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C = centigrade adj. & n. in or of the temperature scale that has 100 degree between the freezing-point and the boiling-point of water 摄氏温度计（的）

CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China中国民航的缩写) 中国民航

cabbage n. a kind of vegetable 卷心菜；洋白菜

cafe n. a place where the public may buy and drink coffee 咖啡馆；餐馆

cage n. a place in which birds or animals can be kept 笼；鸟笼

vt. put or keep(sb./ sth.)in a cage 将（某人/物）关入笼中

cake n. a kind of sweet food made from eggs, butter and flour and baked in an oven.蛋糕；糕；饼

call v. & n. a shout; cry; conversation over the telephone 称呼；取名；呼唤；叫喊；叫；喊；（一次）电话；通话

call at (a place), pay a short visit to some place访问（某地）

call back, ring back 回电话

call for, go to fetch sb./ sth.; demand. 去取（某物）；去接（某人）；要求；号召；约请

call in ask sb. to stay together 召来；召集

call on (a person) pay a short visit to sb.拜访；访问

calm adj. quiet, not worried; 平静的；镇静的；沉着的

v. make or become calm 镇定；使镇定

calorie n. unit of heat & energy卡（热量单位）

camera n. a machine which takes photographs照相机；摄相机

in camera不公开地；私下

camp v. & n. a place where people live in a tent 野营；宿营；营

go camping 去野营

a summer camp 夏令营

can v. aux. be able to; know how to 能够；可以；可能；会。

can not be too careful 怎么小心也不过分

be able to 与can

can 没有将来式和完成式。Be able to 有各种时态。

could 和 was able to/ were able to 都可以表过去的“一般能力”。表过去具体的能力要用was/were able to。不过否定式couldn’t 也可表具体的能力。

n. 罐头；金属容器

Canada n. a country with the second largest area in the world加拿大

Canadian n native of Canada加拿大人

cancer n. diseased growth in the body, often causing death. 癌症

candle n. a thing we burn to give light蜡烛

cap n. a small round hat 帽子；（管，瓶等的）盖

capital n. a chief city of a country for the national government首都；省会；large letters大写字母；money for the production of more wealth资本；资方

captain n. leader or chief commander陆军上尉；海军上校；船长；（足球队等）队长

car n. a carriage or a passenger motorcar小汽车

card n. a small, thick piece of paper for writing, or printing on, used for written messages, invitations, announcements, names and addresses, greetings, etc. 卡片，名片

cardigan n. knitted colorless woolen jacket that buttons up the front, made

with sleeves 开襟绒线衫

care n. & v. think sth. is important; mind 小心；谨慎；注意；关心；介意

take care of, look after 照料；照顾

care for, like, want 喜欢；想要

careful adj. taking care, cautious谨慎的；小心的；仔细的

careless adj. not taking care, thoughtless粗心的；漫不经心的

carelessly adv. thoughtlessly粗心地

carol n. a song of joy or praise颂歌；欢乐之歌

carpet n. thick woolen covering地毯；毛毯

carriage n. a vehicle with four wheels四轮马车；cart（火车）客车厢

carrot n. a plant with root used as a vegetable胡萝卜

carry v. take up sth. and move it from one place to another运送；搬运；携带

carry off, snatch夺走

carry on, go on继续下去

carry out, perform, conduct, put into practice进行；开展；执行（计划，命令）；实现

cart n. a vehicle pulled by a horse（三轮货车）马车；火车；小推车

v. carry (sth.) in a cart用大车拉（某物）

cartoon n. drawing deeding with curate动画片

cartoon-maker n. person who makes cartoons

carve v form, produce, by cutting刻，雕刻

case n. box, bag, covering, container盒；袋；套；箱 circumstances or special conditions relating to a person or thing状况，情况

in that case , if that happens, has happened, should happen若是那样的话

cash n. [u] money in coins or notes钱；现款；现金

castle n. large building fortified against attack城堡

cast v. throw (sth.), esp, deliberately or with force扔；投；掷；抛

castor n. a kind of plant蓖麻

cat n. small, domesticated fur-covered animal猫

catch v. caught[ ], caught[ ] stop (sth. that is in motion) eg. by getting hold of it with the hands, by holding out sth. into which it may come接住、捉住

be in time for 赶上

become infected with染患

catch fire begin to burn着火

catch up with
(a) come up to sb. who is going in the same direction; overtake赶上某人

