List 4 Flashcards
canvass
仔细检查,详尽讨论:examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; 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
投降,默许:give all resistance
caprice
一时冲动的决定:impulsive change; 反复无常,善变:change, impulsively
captivate
吸引:attract
careworn
忧心忡忡的,焦虑的:grief, anxiety
cardinal
主要的,非常重要的:foremost importance, paramount
caricature
用讽刺歪曲等手法的夸张,漫画,讽刺画:exaggeration; 嘲笑性模仿或夸张:copy, exaggerate
carnal
肉体的,物质的:physical; 世俗的:worldly
carouse
畅饮,狂欢作乐:drink, freely
carp
对小事吹毛求疵,挑剔,表现不满:peevish criticism, objections, express dissatisfaction, tiresomely
carve
雕刻:three-dimensional representation; (通过长期不懈努力)开创,开拓:produce or bring about
cast
演员,演员阵容:a set of characters; 选派(演员):assign, actor; 提出:give off; 抛弃:get rid of
castigate
强烈(公开)指责:criticize; 惩罚:penalty
catalyze
成为···的导火索,导致:be the cause of
catastrophe
大灾难:tragedy; 彻底的失败:utter failure
categorical
没有例外的,无条件限制的,绝对的:without, qualification, absolute
catholic
普遍的,包容的:not limited or specialized
caustic
腐蚀性的:destroying, eating away; 挖苦讽刺的,刻薄的:incisive sarcasm
caveat
警告,告诫:warning of a specific limitation
cavil
挑剔,吹毛求疵:quibble
cavort
欢快地蹦跳或行走,雀跃:sprightly
cede
(根据条约)放弃,割让:surrender possession of
cement
粘合,粘合剂:uniting, binding
censor
审查并删除不良的东西:examine, delete
censorious
挑剔指责的:critical
censure
公开表示反对,谴责:public, formal disapproval
census
人口普查:survey, population
cessation
终止,暂停:stopping of a process
chaff
开玩笑:make jokes
chagrin
沮丧,懊恼:mind
chameleon
变色龙,善变的人:changes or adopts opinions
champion
支持:support
chaos
混乱:disorder, confusion
charade
装模作样:intended to deceive; 动作字谜:represented in pantomime
charlatan
骗子,装懂的人:fraudulent
chary
非常谨慎的:cautious
chase
镂雕(金属)以装饰:decorate; 驱赶:force out
chasm
分歧,(意见、利益或忠诚上)明显差异:pronounced difference
chauvinistic
盲目爱国的:excessive favoritism
check
使突然停止,阻止:arrest, abruptly; 同意,一致:agreement