
說明:①本系列資料的例句盡可能多地選自高考真題或各地模擬試題;
②凡是形容詞+ly構(gòu)成的副詞在本系列資料【拓展】欄目里不予列出。
(cab—chicken)
cab n.出租車,計(jì)程車:
I?rode?to?Lily’s?in?a?cab.我乘出租車去了莉莉家。
Shall?we?walk?or?take?a?cab?我們步行還是坐計(jì)程車?
cabbage n.卷心菜,洋白菜:
She bought two cabbages/two heads of cabbage.她買了兩棵卷心菜。
Give me some more cabbage.再給我一點(diǎn)洋白菜。
café n.咖啡館:In big cities, young people often go to cafés to relax with friends.
在大城市,年輕人經(jīng)常跟朋友們?nèi)タХ鹊攴潘梢幌隆?br />
cafeteria n.自助餐廳:
Having eaten at the cafeteria before, Tina didn’t want to eat there again.
蒂娜以前在自助餐廳吃過飯,現(xiàn)在不想再到那里吃了。
cage n.籠,鳥籠,獸檻:
Tom made a small cage to keep the little injured bird till it could fly.
湯姆為了養(yǎng)這只受傷的小鳥做了一個(gè)漂亮的籠子,直到它會(huì)飛。
【拓展】v.關(guān)入籠中或檻內(nèi):
I felt terribly caged in that office.我呆在那個(gè)辦公室里感覺真像被關(guān)在籠子里一樣。
cake n.蛋糕,糕點(diǎn),餅:You should put a small amount of salt in a cake.你應(yīng)該在蛋糕里放少量的鹽。
【拓展】a piece of cake小事一樁,易如反掌,小菜一碟(常用于安慰別人):
Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake.擺脫掉他就是小事一樁。
—I can’t move the bookcase. Could you give me a hand?
—No problem. It’s a piece of cake.
“我搬不動(dòng)書柜,你能幫我嗎?”“沒問題,小菜一碟?!?br />
calculate v.①計(jì)算:Have you calculated the result?你算出結(jié)果了嗎?
The couple have calculated that the cost spent in building their new house will add up to ¥100,000.
這對(duì)夫婦已經(jīng)計(jì)算出成本花在建立他們的新房子將添加¥100000。
②估計(jì),認(rèn)為:I calculate you’ll get there in time.我認(rèn)為你們趕到那里是來得及的。
Scientists have calculated that the world’s population will double by the end of this century.
科學(xué)家估計(jì),在這個(gè)世紀(jì)末,世界人口會(huì)翻倍。
③計(jì)劃,打算:The room is not calculated for such use.這房間不是打算做這種用途的。
④指望,依靠:We?calculate?on?their?cooperation.我們指望著他們的合作。
【拓展】①be calculated to do sth.打算或計(jì)劃做某事:
This advertisement is calculated to attract the attention of housewives.
這個(gè)廣告是為引起家庭主婦們的注意而設(shè)計(jì)的。
②calculation計(jì)算,盤算,估計(jì),深思熟慮:
Can you tell me on which you based your calculation in detail?
你能告訴我你的詳細(xì)計(jì)算建立在什么基礎(chǔ)上的嗎?
They made the wrong calculation of their situation.他們錯(cuò)誤地估計(jì)了形勢(shì)。
After much calculation, they offered him the job.
經(jīng)過慎重考慮,他們把這項(xiàng)工作交給他了。
③calculator n.計(jì)算器:
The?calculator?was?damaged?accidentally,?and?we?needed?to?buy?a?newone.?
這個(gè)計(jì)算器意外被弄壞了,我們需要買一個(gè)新的。
call v.①喊,叫:Someone is calling for help.有人在大聲呼救。
②叫,點(diǎn)名:I’ll call the numbers.我馬上要叫號(hào)碼了。
③大聲叫(某人)來,呼喚:Please call me a taxi.請(qǐng)給我叫輛出租車。
④取名,稱呼:
We’ll call the baby David.我們給這嬰兒取名大衛(wèi)。
There is a man calling himself Mr Li waiting for you.有一個(gè)自稱姓李的先生在等你。
⑤拜訪,經(jīng)常來訪:Let’s call(in)on John/at John’s house.咱們?nèi)グ菰L約翰吧。
⑥舉行,進(jìn)行:The president called an election.總統(tǒng)宣布舉行選舉。
⑦打電話:John left a word with my secretary that he would call me later.
約翰給我的秘書留下口信:他稍后會(huì)打電話給我。
n.①呼喊,喊叫:I heard a call for help.我聽到有人呼救。
②電話:When you are home, give me a call to let me know you have arrived safely.
當(dāng)你到家時(shí),給我打個(gè)電話,讓我知道你已經(jīng)安全到達(dá)。
③(短暫)訪問:You should make[pay] a call on your uncle.你應(yīng)該去看看你的叔叔。
【拓展】①call back回電話,叫回來:
He’s not in. Please call back later.他不在家,請(qǐng)過一會(huì)兒再打來。
My parents, after I had taken several paces from the door, called me back and told me in a whisper to take good care of myself.我已經(jīng)走出門外幾步后,父母叫我回來,小聲地囑咐我要照顧好我自己。
②call for要求,需要,叫某人去接(某人),去取(某物):
—Mom, guess what? I’ve won the 1st prize!
—This calls for a celebration! Let’s go to prepare a party.
“媽媽,猜猜是什么?我贏得了第一名?!?br />
“這真得需要慶祝一下!讓我們?nèi)?zhǔn)備個(gè)派對(duì)吧?!?br />
This problem calls for careful thought.這問題需要好好想一想。
Please?call?for?me?when?you?go;?don’t?leave?me?behind.?
你去的時(shí)候叫我一聲,可別把我落下。
I shall be calling?for?you at seven?o’clock.7點(diǎn)鐘我來接你。
③call forth引起,使產(chǎn)生:
Great?crises?often?call?forth?gifted?leaders.危急存亡之際常能產(chǎn)生天才的領(lǐng)袖。
You?will?have?to?call?forth?all?your?energy?to?cope?with?a?task?like?this.?
你必須全力以赴去處理這樣一項(xiàng)任務(wù)。
④call in請(qǐng)/找來,來訪,用電話通知:
A doctor was called inwhen Mother fell ill.媽媽生病了,請(qǐng)來了一位大夫。
Please call in at five.請(qǐng)?jiān)谖妩c(diǎn)來訪。
How?many?friends?will?you?call?in??你將邀請(qǐng)多少位朋友?
All?the?reporters?rushed?to?the?telephone?to?call?in?their?stories?when?the game?was?over.??
比賽結(jié)束時(shí),所有的記者都沖到電話機(jī)房,用電話把采訪的情況傳遞出去。
⑤call off 叫走,取消:
Please?call?off?the?dog;?it’s?barking?at?the?children.??
請(qǐng)把這條狗喝走,它在對(duì)著孩子們吠叫。
The teacher began to?call off?the names on his list.老師開始按名單點(diǎn)名。
Don’t let anything?call off?your attention from your studies.不要讓別的事轉(zhuǎn)移你學(xué)習(xí)的注意力。
—Hey! I just heard that sports meeting would be called off due to the bad weather.
—Really? It doesn’t look that bad to me.
“嘿!我剛聽說由于天氣不好運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)要取消?!薄罢娴膯??在我看來可沒那么糟。”
⑥call(up)on sb./at some place拜訪,看望:
If it suits your convenience, we will call on our former English teacher next Sunday.
如果對(duì)你來說方便的話,我們將在下周日拜訪我們以前的英語老師
I?will?call?at?his?office.我會(huì)到他辦公室去拜訪的。
—Did you call on your friend when you were in Beijing?
—No. But I called at my aunt’s during my stay there.
“當(dāng)你在北京的時(shí)候你拜訪了你的朋友了嗎?”
“沒有,但是在我停留在那的日子我拜訪了我姑姑家?!?br />
另外:call on號(hào)召:
We all Chinese people are called on to learn from Lei Feng, who we think set a good example to all of us.我們所有的中國(guó)人被號(hào)召向雷鋒學(xué)習(xí),我們認(rèn)為他為我們樹立了一個(gè)好榜樣。
Therefore,?we?call?on?people?to?use?cloth?bags?and?baskets?instead?of?plastic?bags.?
因此,我們號(hào)召人們使用布袋子和籃子代替塑料袋。
⑦call out召集,喚起,叫喊,調(diào)來:
He called out with pain.他痛得大叫。
Trouble can?call out?a person’s best qualities.逆境可以激發(fā)出一個(gè)人的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì).
The?fire?brigade?should?always?be?called?out?to?a?house?fire.
一旦房屋失火,就應(yīng)該馬上叫消防隊(duì)來。
I called out her name instantly I saw her.
我一看見她,就喊出了她的名字。
⑧call up(給)打電話,喚醒,叫醒,使回憶起/想起:
Please call me up this evening.請(qǐng)今晚給我打電話。
At?what?time?do?you?want?me?to?call?you?up,?sir??您要我什么時(shí)候叫醒您?
The sound of the birds called up happy memories of my childhood holidays.
小鳥的聲音喚起了我童年假日的快樂記憶。
I?saw?you?before,?but?I?cannot?call?up?your?name.我以前見過你,但不記得你的名字了。
⑨call it a day今天就到此為止,收/停工:
Let’s call it a day; I am going back home to have a good rest.
今天就到此為止吧,我打算回家休息了。
I think we have done enough work today. I am exhausted. Let’s?call it a day.
我覺得我們今天已經(jīng)做的夠多了。我累死了,咱們收工吧。
⑩call a spade a spade實(shí)話實(shí)說,有啥說啥,有話直說,直言不諱:
I?think?everyone?should?call?a?spade?a?spade.我認(rèn)為每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該實(shí)話實(shí)說。
calm adj.①(指天氣)無風(fēng)的,無浪的:The lake was calm.湖面風(fēng)平浪靜。
②鎮(zhèn)靜的,沉著的,冷靜的:
The teacher’s voice still remained calm even if she was getting annoyed.
