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constitution

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[,kɔnsti’tju:ʃən] n. 宪法；体质；章程；构造
Noun,AW,1,the system of laws and basic principles that state,a country or an organization is governed by
2,the condition of person’s body and how healthy it is
3,the way sth is formed or organized
4,the act of forming sth SYN=establishment,setting up

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constrain

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[kən’strein] vt. 驱使；强迫；束缚
verb,1,to force sb to do sth or behave in a particular way
2,to restrict or limit sb/sth

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constraint

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[kən’streint] n. 约束；局促，态度不自然；强制
Noun,1,a thing aht limits or restricts sth, or your freedom to do sth SYN=restriction
2,strict control over the way that you behave or are allowed by behave

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constrict

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[kən’strɪkt]vt. 压缩；束紧
verb,1,to become tighter or narrower;to make sth tighter or narrower
2,to limit or restrict what sb is able to do

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construction

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[kən’strʌkʃən] n. 建设；建筑物；解释；造句

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constructive

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[kən’strʌktɪv]adj. 建设性的；推定的；构造上的；有助益的

adj.,having a useful and helpful effect rather than being negative or with no purpose

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construe

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[kən’stru:, ‘kɔnstru:] vt. 分析；解释；翻译vi. 作文法性的分析

verb. ,(formal)to understand the meaning of a word,a sentence,or an action in a particular way SYN=interpret
ex: He considered how the remark was to be construed.

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consult

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kən’sʌlt]
vt. 查阅；商量；向…请教
vi. 请教；商议；当顾问
Verb,1,to go to sb for information or advice
2,to discuss sth with sb to get their permission for sth,or to help you make a dicision
3,to look in or at sth to get information SYN=refer to

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consummate

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[‘kɑnsəmət]adj. 至上的；完美的；圆满的vt. 完成；作成；使达到极点
adj.,(formal)extremely skilled;perfect
verb.,1,to make a marriage or a relationship complete by having sex
2,to make sth complete or perfect

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consumption

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[kən’sʌmpʃən]n. 消费；消耗
noun,1,the act of using energy,food or materials;the amount used
ex:The meat was declared unfit for human consumption.
2,the act of buying and using products

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contact

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[kən’tækt] n. 接触，联系v. 使接触
noun,1,ACT OF COMMUNICATING
2,TOUCHING SB/STH
3,MEETING SB/STH

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contagious

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[kən’teidʒəs] adj. 感染性的；会蔓延的
Adj.,1,a contagious disease speads by people touching each other
2,if a person is contagious,they have a disease that can be spread to other people by touch

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containment

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[kən’teinmənt] n. 包含；牵制；容量；密闭度

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contemplate

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[‘kɑntəmplet]

vt. 沉思；注视；思忖；预期
vi. 冥思苦想；深思熟虑

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contemplation

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[,kɑntəm’pleʃən]

n. 沉思；注视；意图

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contemplative

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[kən’tɛmplətɪv]

adj. 沉思的；冥想的；默想的

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contemporary

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[kən’tɛmpərɛri]

n. 同时代的人；同时期的东西
adj. 当代的；同时代的；属于同一时期的

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contempt

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[kən’tɛmpt]

n. 轻视，蔑视；耻辱

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contemptible

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[kən’tɛmptəbl]

adj. 可鄙的；卑劣的；可轻视的

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contemptuous

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[kən’tɛmptʃuəs]

adj. 轻蔑的；侮辱的

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content

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[‘kɑntɛnt]

n. 内容，目录；满足；容量
adj. 满意的
vt. 使满足

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contention

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[kən’tɛnʃən]

n. 争论，争辩；争夺；论点

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contentious

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[kən’tɛnʃəs]

adj. 诉讼的；有异议的，引起争论的；爱争论的

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context

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[‘kɑntɛkst]

n. 环境；上下文；来龙去脉

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continental

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[,kɑntɪ’nɛntl]

adj. 大陆的；大陆性的
n. 欧洲人

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continuation

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[kən’tɪnjʊ’eʃən]

n. 继续；续集；延长；附加部分；扩建物

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contradict

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[‘kɑntrə’dɪkt]

vt. 反驳；否定；与…矛盾；与…抵触
vi. 反驳；否认；发生矛盾

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contradiction

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[,kɔntrə’dikʃən] n. 矛盾；否认；反驳
Adj.,1,a lack of agreement between facts,opinions,actions, etc.
2,the act of saying that sth that sb else has said is wrong or not true;an example of this
ex:Now you say you both left at ten-that’s a contradiction of your last statement

