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◆Unit 9

canard [ kæ'nɑ:d ]

常考 n. 谣言 :an unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story

近义 cock-and-bull story, prevarication, story, untruth

举例 Who said that I got married, that is a canard.

谁说我结婚了,那是个谣传。

candid [ 'kændɪd ]

常考1 adj. 坦白的,率直的 :characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward

近义 direct, downright, forthright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved

举例 In private, I gave them my candid opinion.

私下里,我对他们直言相告。

常考2 adj. 公正的 :free from prejudice; impartial

近义 just, impartial, objective, fair, unbiased, unprejudiced, even-handed

举例 a candid observer 一个公正的评论

常考3 adj. 偷拍的,抓拍的 not posed or rehearsed

近义 informal, impromptu

举例 a candid snapshot 一张偷拍的快照

candor [ 'kændə(r) ]

常考 n. 坦率,真诚 unreserved, honest , or sincere expression; forthrightness

近义 bluntness, frankness, outspokenness, unreserve

举例 She spoke with remarkable candor about her experiences.

注意 该词作为名词还有“公正”的意思,英文释义:freedom from prejudice; impartiality

cannibalistic [ ˌkænɪbə'lɪstɪk ]

常考 adj. 同类相食的,自相残杀的 :characteristic of an animal that eats the flesh of other animals of the same kind

举例 They’re quite cannibalistic.

它们具有同类相食的习性。

canon [ 'kænən ]

常考1 n. 规则;原则 :an established principle

近义 decree, edict, institute, law, ordinance, precept, prescription, regulation, rule

举例 The very first canon of nursing is to keep the air inside as fresh as the air outside.

护理工作的首要原则是要保持室内空气像室外一样清新。

常考2 n. 真实著作,真本(被确认为真作的一个作家的所有作品) :The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic

举例 the entire Sherlock Holmes canon 完整的夏洛克·福尔摩斯著作

canny [ 'kænɪ ]

常考 adj. 精明的;谨慎的 prudent ; careful and shrewd, especially where one’s own interests are concerned

近义 astute, cagey, knowing, perspicacious, shrewd, slick, smart, wise

举例 A canny investor would need to predict when the dollar will once more start tumbling.

精明的投资者需要预计到美元何时会再次大跌。

注意 uncanny adj. 奇怪的;离奇的;费解的

canonize [ 'kænənaɪz ]

常考1 v. 使……崇高,使……崇拜 :to treat as illustrious, preeminent , or sacred; to assign a high status or value to

近义 deify, dignify, elevate, glorify, magnify

举例 those movie buffs who have canonized Alfred Hitchcock as filmdom’s preeminent director

常考2 v. 过度崇拜 :to love or admire too much

近义 adore, adulate, deify, dote (on), hero-worship, worship

举例 a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him

cant [ kænt ]

常考1 n. 术语,行话 :the special terminology understood among the members of a profession, discipline, or class but obscure to the general population; jargon

近义 argot, dialect, idiom, jargon, language, lexicon, lingo, patois, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary

举例 a cant expression术语

常考2 n. 虚伪言辞,空话 hypocritically pious language

举例 politicians holding forth with their usual hypocritical cant政客们夸夸其谈,依旧是那些虚伪的大道理

注意 所谓的行话也就是在一个职业、学科或阶层的成员间能被理解的特殊术语,但对一般大众来说却晦涩难懂。

cantankerous [ kæn'tæŋkərəs ]

常考1 adj. 脾气坏的,好争吵的 :ill-tempered and quarrelsome ; disagreeable

近义 bad-tempered, crabbed, cranky, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish

举例 a cantankerous old man牢骚满腹的老人

常考2 adj. 难以处理的 difficult to handle

举例 had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous

canvass [ 'kænvəs ]

常考1 v. 彻底检查 :to examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize

近义 study, analyze, examine, investigate

举例 The evidence had been repeatedly canvassed in American courts.

常考2 v. 游说;拉选票 :to go through (a region) or go to (persons) to solicit votes or orders

近义 solicit, electioneer, campaign, poll

举例 I’m canvassing for the Conservative Party.

我在为保守党拉选票。

常考3 v. 民意调查,征求(公众意见) :to conduct a survey of (public opinion); poll

近义 survey, poll, interview, question

举例 Members of Parliament are spending the weekend canvassing opinion in their constituencies.

国会议员这个周末要向所在选区的选民征求意见。 b9kK+gJO0UQDnUSjvv/Z3C1qlhm1GAwTCjUW9ZGfZiKhutrwa5zwCSlVQ25EGZ4G

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