2018考研英语必看经典熟词僻义（超全）

　　card n(pl)纸牌They play cards every Friday. 他们每个星期五玩纸牌。 办法, 手段, 妙计best card 杀手锏

　　career vi. 猛冲，飞跑The car was careering down the road. 汽车在公路上疾驰。

　　carpet vt把(花草等)复盖在...上ground carpeted with fallen leaves复盖着落叶的地面

　　We are going to carpet the stairs.我们打算把楼梯铺上地毯。

　　The valley is carpeted with cherry blossoms.山谷一片樱花。

　　adj.好逸恶劳的, 不出家门的We are no carpet soldiers, but courageous troops.我们不是少爷兵, 而是善战的勇士。

　　on the carpet 拿到桌面上来引申为审议;责骂

　　My plan will be on the carpet at today's meeting. 今天的会议将审议我的计划。

　　The boss had me on the carpet over my expenses claim. 因为索取报销费的事，老板把我叫去训了一顿。

　　carriage n. [C]举止She has a graceful carriage. 她举止优雅。

　　carrier n. [C]媒介;载体Mosquitoes are carriers of disease.蚊子是疾病的传播媒介。

　　carrot n. (用以引诱的)报酬,好处，许诺;诱骗a policy of (the) stick and (the) carrot胡萝卜加大棒的政策,又打又拉的政策

　　casualty n受害者;牺牲品

　　【真题例句】For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty. 【2000年阅读Text1】

　　半导体，这种由美国人发明的并处于电脑时代核心位置的产业，曾一度即将成为下一个牺牲品。

　　carve carve out开辟道路; 为自已创立事业

　　carve up 分割; 划分, 瓜分; [美方]挖掉, 彻底消灭

　　Persistence will carve out a way to success. 只要坚持到底，就一定能成功。

　　The dark days when the imperialists could carve up Africa at will are gone. 帝国主义者任意瓜分非洲的黑暗时代已经一去不复返了。

　　cat n. [C]猫科动物Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats.狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。

　　catalogue n. [C]系列She recited a catalogue of her husband's sins to me.她向我历数了她丈夫的一连串罪过。

　　ceiling n. [C]最高限度, 上限A new ceiling has recently been fixed on pay. 最近对工资规定了新的最高额度

　　高度, 上升限度; 云幕高度an aircraft with a ceiling of 20000ft.一架升限为2万英尺的飞机

　　cement vt巩固,加强Our holiday together cemented our friendship.共度假日使我们的友谊更牢。

　　Our object is to further cement trade relations. 我们的目标是进一步加强贸易关系。

　　challenge vt质疑I did not think he was right, so I challenged him.我认为他错, 因此提出质疑。

　　考验The job doesn't really challenge him.这项工作不能真正地考验他。

　　chair n(会议的)主席主席席位(或职位)[C];vt主持，担任主持

　　The chair called the meeting to order. 主席宣布会议开始。

　　【真题例句】Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is in her 70s, and former surgeon general C. Everett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his 80s. 【2003年阅读Text4】

　　最高法院法官Sandra Day O’Connor70多岁，前外科医生协会总裁C. Everett Koop80多了还主持了一个网站的起步工作。

　　champion vt.拥护, 维护, 主张, 支持, 为...而斗争champion a just cause支持正义事业

　　channel n. [pl] 路径;方法vt集中;贯注;引导;挪用

　　You should go through the official channels if you want the government to help.

　　你应通过正式渠道来争取政府的帮助。

　　The engineers channeled the water off without difficulty. 工程师们毫不费力地就把水疏导走了。

　　He was to turn the whole current of my existence into a new channel, and to alter me to myself almost past

　　recognition 他就将我的整个生活纳入了一条新的轨道，并且使我变得几乎跟以前判若两人。

　　【真题例句】The capital intended to broaden the export base and secure efficiency gains from international

　　trade was channeled instead into uneconomic import substitution. 【2000年词汇】

　　原本用来拓宽出口和保障在国际贸易中产生高效益的资本被用到浪费的进口代用品上。

　　chap vt. & vi.(使)疼痛, 变粗糙, 皲裂My skin soon chapped in cold weather.我的皮肤在冷天里很快就皲裂了。

　　chapter (人生或历史上的)重要时期

　　The Renaissance was an important chapter in European history. 文艺复兴是欧洲史上的重要时期。

　　a chapter of 一系列

　　chapter and verse精确的出处

　　I can not quote chapter and verse but I can give you the main point which the author was making.

