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cache [kæʃ]

NOUN (计算机的)高速缓冲存储器: a special part of a computer’s memory that helps it work faster by storing information for a short time

NOUN 隐藏物(尤指武器);隐藏处: a number of things that have been hidden, especially weapons, or the place where they have been hidden

【近】 deposit, hoard, reserve, store

VERB 隐藏;秘藏(尤指武器): to hide something in a secret place, especially weapons

【近】 hoard, lay away, lay by, lay in, stash, stockpile, store, stow, treasure

cachet [kæ'ʃeɪ]

NOUN 同意: an indication of approval carrying great prestige

NOUN 声望: a characteristic feature or quality conferring prestige

cacophony [kə'kɒfənɪ]

NOUN 刺耳的声音;不和谐音: unpleasant loud sounds

【近】 babel, bruit, noise, chatter, clamor, din, discordance, katzenjammer, racket, rattle

【反】 quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

cadge [kædʒ]

VERB 乞讨;乞求: to persuade someone to give you (something) for free

cagey ['keɪdʒɪ]

ADJ 精明的;狡猾的: very clever and careful to avoid being trapped or tricked

【近】 beguiling, foxy, guileful, scheming, shrewd, slick, sly, subtle, tricky, wily

【反】 artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, undesigning

ADJ 小心谨慎的: not willing to say everything that you know about something

cajole [kə'dʒəʊl]

VERB 哄骗: to persuade someone to do something or to give you something by making promises or saying nice things

【近】 blandish, blarney, coax, palaver, soft-soap, sweet-talk, wheedle

calamity [kə'læmɪtɪ]

NOUN 灾难: an event that causes great harm and suffering

【近】 apocalypse, disaster, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle, tragedy

calcify ['kælsɪfaɪ]

VERB 使僵化: to make inflexible or unchangeable

VERB 使钙化: to make calcareous by deposit of calcium salts

calculation [kælkjʊ'leɪʃən]

NOUN 深思熟虑: careful thought and planning that is done usually for selfish reasons

NOUN 计算: a process or result of calculating something

【近】 arithmetic, calculus, ciphering, computation, figures, figuring, mathematics, number crunching, numbers, reckoning

calibrate ['kælɪbreɪt]

VERB 校准;调校: to adjust or mark (something, such as a measuring device) so that it can be used in an accurate and exact way

callous ['kæləs]

ADJ 无情的: not feeling or showing any concern about the problems or suffering of other people

【近】 affectless, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, soulless, stonyhearted

【反】 charitable, compassionate, humane, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted

callow ['kæləʊ]

ADJ 不老练的;不成熟的: used to describe a young person who does not have much experience and does not know how to behave the way adults behave

【近】 adolescent, green, immature, juvenile, puerile, raw, unfledged, unformed, unripe, unripened

【反】 adult, experienced, grown-up, mature, ripe

calumniate [kə'lʌmnɪeɪt]

VERB 诽谤: to injure the reputation of by calumny

【近】 asperse, blacken, slander, defame, libel, malign, smear, traduce, vilify

camaraderie [ˌkæmə'rɑ:dərɪ]

NOUN 友情: a feeling of good friendship among the people in a group

【近】 brotherhood, companionship, community, company, comradery, comradeship, fellowship, society

canard [kə'nɑ:d]

NOUN 谣传;误传: a false report or story; a belief or rumor that is not true

【近】 tale, story, whisper

candid ['kændɪd]

ADJ 直言不讳的;坦率的: expressing opinions and feelings in an honest and sincere way

【近】 frank, direct, forthcoming, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, unguarded, unreserved

【反】 dissembling, uncandid, unforthcoming

candor ['kændə]

NOUN 直率;公正: the quality of being open, sincere, and honest

【近】 bluntness, candidness, directness, forthrightness, frankness, honesty, openheartedness

【反】 dissembling, dissimulation, indirection

canned [kænd]

ADJ 千篇一律的;陈腐的: not original or special

【近】 apish, imitative, emulative, epigonic, formulaic, mimetic, mimic, slavish, unoriginal

【反】 archetypal, original

ADJ 预先录制的: prepared or recorded at an earlier time for use in television, radio, etc.