(b) do all the work that has not yet been done赶工

cattle n. pl. oxen(bulls, bullocks, cows) 牛的总称

cause v. be the cause of: make happen引起；使产生；使发生

n. that which produces an effect; thing, event, person, etc, that makes sth. happen原因；起因

cave n hollow place in the hill山洞

ceiling n. under surface or inside overhead lining of a room天花板、平顶

celebrate v. do sth. to show that a day or an event is important庆祝

cent n. the 100th part of a dollar 一分钱

centimeter n. the 100th part of a metre公分；厘米

centre n. (center Am.E) middle part or point 中心；中央；中心点

central adj. of, at, from, or near the centre中央的，中心的

century n. 100 years百年

certain adj (a)(predic, only) settled; of which there is no doubt确定的；无疑的

(b) (predic, only) convinced; having no doubt; confident一定的

(c) (attrib, only) not named, stated, or described, although it is possible to do so未指明的、未说明的；某种

certainly adv. without doubt 无疑地、确定地

chain n. number of rings or links passing through one another to make a line 链；fetters of this kind锁链

in chains kept as a prisoner上着镣铐；在囚禁中

chair n. separate movable seat for one person椅子

chairman n. person presiding at a meeting主席；议长；会长

chalk n. a material similar in texture, made into crayons for drawing粉笔

chance n. the way things happen机会

change v. take or put in place of改变、更换 give and receive兑换

n. changed condition变化 money in smaller units零钱

change…for 用……换……

change…into make or become different把……变成

change one’s mind come to a new idea 改变主意

channel n. passage along which a liquid may flow水渠

chapter n. division of a book篇、章

character n. 1. person in a novel, play人物；角色（小说、戏剧等）；

2. letter, sign, market etc used in a system of writing or printing 字体

charge v. ask as a price(for); ask in payment索价、要价

n. price asked for goods or services费用

in charge of be responsible for负责管理

chart v. make a chart of 制图

n. map used by sailors, showing the coasts, depth of the sea, position of rocks, lighthouses 航海图 sheet of paper with information图表

chat n. & v. chafe as friendly talk about unimportant things聊天、闲谈

cheap adj. low in price; costing little money便宜、贱

cheaply adv. 廉价地

check v. examine in order to learn whether sth. is correct检查、核对

n. examination to make certain of accuracy检查、核对；

check支票; bikini a restaurant饭馆等的帐单

check out pay one’s bill结帐；查明

cheek n. side of the face below the eye面颊

cheer v. give shouts of joy欢呼；喝彩

cheese n. solid food made from milk curds 乳酪、干酪

chemical n. substance obtained by chemistry 化学物；

adj. of, made by, chemistry化学的

chemical rain 酸雨

chemist n. person who prepares medical goods:药剂师；

person who is expert in chemistry化学家

chemistry n. branch of science that deals with how substances are made up how they combine, how they act under different conditions化学

cheque n. (Br.E) written order to a bank to pay money支票

chest n. large, strong box with a lid for storing箱子、盒子

chew v. work about between the teeth in order to crush咀嚼

chicken n. young bird, young hen幼鸟、小母鸡；its flesh as food鸡肉

chief adj. principal: 主要的; most important: 重要的; n leader or ruler首领

child n. pl. children boy or girl, son or daughter儿童、孩子

childhood n. state of being a child:幼年；

time during which one is a child童年

chime n. (series of notes sounded by a ) tuned set of bells乐器、钟等奏出的谐和的乐声

chimney n. structure through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or root of a building 烟筒、烟囱