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contrary

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[‘kɔntrəri] adj. 相反的；对立的adv. 相反地n. 相反；反面
adj.,1,different from sth;against sth
2,completely different in nature or direction SYN=opposite

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contravene

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[,kɔntrə’vi:n] vt. 抵触；违反；反驳；否认

Verb,to do sth that is not allowed by a law or rule SYN=infringe

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contrite

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[kən’traɪt]adj. 悔悟了的；后悔的；悔罪的

adj.,(formal)very sorry for sth bad that you have done

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contrition

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[kən’trɪʃ(ə)n]

n. 痛悔；悔悟

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contrive

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[kən’traɪv]vt. 设计；发明；图谋vi. 谋划；设法做到
verb.,1,to manage to do sth despite difficulties
2,to succeed in making sth happen despite difficulties
ex:I decided to contrive a meeting between two of them.
3,to think of or make sth,for example a plan or a machine,in clever way
ex:They contrived a plan to defraud the company.

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control

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[kən’trol]

n. 控制；管理；抑制；操纵装置
vt. 控制；管理；抑制

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controversial

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[,kɑntrə’vɝʃl]adj. 有争议的；有争论的
adj,causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement
ex:a highly controversial topic

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controversy

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[‘kɑntrə’vɝsi]

n. 争论；论战；辩论

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conventional

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adj.,1,tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general;normal and ordinary,and perhaps not very inteserting

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conventionalize

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kən’venʃənəlaiz] vt. 使习俗化；使样式化；使照惯例

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converge

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[kən’və:dʒ] vi. 聚合；集中于一点

vt. 会聚；使聚集；使向一点会合

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conversant

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[kən’vɝsnt]

adj. 熟悉的；精通的；亲近的

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converse

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[kən’və:s] adj. 相反的，逆向的；颠倒的

vi. 交谈，谈话；认识
n. 逆行，逆向；倒；相反的事物

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convertible

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[kən’və:təbl] adj. 可改变的；同意义的；可交换的

n. 有活动折篷的汽车

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convex

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[kɔn’veks] adj. 凸面的；凸圆的

n. 凸面体；凸状

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convince

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[kən’vins] vt. 说服；使确信，使信服

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convivial

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[kən’vɪvɪəl]

adj. 欢乐的；欢宴的；酒宴的

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convoluted

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[‘kɔnvə,lu:tid]
Adj. 复杂的；费解的；旋绕的
v. 盘绕；缠绕

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coordinate

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[kəu’ɔ:dineit]

n. 坐标；同等的人或物
adj. 并列的；同等的
v. 调整；整合

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copious

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[‘kəupiəs]

Adj. 丰富的；很多的；多产的

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cordiality

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[,kɔːdɪ’ælɪtɪ]

n. 热诚；真挚

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core

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[kɔr]

n. 核心；要点；果心；[计] 磁心
vt. 挖…的核

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correlate

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[‘kɔrəlet]

v. 关联；互相有关系
n. 相关物；相关联的人

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correlated

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adj. 有相互关系的

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corroborate

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[kə’rɔbə,reit]

vt. 证实；使坚固

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corroboration

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[kə,rɔbə’reiʃən]

n. 确证，证实；确证的事实

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corrosive

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[kə’rosɪv]

adj. 腐蚀的；侵蚀性的
n. 腐蚀物

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corruption

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[kə’rʌpʃən]

n. 贪污，腐败；堕落

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cosmic

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[‘kɔzmik]

Adj. 宇宙的

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cosmopolitan

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[‘kɑzmə’pɑlətn]

adj. 世界主义的，四海一家的
n. 世界主义者；世界各地都有的东西

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coterie

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[‘kotəri]

n. 圈内人；小集团；伙伴；同志

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countenance

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[‘kauntənəns]

n. 面容，表情；支持
vt. 支持，赞同

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counteract

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[,kauntə’rækt]

vt. 抵消；中和；阻碍

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counterbalance

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[,kaʊntɚ’bæləns]

n. 平衡力；自动抵销
vt. 使平衡；抵消

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counterclockwise

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[kaʊntə’klɒkwaɪz]
Adj. 反时针方向的
adv. 反时针方向