ADJ 罐装的;听装的: preserved in a metal or glass container

canny ['kænɪ]

ADJ 精明的: very clever and able to make intelligent decisions

【近】 astute, shrewd, knowing, savvy, sharp, smart

【反】 unknowing

canon ['kænən]

NOUN 准则;标准: a body of principles, rules, standards, or norms

【近】 code, constitution, decalogue, law

NOUN 真经;正典: a regulation or dogma decreed by a church council

【近】 doctrine, dogma

canonize ['kænənaɪz]

VERB 过分宠爱;过分崇拜: to treat as illustrious, preeminent, or sacred

【近】 adore, adulate, idolize, deify, dote, hero-worship, worship

VERB 使崇高;使神圣;追封为圣徒: (in the Roman Catholic Church) to officially give a dead person a special status as someone very holy, to declare (someone) to be a saint

cantankerous [kæn'tæŋkərəs]

ADJ 爱找碴的;脾气坏的: often angry and annoyed

canvass ['kænvəs]

VERB 详细检查: to look at or consider (something) carefully

VERB 拉选票: to talk to the people in an area in order to get them to support a candidate, project, idea, etc.

VERB 征求意见: to ask (the people in an area) what they think about a candidate, project, idea, etc.

【近】 interview, poll, solicit, survey

capitulate [kə'pɪtjʊleɪt]

VERB 屈服;有条件投降: to surrender often after negotiation of terms

【近】 fall, give up, knuckle under, submit, succumb, surrender

【反】 endure, stand

capricious [kə'prɪʃəs]

ADJ 反复无常的;易变的: changing often and quickly, especially often changing suddenly in mood or behavior

【近】 fickle, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, variable, volatile

【反】 certain, changeless, constant, stable, stationary, steady, unchangeable, unchanging, unvarying

captious ['kæpʃəs]

ADJ 挑剔的;吹毛求疵的: marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections

【近】 critical, carping, caviling, faultfinding, hypercritical, judgmental, overcritical

【反】 uncritical

captivate ['kæptɪveɪt]

VERB 迷住: to attract and hold the attention of (someone) by being interesting, pretty, etc.

【近】 allure, beguile, bewitch, charm, enchant, fascinate, kill, magnetize, wile, witch

captivity [kæp'tɪvɪtɪ]

NOUN 囚禁: the state of being kept in a place (such as a prison or a cage) and not being able to leave or be free; the state or condition of being captive

【近】 internment, confinement, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration, prison

carcinogen [kɑ:'sɪnədʒən]

NOUN 致癌物: (medical) a substance that can cause cancer

cardinal ['kɑ:dɪnl]

ADJ 基本的;主要的;非常重要的: basic or most important

【近】 arch, capital, foremost, paramount, predominant, preeminent, primary, principal, supreme

【反】 last, least

NOUN (罗马天主教会的)红衣主教: a priest of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks immediately below the Pope

careen [kə'ri:n]

VERB (失控地)疾驶;向前猛冲: to go forward quickly without control

【近】 barrel, hustle, rush, shoot, speed, dash, hasten

【反】 crawl, creep, poke

carefree ['keəfri:]

ADJ 无忧无虑的: having no worries or problems, free from care

【近】 blithe, debonair, devil-may-care, gay, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, lightsome, slaphappy, unconcerned

【反】 careworn

careworn ['keəwɔ:n]

ADJ 忧心忡忡的;焦虑的: looking sad, tired, or worried

carnal ['kɑ:nl]

ADJ 肉欲的;身体的: of or relating to the body, sexual or sensual

【近】 fleshly, material

ADJ 世俗的: temporal, worldly

【近】 earthbound, earthly, mundane, terrestrial

【反】 heavenly, nontemporal, unearthly, unworldly

carouse [kə'raʊz]

VERB 畅饮;狂饮作乐: to drink alcohol, make noise, and have fun with other people

【近】 binge, revel, roister, wassail

carp [kɑ:p]

VERB 对小事吹毛求疵;挑剔(表示不满): to complain in an annoying way

【近】 quibble, cavil, fuss, niggle, nitpick

carve [kɑ:v]

VERB 雕刻: to make (something, such as a sculpture or design) by cutting off pieces of the material it is made of