老師即使生氣了,但她的聲音仍然很平靜。
The accident which left 15 people on board dead could have been avoided if both the angry female passenger and the bus driver had kept calm.如果憤怒的女乘客和巴士司機(jī)保持冷靜,這起導(dǎo)致15人死亡的事故本來是可以避免的。
v.(使)平/安靜,沉著:
Calm yourself.請(qǐng)別激動(dòng)。
The situation calmed down.局勢(shì)平靜了。
Would you please calm the children down? They’re too excited.
你能讓那群孩子安靜下來嗎?他們太興奮了。
Convinced that his father would come back soon, the little boy calmed down.
小男孩在確認(rèn)他的爸爸會(huì)很快會(huì)回來后安靜了下來。
【拓展】calmness n.冷靜,鎮(zhèn)靜,平靜,安寧,寧靜:
I?was?amazed?by?his?calmness.我對(duì)他的鎮(zhèn)靜感到吃驚。
The?wind?failed?and?the?sea?returned?to?calmness.風(fēng)停了,海面上恢復(fù)了一片寧靜。
camel n.駱駝:Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing sand.
駱駝?dòng)腥齻€(gè)眼瞼,以防止風(fēng)沙進(jìn)入眼睛。
camera n.照相機(jī),攝像機(jī),攝影機(jī):
This new type of camera is of high quality and is not expensive.
這種新型的照相機(jī)質(zhì)量非常好,而且也不貴。
Their class is equipped with a camera, a TV and a computer.
他們教室裝配有攝像機(jī)、電視劇和電腦。
The?camera?moved?in?on?the?hero?for?a?close-up?sequence.
攝影機(jī)向男主角移近,準(zhǔn)備拍攝一組特寫鏡頭。
camp n.野營(yíng),營(yíng)地:
Camp?sites?are?usually?situated?along?the?coast,?close?to?beaches.野營(yíng)地一般都位于海濱,靠近沙灘。
He?said?the?refugees?would?be?moved?to?a?tented?camp.他說,難民們將被轉(zhuǎn)移到一個(gè)搭有帳篷的營(yíng)地去。
v.(使)扎營(yíng)(宿營(yíng)):
We allow camping in the woods but anyone is forbidden to smoke here.
我們?cè)试S在樹林里露營(yíng),但是禁止任何人在這里吸煙。
They camped out in the woods.他們?cè)跇淞掷锫端蕖?br />
campaign n.戰(zhàn)役,活動(dòng),運(yùn)動(dòng):
I?think?that?this?campaign?will?put?an?end?to?the?war.我自認(rèn)為這次戰(zhàn)役將結(jié)束這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
To appeal to the world for help, the stars launched a campaign to help the refugees.
為了呼吁全世界的幫助,明星們發(fā)起了一場(chǎng)幫助難民的運(yùn)動(dòng)。
Today police launched (= began) a campaign to reduce road accidents.
警方今天開展了一場(chǎng)減少道路交通事故的運(yùn)動(dòng)。
can1(could); can’t=cannot v. modal v.
①(表能力)能,會(huì):
Only in this way can we expect to get over so many difficulties.只有這樣,我們才能克服這么多困難。
Everyone here can speak English.這兒人人會(huì)說英語。
②(表推測(cè))可能:
That can’t be true.那不可能是真的。
Can he be serious?他當(dāng)真是這個(gè)意思嗎?
Without your help, we couldn’t have finished our task on time. I cannot thank you enough.
沒有你的幫助,我不可能按時(shí)完成我們的任務(wù)。我再怎么感謝你都不為過。
③(表許可)可以:
Can I come in?我可以進(jìn)來嗎?
You can go home now.你可以回家了。
【拓展】can跟too或enough連用在否定句中的意義:
Such is the kindness of the nurse that the patient can never be too thankful to her.
這個(gè)護(hù)士是如此的熱心,以至于那位患者再怎么感謝她都不為過。
It?can?never?be?stressed?enough?that?performance?tests?have the?same importance?as?function?tests.?
性能測(cè)試和功能測(cè)試一樣重要,這是怎么強(qiáng)調(diào)也不過分的。
can2 n.罐頭,罐子,聽頭,容器,一罐之量:
This?is?a?can?of?oranges.這是一罐頭桔子。
This?stone-forest?city,?like?a?huge?can,?contains?everyone?and?their?emotions.
這座石頭森林的城市,就像一個(gè)巨大的容器,包容著所有的人,連同他們的情感。
He drank four cans of beer.他喝了四罐啤酒。
canal n.①運(yùn)河:Today the canal is still being used.這條運(yùn)河今天仍在使用。
②水道,管道:The canals take water to the rice fields.水渠把水送到稻田里。
cancel v.①取消,廢除:
We didn’t play football yesterday.The match was canceled.昨天我們沒有踢足球,比賽取消了。
②刪除:Cancel that last sentence.把最后一句刪掉。
③作廢,注銷,抵消:
I’ve lost my credit card, so I have to go to the bank to cancel it.
我的信用卡弄丟了,我得去銀行申請(qǐng)作廢。
The ticket shall be cancelled once you enter the cinema.你一進(jìn)入電影院后,這張票就得注銷了。
He?wonders?if?the?different?influences?might?not?cancel?each?other?out.
他在想,各種影響能不能相互抵消。
cancer n.①癌,毒瘤:
Last year he donated $ 1,000 to cancer research to help develop the cure of the deadly disease.
去年,他向癌癥研究機(jī)構(gòu)捐贈(zèng)了1000美元,幫助開發(fā)治療這種致命疾病的方法。
②弊端,社會(huì)惡習(xí)/痼疾:Violence is the cancer of our society.暴力是我們社會(huì)的痼疾。
candidate n.①候選人:He was the only candidate; therefore, he was elected.他是惟一的候選人,因此他當(dāng)選了。While all of them are strong candidates, only one will be chosen for the post.
盡管他們都是強(qiáng)有力的候選人,但只有一個(gè)人可以被選中擔(dān)任這個(gè)職位。
②應(yīng)試人,應(yīng)聘者:
Most candidates passed in grammar.大多數(shù)考生語法及格了。
Good job candidates must show a flexible approach to problem.
優(yōu)秀的工作應(yīng)聘者面對(duì)難題時(shí)必須表現(xiàn)出靈活的解決方法。
candle n.蠟燭:You’d better prepare some candles at home in case the power fails.
你最好在家準(zhǔn)備一些蠟燭以防停電。
As Mrs Roosevelt put it, I’d rather light a candle than complain about the darkness.
正如羅斯福夫人所說,我寧愿去點(diǎn)亮蠟燭也不去抱怨黑暗。
candy n.冰糖,糖果:
Susan had a sweet tooth and couldn’t resist stopping by the candy shop on her way home.
蘇珊喜歡吃甜食,在回家的路上忍不住在糖果店停下來。
canteen n.①食堂,餐廳:
The school canteen has announced that some new dishes will become available to our students.
學(xué)校食堂宣布一些新菜將提供給我們的學(xué)生。
I think the school canteen should provide more kinds of food especially during the weekends.
我認(rèn)為學(xué)校餐廳應(yīng)該提供更多品種的食品尤其是在周末。
②水壺:He always brings a canteen with him on a hike.他作徒步旅行時(shí)總是帶著水壺。
cap n.①帽子:The?cap?was?blown?off.帽子被風(fēng)刮掉了。
②(瓶子的)蓋,(鋼筆等的)筆套:It’s better to put the cap back on the bottle.最好把瓶蓋蓋上。
capable adj. ①有能力的,能干的,有才能的,有才華的:
Much as I have travelled, I have seen no such capable man.
雖然我有很多旅游的經(jīng)歷,但我從沒見過誰象他一樣能干。
②能勝任的:Susan?is?capable?of?hard?work.蘇珊能勝任艱苦的工作。
【拓展】ability, capability與capacity:
①ability的含義較廣,主要指人具有從事體力或腦力勞動(dòng)的能力,并且暗含能夠干好的意味。其復(fù)數(shù)形式表示“才能,專門技能”,其后常接to do sth.或in / for sth:
She has the ability to do the job.她有能力做好這項(xiàng)工作。
He found the company more suited to his abilities.他找到了更容易發(fā)揮他才能的公司。
②capability的含義與ability相似,但它既可以指人,又可以指物。其復(fù)數(shù)形式常常表示“潛在的能力”,其后接to do sth./of doing sth./for sth.:
Our country has the capability to defeat any intruder.我國(guó)有能力戰(zhàn)勝任何侵略者。
Our?capability?for?sustainable?development?was?enhanced.我們的可持續(xù)發(fā)展能力增強(qiáng)。
We?will?concentrate?on?strengthening?basic?research?and?improve?our?capability?of independent?innovation.?加強(qiáng)基礎(chǔ)研究和,增強(qiáng)自主創(chuàng)新能力。
③capacity指人或物的容納或吸收能力,其后接for sth. / of sth.:
His capacity for languages is wonderful.他學(xué)語言的能力極好。
The hall has a capacity of five hundred people.這個(gè)會(huì)堂可以容納五百人。
China’s plan to raise its installed nuclear power capacity by 20 percent this year shows that the country is developing new energy in an efficient way.今年中國(guó)計(jì)劃提高20%的核電安裝能力表明我們國(guó)家以有效的方法發(fā)展新能源。
capital n.①首都,省會(huì),州府:
The new city, Brasilia, replaced Rio de Janeiro as the capital of Brazil in 1960.
1960年,新城市巴西利亞取代里約熱內(nèi)盧成為巴西的首都。
Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu Province.南京是江蘇省的省會(huì)。
Each state of the United States has a capital.美國(guó)的每個(gè)州都有一個(gè)州府。
②(在某方面有領(lǐng)導(dǎo)地位的)都市,中心:
New York is the financial capital of the U.S.紐約是美國(guó)的金融中心。
③大寫字母:Write your name in capitals.用大寫字母寫你的名字。
④資本,資金,本錢:
Land,?labor?and?capital?are?all?productive?of?wealth.土地、勞動(dòng)和資本都能創(chuàng)造財(cái)富。
The UK will play a huge role in the Belt and Road countries, not just in terms of trade, and capital flows but also people to people flows.英國(guó)將會(huì)在一帶一路項(xiàng)目中扮演非常重要的角色,不僅僅是在貿(mào)易和資金流動(dòng)方面,也包括人文交流。
capsule n.①(植物)蒴果:Capsule?is?extremely?long?and?thin.?蒴果極細(xì)長(zhǎng)。
②(內(nèi)裝口服藥的)膠囊:He swallowed two capsules at a time.他一次吞下兩粒膠囊。
In a way, Pompeii is like a time capsule preserving a frozen moment in history.