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counterfeit

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[‘kaʊntɚ’fɪt]

vt. 伪造，仿造；假装，伪装
vi. 仿造；假装
n. 赝品；冒牌货；伪造品
adj. 假冒的，伪造的；虚伪的

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counterpart

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[‘kauntə,pɑ:t]

n. 副本；配对物；极相似的人或物

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counterproductive

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[‘kauntə,pɑ:t]

n. 副本；配对物；极相似的人或物

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countless

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[‘kaʊntləs]

adj. 无数的；数不尽的

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court

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[kɔ:t]

n. 法院；球场；朝廷；奉承
vt. 招致（失败、危险等）；向…献殷勤；设法获得
vi. 求爱

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courteous

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[‘kɝtɪəs]

adj. 有礼貌的；谦恭的

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covet

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[‘kʌvit]

v. 垂涎；觊觎

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cozy

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[‘kozi]

n. 保温罩

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craft

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[kræft]

n. 工艺；手艺；太空船
vt. 精巧地制作

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crash

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[kræʃ]

n. 撞碎；坠毁；破产；轰隆声；睡觉
vi. 摔碎；坠落；发出隆隆声；(金融企业等)破产
vt. 打碎；使坠毁、撞坏；[口语]擅自闯入

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crater

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[‘kreitə] n. 火山口；弹坑

vt. 在…上形成坑；取消；毁坏
vi. 形成坑；消亡

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crawl

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[krɔ:l] vi. 爬行；匍匐行进

vt. 爬行；缓慢地行进
n. 爬行；养鱼池；匍匐而行

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credible

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[‘kredəbl]

Adj. 可靠的，可信的

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credulous

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[‘kredjuləs]

Adj. 轻信的；因轻信而产生的

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creed

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[kri:d]

n. 信条，教义

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crestfallen

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[‘krest,fɔ:lən]

adj. 垂头丧气的，气馁的

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crimson

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[‘krɪmzn]

n. 深红色
adj. 深红色的
vt. 使变为深红色；脸红
vi. 变为深红色；脸红

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cringe

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[krindʒ]

vi. 畏缩；奉承；阿谀
n. 畏缩；奉承

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criss-cross

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[‘kris krɔs]

n. 十字号
adj. 纵横交错的；十字形的

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criterion

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[krai’tiəriən]

n. （批评判断的）标准；准则；规范；准据

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critic

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[‘kritik]

n. 批评家，评论家；爱挑剔的人

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critical

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[‘kritikəl]

Adj. 鉴定的；临界的；批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的；决定性的；评论的

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criticize

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[‘krɪtə’saɪz]

v. 批评；评论；非难

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critique

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[kri’ti:k] n. 批评；评论文章

vt. 批判；评论

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crooked

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[‘krukid]

Adj. 弯曲的；歪的；不正当的

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crossfire

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[‘krɔsfaiə]

n. 交叉火力；串报

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crumple

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[‘krʌmpl]

vt. 弄皱；使一蹶不振
vi. 起皱；倒坍；一蹶不振
n. 皱纹；褶皱

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cryptic

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[‘kriptik]

Adj. 神秘的，含义模糊的；隐藏的

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crystalline

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[‘krɪstə’laɪn]

adj. 透明的；水晶般的；水晶制的

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culinary

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[‘kʌlɪnɛri]

adj. 厨房的；烹调用的

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culminate

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[‘kʌlmɪnet]

vi. 到绝顶；达到高潮；达到顶点
vt. 使结束；使达到高潮

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culpable

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[‘kʌlpəbl]

adj. 有罪的；该责备的；不周到的；应受处罚的

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cumbersome

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[‘kʌmbəs(ə)m]

adj. 笨重的；累赘的；难处理的

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cursory

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[‘kə:səri] adj. 粗略的；草率的；匆忙的

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curt

A

[kɝt]

adj. 简略的；简要的；草率的；简单粗暴的

100
Q

curtail

A

[kə:’teil]

vt. 缩减；剪短；剥夺…特权等

101
Q

custodian

A

[kʌ’stodɪən]

n. 管理人；监护人；保管人

102
Q

customary

A

[‘kʌstə’mɛri]

adj. 习惯的；通常的
n. 习惯法汇编

103
Q

cyclical

A

[‘saɪklɪkl]

adj. 周期的，循环的

104
Q

cynical

A

[‘sɪnɪkl]

adj. 愤世嫉俗的；冷嘲的

105
Q

damped

A

adj. [物] 阻尼的；[物] 衰减的；被窒息的

106
Q

dampen

A

[‘dæmpən]

vt. 抑制；使…沮丧；使…潮湿
vi. 潮湿；丧气

107
Q

dappled

A

[‘dæpld]

Adj. 斑纹的；有斑点的；花的

108
Q

daunt

A

[dɔːnt]

vt. 使气馁，使畏缩；威吓

109
Q

dearth

A

[də:θ]

n. 缺乏；饥馑；粮食不足

110
Q

debase

A

[di’beis]

vt. 降低；使…贬值；掺杂

111
Q

debatable

A

[di’beitəbl]