　　我不能一字不漏地引用原话，但我可以告诉你作者的主要观点。

　　charge vt.命令, 委托He charged me to arrange everything.他要我去安排一切事务。

　　chase 雕刻a richly chased plate雕刻精美的盘子

　　cheek厚颜无耻的 I'm going to put up with your cheek! 我可不想容忍你这个厚脸皮。

　　chemistry神秘复杂的变化过程the strange and chemistry that causes 2 people fall in love使人相爱的神奇过程

　　chill冷酷的, 冷淡的, 使人寒心的 The host gave him a chill reception.主人(对客人而言)对他的接待是冷淡的。

　　. (使)变冷，(使)扫兴The raw weather chilled our enthusiasm for a swim. 天气阴冷，我们游泳的兴致大减。

　　chop the chop 解雇，杀掉，终止

　　claim vt (灾难等)使失踪或死亡The flood claimed hundreds of lives.水灾夺走了数百人的命。

　　需要, 值得There are several matters that claim my attention.有几件事值得我注意。

　　vt. & vi.对…提出要求, 索取I claim payment from my friend.我要求我的朋友付款。

　　clash n. 冲突，撞击声，抵触, 不协调

　　vt. 冲突，抵触，使 ... 发出撞击声

　　vi. 引起冲突 It’s a pity the two concerts clash; I wanted to go to both of them.

　　真可惜两个音乐会时间上有冲突，我本来想两个都去。

　　The enemy armies clashed near the border. 敌军在边境附近发生冲突。

　　She clashed the pan down on the stone floor. 她把炒锅当啷一声掉在石头地板上。

　　A border clash between the two armies started the war.双方军队在边境的冲突引发了战争。

　　The color of the curtains clashed with the color of the carpet. 窗帘颜色和地毯颜色不协调。

　　claw v. 抓，撕 恶毒攻击Anxiety clawed him. 忧虑撕裂他的

　　The editor got his claws into the opposition in a vicious editorial.那个编辑在一篇社论中恶毒地攻击了反对派。

　　claw back v. 费力收回， n<英> 加税补偿;弥补性收入

　　click vi恰好吻合;(两人)一见如故,一拍即合[(+with)] Our personalities clicked. 我们的性情合得来。

　　突然明白I puzzled over it for hours before it finally clicked.

　　我对这一问题茫然不解，几小时后终于顿开茅塞。

　　【口】进行顺利;成功,受观众欢迎[(+with)] The opera clicked. 这出歌剧轰动一时

　　climate n. 风气，社会思潮

　　【真题例句】 When the work is well done, a climate of accident-free operations is established where time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.【1999年完形】

　　如果此项工作做得好的话，就会形成无事故作业的好风气，因此那儿的因工伤事故所造成的时间损失就会被限制在最低限度。

　　climb n要攀登到的地方或距离;上升, 增长

　　There was a steep climb on the road out of town.市外公路上有一处很陡的上坡路。

　　The minister's climb to power had taken 8 years.这部长花了八年的工夫攀升到权贵之尊。

　　cling vi.附着于Dewdrops were still clinging on the trees.露珠仍沾在树上。

　　抓紧或抱住He clung to the rope with both hands.他双手紧紧抓住绳子。

　　坚持He clung to his own view.他坚持己见。

　　clip n剪报, 电影或电视片段Clips from the movie will be presented on video.这部影片的剪辑将制作成录像。

　　〈非正〉猛打She gave him a clip on the ear.她打了他一记耳光。

　　close vt结束;结清(帐目);商定(交易) 使靠拢;使愈合

　　I have closed my account at that bank. 我已结清我在该银行的帐户。

　　The surgeon closed the incision with stitches. 外科医生缝合了伤口。

　　vi愈合靠拢 The wound has closed. 伤口已愈合。

　　收盘[Q];The company's shares closed high yesterday. 昨天该公司股票收盘价上扬。

　　a 紧密的;狭窄的;紧身的;严密的,准确的不透气的,闷热的,沉闷的(尤指比赛)势均力敌的【语】(元音)闭的,封闭的

　　【口】秘密的;嘴紧的,沉默的吝啬的[F][(+with)][F][(+about)]