在某種意義上,龐貝古城就像是一個(gè)時(shí)間膠囊,保存在一段冰封的歷史。
③太空艙,航空/船艙:
A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the Earth.
當(dāng)我們躺著放松和做夢(mèng)的時(shí)候,船艙開始左右擺動(dòng)。
captain n.①(海軍)上校,(陸軍)上尉:
A captain is below a general.上尉級(jí)別比將軍低。
Soon after getting off his horse, the captain appeared at the second-floor windows, from where he could see nothing but trees.下馬不久,上尉就出現(xiàn)在二樓的窗口了。他從那里除了樹木什么也沒看到。
②船長(zhǎng),艦長(zhǎng),隊(duì)長(zhǎng):
The captain of the ship was advised to turn back due to a sudden heavy storm.
由于突然來了一場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雨,有人建議船長(zhǎng)返航。
The biggest surprise for John was when he was chosen as team captain.
對(duì)約翰來說,最大的驚喜是他被選為隊(duì)長(zhǎng)時(shí)。
caption n.①標(biāo)題:Can?you?think?up?a?caption?that?exactly?covers?the?whole?idea??
你能想出一個(gè)把整個(gè)意思確切地加以概括的標(biāo)題嗎?
②(插圖等的)說明文字:
I didn’t understand the drawing until I read the caption.讀了文字說明,我才明白那幅畫的意思。
③(電影等的)字幕:
I will?show?both?English?and?Chinese?captions?at?the?third?time.?
第三遍的時(shí)候,我將既出示英文字幕,也出示中文字幕。
car n.①汽車,小汽車:What kind of car do you have?你的汽車是什么樣的?
②火車車廂:This train has a restaurant car(a sleeping car).這火車有餐車(臥車)。
carbon n.①碳:
The more petrol and electricity we consume, the more carbon we will let off.
我們消耗的汽油和電力越多,我們排放的碳就越多。
If we want a much cleaner world, we should reduce emission of carbon dioxide.
如果我們想要一個(gè)更干凈的世界,我們應(yīng)該減少二氧化碳的排放。
The carbon content of steel largely determines its usefulness for specific applications.
鋼的碳含量在很大程度上決定了其特定用途的實(shí)用性。
Having a no-meat day would be a good way of encouraging a low carbon life-style.
不吃肉日是鼓勵(lì)低碳生活方式的好方法。
②復(fù)寫紙:He?inserted?the?paper?and?two?carbons.他放入了那張紙和兩張復(fù)寫紙。
card n.①卡片,證(件):a birthday card生日賀卡
—Will the credit card do?
—Yes, but I would appreciate it more if you paid in cash.
“信用卡可以嗎?”“可以,但如果你付現(xiàn)金的話,我會(huì)更感激的?!?br />
As soon as I got to the airport, I realized I had left my ID card at home.
一到機(jī)場(chǎng),我就發(fā)現(xiàn)把身份證忘在家里了。
②名片:Could you please give me your card?請(qǐng)給我一張你的名片好嗎?
③明信片:I sent her a get -well card.我給她寄了一張祝她康復(fù)的明信片。
④紙牌,紙牌戲:He?often shows?me?card?tricks.他經(jīng)常表演紙牌戲法給我看。
Rather than waste time playing cards as usual, I devoted every effort to making a delicious cheesecake.
不是像平時(shí)那樣浪費(fèi)時(shí)間打紙牌,我致力于做美味的奶酪蛋糕。
care n.①小心,謹(jǐn)慎,注意:Please do this with care.你做這事時(shí)請(qǐng)格外小心。
②關(guān)懷,愛護(hù),照料:The library is under the care of Mr. Green.圖書館由格林先生管理。
③憂慮,煩惱:He was free from all cares.他無憂無慮。
v.①喜歡,想要:I don’t care to play football.我不喜歡踢足球。
②介意,在乎,關(guān)心,憂慮:
Drinking too much is harmful to our health, but people seem not to care.
喝酒太多對(duì)我們的健康有害,但是人們似乎并不在乎。
【拓展】①care about關(guān)心,擔(dān)心:
The only thing he cares about is money.他只在乎錢。
Don’t you care about your country’s future?你難道不為自己國(guó)家的前途擔(dān)憂嗎?
②care for喜歡,愿意,照看,愛護(hù),關(guān)心,擔(dān)心:
Would you care for a drink?你想喝一杯嗎?
They cared for the child day and night.他們?nèi)找拐湛催@個(gè)孩子。
How the Party cares for us!黨多么關(guān)心我們??!
We don’t care for his safety.我們不擔(dān)心他的安全。
③take care當(dāng)心,小心,(of)照看:
Take care that you don’t drink too much.當(dāng)心別喝多了。
There are fifty patients whom we must take care of in our hospital.
在我們醫(yī)院,我們有50個(gè)病人必須要照顧。
career n.職業(yè),生涯,事業(yè):
I?want?him?to?respect?me?as?a?career?woman.我希望他把我當(dāng)作一個(gè)職業(yè)女性來尊重。
I?felt?sure?I’d?have?to?kiss?my?dancing?career?goodbye.
我明確感覺到我將不得不與我的舞蹈生涯說再見了。
There’s?no?greater?happiness?than?that?of?succeeding?in?one’s?career.最大的快樂莫過于事業(yè)上的成功。
careful adj.①當(dāng)心的,小心的,謹(jǐn)慎的,審慎的,仔細(xì)的,細(xì)心的:
When copying this piece of paper, be careful not to leave out any word.
抄寫這份文件時(shí),要小心不要漏掉任何一個(gè)字。
He’s careful with his work.他工作很仔細(xì)。
You could have been more careful in the quiz, yet you made too many mistakes.
你本來可以在測(cè)驗(yàn)中更細(xì)心一些的,然而你犯了太多錯(cuò)誤。
The doctor made a careful examination.醫(yī)生作了仔細(xì)的檢查。
【拓展】①表示“對(duì)……注意(留意)”,be careful后可以接介詞of或about,但不接介詞 for:
I hope you’ll be more careful of[about] your health.我希望你要多注意身體。
②be careful to do sth.與be careful in doing sth.
不同,前者指注意要做某事,后者指在做某事時(shí)很小心/仔細(xì):
He’s careful to read every sentence.他注意讀(即不漏讀)每一個(gè)句子。
He is careful in reading every sentence.他讀每個(gè)句子都很仔細(xì)。
③后接從句時(shí),從句謂語通常用現(xiàn)在時(shí)表示將來意義:
Be careful(that)you don’t break it.注意不要把它打破了。
careless adj.①粗心的,不謹(jǐn)慎的:
He is careless in speech.他說話欠思考。
He’s careless of/about his appearance.他不修邊幅。
②漫不經(jīng)心的,不介意/在意的:
He is careless in everything.他對(duì)任何事都漫不經(jīng)心。
He’s careless about money matters.他對(duì)用錢的事毫不在意。
【拓展】carelessness n.粗心(大意):
Whether you believe it or not, it was your being carelessness that caused the serious accident.無論你是否相信,是你的粗心導(dǎo)致了這次嚴(yán)重的事故。
carpenter n.木匠,木工:
It is difficult to hire young people to work as a bricklayer or carpenter nowadays, because they usually think the job, which requires hard work and is dirty most of the time, is unacceptable.
如今雇傭年輕人作為瓦工或木匠是很難的了,因?yàn)樗麄兺ǔUJ(rèn)為這項(xiàng)工作辛苦并且大多數(shù)時(shí)候都很臟,所以不愿意接受。
He?is?a?carpenter?by?profession.他以木工為業(yè)。
carpet n.①地毯:She matched the carpet with some very nice curtains in colour.
她用一些顏色相配的漂亮窗簾來搭配地毯。
②地上一層厚的東西,像地毯鋪的東西:A carpet of leaves covered the ground.地上鋪滿一層樹葉。
carriage n.①(四輪)馬車:
Suddenly, a tall man driving a golden carriage seized the girl and took her away, disappearing into the woods.突然,一個(gè)駕著金色馬車的高個(gè)子男人抓住女孩,把她帶走,消失在樹林里。
②(火車)客車廂:The carriages at the back of the train were empty.這列火車后面的客車廂都是空的。The train was crowded and I had to get into a carriage where there were already seven other passengers.火車很擁擠,我不得不上了一節(jié)已經(jīng)有七名乘客的車廂。
③貨物運(yùn)費(fèi),貨運(yùn):The?carriage?will?raise?the?price?of?the?products.運(yùn)費(fèi)將會(huì)抬高商品的價(jià)格的。
carrier n.①搬運(yùn)者/工,運(yùn)輸公司:
A?porter?is?a?baggage?carrier.搬運(yùn)工就是搬運(yùn)行李的人。
We?only?use?reputable?carrier.我們只使用聲譽(yù)好的運(yùn)輸公司。
②帶菌者,(傳播疾病的)媒介:
Flies are carriers of infectious diseases.蒼蠅是傳染病的傳播者。
③軍車,運(yùn)輸艦:
There?were?armored?personnel?carriers?and?tanks?on?the?streets.街上有裝甲運(yùn)兵車和坦克。
It was on September 25th that China’s first aircraft carrier, named “Liaoning”, was handed over to PLA Navy.就是在9月25號(hào)中國(guó)第一艘名叫“遼寧號(hào)”的航空母艦交付給了人民解放軍海軍。
The?airplane?lifted?from?the?aircraft?carrier.飛機(jī)從航空母艦上起飛。
carrot n.胡蘿卜:Contrary to popular belief, eating carrots does not improve your eyesight.
和一般人的想法相反,吃胡蘿卜不會(huì)改善視力。
carry v.①拿,帶,背,提,抱,扛,抬,運(yùn):
Would you do me a favor and carry these books?你能幫我拿一下這些書嗎?
The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I needn’t have taken the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.昨天天氣不錯(cuò),所以我原本不需要費(fèi)心帶雨傘的。
Carrying more than a light load on your bicycle makes it more difficult to control.