Adj. 成问题的；可争论的；未决定的

112
Q

debate

A

[di’beit]

v. 辩论，争论
n. 辩论

113
Q

debauch

A

[di’bɔ:tʃ]

vt. 使堕落；使颓废
n. 放荡
vi. 放荡；诱使做不道德的事

114
Q

debilitate

A

[di’biliteit]

vt. 使衰弱；使虚弱

115
Q

decadence

A

[‘dekədəns]

n. 堕落，颓废；衰落

116
Q

decelerate

A

[,di:’seləreit]

vi. 减速，降低速度
vt. 使减速

117
Q

deceptive

A

[di’septiv]

Adj. 欺诈的；迷惑的；虚伪的

118
Q

deciduous

A

[di’sidjuəs]

Adj. 落叶性的，脱落性的；非永久性的

119
Q

decimate

A

[‘desimeit]

vt. 十中抽一；大批杀害

120
Q

decipher

A

[di’saifə]

n. 密电译文
vt. 解释

121
Q

decisive

A

[di’saisiv]

adj. 决定性的；果断的，坚定的

122
Q

decisiveness

A

[di’saisivinis]

n. 果断

123
Q

decline

A

[di’klain]

n. 下降；衰退；斜面
v. 下降；衰落；谢绝

124
Q

decompose

A

[,di:kəm’pəuz]

vi. 分解；使腐烂
vt. 分解；腐烂

125
Q

decorous

A

[‘dekərəs]

Adj. 有礼貌的，高雅的；端正的

126
Q

decorum

A

[di’kɔ:rəm]

n. 礼仪；礼貌；端正；恪守礼仪

127
Q

decrepit

A

[dɪ’krɛpɪt]

adj. 衰老的；破旧的

128
Q

decry

A

[di’krai]

vt. 责难，谴责；诽谤

129
Q

defamation

A

[,defə’meiʃən]

n. 诽谤；中伤

130
Q

default

A

[di’fɔ:lt]

vi. 拖欠；不履行；不到场
n. 违约；缺席；缺乏；[计]系统默认值
vt. 不履行；不参加（比赛等）；对…处以缺席裁判

131
Q

defecate

A

[‘dɛfəket]

vt. 澄清；除去污物
vi. 排便；澄清

132
Q

defect

A

[‘di:fekt]

n. 缺点，缺陷；不足之处
vi. 变节；叛变

133
Q

defense

A

[di’fens]

n. 防卫，防护；防御措施；防守
vt. 谋划抵御

134
Q

defensive

A

[di’fensiv]
Adj. 自卫的；防御用的
n. 防御；守势

135
Q

defer

A

[di’fə:] vi. 推迟；延期；服从

vt. 使推迟；使延期

136
Q

deference

A

[‘dɛfərəns]

n. 顺从

137
Q

deferential

A

[,defə’renʃəl]

Adj. 恭敬的；惯于顺从的

138
Q

defiance

A

[dɪ’faɪəns]

n. 蔑视；挑战；反抗

139
Q

defiant

A

[di’faiənt]

Adj. 挑衅的；目中无人的，蔑视的；挑战的

140
Q

deficiency

A

[dɪ’fɪʃənsi]

n. 缺陷，缺点；缺乏；不足的数额

141
Q

deficient

A

[dɪ’fɪʃnt]

adj. 不足的；有缺陷的；不充分的

142
Q

definite

A

[‘dɛfɪnət]

adj. 一定的；确切的

143
Q

definitive

A

[dɪ’fɪnətɪv]

n. 限定词
adj. 决定性的；最后的；限定的

144
Q

defrost

A

[,di’frɔst]

vt. 除霜
vi. 解冻

145
Q

deft

A

[deft]

adj. 灵巧的；机敏的；敏捷熟练的

146
Q

defunct

A

[dɪ’fʌŋ(k)t] n. 死者

adj. 死的；非现存的

147
Q

defy

A

[di’fai, ‘di:-]

vt. 藐视；公然反抗；挑衅；使落空
n. 挑战；对抗

148
Q

dehumanize

A

[,di:’hju:mənaiz]

vt. 使成兽性；使失掉人性

149
Q

dehydrate

A

[,di:’haidreit]

vt. 使…脱水；使极其口渴；使丧失力量和兴趣等
vi. 脱水；去水

150
Q

deigh

A

[,di:’haidreit]

vt. 使…脱水；使极其口渴；使丧失力量和兴趣等
vi. 脱水；去水

151
Q

deleterious

A

[,deli’tiəriəs]

Adj. 有毒的，有害的

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