She decided to be a cabaret singer in order to make a living.
cabin (n)
隔间, 小木屋
cafeteria (n)
自助餐厅
caloric (adj)
热量的, 卡路里的
calorie (n)
卡路里
camouflage (n)
保护色
campaign (n)
战役
canal (n)
运河
(体内的)管
ear canal: 耳道
cane (n)
藤条, 竹子的茎
cannibalism (n)
食人
canoe (n)
独木舟🛶
canopy (n)
罩子, 顶; 机舱盖
树冠
canvas (n)
帆布, 画布
油画
Canvas bags have been in fashion for hundreds of years.
captivate (v)
使...着迷😍
He was captivated by her.
captive (adj) (n)
被囚禁的
俘虏
captivity (n)
监禁, 关押
The man said that he was held in captivity for over a year.
caravans (n)
大篷车
carbohydrate (n)
碳水化合物
carbon (n)
碳
carbonyl (n)
羰基
carnivore (n)
食肉动物 (carni 词根: 食肉的)
carnivorous (adj)
食肉的
carton (n)
纸板箱
carve (v)
雕刻
carven (adj)
雕刻的
cascade (n)
小瀑布
casing (n)
箱子📦, 外壳, 罩子
casualty (n)
遇难者, 受害者
caterpillar (n)
毛毛虫🐛
catfish (n)
鲶鱼
cathedral (n)
大教堂
cavern (n)
大洞穴, 大山洞
celestial (adj)
天空的, 天上的
天堂的, 极其美丽的
celestial body: 天体
cement (n) (v)
水泥
巩固
cetacean (n) (adj)
鲸类动物
鲸类的
chamber (n)
室
chaotic (adj)
混乱的
check out
结账
chelonian (adj)
龟类的
chestnut
栗树
chiefdom (n)
领袖地位
chimpanzee (n)
黑猩猩🐒
chlorophyll (n)
叶绿素
choreograph (v)
排舞, 为...设计舞蹈
She was asked to choreograph a modern ballet for the theatre.
chore-前缀表示舞蹈的
chorus (n)
合唱队
歌舞队
chromosome (n)
染色体🧬
chronological words
时间逻辑词
(chrono词根: 与时间相关)
cinnamon (n)
肉桂
肉桂色
circumstantial (adj)
间接的, 按照情况推测的
cistern
水箱
储蓄罐
citrus (n)
柑橘类果实🍊
clamor (n)
喧闹
clan (n)
宗族
claw (n)
爪子
clay (n)
陶土
climax (n) (v)
高潮, 巅峰
达到高潮
clinically (adv)
临床
clog (v)
堵塞
clump (v) (n)
聚, 簇
clumsiness (n)
笨拙
Bridgman's letter of recommendation said that Oppenheimer's clumsiness in the laboratory suggested that theoretical, rather than experimental, physics would be his forte.
clumsy (adj)
笨拙的
coalesce (v)
合并
The rain on the ground coalesced into a small puddle.
Over time, dust particles within a gas clump coalesce, bond together and eventually fall toward the center, creating a core.
cod (n)
鳕鱼 🐟
coelenterate (n)
腔肠动物
coincide (v)
与...吻合
coincide with = allay with
colonization
殖民化
colonize
殖民
colossal
巨大的
In the centre of the hall stood a colossal statue.
He eats a colossal amount
combustion (n)
燃烧
internal combustion engine: 内燃机
comet (n)
彗星☄️
comic (adj)
滑稽的
comical (adj)
滑稽的
commence (v)
开始
commentary (n)
评论
实况报道
The commentary on the game was much better on the other channel.
commercial (adj) (n)
商业的
广告
commonplace (adj)
平凡的
commonwealth (n)
联邦
compact (adj)
小型的, 袖珍的
compatible (adj)
可兼容的, 可共存的
和睦相处
compelling (adj)
引人入胜的, 扣人心弦的
无法拒绝的, 令人信服的
compression (n)
压榨, 剥削
I can feel the compression of my headmaster.