你的自行車上攜帶超額負(fù)載會(huì)使自行車不穩(wěn)而更難以控制。
Do you have enough carriers to carry the boxes?你有足夠的搬運(yùn)工來搬這些箱子嗎?
The monkey carried her baby on her back.猴子把她的嬰兒背在背上。
Pipes carry oil across the desert.管道將油運(yùn)送過沙漠。
②持有,帶有,佩帶:
In Britain police do not usually carry guns.在英國(guó)警察通常不帶槍。
He always carries some money about him.他身上總是帶些錢。
③登載,刊出,播出:
Today’s papers carry full reports of the President’s visit.今天報(bào)紙上登載了總統(tǒng)訪問的詳盡報(bào)道。
④有(某種結(jié)果),含有,承擔(dān):Such a crime carries a serious punishment.這種罪通常要判重刑。
⑤支撐,承載:This pillar carries the whole roof.這柱子支撐著整個(gè)屋頂。
【拓展】①carry away搬走,運(yùn)走,失去自控,非常興奮:
The table were carried away.桌子搬走了。
The next thing to be done is to?carry away?the earth.?下一步要做的事是把土運(yùn)走.
He was carried away by success.他被成功沖昏了頭腦。
②carry on繼續(xù),進(jìn)行:
We will carry on our discussion tomorrow.我們明天將繼續(xù)討論。
All of these letters and telegrams, almost without exception, urge that the cause we have been fighting for be carried on.所有這些信件和電報(bào)幾乎無一例外地敦促我們一直為之奮斗的事業(yè)繼續(xù)下去。
③carry out進(jìn)行,實(shí)施,完成,實(shí)現(xiàn):
Now that you’re in charge of the department, you are bound to carry out the plan.
既然你負(fù)責(zé)這個(gè)部門,你就一定要執(zhí)行這個(gè)計(jì)劃。
We expect her to carry out her promises.我們希望她履行諾言。
④carry through完成,幫助渡過(難關(guān)):
He carried through the work in a month.他在一個(gè)月之內(nèi)就完成了工作。
⑤carry off贏得,獲得,搶走,對(duì)付:
She?is?playing?so?well?this?year?that?people?expect?her?to?carry?off?all?the?big prizes?again.
她在今年的比賽中打得很好,人們預(yù)計(jì)她可以再次贏得所有的大獎(jiǎng)。
She was considering how she should?carry off?the situation.她正想著怎樣對(duì)付這種局面.
cartoon n.漫畫,諷刺畫,卡通片,動(dòng)畫片:
It was in the early 1990s that cartoons began to take off in China, before which there were only picture-story books.在90年代早期卡通片開始在中國(guó)盛行,在此之前中國(guó)只有連環(huán)畫。
A newspaper cartoon is an amusing drawing, usually about some event in the news.
報(bào)紙上的漫畫是一種風(fēng)趣的圖畫,通常是針對(duì)某一件時(shí)事的。
This movie theater often shows the latest cartoon films.這家電影院經(jīng)常放映一些最新的卡通電影.
carve v.①刻,雕刻:Her father carved a little horse for her out of wood.她父親用木頭給她刻了一匹小馬。
②切,(把熟肉)切成碎片(供食用):
He carved me some very nice pieces of chicken.他為我切了幾塊上好的雞肉。
③艱苦創(chuàng)業(yè),奮斗取得(事業(yè)、名聲等):
She has carved a place for herself in the fashion world.她已在時(shí)裝界謀得一席之地。
He succeeded in carving out a career in the media.他已在傳媒界闖出了一片天地。
case n.①情況,狀況,情形:
If that is the case, you will have to work much harder.如果情況真是那樣的話,你就得加倍努力。
②實(shí)情,真相,事例,實(shí)例:That’s not the case.事實(shí)并非如此。
③案件,案例:
The case will be heard in court next week.這一案件下星期審理。
Drivers’ being absorbed in music, according to the analysis of some traffic cases, is the main cause of many traffic accidents.司機(jī)全神貫注聽音樂,根據(jù)一些交通案例的調(diào)查,是許多交通事故的主要原因。
④病例,病癥:
The small village announced another new human bird flu case last Tuesday, which set off widespread panic
in the area.上周二,這個(gè)小村莊宣布了又一起新的人類禽流感病例,這在該地區(qū)引發(fā)了廣泛恐慌。
⑤(常用單)辯護(hù)事實(shí),理由:
The police have a clear case against the prisoner.警方對(duì)這犯人的控訴有明確的根據(jù)。
⑥箱子,盒,容器,套子:
A dressing case a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet article.
梳妝/化妝盒是指隨身攜帶的牙刷、瓶子和盥洗用品的小件行李。
【拓展】①in any case無論如何:
In any case, catch the train tomorrow.無論如何明天要搭上火車。
It may rain tomorrow, but we are going home?in any case.?
明天可能下雨,但不管怎樣,我們打算回家去。
②in no case絕不,決不:In no case should you give up.你絕不能放棄。
③in this(that)case這樣(那樣)的話:
In that case come a little earlier.若是那樣的話,早點(diǎn)來。
④短語in case用作連詞可引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句(=如果,萬一)和目的狀語從句(=以防),也可直接用作狀語(=以防萬一):
In case it should rain, don’t expect me.如果下雨的話,我就不來了。
In case you feel nervous during the interview, you can make full preparations in advance.
假如你面試感到緊張,你可以提前做好充分準(zhǔn)備。
⑤與in case類似,復(fù)合介詞in case of也可表示條件(=如果)或目的(=以防):
People living in the areas where there are a lack of electricity often keep a supply of candles in case of power failure.生活在缺電地區(qū)的人們經(jīng)常在儲(chǔ)存著蠟燭以防停電。
In case of fire, call 119.萬一失火,就打119電話。
cash n.現(xiàn)金,現(xiàn)鈔:
I was going to pay by cash when it suddenly occurred to me that I had left my purse at home.
我正要付現(xiàn)金,突然想起我把錢包忘在家里了。
v.把……兌現(xiàn):Can you cash this postal order for me now?你現(xiàn)在能幫我兌現(xiàn)這張郵政匯票嗎?
【拓展】①cash in兌現(xiàn):
I’d like to cash in this check .請(qǐng)將這張支票兌成現(xiàn)金。
②cash in(on sth)從中牟利,撈到好處:
The film studio is being accused of cashing in on the singer’s death.
那家電影制片廠受到指責(zé),說他們利用這位歌手的死來賺錢。
③in cash用現(xiàn)金(付款),by check用支票(付款)。
—Can I pay the bill by check?
—Sorry, sir. But it is the rules of our hotel that payment shall be made in cash.
“我可以用支票付賬嗎?”
“對(duì)不起,先生。但這是我們酒店的規(guī)定,應(yīng)當(dāng)以現(xiàn)金付款?!?br />
cast(cast, cast)v.
①投,扔,拋,撒:The fishermen cast their nets into the sea.漁夫把網(wǎng)撒到海中。
②脫落,掉:Every year the snake casts (off) its skin.蛇每年都蛻皮。
③投射(影子、目光等):The evening sun cast long shadows.夕陽投下長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的影子。
n.①投,擲,拋:The fisherman caught a fish at his first cast.漁夫第一次擲釣線就釣到一條魚。
②(常用單)(目光)投射,瞥見:give a cast with one’s eye用眼瞥了一下
【拓展】①cast/throw a shadow over/on投下一片陰影,給……蒙上陰影:
The?parents’ quarrel?cast?a?shadow?over?the?mind?of their?children.
父母的爭(zhēng)吵在孩子心里投下了陰影。
The?misunderstanding?cast?a?shadow?on?their?friendship.
那個(gè)誤解給他們的友誼投下了一道陰影。
②cast aside扔,拋,廢棄,廢除:
Sweden needs to?cast?aside?outdated policies and?thinking.瑞典必須摒棄過時(shí)的政策和思維。
③cast away扔掉,丟棄,拋棄:
They?cast?away?the?equipment?they?would?not?need.他們把不用的設(shè)備全部丟棄了。
For some months they were?cast away?on a desert island.?
有幾個(gè)月時(shí)間他們因船失事而流落在一個(gè)荒島上.
④cast off脫下,解開,擺脫,拋棄:
There?was?an?extraordinary?feeling?of?hope?and?relief,?as?if?a?great?burden?had been?cast?off.
有種充滿希望和解脫的奇妙感覺,好似卸下了一副千斤重?fù)?dān)。
As soon as the?bell?rang, the?captain?gave?orders?to?cast?off, and the voyage?began.??
鈴一響,?船長(zhǎng)下令解纜繩,航行就開始了。
The?fisherman?cast?off?the?rope?and?set?the?boat?adrift.漁夫解開纜繩,讓船漂流而去。
⑤cast down沮喪,泄氣,氣餒(常用于被動(dòng)語態(tài)):
John was cast down to learn the news that he was rejected by the firm.
知道他被公司解雇的消息以后,約翰很沮喪。
⑥cast about想法設(shè)法:
I also?cast?about?for some means of warning?him.我也想尋找些方法來警告他。
⑦cast light on使(問題等)較容易理解:
Does this information?cast light on?the problem??這一信息會(huì)使問題得到澄清嗎?
That information may?cast light on?the mystery.那項(xiàng)情報(bào)可能有助于查明那件疑案。
castle n.城堡:
There stood a great castle when we came here last time, which was said to date back to 773 BC.
當(dāng)我們上次來到這兒的時(shí)候,那里有一座城堡,據(jù)說這座城堡追溯到公元前773年。
casual adj.①偶然的,碰巧的:
He described himself as a casual acquaintance of the Kennedys’.
他稱自己是肯尼迪夫婦的泛泛之交。
Our?long?friendship?begin?with?a?casual?meeting?at?a?Christmas?party.?
我們長(zhǎng)久的友誼,是從一次圣誕節(jié)宴會(huì)中偶然的相遇開始的。
②臨時(shí)的,不定期的:
He took casual job to support the family.他做些臨時(shí)性的工作來養(yǎng)家。
They earn their livings by casual labour.他們靠做短工為生。
③隨意的,隨便的,非正式的:
As this is a very casual get-together; you can tell them to dress however they feel like to.