　　They live in close quarters. 他们的住房狭小。

　　Please pay close attention to where they go. 请密切注意他们将去何处。

　　It's very close in this room. 这房内十分闷热。

　　They are close in age. 他们年龄相仿。

　　That's a close baseball game. 那是一场势均力敌的棒球赛。

　　He is close about the experiment. 他一点也不肯透露有关实验的情况。

　　Everybody knows she is close with money. 大家都知道她花钱很小气。

　　closet n.套间; 密室[美]壁橱; 碗橱; 衣橱盥洗室; 厕所; 抽水马桶(蒸馏炉)炉室

　　cold closet冷藏箱， 冷藏室drying closet干燥箱moist closet保温室， 湿气室

　　water closet厕所(略W.C)closet consultation秘密会议

　　vt.把...关进小室; 把...引入内室密谈adj.暗藏的， 不公开的

　　空谈的a closet politician不懂实际的政客closet strategist纸上谈兵的战略家

　　closet play [drama]仅供阅读的剧本， 不适宜上演的戏

　　clothe vt.覆盖上(用语言)表达使蒙受(with， in)使具有权力(或特性)赋予(权力特性等)

　　The trees are clothed in green leaves.树木被绿叶覆盖着。

　　We clothe our thoughts in words.我们用语言表达思想。

　　A judge is clothed with the authority of the state.法官享有国家赋予的权力。

　　cloud n团, 群The mosquitoes were coming in clouds.蚊子一大群一大群地飞来。

　　造成不愉快或不明朗的事物;阴影

　　The sad news of her father's death was the only cloud on an otherwise happy year.

　　她父亲的死讯是她愉快的一年中唯一伤心的事。

　　vt. & vi.(使)某物变得阴沉暗淡, 不清楚Her eyes clouded with tears.她泪眼模糊。

　　The decision will only cloud the issue. 这一决定只能使这一问题变得复杂起来。

　　vi威胁损害;.(某人的脸)显得阴沉或忧伤

　　I hope this disagree won’t cloudy our friendship.我希望这次争执不会损害我们的友谊。

　　His face suddenly clouded over.他的脸突然变得阴下来。

　　clue clue up 见多识广 She's really clued up on politics. 她对政治非常博学多闻。

　　clutch [pl]控制掌握;势力范围 Keep out of his clutches. 别陷入他的掌握中!”

　　Once they were in the clutches of the enemy ,they knew they'd never escape. 一旦落入敌手,他们知道一定逃不了。

　　code n法典，法规，规范

　　【真题例句】 But his primary task is not to think about the moral code, which governs his activity, any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business.

　　【2006年翻译】但是普通科学家的主要任务并非思考指导其行为的道德规范，正如我们不指望商人把精力投入到商业行为的探索一样。

　　coast n【美】(雪橇等的)向下滑行;滑行的斜坡

　　vt. 沿...岸航行We coasted South America on our trip last year. 去年旅行我们是沿着南美洲航行的。

　　vi. 1.沿岸航行From then on it must coast in a trajectory, or flight path, to its target

　　从那时起，它就得沿着弹道，即沿着飞行航线滑向其目标。

　　2.(靠惯性)滑行[(+along/down)]The sledge coasted down the slope. 雪橇沿着山坡向下滑行。

　　3.毫不费力地前进,顺利进展Mary coasted through her exams. 玛丽顺利通过考试。

　　The actor coasted to stardom on his father's name.那位男演员靠父亲的名誉一帆风顺地成了明星。

　　coin vt. 1.铸造(货币)The government has decided to coin more 50-penny coins.政府决定铸造更多的五十便士硬币。

