previous tests (C-1) Flashcards
complacency
自滿，自鳴得意
What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons.
這些女孩讓我生氣的是她們的自滿想法——她們似乎根本沒有擴展知識面的願望。
corpse
（通常指人的）屍體
carcass
（尤指大型動物的）屍體；（供野生動物食用的）畜體
Vultures flew around in the sky waiting to pick at the rotting carcass of the deer.
禿鷹在天空盤旋等待著啄食鹿漸漸腐爛的屍體。
catastrophe
大災難；大災禍
They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.
他們收到警告，生態災難即將來臨。
commodity
商品，貨物
The country’s most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds.
該國最有價值的商品包括錫和鑽石。
culprit
過失者；責任人
Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.
警方希望公衆能協助他們抓到罪犯。
connotation
內涵意義；隱含意義；聯想意義
The word “lady” has connotations of refinement and excessive femininity that some women find offensive.
lady 一詞有優雅和過分嬌柔的涵義，因此某些女性覺得該詞具有冒犯意。
compromise
妥協；折衷；讓步；和解
It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today’s talks.
希望今天的會談能達成妥協。
chunk
大塊；厚塊
a chunk of cheese/meat
一大塊起司／肉
commitment
忠誠；投入；奉獻；承諾，保證，諾言
Players must make a commitment to play for a full season.
隊員必須保證參加整個賽季的比賽
cohesion
凝聚（力）；團結
social/national cohesion
社會／國家凝聚力
constraint
限制；束縛；約束
The constraints of politeness wouldn’t allow her to say what she really thought about his cooking.
出於禮貌，她不會說出自己對他的廚藝的真實看法。
cosmetics
化妝品
We sell a wide range of cosmetics and toiletries at a very reasonable price.
我們出售各種各樣的化妝品和洗漱用品，價格公道。
consumption
消費量；消耗量
As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying.
我們整個國家對垃圾食品的消費量十分驚人。
conformity
（對社會規則的）遵從，遵守；從眾
It’s depressing how much conformity there is in such young children.
這麽小的孩子就唯唯諾諾，真是令人沮喪。
caricature
漫畫（藝術）；諷刺畫；諷刺描述
The characters in his early novels are a lot subtler than the overblown caricatures in his more recent work.
和他近期作品中誇張的諷刺描述相比，他早期小說中的人物要含蓄得多。
compatible
可共存的；協調的；相容的
It was when we started living together that we found we just weren’t compatible.
等到開始生活在一起時，才發現我們根本合不來。
contestant
參賽選手；競爭者
In tonight’s quiz, our contestants have come from all over the country.
參加今晚知識競賽的選手們來自全國各地。
camaraderie
同志情誼；友情
When you’ve been climbing alone for hours, there’s a tremendous sense of camaraderie when you meet another climber.
獨自攀登數小時後遇到另一個攀登者，這時你會產生強烈的志同道合感。
catharsis
情感宣洩，精神淨化（如透過寫作、戲劇等活動或經歷）
curator
（博物館、圖書館等的）館長
coalition
（不同政黨或不同群體的人為特定目標而暫時形成的）聯盟，同盟，聯合體
Government by coalition has its own peculiar set of problems.
聯合政府有其自身特有的一系列問題。
cholesterol
膽固醇
an oil that is high in polyunsaturates and low in cholesterol
不飽和脂肪含量高而膽固醇含量低的食用油
constipated
便秘的
If you ate more fibre you wouldn’t get constipated.
要是你多吃纖維素，就不會便秘了。
cynosure
引人注目的人（或事物）
culminate in/with sth
以…告終；達到…的頂點
My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and finally culminated in my resignation.
我和老闆的爭吵日益惡化，直到最終我決定換工作。
conundrum
難題；複雜的問題
Arranging childcare over the school holidays can be a real conundrum for working parents.
對雙職工家長來說，學校放假期間如何安排照顧孩子是個大難題。
convict
（在法庭上）宣判…有罪，證明…有罪
He has twice been convicted of robbery/arson.
他兩次被判犯有搶劫罪／縱火罪。
confine
把…局限在，限制
Let’s confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!