因?yàn)槭请S意的聚會(huì),你告訴他們想怎么穿怎么穿。
His casual clothes were not appropriate for such a formal occasion.
他的便服不適合在這樣正式的場(chǎng)合穿。
The plan grew out of a casual conversation.這個(gè)計(jì)劃出自于一次非正式的談話。
She?had?a?purposeful?air,?and?it?became?evident?that?this?was?not?a?casual?visit.
她一副無事不登三寶殿的神情,很明顯,這不是一次隨意造訪。
④漫不經(jīng)心的,滿不在乎的:
He sidled past, trying to seem casual.他悄悄地溜了過去,竭力裝作漫不經(jīng)心的樣子。
John was dismissed last week because of his casual attitude towards his job.
約翰上周被解雇是因?yàn)樗麑?duì)工作滿不在乎的態(tài)度。
cat n.貓,貓科動(dòng)物:
A cat has nine lives.貓有九命(形容一個(gè)人頑強(qiáng)的生命力或生存能力)。
(諺語)rain cats and dogs下傾盆/瓢潑大雨
—It rained cats and dogs this morning. I’m glad we took an umbrella.
—Yeah, we would have got wet all over if we hadn’t.
“今天早晨雨下得很大。很高興我們帶了雨傘?!薄笆堑?,如果我們沒有帶傘,全身都會(huì)濕透的。”
The student did not catch the last bus, what’s worse, it began to rain cats and dogs.
那個(gè)學(xué)生未能趕上最后一班公共汽車,更糟糕的是,天氣開始下起了瓢潑大雨。
catalogue n.(圖書或商品)目錄,目錄冊(cè):
The?catalogue?is?under?revision.目錄冊(cè)正在修訂之中。
Consult the?catalogue?to?see?whether?the?library?has?this?book.
查查目錄,看看圖書館里是否有這本書。
catastrophe n.災(zāi)禍,災(zāi)難,慘事:
Most countries of the world have records of the great natural catastrophes that have occurred before.
世界上大多數(shù)國(guó)家都有已經(jīng)發(fā)生的重大自然災(zāi)害的記載。
catch(caught, caught) v.
①逮住,捉住,掛住,接?。?br />
The thief would have escaped being caught if he hadn’t sold the stolen mobile phone.
如果小偷沒有把偷來的手機(jī)賣掉,他就不會(huì)被抓住了。
He was caught and sent to prison.他被捕入獄。
The nail caught my dress.那釘子掛住了我的衣服。
②趕上,乘坐:We had to drive very quickly in order to catch the train.我們要開快車才能趕上火車。
If we had caughtthe flight yesterday, we would be enjoying our holiday on the beach
如果我們昨天趕上飛機(jī)的話,現(xiàn)在我們正在海灘享受我們的假日了。
You needn’t have taken a taxi. Why didn’t you catch the last bus as I told you?
你本沒必要打出租車的。為什么你不按照我告訴你的那樣乘坐最后一班公交車。
③傳染,感染(疾病),患(病等):
Fever, cough and headache are the common symptoms of catching a cold.
發(fā)燒、咳嗽和頭痛是感冒的常見癥狀。
She caught the disease from a patient.她的病是從一位病人那兒傳染的。
④偶然(或突然)撞見,當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓?。?br />
The teacher caught him sleeping in class.老師發(fā)現(xiàn)他在上課時(shí)睡覺。
The well-dressed lady was caught stealing in the fashion shop. Strangely enough, she should have done such a thing.那位穿著考究的女士在服裝店里偷東西當(dāng)場(chǎng)被抓了。正是奇怪,她竟然會(huì)做這樣的事情。
⑤聽見,聽清,聽懂,理解:
—I beg your pardon, but I didn’t quite catch you.
—Oh, I was talking to myself.
“不好意思,我沒有聽清你的話?!薄班蓿?剛才)只是在自言自語呢。
⑥惹得,引起:
I waved my hand to catch her attention, but she just ignored me.
我揮手為了引起她的注意,但是她不理我。
【拓展】①catch at抓住,采納:They caught at the idea.他們采納了這個(gè)意見。
②catch on鉤住,受歡迎,?時(shí)興,流行,領(lǐng)會(huì):
Her coat caught on the nail.她的大衣給釘子鉤住了。
I don’t quite catch on to what he is saying.我不大理解他在講什么。
Being a?foreigner,?he?did?not?catch?on?the?joke.??
他是個(gè)外國(guó)人,未能理解這個(gè)笑話的含意。
The?idea?has?been?around?for?ages?without?catching?on.?
這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)已經(jīng)提出來有年頭了,可是一直沒被廣泛接受。
.It’s a nice tune and will?catch on?quickly.這首曲子很好,不久就會(huì)流行開來。
③catch up(with)趕上,追上:
To catch up with others, we’d better preview the schoolwork in advance and work very hard.
為了趕上別人,我們最好提前預(yù)習(xí)功課,努力學(xué)習(xí)。
④a catch-22(第22條軍規(guī))(寓意:互相抵觸之規(guī)律或條件所造成的無法脫身的困窘;不合邏輯的或矛盾的問題、情況;會(huì)妨礙、阻撓問題之解決的規(guī)章法令):
—I feel caught between experience and jobs after graduation.
—It’s really a catch-22—without experience you can’t get a job and without a job you can’t get experience.“我覺得畢業(yè)后的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和工作之間有一段距離?!薄斑@真是一個(gè)第22條軍規(guī)——沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn),你就找不到工作,沒有工作,你就無法獲得工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。”
category n.種類,類別,范疇:
There are different categories of books in a library.圖書館里有各種不同種類的書籍。
You should learn to place things in categories.你應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)分門別類。
cater v.承包伙食,(為)承辦酒席:
Fifty is a lot of people to cater for.承包50人的伙食可夠多了。
Who is catering your daughter’s wedding?誰承辦你女兒的婚宴?
【拓展】①cater to滿足,迎合:
TV programmes should cater to all tastes.電視節(jié)目應(yīng)當(dāng)迎合各種人的不同口味。
Our?literature?and?art?ought?to?cater?to?popular?taste.我們的文藝應(yīng)該為人民群眾所喜聞樂見.
As the number of old people moving to Florida increases, more changes are made to cater to them.隨著移居佛羅里達(dá)州的老年人數(shù)量的增加,為了滿足他們的需要,人們做了更多的改變。
②cater for提供飲食及服務(wù),滿足,迎合:
Our restaurant often caters for large banquets.我們飯館常常承辦大型宴會(huì)。
Special bus and rail services are being laid on to?cater?for?the?crowds
正在安排專門的巴士和鐵路交通服務(wù)以滿足群眾的需要。
Nunsmere Hall can?cater for?receptions of up to 300 people.
納恩斯米爾酒店最多可以同時(shí)接待300人。
Catholic adj.天主教的(教徒):
This building was modelled after the Catholic church.這座大樓是模仿天主教堂建筑的。
cattle n.(總稱)牛:
Some cattle on our farm are shipped to the USA every year.我們農(nóng)場(chǎng)的一些牛每年都用船運(yùn)往美國(guó)。
【拓展】①是cows, bulls, oxen等的總稱,雖為單數(shù)形式,但總表示復(fù)數(shù)意義。
②要表示“?!钡念^數(shù),可借助head(單復(fù)數(shù)同形):thirty (head of) cattle 30頭牛
cause n.①原因:Smoking is one of the causes of heart disease.吸煙是引起心臟病的一種原因。
②理由:He is never absent from work without good cause.他絕不無故缺勤。
v.引起,導(dǎo)致:
Careless driving often causes accidents.開車大意常常導(dǎo)致事故。
Japan has recently announced that it will restart commercial whaling, causing great concern and controversy throughout the world.日本最近宣布將重新開始商業(yè)捕鯨,引起了全世界的極大關(guān)注和爭(zhēng)議。
In the past twenty years, a huge amount of environmental damage has been caused by air pollution.
在過去的二十年里,空氣污染已經(jīng)對(duì)環(huán)境造成了很大的危害。
【拓展】用作動(dòng)詞時(shí),其賓語后可接不定式(必須帶to)作賓補(bǔ),但不接形容詞作賓補(bǔ),如不能說The news caused her sad,可改為The news made her sad.或The news caused her to be sad.這消息使她傷心。
caution n.①小心,謹(jǐn)慎:
Open the box with caution.小心打開這個(gè)盒子。
We urge extreme caution in the use of this medicine, which has not been officially approved yet.
我們強(qiáng)烈建議使用這種藥要極端謹(jǐn)慎,這種藥還沒有被正式批準(zhǔn)。
②告誡,警告:He often offered us useful cautions.他經(jīng)常給我們提出有益的告誡。
v.警告,告誡:I cautioned him against being/not to be late.我警告他不要遲到。
cautious adj.謹(jǐn)慎的,小心的:
They expressed cautious optimism about a solution to the crisis.他們對(duì)解決危機(jī)持謹(jǐn)慎的樂觀態(tài)度。
Caution─thin ice.小心——有薄冰。
cave n.洞,穴,地窖:
The cave is inaccessible to the public, high up the face of a cliff which no one can climb.
位于高高的懸崖之上沒有人能夠爬上去,人們無法進(jìn)入那個(gè)洞穴。
CD=compact disk光盤,激光唱片:He is playing CD.他在放光盤。
cease v.停止,終止,結(jié)束:
Were they to cease advertising, prices would be significantly reduced.
如果他們停止做廣告,那么價(jià)格會(huì)顯著下降。
The?citizens?are?praying?that?the?war?will?cease?soon.居民們祈禱戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)快快結(jié)束。
【拓展】參看詞條pause。?
ceiling n.天花板,頂篷:
Can’t you see the old-fashioned gas lamp hanging from the ceiling?
你沒看到天花板上掛著的老式煤氣燈嗎?
celebrate v.慶祝,祝賀:
We would celebrate the victory together should we win the game tomorrow.
如果我們明天能贏得比賽,我們就一起慶祝勝利。
【拓展】①celebrate與congratulate
celebrate慶祝,只接“被慶祝的事情”而不接人作賓語;
congratulate祝賀,慶賀,只能接“被祝賀/慶賀的人”作賓語(congratulate sb. on sth.)。
To congratulate Jane on having passed the examination, we held a party to celebrate it.