　　2.创造,杜撰(新词等)It was Anderson who coined the word. 是安德生造了这个字。

　　collaborate vi.勾结,通敌 He was suspected of collaborating with the enemy.怀疑他与敌勾结。

　　collect vt领取; 接走; 拿走She collected her mail.她取走了邮件。

　　adv. 接收者付款地The goods will be sent collect.这个商品将根据货到收款来发送。

　　adj. 接收者付费的They sent us a collect message.他们给我们传了封收到后付款的电报。

　　collide vi冲突, 抵触, 不一致The interests of the two countries collide.两国的利益发生冲突。

　　colony n(侨民等)聚居区, 聚居地; 聚居的同国籍侨民; 聚居的同类人

　　They live in an artists' colony.他们住在艺术家聚居区。

　　(动植物的)群体, 集群There lived a colony of bees on the tree.树上生活着一群蜜蜂。

　　column n1、纵队, 直行栏A column of soldiers marched down the highway.一个士兵纵队沿着公路行进。

　　2专栏(文章)There are two columns on each page of this dictionary.这本词典每一页有两栏。

　　comfort 短语 comfort zone(气候、温度)宜人的地区;自在区，自己得心应手的领域

　　The coach needs to guide the executive outside his or her comfort zone in order to improve performance. 教练需要指导经理走出自己得心应手的领域，这样才能提高业绩。

　　Did you know that all human beings have a comfort zone regulating the distance they stand from someone when they talk? 你是否知道，人类在交谈时，通常有一个“自在区”来调节自己与对方之间的距离。

　　command vt俯瞰;博得，赢得;(指地方，要塞)控制，遏制，俯视;统帅，掌握，支配

　　The hill commands a fine view.从这座山上可以俯瞰到周围的一片美景。

　　This great man is able to command everyone's respect.这位伟人有资格获得大家尊敬。

　　The fort commanded the plain beneath.碉堡俯视下面的平原。

　　The captain of a ship commands all the officers and men.舰长统率舰上的全体官兵。

　　commission n佣金, 回扣The salesman can get commission on everything he sells.该售货员能得到所售每件货物的佣金。

　　vt.委任, 委托He commissioned a statue of his wife.他请人制作他妻子的雕像。

　　commit vt承诺; 使自己受约束;托付; 交付;致力于

　　Asked if he was a candidate, he refused to commit himself.当问到他是不是候选人时, 他不置可否。

　　The boy was committed to the care of his aunt.这个孩子被交给他的姑妈照顾。

　　She committed herself to philanthropy.她专心从事慈善事业。

　　compact adj.装填紧密的, 整齐填满的; n合同,契约vi. 签约; 签合同(with)

　　It was a compact package.这是个捆得很紧的包裹。

　　The two nations made a compact to control drug traffic.两国达成协议控制毒品走私。

　　The Commonwealth agreed to make a compact with this country.英联邦同意和这个国家订约。

　　company n客人,I have company this evening.今晚我有客。

　　全体人员The ship's company assembled on deck for inspection.全体船员到甲板上集合以备检阅。

　　compass n 范围，界限vt. 图谋，包围，达成

　　Finance is not within the compass of this department.财政不在这个部门的管辖范围之内。

　　Suddenly we compassed the enemies on all sides.我们突然从四面八方将敌人包围了。

　　Her students could not compass the simplest problems.她学生连最简单的问题都不理解。

　　compel vi.驱策;驱使;He had a presence that inspired and a voice that compelled.他神态令人敬畏他声音令人敬从。

　　{不用于进行式}激起His courage compels universal admiration.他的勇气赢得了普遍的赞扬。

　　complaint n.申请，控告投诉, 控告Our neighbors lodged a complaint against us with the police.邻居向警方控告我们。

　　疾病;He has a heart complaint.他有心脏病。

　　complex n.情结 夸大的情绪反应I am developing a guilt complex about it.我对此事有一种负罪感。

　　compose vt. & vi.创作(乐曲、诗歌等); 为…谱曲vt使安定, 使镇静

　　He teaches music and also composes.他教音乐, 也作曲。

　　I heard he ask her to compose herself.我听到他叫她镇定。

　　composition n构图; 构成, 成分;混合物, 合成物;合成材料

　　Her drawing is competent, but her composition is poor.她的画有功力, 但布局欠佳。

　　Have you studied the composition of the chemicals? 你研究过这种药品的成分了吗?