【近】 sculpt, sculpture

VERB 成功获得(想要的工作、职务、生活等): to succeed in getting the job, position, life, etc., that you want

cascade [kæs'keɪd]

NOUN 小瀑布(尤指一连串瀑布中的一支): a small, steep waterfall, especially one that is part of a series of waterfalls

【近】 waterfall, cataract, fall

VERB 倾泻: to flow or hang down in large amounts

NOUN 大量: a large number of things that happen quickly in a series

castigate ['kæstɪgeɪt]

VERB 斥责: to criticize (someone) harshly

【近】 baste, berate, hammer, jaw, lambaste, rail, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, upbraid

【反】 excuse, pardon, spare

casualty ['kæʒʊəltɪ]

NOUN 死伤者: a person who is hurt or killed during an accident, war, etc.

【近】 fatality, loss, prey, victim

cataclysm ['kætəklɪzəm]

NOUN 大灾难: something that causes great destruction, violence, etc.

【近】 apocalypse, calamity, disaster, catastrophe, debacle, tragedy

catalyze ['kætəlaɪz]

VERB 成为……的导火索;导致: to bring about; inspire

【近】 beget, breed, effect, cause, create, effectuate, engender, generate, induce

VERB 催化: to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction)

catastrophe [kə'tæstrəfɪ]

NOUN 大灾难: a terrible disaster

【近】 apocalypse, calamity, cataclysm, disaster, debacle, tragedy

categorical [kætɪ'gɒrɪkəl]

ADJ 绝对的;明确的: said in a very strong, clear, and definite way

【近】 consummate, deadly, downright, dreadful, profound, sheer, stark, thoroughgoing, unqualified, utter

cater ['keɪtə]

VERB 满足;迎合: to supply what is required or desired

【近】 board, feed, provision, victual

caterwaul ['kætəwɔ:l]

VERB 嚎叫;尖叫: to make a very loud and unpleasant sound

【近】 crow, squawk, squeal, wail, whine, whinge, yammer

VERB 大声吵架: to protest or complain noisily

catholic ['kæθəlɪk]

ADJ 普遍的;包容的: including many different things

【近】 general, general-purpose, unlimited, unqualified, unrestricted, unspecialized

【反】 limited, restricted, specialized, technical

ADJ (Catholic) 天主教的: of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church

causality [kɔ:'zælɪtɪ]

NOUN 因果关系: the relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it

caustic ['kɔ:stɪk]

ADJ 刻薄的: very harsh and critical

【近】 acerb, acrid, barbed, biting, sarcastic, mordant, pungent, sardonic, scathing, tart

ADJ 腐蚀性的: able to destroy or burn something by chemical action

cavalier [ˌkævə'lɪə]

ADJ 傲慢的;目空一切的: having or showing no concern for something that is important or serious

【近】 assumptive, bumptious, arrogant, chesty, haughty, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, supercilious, superior

【反】 humble, lowly, modest, unarrogant, unpretentious

NOUN 骑士: a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship

【近】 gentleman

caveat ['kævɪæt]

NOUN 警告;告诫: a warning that should be remembered when you are doing or thinking about something

cavil ['kævl]

VERB 挑剔;吹毛求疵: to complain about things that are not important

【近】 carp, quibble, fuss, niggle, nitpick

ceaseless ['si:slɪs]

ADJ 持续的: seeming to never stop, continuous or constant

【近】 continuous, continual, continued, continuing, incessant, nonstop, perpetual, running, unbroken

【反】 discontinuous, noncontinuous

cede [si:d]

VERB (根据条约)放弃;割让: to give control of (something) to another person, group, government, etc.

【近】 cough up, deliver, give up, hand over, lay down, relinquish, render, yield

celebrate ['selɪbreɪt]

VERB 庆祝: to do something special or enjoyable for an important event, occasion, holiday, etc.