China n. 中国

China Radio International中国国际广播电台

Chinese n. a native of China 中国人

the language used by the people of China汉语

adj. of or from China, its people or language中国人，汉语的

chocolate n. substance made from the crushed seeds of the caco tree巧克力；

sweet substance made by mixing the powder with sugar巧克力糖

choice n. act of choosing 选择、挑选

choose v. (chose; chosen) pick out from a greater number选择；挑选

Christmas n. yearly celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ圣诞节

Church n. building to public Christian worship教室

service in such a building教会

cigarette n.shredded tobacco rolled in thin paper for smoking香烟、纸烟

cinema n. theatre in which films are shown电影院

circle n. every point on which is the same distance from the centre圆； sth. round like a circle圈；

number of persons bound together by having the same or similar interests集团

citizen n. person who lives in a town, or a city or a country市民

city n. large and important town 城市

civil adj. of or relating to the citizens of a country公民的、国内的

claim vt. state or declare(sth.) at a fact声称、断言

clap v. strike the palms of the hands together loudly拍手；鼓掌

class n. group of persons taught together; their course of teaching班、级、课

classmate n. present or past member of the same class同班同学

clean adj. free from dirty干净；清洁

v. make clean弄干净；擦干净

clear adj. easy to see through明亮的；easily heard清晰的；free from doubt or difficulty清楚

clear away take away, get rid of 把……清除掉

clear up put in order; make tidy 清理；整理

become clear（天气）放晴

clerk n. person employed in a blank, office, shop书记员；办事员；职员

clever adj. quick in learning and understanding things 聪明；伶俐的

climb v. go or get up la tree, wall, rope, mountain, et( )or down 爬、攀登

n. 攀登

clock n. instrument for measuring and showing the time时钟

clinic n. part of hospital where medical advice and treatment are given诊所

close v. shut关；闭

cloth n. material made by wearing布、布料

clothing n. clothes（总称）衣服

cloud n. visible water vapour floating above the earth 云

club n. society of persons who subscribe money to provide themselves with sport, social entertainment, etc俱乐部；社团

coal n. black mineral that burns and supplies heat, and from which coal-gas is made煤

coast n. land bordering the sea海岸、海滨

coastline n. shoreline海岸线

coat n. outer garment外套、上衣

cock n. male bird of the domestic or farmyard fowl雄鸡、公鸡

coin n. metal money硬币

cold adj. of low temperature, esp. when compared with the human body寒冷的

n. relative absence of heat; low temperature寒冷

take / catch cold illness of the nose or throat 感冒、伤风

collar n. part of garment that fits round the neck; turned-over neckband of a shirt, dress, etc衣领

collect v. bring or gather together, get from a number of persons or places 收集；搜集；聚集

collection n. group of objects that have been collected收藏品

college n. school for higher or professional education:（综合大学中）学院；高等专科学校

colo(u)r n. sensation produced on the eye by rays of decomposed light颜色；色彩

comb v. use a comb on the hair梳（头发）

come
come off: become detached from脱离，离开

come on: follow跟随

come out: appear; become visible出来 be published出版、发行

come to: amount to共计；达到

come true: prove to be变为现实；实现

comedy n. branch of drama that deals with everyday life and humorous event喜剧

comfort n. state of being free from suffering, anxiety, pain, etc舒服、舒适；help or kindness to sb. who is suffering安慰

v. give comfort to安慰

comfortable adj. giving comfort to the body; having or providing comfort舒服的

ant. uncomfortable

comment n. opinion given briefly in speech or writhing about sth.评论

common adj. coming from all or nearly all members of a group or society 共同的; usual and ordinary 普通的

in common for or by all of a group 共同、共用

communicate v. pass on; share or exchange; be connected传送；交换；互通

communism n. social system in which property is owned by thecommunity and used for the good of all its members共产主义的

communist n. believer in; supporter of: 共产主义者;

adj. of communist共产主义的

companion n. person who goes with or shares in the work同伴；同事

company n. being together with others 陪伴；

number of persons united for business公司

compare v. judge to what extent persons things are similar or not similar比较

compare with bear comparison 把…和…进行比较

compared…to 与…相比;把…比作…

compete v. take part in比赛；竞赛

competition n. activity in which persons compete比赛；竞赛

competitor n. person who competes比赛者

complete adj. having all its parts完全的；in every way彻底的； finished 完结的；

v. finish; bring to an end; make perfect完成；结束

composition n. act or art of composing 作文；作曲

compressed adj. sth got into a smaller space 压缩的

computer n. calculating machine 计算机

conceited adj. full of conceit 骄傲自满的

concert n. musical entertainment given in a public hall by singers or players 音乐会；演奏会

condition n. sth. needed before sth. else is possible; sth. on which another thing depends条件; the present state of thing 状况;