　　He has a touch of madness in his composition.他有点疯疯癫癫。

　　compound vt.使混合, 使合成;使严重;使恶化;调停，和解(通过互谅等)解决(纠纷); 达成协议， 谈妥

　　【律】受到赔偿不予起诉【经】以复利计算

　　n. [C]1.有围墙(或篱笆等的)住宅群,大院2.用围墙(或篱笆等)围起的场地,院子

　　He compounded water, sand and soil and formed bricks.他用水拌沙和泥土做成砖。

　　The heavy rain compounded the trouble of the lost hikers.大雨增加了迷路的徒步旅行者们的困难。

　　He compounded with his creditors for a remission of what he owed.他与债权人谈妥免除其债务。

　　The compound was subdivided into four living areas.那个区域被划分成4个居住小区。

　　compound a felony接受金钱以私了诉讼

　　The People's Bank compounds interest yearly.人民银行以年为单位计算复利。

　　comprehend vt包括The park comprehends all the land on the other side of the river.公园包括河对岸的所有土地。

　　compromise vt (由于不明智的行为)危及....的安全;使受到怀疑和牵连;修改;使变弱

　　放弃(原则等);泄露(秘密等)

　　He refused to compromise his principles. 他拒绝放弃原则。

　　You will compromise your good name if you associate with these people.

　　你如果与这些人交往就会损害你的好名声。

　　【真题例句】Unfortunately, banks’ lobbying now seems to be working. The details may be unknowable,

　　but the independence of standard-setters, essential to the proper functioning of capital markets,

　　is being compromised. 【2010年阅读Text4】

　　不幸的是，银行的游说现在开始似乎奏效了。细节也许尚未可知，但是对于资本市场的正常运作至关重要，准则的制定者的独立性正在受到威胁。

　　concede vt (勉强)承认;让与， 容许; 放弃[俚]【体】失(局)

　　He finally conceded defeat.他最终承认了失败。

　　After the First World War Germany conceded its neighbors much valuable land.

　　第一次世界大战后， 德国让与其邻国许多宝贵的领土。

　　England conceded a goal in the first minute。英格兰队在开场第一分钟就送了一个球。

　　concentrate vt. & vi.集中, 聚集vt.浓缩

　　The general decided to concentrate his forces near the capital.这位将军决定把他的部队集中在首都附近。

　　An acid solution is concentrated when it has very much acid in it.当酸性溶液里含有很多酸时, 它就被浓缩了。

　　concern n股份;企业, 公司;小玩意儿，小东西v 经营

　　He has a concern in the business.他在企业中有股份。

　　This restaurant is a family concern. 这家饭店是由一家人经营的。

　　Her ring is an odd little concern fitted with blinking diamonds.

　　她的戒指是装有许多闪光钻石的小玩意儿。

　　Our little concern ship is no longer a playing concern.

　　我们街角的小店已经不再是赚钱的商铺。

　　concert vt. 制定计划，通过协商达成一致vi. 合作

　　n一致,和谐,协调,一致行动[U]

　　We will get together to concert our differences. 我们将聚集一起协调分歧。

　　He had his head turned by a concert of praise. 他因受到异口同声的赞颂而忘乎所以。

　　He refused to concert with his partners.他拒绝和他的伙伴们合作。

　　concession n优惠;(政府的)核准， 特许权[美]场地特许使用(权); 租让;租界

　　At last, their company obtained the mining concession. 他们的公司最终获得了采矿权。

　　I hope you can make some concession.我希望你能做些优惠。

　　a refreshment concession 租地设小吃摊的营业权

　　conclusion n 条约(条约等的)缔结;(买卖等的)议定[U][(+of)]

　　The conclusion of this agreement is in the interests of both sides. 签这合同对双方都好。

　　condition n状况, 状态; 地位健康状况, 可使用的状况What's the patient's condition? 病人的情况如何?

　　vt. 以 ... 为条件，决定，支配，训练Ability and effort condition success. 成功取决于才干和努力。

　　He is in no condition [out of condition] to travel.他的健康状况不宜于旅行。

　　The gift to the boy was conditioned on his good behavior.给孩子的礼物是以他的表现好坏为条件的。

　　Regular exercise conditions the body for strenuous activity.常锻练使身体适应剧烈活动。

　　conduct vt.进行，开展，管理n.行为，操行

　　【真题例句】Ericsson grew up in Sweden, and studied nuclear engineering until he realized he would have more opportunity to conduct his own research if he switched to psychology. 【2007年阅读Text1】