請把討論集中在正題上！
contrive
巧妙安排；謀劃，策劃
Couldn’t you contrive a meeting between them? I think they’d really like each other.
你不能為他們安排一次會面嗎？我覺得他們真的互有好感。
captivate
使著迷；迷住；吸引
With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.
她的美貌和魅力迷倒了各地的電影觀眾。
concede
（常指不情願地）承認
[ + (that) ] The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.
政府承認新的稅收政策是徹底失敗的。
conceive
想像；想出；構想
I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old.
我覺得我叔叔仍然把我看成是四歲的小孩。
構想，想出，設想出（計劃或主意）
He conceived the plot for this film while he was still a student.
他還是個學生的時候就已經構想出了這部影片的情節。
curb
控制；限制，約束；抑制
The government should act to curb tax evasion.
政府應該採取行動抑制逃稅。
condemn
（通常指出於道義而）譴責，指責
The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
人們譴責這一恐怖行徑是野蠻和懦弱的行爲。
covet
覬覦，垂涎（尤指他人之物）；貪求，渴望
She always coveted power but never quite achieved it.
她一直貪求權力，但從未得逞。
consolidate
（使）鞏固；（使）加強
The success of their major product consolidated the firm’s position in the market.
公司主打産品取得的成功鞏固了該公司在市場上的地位。
contend
競爭；爭奪
There are three world-class tennis players contending for this title.
有三位世界頂級網球選手爭奪這項冠軍。
circumnavigate
繞…航行；繞道，繞行
They circumnavigated Cape Horn Island in canoes.
他們乘獨木舟繞合恩角航行。
coincide
（幾乎）同時發生
I timed my holiday to coincide with the children’s.
我把我的假期安排在孩子學校放假的時候。
與…一致，相符；相似
Our views coincide on a range of subjects.
我們在一系列問題上的觀點不謀而合。
conceal
隱藏；隱匿；隱瞞；隱蔽
The listening device was concealed in a pen.
竊聽裝置藏在筆裡。
convene
召開，召集（會議）；集合；開會
The prime minister convened (a meeting of) his cabinet to discuss the matter.
首相召集部長（開會）討論這個問題。
compel
強迫；逼迫；迫使
[ + to infinitive ] As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.
在小學階段，即使在冬天他也被迫穿著短褲。
contaminate
污染；弄髒；毒害
Much of the coast has been contaminated by nuclear waste.
大部分海岸已受到核廢料污染。
contradict
反駁，否定；（事實或聲明）（與…）相矛盾，（與…）有抵觸
If you’re both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don’t contradict each other!
如果你們倆都要撒謊，至少也要口徑一致，不要互相矛盾！
curtail
制止；減少；縮減；限制
to curtail your holiday/spending
縮短假期／縮減開支
contract
（使）收縮；（使）縮小；（使）縮短
In spoken English, “do not” often contracts to “don’t”.
在英語口語中，do not 常常縮略成 don’t。
cluster
（同類物聚集的）串，叢，束，群
Have a look at the cluster of galaxies in this photograph.
看看這張照片上的星系群。
confer
（常指爲達成行動決議而）商討，商議，協商
I need some time to confer with my lawyer.
我想花點時間跟我的律師商量一下。
授予（稱號、榮譽）；賦予（優勢）
An honorary doctorate was conferred on him by Columbia University.
哥倫比亞大學授予他榮譽博士學位。
crumble
（使）粉碎；（使）成碎屑
She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers.
她緊張地在指間撚著麵包。
clamor
大聲（或吵鬧）地抱怨，大聲地要求
The children were all clamouring for attention.
孩子都吵吵嚷嚷希望引起注意。
convulse
（使）劇烈抖動；（使）抽搐，（使）痙攣
to convulse with pain
痛苦地抽搐
capitulate
投降；屈服；停止抵抗
Their forces capitulated five hours after the bombardment of the city began.
在該市被轟炸了五個小時之後，他們的軍隊投降了。
calibrate
劃分刻度，標定
a calibrated stick for measuring the amount of oil in an engine
測量引擎中油量的尺規