pl. circumstances 环境、情形

conductor n. person who collects fares on a bus or train售票员、列车员； person who conducts a group of singers, a band, an orchestra 指挥；substance that conducts heat or electric current导体

conference n. meeting for discussion; exchange of views会议讨论

congratulate v. tell (sb) that one is pleased about sth. happy or fortunate that has come to (him) 祝贺

congratulation n. (often pl) words of congratulation贺词

conjecture n. guessing 推测

connect v. join; be joined 连接；把…联系起来

continent n. one of the main land masses 洲；大陆

continue v. go on doing继续；连续

contribution n. act of contributing贡献

control v. have control of控制；支配；

n. power or authority to direct, order, or restrain控制；支配

convenient adj. handy; easy to get to or at 便利的；方便的

conversation n. talking 谈话；交谈

cook v. prepare food by heating, boiling, baking, roasting, frying烹调

n. person who cooks food 厨师、炊事员

cool adj. between warm and cold 凉的、凉快的

copy n. one example of a book, newspaper（书报等）一本、一份

v. make a copy of 抄写

coral n. hard, red, pink, or white substance built on the sea bed by small creatures珊瑚；sea organism that makes this substance珊瑚虫

corner n. place where two lines, sides, edges, or surfaces meet; angle enclosed by two walls, sides etc, that meet 角、角落、街道拐角

correct adj. true, right 正确的；对的；

v. make right; take out mistakes from改正、修正、纠正

cost (cost, cost) v. be obtainable at the price of; require the payment of 值（多少钱）；花费

cottage n. small house in the country村舍、小屋

cotton n. soft, white fibrous substance round the seeds of the cotton plant 棉花；thread spun from cotton yarn 棉线；棉布

cough n. act or sound of coughing; 咳嗽；咳嗽

count v. say or name in order 按顺序数; find the total of 计数

counter n. long table on which goods are shown, customers served, in a shop or bank柜台

country n. land occupied by a nation国家；land used for farming; land consisting of open spaces农村、乡野

countryside n. country 农村、乡野

couple n. two persons or things: 一双；一对man and his wife : 夫妇

courage n. bravery; quality that enables a person to control fear in the face of danger, pain, misfortune, etc 勇气；胆略

course n. line along which sth moves 经过；过程；道路；课程

of course , naturally; certainly 自然；当然

court n. place where law-cases are heard 法庭；法院

cousin n. child of one’s uncle or aunt 堂（表）兄弟；堂（表）姐妹

cover v. occupy the surface of 覆盖；遮盖；掩盖

n. thing that covers罩；盖子

crazy adj wily excited 风狂的

cream n. fatty or oily part of milk 乳脂；乳油；substance like cream膏状物

create v. cause sth to exist; give rise to; produce 创造；造成；制造

crew n. all the persons working a ship or aircraft 全体船员；机组人员

crisp adj. hard, dry and easy broken 脆的；松脆的

n. thin slices potholes, fried and dried 油炸土豆

crop n. plants in the fields; produce of the plants in the fields 庄稼；收成

cross v. go across; pass from one side to the other side of穿过；越过；渡过

n. mark made by drawing one line across another 十字形；交叉

adj. bad-tempered; easily showing anger: 脾气不好的；易怒的

crowd n. large number of people together; 人群；群集；拥挤；挤满

cruel adj. causing pain or suffering; showing indifference to the sufferings of others残酷的；残忍的；无情的

cry v. make sounds that express feelings喊叫；哭n. loud, excited utterance of words; loud sound of fear, pain, grief叫喊；哭声

cubicadj. have the shape of cube立方形的；立方体的

cupboard set of shelves with door, used for dishes, clothes碗柜、衣柜

cure v. provide and use successfully a remedy for ( a disease, ill health, suffering) 治疗；

n. curing or being cured治愈；全愈

curious adj. (in a good sense) eager ( to learn, know) 奇妙的；稀奇的

curtain n. piece of cloth or lace hung up at a window or door（门、窗）帘；幕

cushion n. small bag filled with soft material, to make a seat more comfortable, or to kneel on 垫子

custom n. usual and generally accepted behaviour among members of a social group风俗；习俗; particular way of behaving习惯

customer n. person who buy s thing顾客；顾主
　

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