　　Ericsson在瑞典长大，首先学习核工程，后天他意识到如果转学心理学，会获得更多机会开展自己的研究。

　　【真题例句】intentionally worked to “lure” him to “engage in conduct against his will.” 【2006年阅读新题型】故意“引诱”他“作出违背自己意愿的行为”。

　　confidence n (向知心人吐露的)秘密,私房话adj骗得信任(或信托)的; 欺诈的

　　The two girls told each other confidences about their boyfriends.这两个姑娘相互谈了关于各自男友的悄悄话。

　　He possesses the quality of inspiring confidence.他有本事能让别人信任他。

　　connection n熟人;客户I heard about it through one of my business connections.我通过一个生意客户知道这事。

　　conscientious adj谨慎，尽职的，凭着良心的 This essay is a most conscientious piece of work.这文章是凭良心写的。

　　conservation n 守恒不灭Who discovered the conservation of energy?谁发现了能量守恒?

　　conservative adj稳当的,谨慎的;有意压低的(大写)(英国、加拿大等)保守党的

　　The Conservative Party is now in power. 现在由保守党执政。

　　This is a conservative estimate of the population in the year 2000. 这是对公元2000年时人口的保守估计。

　　console n. [C] 1.操纵台 ;( 电脑的) 操作桌 ;( 管风琴的) 演奏台2.落地式收音机(或电视机等);(收音机等的)落地柜

　　There are many lights and electrical instruments on the computer console. 电脑控制板上有许多小灯和电子设备。

　　I'll buy a console radio. 我要买一架落地收音机。

　　consolidate vt (使)合并Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank.那俩银行并成一家。

　　constituent n.选民The minister's constituents feel that he does not spend enough time dealing with their problems.

　　选民认为那位部长并没有花上足够的时间去处理他们的问题。

　　constituent vt建立, 制定选定, 任命成为...的本质; 使构成好的体质

　　(用语不定式)是;认为

　　They constituted an acting committee.他们设立了一个临时委员会。

　　Laws are constituted to protect individual rights and properties.法律是为保卫人民的权利和财产而制定的。

　　The company will constitute you captain of the ship.公司将任命你为这船的船长。

　　He is so constituted that he needs very little sleep.他的体质好， 只需短时间睡眠。

　　The defeat constitutes a major set-back for our diplomacy.这次失败是我们外交上的重大挫折。

　　constitution n体格, 体质, 心理素质The young man has a strong constitution. 这位年轻人体格强力壮。

　　contact 隐形眼镜contact lens 摄影印刷contact print

　　contain vt控制, 抑制相当于， 等于【数】被...除尽， 整除; (边)夹(角)， 包围(图形)

　　【军】牵[钳]制， 拦截 vi 自制

　　The little boy couldn't contain his urine any longer.这个小孩再也忍不住小便了。

　　At the sight of this cruelty , he could hardly contain his anger.见此残暴情形， 他无法克制自己的愤怒。

　　A pound contains 16 ounces.一磅等于十六盎司。

　　12 contains 2, 3, 4 and 6. 12可以用2, 3, 4, 6来除。

　　the angle contained by 2 sides of a triangle由三角形两个边构成的角

　　They are making a plan for containing the enemy attack.他们在订牵制敌人的计划。

　　He could contain no longer.他再也无法自制。

　　contend vt.声称, 主张He contended that there must be life on Mars.他声称火星上一定有生物。

　　【真题例句】It is the playgoers, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the town’s revenue because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. 【2006年Text2】

　　皇家莎士比亚公司辩称，正是那些看戏的人为城镇带来了大部分税收，这是因为他们在该镇过夜(有些人会呆上四五个晚上)，在宾馆和餐厅消费。

　　激烈的争辩A hundred schools of thought contend.百家争鸣。

　　context n.背景, 环境上下文, 语境

　　Crime has to be studied in its social contexts. 犯罪活动得联系其社会背景来研究。

　　In the context of the present economic crisis it seems unwise to lower taxes。

　　在目前经济危机的情况下，降低税收似乎是不明智的。

　　You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常能从语境中猜出词义。

　　contribute vi撰稿, 投稿She regularly contributes to the college magazine.她定期给校刊投稿。

　　起促成作用Various factors contributed to his downfall.多种因素导致他的垮台。

　　【真题例句】I have excluded him because, while his accomplishments may contribute to the solution of moral problems, he has not been charged with the task of approaching any but the factual aspects of those problems.

