3个5年徒刑，合并执行。
    concurrently: He was jailed for 33 months to run concurrently with a sentence he is already serving for burglary.他被判33个月的监禁，与他因入室盗窃已在服的刑期合并执行。

— concurrent noun
— con·cur·rent·ly adverb

33
Q

con·dense

verb

\kən-ˈden(t)s\

A
  1. VERB 压缩,精简(尤指文章或讲话) If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
    We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences…
    我们已经学会了如何把重要的信息压缩成简短独立的句子。
    The English translation may have been condensed into a single more readable book.
    英译本可能被压缩成了更具可读性的单行本。
  2. V-ERG (使)冷凝;(使)凝结 When a gas or vapour condenses, or is condensed, it changes into a liquid.
    Water vapour condenses to form clouds…
    水蒸气凝结形成云。
    The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid…
    压缩气体经冷却凝结成液态。

— con·dens·able or con·dens·ible -ˈden(t)-sə-bəl\ adjective

34
Q

con·de·scend·ing

adj

\ˌkän-di-ˈsen-diŋ\

A
  1. ADJ-GRADED 盛气凌人的;居高临下的 If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
    I’m fed up with your money and your whole condescending attitude…
    我讨厌你的钱，也受够了你居高临下的态度。
    They can be a bit condescending.
    他们可能有点儿架子。
    condescendingly: ‘The practical work you did for us in Brazil was of great value,’ he went on condescendingly.“你在巴西为我们所做的实际工作非常有价值。”他继续以高人一等的语气说道。

— con·de·scend·ing·ly -ˈsen-diŋ-lē\ adverb

35
Q

con·dor

noun

\ˈkän-dər\

A
  1. N-COUNT 神鹰，美洲秃鹫(产于南美，以腐肉为食) A condor is a large South American bird that eats the meat of dead animals.
36
Q

cone

noun

\ˈkōn\

A
  1. N-COUNT 圆锥体 A cone is a shape with a circular base and smooth curved sides ending in a point at the top.
  2. N-COUNT (松树、冷杉树等的)球果 A cone is the fruit of a tree such as a pine or fir.
    …a bowl of fir cones.
    一碗冷杉树球果
  3. N-COUNT 冰激凌蛋卷筒;蛋筒冰激凌 A cone is a thin, cone-shaped biscuit that is used for holding ice cream. You can also refer to an ice cream that you eat in this way as a cone .
    She stopped by the ice-cream shop and had a chocolate cone.
    她顺便去了趟冰激凌店，买了一个巧克力蛋筒冰激凌。
  4. See also: pine cone
  5. N-COUNT 松果；松球 A pine cone is one of the brown oval seed cases produced by a pine tree.
37
Q

con·fig·u·ra·tion

noun

\kən-ˌfi-gyə-ˈrā-shən\

A
  1. N-COUNT 安排;格局;布局 A configuration is an arrangement of a group of things.
    …Stonehenge, in south-western England, an ancient configuration of giant stones.
    英格兰西南部的巨石阵——一座古老的巨石阵列
  2. N-UNCOUNT 配置 The configuration of a computer system is way in which all its parts, such as the hardware and software, are connected together in order for the computer to work.
    Prices range from $119 to $199, depending on the particular configuration.
    价格因具体配置而异，从119美元至199美元不等。
38
Q

con·fine·ment

noun

\kən-ˈfīn-mənt\

A
  1. N-UNCOUNT 监禁;关押;禁闭 Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.
    She had been held in solitary confinement for four months…
    她被单独关押了4个月。
    He’d obviously kept himself fit despite his years of confinement.
    显然，尽管监禁多年，他依旧保持着身体健康。
  2. N-VAR 分娩;生产 A woman’s confinement is the period of time just before and during which she gives birth to a child.
    There has been a movement to support women seeking home confinement.
    一场支持女性在家分娩的运动一直在进行。
39
Q

con·form

verb

\kən-ˈfȯrm\

A
  1. VERB 遵守，遵从，符合(法律、意愿等) If something conforms to something such as a law or someone’s wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
    The Night Rider lamp has been designed to conform to new British Standard safety requirements…
    “夜行者”灯的设计符合新的英国安全标准的要求。
    The meat market can continue only if it is radically overhauled to conform with strict European standards.
    肉类市场只有经过彻底的大检查，严格遵守欧洲标准，才能继续营业。
  2. VERB 按规矩行事;顺从;随潮流 If you conform, you behave in the way that you are expected or supposed to behave.
    Many children who can’t or don’t conform are often bullied…
    很多不能或不按规矩行事的小孩常常被人欺负。
    He did not feel obliged to conform to the rules that applied to ordinary men…
    他觉得自己不必遵守那些适用于普通人的规定。
  3. VERB (与样式、类型等)非常相似，一致，相吻合 If someone or something conforms to a pattern or type, they are very similar to it.
    I am well aware that we all conform to one stereotype or another…
    我们所有人都能找到某种与自己相似的模式化形象，这一点我很清楚。
    Like most ‘peacetime wars’ it did not conform to preconceived ideas.
    如同大多数“和平时代的战争”一样，这与我们的预想不同。

— con·form·er noun
— con·form·ism -ˈfȯr-ˌmi-zəm\ noun
— con·form·ist -mist\ noun or adjective