comprise (v)
包含
The collection is comprised of 415 paintings. (be comprise of = comprise)
conceal (v)
隐藏
掩盖
He put a mask on his face to conceal his identity.
concede (v)
让步
不情愿地承认
The arrogant runner conceded defeat reluctantly.
conceivable (adj)
可想象的, 有可能的, 可以相信的
conceivably (adv)
可以想见
conceive (v)
构思, 构想
怀孕
She was told she couldn't conceive.
conceive a hatred: 怀恨
concession (n)
让步
concessionaire (n)
受让人
conclusive (adj)
不确定的, 无定论的
concrete (n) (adj)
混凝土
具体的
condensation (n)
凝聚, 凝结的水珠
condense (v)
使...凝结, 冷凝
conductive (adj)
有益于...的
be conductive to …
confine (v) (n)
局限
把 … 局限于
This work will not be confined to China.
conform (v)
遵从
He worries about people doing things in “railroad fashion”, conforming to the train's timetable, letting their lives be governed by this mechanical device that is making its way into the fabric of society.
conformity (n)
遵守
一致
confrontation (n)
对抗
congestion
拥挤
拥堵(鼻子塞了)
They are looking at ways to reduce traffic congestion in the city centre.
congestion (n)
拥堵
congregate (v)
集合, 会和
conjunction (n)
连词
一起
conservatory (n)
温室
音乐学院
The sun shines through the glass roof of the conservatory.
conspicuous (adj)
显眼的
引人注意的 = apparent = distinct (清晰的
conspiracy (n)
阴谋
constellation (n)
星座
constituent (n)
组成部分
选民
constrain (v)
限制
constraint (n)
强制
限制
contaminate (v)
污染
It will let us eliminate the risk we would take of contaminating the samples if they were brought back to Earth.
contend (v)
斗争
声称, 主张, 据理力争
John has to contend with great difficulties.
The lecture, nonetheless, contends that none of the three controlling methods are very effective.
contention (n)
争议
There's a lot of contention about that issue.
contentious (adj)
有争议的
context
(特殊含义) 环境
背景
continental (adj)
大陆的; 大洲的
欧洲大陆的
Tar is widely used to cover road in continental countries.
continuity (n)
连续性
contract (n) (v)
合同 / 拟合同 / 减少/ 感染 / 收缩
contract / transitive(v)
感染
controversy (n)
争论, 公开的辩论
convection (n)
对流
convection zone: 对流层
convention (n)
大会
converge (v)
汇聚 (diverge 分歧)
converse (v) (n)
交谈
相反之物
convert (v)
皈依
coral (n)
珊瑚
corona (n)
日冕
correlate (v)
与...相关联
cortex (n)
皮层 (尤其是大脑皮层)🧠
cosmetic (adj)
化妆品
cosmic (adj)
宇宙的
cosmology (n)
宇宙学
cosmos (n)
宇宙
counterpart (n)
同等地位的人或物: (这个词有点那个fellow的味道, 虽然不是一个意思)
中国的主席相当于美国的总统
course (n)
进程
航线, 路线
courteous (adj)
有礼貌的, 客气的
The hotel staff are friendly and courteous.
crab
螃蟹
crack (n)
缝隙
cracked (adj)
破裂的, 嘶哑的
精神失常的
cramp (n) (v)
抽筋
阻碍
cramps: 腹部痉挛
crater (n)
火山口🌋
坑, 环形山
You can see craters on the moon's surface with a telescope.
credible (adj)
可信的, 可靠的, 可接受的
credit
be credit to/with —— 与什么相关
be credit to: 属于
creed (n)
信念, 信仰
Assassin's Creed: 刺客信条
crevasse (n)
裂隙
critique (v)
批评
crossbreed (v) (n)
杂交
crossbred: 杂交的(adj) = hybrid(adj)
crude (adj)
粗鲁的, 不加修饰的
crust (n)
硬层 (earth’s crust 地壳)
面包皮, 酥皮
culminate (v)
结束, 告终(只不过说得文雅一些)
My arguments with the boss culminated in my resignation.