　　我之所以把他(普通科学家)排除在外，是因为尽管他的成果可能会有助于解决道德问题，但他承担的任务只不过是研究这些问题的事实方面。【2006年汉译英】

　　contrive vt策划,图谋The prisoner contrived a way to escape. 囚犯图谋越狱。

　　control vt1.控制;支配;管理She is skillful enough to control the machine now. 现在她已有足够的技术可以操纵这台机器。2.克制;抑制The British government at that time controlled the island. 当时英国政府控制该岛。

　　You must learn to control your temper.你必须学会克制着不发脾气。

　　n操纵装置[P]The helicopter landed with Joe at the controls. 直升飞机在乔的操纵下降落。

　　3.(用对照物)核实;检验Our papers are checked as we go through passport control at the airport.

　　我们通过机场查验护照的关卡时，查验了我们的证件。

　　convenience n[pl]有用的、合适的的地方或方便的安排、用具或装置; adj附近的，近便的

　　The house has all the modern conveniences这房子有一切现代化设备。

　　at one’s convenience 在方便的时候和地方

　　At your convenience, We must arrange a convenient time and place for the meeting.

　　在你方便的时候，我们必须安排一个合适的时间和地点开会。

　　coordinate vt.使协调; 使调和n.〈数〉坐标

　　Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

　　The town coordinates on this map are 695037.该镇在这幅地图上的坐标是695037。

　　cool adj冷静的,沉着的无礼的;自行其事的.冷淡的[(+to/towards) ]

　　He remained cool before the enemy. 在敌人面前他保持镇静。

　　They seemed rather cool towards the new comer. 对这位新来的人,他们似乎很冷淡。

　　I don't like the cool way you used my bicycle without my permission. 我讨厌你这种擅用我自行车自行其是的行为。

　　cook vt杜撰， 窜改(帐目)， 捏造， 制造(麻烦等) cook up trouble

　　He is quite capable of cooking the evidence.编造这个证据足以证明他很有才能。

　　cop v遭受He copped a nasty whack on the head.他头上受一重击。

　　vt抓住He was copped for speeding.他因超速行车被捕。

　　cop out of打退堂鼓He was boasting about how brave he was at the start, but copped out (of it) at the finish. 他起初夸自己勇敢最后却打退堂鼓。

　　copper n 警察

　　core n核心, 精髓, 要点The core of our appeal is freedom of speech.我们呼吁的中心是要言论自由。

　　【美】(共修的)基础课设置Each student studies four core subjects. 每个学生学习4门基础课。

　　to the core 完全地烂透了坏透了

　　The pear is rotten to the core.这梨全烂了。

　　He is English to the core.他是个地道的英国人。

　　corn n平庸、伤感或陈腐的音乐、诗歌、戏剧等;鸡眼

　　corner n. 困境She will need luck to get out of a tight corner like that.她要靠运气才能走出困境

　　vt.垄断, 囤积They've cornered all the business.他们已控制了所有的买卖。

　　逼入困境The police finally cornered the thief.警察终于把那个小偷逼入一个角落。

　　correct vt惩治;责备You should correct the children when they are rude孩子无礼你就治治他们。

　　adj改[修]正的恰当的;a correct explanation恰如其分的解释

　　端正的; 高尚的; 合乎礼仪的; a very correct young man仪态非常端庄的年轻人

　　符合一般性规则的the correct dress for a ceremony典礼时应穿的衣服(礼服)

　　cost vt 估价Has this project been costed?这项工程估价了吗?

　　cotton on懂得，逐渐认识到At last she’s cotton on to what they mean.她终于明白他们的意思

　　couch vt.表达He couched his request in very polite terms.他以很礼貌的话表达了自己的要求。

　　vi蹲着;埋伏The deer couched. 那只鹿蹲伏下来。

　　cough up认罪, 勉强说出(某事) 咳出掏出, 交出

　　After hours of questioning, the prisoner coughed up and admitted that he had stolen the jewels.