40
Q

con·front

verb

\kən-ˈfrənt\

A
  1. VERB (问题、任务或困难)降临，使面临 If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
    She was confronted with severe money problems…
    她面临严峻的资金问题。
    Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them.
    部长们低估了他们所面临的任务的艰巨性。
  2. VERB 勇敢地面对;正视 If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it.
    We are learning how to confront death…
    我们正在学习如何直面死亡。
    NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.
    北约国家被迫正视基本的道德问题。
  3. VERB 使面对(有威胁性或困难的事) If you are confronted by something that you find threatening or difficult to deal with, it is there in front of you.
    I was confronted with an array of knobs, levers, and switches.
    我面对的是一大堆旋钮、控制杆和开关。
  4. VERB 与…对峙;与…对抗 If you confront someone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them.
    She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face…
    她挤过骚动的人群，与他当面对峙。
    They don’t hesitate to open fire when confronted by police…
    他们遭遇警察时毫不犹豫地开火。
  5. VERB 与…当面对证(或对质) If you confront someone with something, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something.
    She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt…
    她决定拿自己了解的事实与凯瑟琳当面对证。
    I could not bring myself to confront him about it…
    我不忍心就这事和他对质。

— con·front·al -ˈfrən-təl\ noun
— con·front·er noun

41
Q

con·ge·nial

adj

\kən-ˈjēn-yəl\

A
  1. ADJ-GRADED 友善的;宜人的;惬意的 A congenial person, place, or environment is pleasant.
    He is back in more congenial company.
    他回来后变得更容易相处了。

— con·ge·nial·i·ty -ˌjē-nē-ˈa-lə-tē, -ˌjēn-ˈya-\ noun
— con·ge·nial·ly -ˈjē-nē-ə-lē, -ˈjēn-yə-\ adverb

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con·gest

verb

\kən-ˈjest\

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  1. N-UNCOUNT 堵塞;拥堵 If there is congestion in a place, the place is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people.
    The problems of traffic congestion will not disappear in a hurry…
    交通拥堵问题不会一下子就消失。
    Energy consumption, congestion and pollution have increased.
    能源消耗、交通堵塞以及污染状况愈加严重。
  2. N-UNCOUNT (身体部位的)堵塞，充血，淤血 Congestion in a part of the body is a medical condition in which the part becomes blocked.
    …nasal congestion.
    鼻塞

— con·ges·tion-ˈjes-chən, -ˈjesh-\ noun
— con·ges·tive -ˈjes-tiv\ adjective

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con·glom·er·ate

adj

\kən-ˈgläm-rət\

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  1. N-COUNT 大型联合企业;企业集团 A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
    Fiat is Italy’s largest industrial conglomerate.
    菲亚特是意大利最大的产业集团。
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con·gre·ga·tion

noun

\ˌkäŋ-gri-ˈgā-shən\

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  1. N-COUNT-COLL 教堂会众 The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as the congregation .
    Most members of the congregation begin arriving a few minutes before services.
    礼拜仪式开始前几分钟，大部分教堂会众陆续到来。

She is a member of a small congregation.

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con·gru·ent

adj

\kən-ˈgrü-ənt\

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  1. ADJ 相似的;相称的;一致的 If one thing is congruent with another thing, they are similar or fit together well.
    They want to work in an organisation whose values are congruent with their own.
    他们想在一个符合自己价值观的机构里工作。

— con·gru·ent·ly adverb

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con·nive

verb

\kə-ˈnīv\

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  1. V-RECIP 串通;密谋 If one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them.
    He accused ministers of conniving with foreign companies to tear up employment rights…
    他指责部长们与外国公司串通一气损害就业权。
    Senior politicians connived to ensure that he was not released.
    几位资深政治家串通起来确保他不会获释。
  2. VERB 纵容;默许;共谋 If you say that someone connives at something or connives in something, you are critical of them because they allow or help it to happen even though they know that it is wrong and that they ought to prevent it.
    He suspected elements within the South African government were conniving at the disturbances to try to weaken the ANC…
    他怀疑南非政府内有一帮人纵容这些骚乱的发生，企图削弱非国大。
    To buy things cheaply from a poor country is to connive in its poverty.
    低价从贫穷国家采购是加重其贫穷的不义之举。

— con·niv·er noun

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consecutive integer

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连续整数

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con·sen·sus

noun, often attributive

\kən-ˈsen(t)-səs\

A
  1. N-SING 一致看法;共识 A consensus is general agreement among a group of people.
    The consensus amongst the world’s scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades…
    世界各国科学家一致认为在未来几十年里地球有可能变暖。
    The question of when the troops should leave would be decided by consensus.
    部队应该何时撤离的问题将由大家共同决定。
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con·sor·tium

noun

\kən-ˈsȯr-sh(ē-)əm\

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n.公会， 银行团； (数家公司或银行联合组成的)财团， 联营企业( consortium的名词复数 )

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con·spir·a·cy

noun

\kən-ˈspir-ə-sē\

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  1. N-VAR 密谋;阴谋 Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
    Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson…
    7个人都来自布里斯托尔，他们承认了合谋纵火。
    He believes there probably was a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy in 1963.
    他认为1963年肯尼迪总统遇刺身亡可能是一个阴谋。
  2. N-COUNT 阴谋 A conspiracy is an agreement between a group of people which other people think is wrong or is likely to be harmful.
    It’s all part of a conspiracy to dispense with the town centre all together and move everything out to Meadowhall…
    彻底抛开市中心而把所有东西都搬到梅多霍尔购物中心，这完全是一场阴谋的一部分。
    There was no evidence to link the brigade to any conspiracy against Mr Bush.
    没有证据表明这帮人对布什先生图谋不轨。
  3. PHRASE （为了私利）保持缄默的密约 If there is a conspiracy of silence about something, people who know about it have agreed that they will not talk publicly about it, although it would probably be a good thing if people in general knew about it.
    Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.
    侦探们犯了难，半岛上各个群体抱成一团，达成了保持缄默的密约。

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