為了祝賀珍妮通過考試,我們舉行了一個(gè)聚會(huì)來慶祝這件事情。
②celebration n.慶祝,贊美,慶典:
In?the event (that)our?team?wins,?there?will?be a?celebration.
如果我隊(duì)獲勝,我們將慶祝一番。
He sees the poem as a?celebration?of human love.他認(rèn)為,這首詩是對(duì)人世間愛的贊美。
A wedding is a joyful?celebration?of love.婚禮就是快樂的愛情慶典。
cell n.①(監(jiān)獄的)單人牢房,(修道院等的)單人小室:
He was imprisoned in a one-room cell.他被關(guān)押在單間小牢房里。
②(政治活動(dòng))小組織:the local party cell地方基層組織/a terrorist cell恐怖分子的小組
③(生物)細(xì)胞:Those?cells?divide?and?give?many?other?different?types?of?cells.
那些細(xì)胞分裂,產(chǎn)生出其他許多不同種類的細(xì)胞。
④電池:Suppose?we?connect?a?volt?meter?across?a?dry?cell.假定我們?cè)诟呻姵貎啥私由戏赜?jì)。
cent n.①美分:Sugar has advanced 2 cents a pound.食糖一磅漲了2分錢。
②(作單位的) 百分率,百分之:five per cent百分之五
centigrade adj.攝氏溫度的:Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.水在攝氏100度時(shí)沸騰。
centimetre (Am centimeter) n.公分,厘米:A meter is equal to 100 centimeters.1米等于100厘米。
central adj.①中心的,中央的:
A major fire broke out at Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris, of which the construction dates back to the year 1163.巴黎市中心的圣母院發(fā)生大火,這建筑可以追溯到1163年。
②最重要的,主要的,中心的:Who is the central figure of the novel?誰是這本小說的中心人物?
centre(Am center) n.中央,中心,中心人物:
They?ran?to?the?center?of?the?tent?to?take?their?bows.他們跑到帳篷中央鞠躬致意。
At the shopping centre, he didn’t know what to buy and left with an empty bag.
在購物中心他不知道買什么,空著包走了。
I used to live near the People’s Park which is the centre of town. ?
我過去住在人民公園附近,那是城鎮(zhèn)的中心。
She likes to be the center of attention.她喜歡成為引人注意的中心人物。
【拓展】v.①把……集中,使聚集:All his hopes are centered in her.他的一切希望都寄托在她身上。
②(使)居中:Please carefully center the photograph on the page.
請(qǐng)小心地把照片放在頁面的中央。
③center on以……為中心:
A study suggests reducing energy demand in the future may center on urban areas.
一個(gè)研究表明,將來降低能源需要的中心可能在城市地區(qū)。
century n.世紀(jì),百年:
I think that the twenty-first century will bring us more hopes.
我認(rèn)為二十一世紀(jì)會(huì)帶給我們更多的希望。
ceremony n.①典禮,儀式:
Students and teachers gather together for a morning assembly each Monday to attend the ceremony of raising the national flag.每周一,學(xué)生和老師們齊聚一堂,參加升旗儀式。
It is in the hall that the anniversary ceremony is to be held tomorrow afternoon.
周年紀(jì)念典禮將于明天下午在大禮堂舉行。
②禮儀,禮節(jié):They use much ceremony with each other.他們彼此之間彬彬有禮。
certain adj.①某,某一:
It has been proved that there is a connection between smoking and certain diseases.
已經(jīng)證實(shí)吸煙和某些疾病之間有聯(lián)系。
There is a certain Mr. Smith at the door who wants to speak to you.
在門口有位想要跟你說話的史密斯先生。
②確定的,無疑的:It’s certain that the earth is round.毫無疑問,地球是圓的。
③一定的,必然的:
She’s certain to do well in the examination.她考試一定考得好。
It is certain that people will not agree with what the manager at the meeting.
在會(huì)議上人們必然不會(huì)與經(jīng)理意見保持一致。
④確信的,有把握的:Are you certain of/about that? 你對(duì)此有把握嗎?
【拓展】①for certain有把握,肯定地:I don’t know for certain.我知道得不確切。
②make certain弄清楚,確保,核實(shí):
Make certain(that)you know what time the train leaves.
你要弄清楚火車開出的確切時(shí)間。
③be certain to do sth.與be certain of doing sth.不同:前者主要表示說話者的看法,意為“肯定會(huì)發(fā)生某事”,后者表示句子主語的信念,意為“自信會(huì)發(fā)生某事”:
He is certain to win.他肯定會(huì)贏。
He is certain of winning.他自信會(huì)贏。
④uncertain adj.不確定的,不肯定的,無把握的等等:
It’s?uncertain?whether?they?will?accept?the?plan.還不確定他們是否會(huì)接受這一計(jì)劃。
⑤certainty n.確實(shí)的事,必然的事,確信,確實(shí),確定性:
We?can?say?with?certainty?that?all?of?our?products?are?no?problem.?
我們可以肯定地說,我們所有的產(chǎn)品都是沒有問題的。
⑥參看詞條sure。
certificate n.證明,證書:
Nowadays people have to pass various tests for professional certificates so that they can be qualified for a well-paid job.現(xiàn)如今人們不得不通過各種各樣的考試以獲得職業(yè)證書,這樣他們就有資格獲取一份高薪工作”。
chain n.①鏈,鏈條:
No one knows what effects the GM material might have on the food chain.
每人知道GM材料會(huì)對(duì)食物鏈有什么樣的影響。
②一連串,一系列:
The incident set off a chain of events which resulted in the outbreak of the World War I.
這件事引起了一連串的事件,導(dǎo)致了第一次世界大戰(zhàn)的爆發(fā)。
v.用鏈條拴住,束縛?。?br />
It’s time the dogs were chained up for the night.該是把狗拴起來過夜的時(shí)候了。
Surely?modern?women?want?to?be?informed?of?world?current?affairs;?we?are?no longer?chained?to?
the?kitchen?sink.?當(dāng)代女性當(dāng)然想了解時(shí)事,我們不再只是受縛于家務(wù)小事。
At?work,?he?was?chained?to?a?system?of?boring?meetings.上班時(shí),他淹沒在枯燥乏味的會(huì)海中。
chair n.椅子:He rose from his chair and walked to the window.他從椅子上站起來,朝窗口走去。
Won’t you take a chair?您坐好了嗎?
Chairman/chairwoman (pl chairmen/chairwomen) n.主席,會(huì)長(zhǎng),議長(zhǎng)/女主席,女會(huì)長(zhǎng),女議長(zhǎng)
chalk n.粉筆、粉筆灰、粉筆末:
With?a?stick?of?chalk?he?wrote?her?order?on?a?blackboard.他用一截粉筆將她的命令寫在黑板上。
challenge v.向……挑戰(zhàn),要求……做(某事):
Up to now, our society has been challenged with limited living space and a shortage of natural
resources.到目前為止,我們的社會(huì)一直面試著生存生成空間有限和自然資源匱乏的挑戰(zhàn)。
n.邀請(qǐng)比賽,競(jìng)賽,挑戰(zhàn):
AIDS is said to have been the biggest challenge to both men and women in the area over the past few years.據(jù)說艾滋病是過去幾年來該地區(qū)男女面臨的最大挑戰(zhàn)。
【拓展】challenger n.挑戰(zhàn)者:
If?the?challenger?wins,?he?will?become?the?new?world?heavyweight?champion.?
如果挑戰(zhàn)者獲勝,他將成為新的重量級(jí)世界冠軍。
challenging adj.具有挑戰(zhàn)性的,有吸引力的:
Children exposed to difficult situations are better at handling those challenging tasks.
經(jīng)常置于艱難環(huán)境下的孩子更擅長(zhǎng)處理挑戰(zhàn)性的任務(wù)。
She’s a challenging woman, isn’t she?她真是一個(gè)有吸引力的女人,不是嗎?
champion n.冠軍,優(yōu)勝者,擁護(hù)者,捍衛(wèi)者:
When he was only a boy, he was expected to become a world champion by his coach and parents.
當(dāng)他還是個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候,他的教練和父母就期望他成為世界冠軍。
He?was?once?known?as?a?champion?of?social?reform.他曾經(jīng)是社會(huì)改革的擁護(hù)者。
He?passionately?championed?the?poor.他滿腔熱情地捍衛(wèi)窮人的利益。
chance n.①機(jī)會(huì),運(yùn)氣:
She never dreams of there being a chance for her to be sent abroad very soon.
她從未奢望能有一個(gè)很快被派往國(guó)外的機(jī)會(huì)。
Chance plays an important part in many card games.在許多牌賽中運(yùn)氣很重要。
②可能性:
I shouldn’t look forward too much to seeing Grace at the party;?chances are that?she won’t come anyway.我不該過多地期望能在宴會(huì)上見到格雷斯,很可能她根本就不會(huì)來。
【拓展】①v.冒……的險(xiǎn),試試看:
I don’t know if we can get it, but let’s chance it.
我不知道能不能成功,不過我們?cè)囋嚳窗伞?br />
She chanced to be in when he called.他打電話時(shí)碰巧她在。
②by chance偶然,意外地:I met her quite by chance.我遇見她完全是偶然的。
③take chances/take a chance冒險(xiǎn),碰運(yùn)氣:
You should never take chances when driving a car.開車時(shí)絕不要冒險(xiǎn)。
We?may?take?a?chance?on?her?being?at?home.也許碰巧她在家。
You?take?a?chance?on the weather if you holiday in the UK.在英國(guó)度假,只有賭天氣了。
Let’s?take?a?chance.?There?may?still?be some?tickets?left.我們碰碰運(yùn)氣看,或許還有剩票。
change n.①零錢,找頭:
—I’ll take the blue one. This is twenty dollars.
—Here’s the change. Have a nice day.
“我要藍(lán)色這個(gè)。給你20美元?!薄边@是零錢。祝您生活愉快?!?br />
②變化,改變,變動(dòng):
It is not until he returned to his hometown that he found the great changes that had happened.