　　几个小时的审讯后, 罪犯认了罪, 承认偷了珠宝。

　　He coughed up the candy that was stuck in his throat.他把卡在喉咙里的糖果咳出来

　　She was shocked at the bill, but she had to cough up.她颤抖地拿这张支票但不得不交出。

　　counsel vt.忠告，劝告

　　【真题例句】Priests are usually unsuccessful in counseling troubled couples 【2003年听力】

　　牧师在规劝闹别扭的夫妻上，通常是不成功的。

　　n. 法律顾问，辩护律师

　　【真题例句】Three weeks later, he got his first notification of an opening. “I struck gold,” says Redman,

　　who E-mailed his resume to the employer and won a position as in-house counsel for a company. 【2004年阅读Text1】

　　三个星期后Redmon收到第一个空缺职位的通知。他说“我挖到金子了”。他把履历电邮给了雇主，接着就获得了这家公司内部法律顾问的职位。

　　count n事项, 罪状He was found guilty on three counts. 他被判定三项罪名。

　　vt认为, 看作Jane was counted among the greatest dancers of the century.简被视为本世纪最伟大的舞蹈家之一。

　　He is young and inexperienced, but please do not count that against him.他年轻又无经验，但请不要因此而小看他。

　　couple vt.连接, 联结, 联系They coupled two railway coaches.他们把两节火车车厢连接起来。

　　course n航向, 航线The ship has altered its course.这艘船改变了航线。

　　一道菜There is an elaborate five-course meal.这儿有五道菜的美餐。

　　vi (液体)流动[Q]Tears coursed down her face. 她泪流满面。

　　court v. 献殷勤，追求，招致(危险、失败等)

　　The young man courted the young lady by bring her flowers every day.那青年通过每天给那女子送花而向她求爱。

　　He courted the audience's affection. 他博取观众的喜爱。

　　He courted disaster by getting mixed up with criminal types.他因与罪犯鬼混而招致灾祸。

　　cover vt.掩饰掩盖Lies cannot cover up facts.谎言掩盖不住事实。

　　【真题例句】I covered my exit by claiming “I wanted to spend more time with my family”. 【2001年阅读Text5】

　　我用“我想多陪陪家人”为借口，掩饰我辞职的原因。

　　走完(一段路程); 够付(费用); 看完(多少页书); 经过(地区); 负责(某地区)

　　We covered about 30 miles a day. 我们每天大约走三十英里。

　　报道(有关...的消息)The best reporters were sent to cover the war.最优秀的记者被派去作战地报道。

　　给...保险 [(+against)] All the pupils in the school are covered against accidents.学校里所有的学生参加了人身保险。

　　包含;适用于These regulations cover such cases. 这些规定适用于这类情况。

　　His reading covers a wide range of subjects. 他阅读的书籍涉及多种学科。

　　cow vt恐吓,威胁[(+into/out of/with)]He cowed them with his threats. 他威胁恐吓他们。

　　crab vt抱怨;对...找岔子The boss is always crabbing about my work.老板总是在工作上找我的碴。

　　吹毛求疵;批评【谚语】You cannot make a crab walk straight.你无法使螃蟹直走/不要强人所难

　　cradle n 发祥地策源地Greece was the cradle of western civilization.希腊是西方文明发源地。

　　襁褓时期We knew each other from the cradle. 我们自幼便相识了。

　　vt 抱着 She cradled the child in her arms.她把孩子(象摇篮样地)抱在怀里。

　　抚育She was cradled in poverty. 她幼年生长于穷困的环境。

　　craft n诡计, 手腕He used a certain amount of craft to make the sale.他为这次买卖使了手腕。

　　crane vt伸(颈)The audience at the back craned their necks to see the puppet show. 后面的观众伸长了脖子看木偶戏。

　　vi伸着脖子看From every window heads were craning for a view of it.每窗都有人探出头来看。

　　crawl vi (由于恐惧,厌恶等)起鸡皮疙瘩,汗毛直竖

　　My skin crawled when I heard a sudden shriek in the dead of night.

　　夜晚万籁俱寂突然听到一声尖叫,吓得我汗毛直竖。

　　谄媚奉承,巴结[(+to)]He never crawls to his superiors. 他对上司从不卑躬屈膝。

　　用爬式(或自由式)游泳She crawled across the pool in record time.她以最高记录的速度用自由式游过游泳池。

　　vi 钻营He will crawl anywhere if he can gain something by it.他到处钻营, 只要有所得。

　　vt [俚]训斥He have no right to crawl me for what I wrote.他无权责怪我所写的东西。