直到他回到家鄉(xiāng),他才發(fā)現(xiàn)發(fā)生了巨大的變化。
③更換,交換,換車,轉(zhuǎn)車:
Don’t forget to take a change of clothes.別忘了帶一套換洗的衣服。
He had to make a quick change at Crewe.他得在克魯迅速換車。
v.①改變,變化:At this restaurant they change the menu every day.這個(gè)飯館天天換菜單。
The Reform and Opening-up, having passed its brilliant age of 40 years, has changed the backward situation of the Chinese nation and influenced the world.
改革開放,走過了輝煌的40年,改變了中華民族的落后局面并影響世界。
With the wide use of e-business, the way of shopping we were used to has changed a lot.
隨著電子商務(wù)的廣泛應(yīng)用,我們習(xí)慣的購物方式發(fā)生了很大的變化。
②更換,交換,兌換:
Why does it take women so long to change a dress?為什么女人換一件衣服要這么久?
Shall we change seats?我們換換座位好嗎?
【拓展】①change...for…用……去換……:
You’d better change that shirt for a large one.你最好把那件襯衣去換件大號(hào)的。
②change...into…把……變成(換成)……:
We can change ice into water by heating it.通過加熱我們可以把冰變成水。
③for a change為了改變一下,換換花樣:
Let’s go to a restaurant for a change.我們換個(gè)花樣,去餐館吃一頓吧。
④get changed換衣服:
Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to get changed before the party.
莎拉,快點(diǎn),在聚會(huì)之前恐怕你沒有時(shí)間換衣服了。
changeable adj.(天氣)易變的,多變的,變化無常的,喜怒無常的:
How can we adapt to a changeable environment?我們?cè)趺茨苓m應(yīng)多變的環(huán)境呢?
The weather in England is changeable, living up to its reputation.
英國(guó)的天氣變化無常,名不虛傳。
Her?moods?were?very?changeable, now?laughing?loudly, and now?sunk?in despair.??
她的情緒變化無常,一會(huì)兒放聲大笑,一會(huì)兒陷于絕望。
channel n.①航道,水渠,渠道,水溝:
Ships must follow the channel into the port.船只必須順著深水處航行入港。
People believe writing poems provides a channel through which they can express their feelings.
人們認(rèn)為寫詩是他們表達(dá)感情的一個(gè)渠道。
②海峽:The English Channel separates English and France.英吉利海峽隔開了英法兩國(guó)。
③頻道,電視臺(tái):I don’t like this show; let’s see what’s on the other channel.
我不想看這個(gè)節(jié)目,我們看另一個(gè)頻道的節(jié)目吧。
chant v.吟頌,詠唱,反復(fù)有節(jié)奏地喊叫(或唱等):
Demonstrators?chanted?slogans.示威者們反復(fù)喊著口號(hào)。
The subject of his poem is to?chant?the praises of labour heroes.他的詩的主題是歌頌勞動(dòng)英雄。
n.反復(fù)呼喊的話語,重復(fù)唱的歌詞:
The crowd broke into chants of ‘Out! Out!’人群中有節(jié)奏地爆發(fā)出“下臺(tái)!下臺(tái)!”反復(fù)的呼喊聲。
chaos n.混亂,雜亂,紊亂:
The Libyan people have suffered to the fullest extent the chaos caused by war. China urges Libya to give peace a chance.利比亞人民最大程度遭受了戰(zhàn)亂。中國(guó)敦促利比亞給和平一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)。
In the worst-affected regions, many areas remain in chaos, with roads inaccessible, public transportation at a total stop and power and telecommunication networks completely out of control.在受災(zāi)最嚴(yán)重的地區(qū),許多地區(qū)仍處于混亂狀態(tài),道路無法通達(dá),公共交通完全癱瘓,電力和電信網(wǎng)絡(luò)完全失控。
chapter n.(書中)章,篇,回,時(shí)代:
Read the chapter four times, I finally understood the author’s theory.
讀了這個(gè)章節(jié)四次,我最總理解了作者的理論。
The Tang Dynasty is generally considered to be a golden chapter by people worldwide, when the Chinese civilization influenced many neighboring countries.
唐朝是世界人民普遍認(rèn)為的黃金時(shí)期,中華文明影響了許多鄰國(guó)。
character n.①性格,品質(zhì),人格:He has a strong character.他性格剛強(qiáng)。
An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person’s character; however, they are not always permanent.不幸的童年可能對(duì)人的性格有些負(fù)面影響,但是這些影響不總是永久的。
②特色,特性:
The new buildings have changed the character of the village.新建筑改變了這個(gè)村莊的特色。
③人物,角色:
Charles was an odd character whom Kelly had never really taken to.
查爾斯是個(gè)凱利從未真正喜歡過的古怪的人物。
What the characters leave unsaid is often more important than what they put into words.
作品中的角色避而不談的內(nèi)容往往比明言的更重要。
I find all the characters in this play funny and interesting.我發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)劇中所有人物都很滑稽有趣。
④(漢)字,字符,字體:Every?Chinese?character?is?a?story.每一個(gè)漢字都是一個(gè)故事。
Child as he is, he knows a lot of Chinese characters.雖然他還是個(gè)孩子,但是他認(rèn)識(shí)很多漢字。
characteristic adj.特有的,獨(dú)特的,顯示……的特征的:
The?leader?spoke?with?characteristic?enthusiasm.這位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者以特有的熱情說話。
Each?whale?has?its?own?characteristic?song.每一條鯨都有其獨(dú)特的歌聲。
With?the?fast?development?of?economy,?higher?request?to?the?local characteristic?food
?industry?was?put?forward.經(jīng)濟(jì)的快速發(fā)展,對(duì)地方特色食品工業(yè)提出了更高的要求。
n.特性,特征,特色:
Because a lot of classics were written so long ago, their language characteristics are quite different from those of modern works.因?yàn)榇罅康拿呛芏嗄昵皩懙模运鼈兊恼Z言特點(diǎn)和現(xiàn)在著作的是有很大不同的。
Rather than sticking to the principles stubbornly, China is now adopting a new concept in economic policies in a flexible way that shows its own characteristics.中國(guó)不是固執(zhí)地堅(jiān)持原則,而是靈活地在經(jīng)濟(jì)政策中采用新的概念,體現(xiàn)出自己的特點(diǎn)。
Can you describe a distinctive characteristic of this animal?
你能描述這種動(dòng)物的一項(xiàng)與眾不同的特征嗎?
Hostility towards outsiders is?characteristic?of both human and non-human animals.??
對(duì)外來者懷有敵意是人類和其他動(dòng)物共有的特征。
charge v.①收費(fèi),收取,要價(jià):
I don’t think 200 yuan for a night in that hotel was expensive. It could have charged you more.
我覺得那家旅館一晚200元不貴。它本可以向你收取更多的費(fèi)用。
②指控,控告:
The police will charge him with murder.警察將指控他謀殺。
The suspect was charged with murdering his wife.嫌疑犯被控訴為謀殺他的妻子。
n.①指控,控告:What’s the charge against the prisoner?這個(gè)犯人被指控犯什么罪?
②費(fèi)用,價(jià)錢:Your charges are too high.你收費(fèi)太貴了。
③保護(hù),管理,看管:Doctors have charge of the sick people.醫(yī)生負(fù)責(zé)照顧病人。
④充電:Before use, your new mobile must fully get charged.在用之前,你的新手機(jī)必須充滿電。
【拓展】①in charge of負(fù)責(zé)管理,主管,in the charge of由……管理(負(fù)責(zé)):
The local people are now in charge of Hong Kong, which was once in the charge of the British for one and half a century.當(dāng)?shù)厝爽F(xiàn)在管理香港了,香港曾經(jīng)由英國(guó)人管理了一個(gè)半世紀(jì)。
②take charge of管理……,負(fù)責(zé)……,take the charge of由……負(fù)責(zé):
Who will take charge of the company if our manager isn’t here next week?
如果經(jīng)理下周不在,誰來負(fù)責(zé)公司?
The company has been taken the charge of him for many years.
許多年來,公司一直由他管理
③表示“收費(fèi)”和“控告”時(shí),所搭配的介詞不同:
charge some money for sth因?yàn)槟呈挛锒召M(fèi)
charge sb.with sth.指控某人做某事,因?yàn)槟呈露馗婺橙?br />
④chargeable可以控訴的,可記在某項(xiàng)賬目上的,收費(fèi)的,可充電的:
He?is?chargeable?with?a?fault?or?neglect.他可能因過失或疏忽而被控告。
These?debts?are?chargeable?to?me.這些債可記在我的賬上。
All?things?in?the?room?are?chargeable.房間里的所有東西都是收費(fèi)的。
charity n.慈善,施舍,捐助,慈善機(jī)關(guān),仁愛:
Mary donated half of her money to charity, and spent the other half on her education.
瑪麗把一半錢捐給了慈善機(jī)構(gòu),另外一半用于自己的學(xué)費(fèi)。
My?mum?was?very?proud. She?wouldn’t?accept?charity.母親自尊心很強(qiáng),不會(huì)接受施舍。
We?also?realize?the?truth?of?that?old?saying:?Charity?begins?at?home.
我們也明白了那句老話的道理:仁愛始于家庭。
chart n.圖,圖表:
Can you read the weather chart?你能看懂氣象圖嗎?
The?chart?showed?us the?global?output?of?a?factory.這張圖表展示了一個(gè)工廠的總產(chǎn)量。
Doctors have worked out a chart showing how much stress is involved in various events.
chase v.追逐,追趕,追尋,追求(常與after連用):
In order to get happiness, many people chase after reputation or money aimlessly.
為了得到幸福,許多人漫無目的地追求名望和金錢。
n.追捕,打獵:The?police?are?in?chase?of?the?thief.警察在追捕那小偷。
chat v.聊天,閑談:
Then we got chatting together.后來我們?cè)谝黄鹆牧似饋怼?br />
You have no privilege to chat freely in class. The same goes for other students too.
你沒有在課堂上隨意聊天的特權(quán)。其他學(xué)生也是如此。
n.聊天,閑談(指事例):Let’s have a good chat.我們好好聊聊吧。
I often have a chat with my friends on the phone in my spare time.
在我閑暇時(shí)我經(jīng)常和朋友們?cè)陔娫捓锪奶臁?br />
cheap adj.廉價(jià)的,便宜的:
That restaurant is very good and quite cheap.這個(gè)飯館物美價(jià)廉。
—We flew to Beijing last week.
—Oh, did you? You could have gone there by train. it will be much cheaper.
“我們上周乘飛機(jī)去了北京?!薄芭?,是嗎?你本來可以坐火車去的,會(huì)便宜得多。”
adv.廉價(jià)地,便宜地:I was very lucky to get it so cheap.我運(yùn)氣好,買到這么便宜的貨。
We’ve all heard how convenient shopping on the Internet is and that you can get things far cheaper.
我們都聽說了網(wǎng)購是多么方便,可以以非常低的價(jià)格買到東西。
cheat n.騙子,作弊者,欺騙手段,欺詐行為:
My questions showed him up as a cheat.我的問題揭露出他是一個(gè)騙子。
?The?sheets?I’ve?bought?are a?cheat.?我買這些床單上當(dāng)了.
v.①欺騙,騙取:
We considered him to be our friend, as did many others he cheated.
我們認(rèn)為他是我們的朋友,那些被他欺騙過的人也這樣認(rèn)為。
②作弊:
I have absolutely no sympathy for the students who get caught cheating in exams even though they were seriously punished.我絕對(duì)不同情那些考試作弊被抓的學(xué)生,即使他們受到了嚴(yán)厲的懲罰。
【拓展】①表示騙取某人某物,不能直接以某物作賓語,而應(yīng)說cheat sb.(out)of sth.:
He cheated me(out)of my money.他騙了我的錢。
The?company?engaged?in?a?deliberate?effort?to?cheat?them?out?of?their?pensions
公司涉嫌蓄意騙取他們的養(yǎng)老金。
②表示騙某人做某事,不用cheat sb. to do sth.,而用cheat sb. into (doing)sth.:
This?politician?tried?to?cheat?the?people?into?the?belief?that?he?would?work?forpublic?welfare.?
這個(gè)政客想哄騙人們相信他是會(huì)為大眾謀福利的。
He cheated her into marrying him.他騙她嫁給了他。
check n. ①檢查,核對(duì):
Have a quick check to see that you haven’t forgotten anything.
快快檢查一下,確保不要忘記什么東西。
②支票(=cheque):The?accountant?drew?a?check?for?me.會(huì)計(jì)給我開了一張支票。
You needn’t have taken so much cash with you, you know—that shop accepted checks.
你本不必帶這么多現(xiàn)金在身邊。你知道那家商店接受支票。
v.①核對(duì),檢查:Please check and see if the money is right.請(qǐng)你把錢點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)。
Do look out for spelling mistakes when you check your homework.你檢查作業(yè)時(shí)要當(dāng)心拼寫錯(cuò)誤。
Please check the date.請(qǐng)核實(shí)一下日期。
Mike checked the list again and again to see if he had left anything out.
邁克一遍又一遍地檢查清單,看有沒有漏掉什么。
②批改:We are checking the examination papers.我們正在閱卷。
③寄存,托運(yùn):Have you checked your baggage?你已將行李托運(yùn)(寄存)了嗎?
④制止,抑制:
He?was?about?to?lose?his?temper?but?checked?himself?in?time.他剛要發(fā)火,不過又及時(shí)克制住了。
【拓展】①check in報(bào)到,簽到,(在旅館或機(jī)場(chǎng)柜臺(tái))辦理登記手續(xù):
Everyone?must?check?in?every?morning?before?going?up to their?offices.?
每天早上每個(gè)人進(jìn)辦公室之前,都必須先登記。
Everyone?has?to?check?in?at the office by?eight?o’clock.?每人都要八點(diǎn)鐘上班簽到。
I’ll?ring?the?hotel. I’ll?tell?them?we’ll?check?in?tomorrow.
我來給旅館打電話,通知他們我們明天入住。
He?wants?to?check?in?for the?next?flight.他想登記乘下一班飛機(jī).
②check…in 托運(yùn),寄存:I’ll check in my baggage.我將把行李托運(yùn)。
③check off逐一核對(duì),逐一檢查,清點(diǎn):
I?haven’t?checked?them?off?but?I?would?say?that’s?about?the?number.?
我沒有逐一核對(duì)過。不過,我可以說差不多是這個(gè)數(shù)。
④check out(在旅館)結(jié)賬后退房/辦理退房手續(xù),檢查:
Will you be checking out(from the hotel)this afternoon?
你要在今天下午結(jié)賬退房離開旅館嗎?
Does?his?story?check?out??他的敘述查實(shí)了嗎?
cheek n.面頰,臉蛋:Her cheeks turned red after she ran up the stairs.她跑上樓梯后雙頰都紅了。
cheer n.①歡呼,喝彩:
The crowd gave a loud cheer as the singer came onto the stage.歌手一上臺(tái)群眾就大聲歡呼起來。
The?crowd?burst?into?cheers.人群中爆發(fā)出一片歡呼聲。
Cheers?for?getting?me?that?drink,?Steve.史蒂夫,謝謝你為我?guī)淼娘嬈贰?br />
The?young?singer?has?been?burning?for?a?chance?to?hear?the?cheers?of?the crowd.
那年輕的歌手一直渴望能聽到觀眾的喝彩聲。
②高興,愉快:Christmas should be a time of great cheer.圣誕節(jié)應(yīng)是歡樂的時(shí)刻。
v.①歡呼,喝彩:The crowd cheered loudly when the President arrived.總統(tǒng)抵達(dá)時(shí),群眾高聲歡呼。
②使振奮,使高興:He was greatly cheered by the news.他聽到這個(gè)消息非常高興。
【拓展】①cheer on鼓勵(lì),激勵(lì),向……歡呼,為……鼓勁加油
Most?will?probably?be?cheering?on?their?favourite?players.
多數(shù)人大概都會(huì)為自己喜歡的球員加油。
②cheer up(使)高興起來(使)振作起來,打起精神:
I wrote?that?song?just?to?cheer?myself?up.我寫那首歌是給我自己打氣的。
Cheer?up,?better?times?may?be?ahead.打起精神來,好日子也許還在后頭呢。
He cheered up at once when I promised to help him.
當(dāng)我承諾幫助他時(shí),他馬上高興起來。
The ship sailed across the sea for several months until at last the island came in sight, which cheered the tired sailors up.這艘船只在大海航行了幾個(gè)月之后,一個(gè)島嶼進(jìn)入眼簾,讓疲憊的水手們振奮不已。
cheerful adj.高興的,令人高興的,快樂的:
You don’t look very cheerful today. What’ the matter?你今天不太高興,怎么啦?
Jackson is cheerful about his life even if he is suffering from cancer.
即使杰克遜身患癌癥,但他對(duì)生活很樂觀。
cheers int.口語中cheers可用作感嘆詞,舉杯敬酒的用語“干杯”:
Here’s?to?our?friendship?and?to?your?health,?Cheers!?為我們的友誼和您的健康,干杯!
cheese n.奶酪,干酪:Cheese is made of milk.干酪是牛奶做的。
chef n.廚師,廚師長(zhǎng):Her?job?is?to?assist?the?head?chef.她的工作是為主廚打下手。
chemical adj.化學(xué)的:The polluted water was from a chemical factory run by local people.
廢水是從一家由當(dāng)?shù)厝私?jīng)營(yíng)的化學(xué)工廠排放出來的。
n.(常用復(fù))化學(xué)制品:
Penicillin, a chemical in mould that was first discovered in 1928, wasn’t purified to be used as a medicine until World WarⅡ.青霉素是1928年首次發(fā)現(xiàn)的霉菌中的一種化學(xué)物質(zhì),直到第二次世界大戰(zhàn)后才被提純用作藥物。
The effect of the harmful chemicals on the world’s lakes and oceans has raised awareness of the public.
有害化學(xué)物質(zhì)對(duì)世界湖泊和海洋的影響提高了公眾的認(rèn)識(shí)。
chemist n.①化學(xué)家,化學(xué)師:He?is?a?well-known?chemist.他是位著名的化學(xué)家。
②藥劑師,藥品商:
The woman went to the chemist’s shop and showed the doctor’s note to the chemist.
那位婦女去了藥房,把醫(yī)生寫的那張紙條遞給藥劑師看。
chemistry n.①化學(xué):Applied chemistry is a branch of chemistry.應(yīng)用化學(xué)是化學(xué)學(xué)科的一項(xiàng)分支,
②化學(xué)反應(yīng),化學(xué)性質(zhì):
He’s trying to learn more about the chemistry of lead.他想多知道一點(diǎn)鉛的化學(xué)性質(zhì)。
cheque(Am check) n.支票:
Send?a cheque for $50?plus?$?2?for?postage?and?packing.?
請(qǐng)寄上一張50美元的支票的支票,外加2美元的郵資和包裝費(fèi)。
I’d like to pay by cheque rather than in cash.我想付支票代替現(xiàn)金。
chess n.棋,國(guó)際象棋:He’s bad at chess.他象棋下得不好。
chest n.①箱子,盒子:At?the?very?bottom?of?the?chest?were?his?carving?tools.箱子最底下是他的雕刻工具。
②胸部:I have a pain in the chest.我感到胸痛。
chew v.①咀嚼:
You must chew your food well before you swallow it.食物要細(xì)嚼慢咽。
One of the rules is that under no circumstances are students allowed to bring food, drink or chewing gum into the school.其中一條規(guī)定是,在任何情況下,學(xué)生都不得攜帶食物、飲料或口香糖進(jìn)入學(xué)校。
②思考,考慮,討論:
I’ll chew the problem over for a few days.這個(gè)問題我會(huì)仔細(xì)思考幾天。
There?is?plenty?of?time?for?us?to?chew?over?our?plan.?還有足夠的時(shí)間讓我們充分討論這個(gè)計(jì)劃.
We’ll?chew?on?your?suggestion.我們將仔細(xì)考慮你的建議。
chicken n.雞,小雞,雞肉:
Do you like roast chicken?你喜歡吃烤雞嗎?
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
小雞未孵出,還算不得數(shù)(寓意:別高興得太早了,不要過早樂觀,別先打如意算盤)。
Our plan is nothing but a concept by now, so don’t count your chickens until they are hatched.
到目前為止,我們的計(jì)劃只不過是一個(gè)概念,所以不要過早樂觀。
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