【近】 keep, commemorate, observe

VERB 赞美;歌颂: to praise (someone or something); to say that (someone or something) is great or important

【近】 bless, carol, praise, emblazon, exalt, glorify, hymn, laud, magnify, resound

celebrated ['selɪbreɪtɪd]

ADJ 有名的: known and praised by many people

【近】 big-name, famous, famed, noted, prominent, renowned, star, visible, well-known

【反】 anonymous, nameless, obscure, uncelebrated, unfamous, unknown, unsung

celerity [sɪ'lerɪtɪ]

NOUN 迅速: rapidity of motion or action

【近】 fleetness, haste, hurry, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, swiftness, velocity

【反】 slowness, sluggishness

celestial [sə'lestʃl]

ADJ 天上的: of or relating to the sky or visible heavens

【近】 elysian, empyreal, empyrean, ethereal, heavenly, supernal

【反】 chthonic, hellish, infernal, plutonian, sulfurous, Tartarean

censor ['sensə]

VERB 审查并删除不良的东西: to examine books, movies, letters, etc., and remove things that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc.

【近】 bowdlerize, clean, expurgate, red-pencil

censorious [sen'sɔ:rɪəs]

ADJ 苛求的;爱挑剔的: having or showing a tendency to criticize someone or something severely; very critical

censure ['senʃə]

NOUN 公开谴责;严厉批评: official strong criticism

【近】 commination, condemnation, denunciation, excoriation, objurgation, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, stricture

【反】 citation, commendation, endorsement

census ['sensəs]

NOUN 人口普查: the official process of counting the number of people in a country, city, or town and collecting information about them

cerebral ['serɪbrəl]

ADJ 理智的;理性的: related to the mind rather than to feelings, intellectual and not emotional

【近】 intellectual, eggheaded, highbrow, intellectualistic

ceremonious [ˌserɪ'məʊnɪəs]

ADJ 讲究礼节的;隆重的: formal and serious, suitable for a ceremony

【近】 correct, decorous, formal, nice, proper, punctilious, starchy, stiff, stiff-necked, stilted

【反】 casual, easygoing, informal, laid-back, unceremonious

cessation [se'seɪʃən]

NOUN 终止;暂停: a stopping of some action; a pause or stop

【近】 arrest, arrestment, discontinuance, discontinuation, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse

【反】 continuance, continuation

chaff [tʃɑ:f]

VERB 开玩笑: to tease good-naturedly; banter

【近】 tease, jive, joke, josh, kid, razz, rib, roast

chagrin ['ʃægrɪn]

NOUN 失望;懊恼: a feeling of being frustrated or annoyed because of failure or disappointment

chameleon [kə'mi:lɪən]

NOUN 善变的人: a person who often changes his or her beliefs or behavior in order to please others or to succeed

【近】 acrobat, chancer , opportunist, temporizer, timeserver, trimmer, weathercock

NOUN 变色龙: a type of lizard that can change the color of its skin to look like the colors that are around it

champion ['tʃæmpɪən]

VERB 支持: support or defend a person, a cause, or a principle

【近】 advocate, back, support, endorse, patronize, plump, plunk

NOUN 拥护者;捍卫者: someone who fights or speaks publicly in support of a person, belief, cause, etc.

【近】 advocate, advocator, apostle, backer, booster, exponent, expounder, espouser, promoter, proponent

【反】 adversary, antagonist, opponent

NOUN 冠军: someone or something (such as a team or an animal) that has won a contest or competition especial ly in sports

【近】 champ, titleholder, titlist, victor, winner

chaos ['keɪɒs]

NOUN 混乱: a complete confusion and disorder, a state in which behavior and events are not controlled by any thing

【近】 confusion, havoc, heck, hell, jumble, mess, muddle, muss, shambles, tumble

【反】 order, orderliness

chaperone ['ʃæpərəʊn]

VERB 同行;护送: to go with and supervise a group of young people

【近】 attend, accompany, companion, company, convoy, escort, see, squire

charisma [kə'rɪzmə]

NOUN 魅力;感召力: a special charm or appeal that causes people to feel attracted and excited by someone (such as a politician)

【近】 allure, animal magnetism, captivation, charm, duende, enchantment, fascination, witchery

【反】 repulsion, repulsiveness

charitable ['tʃærɪtəbl]

ADJ 仁慈的: showing kindness in talking about or judging other people, not very critical

ADJ 慈善的: done or designed to help people who are poor, sick, etc.

【近】 altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, humanitarian, philanthropic

【反】 self-centered, self-concerned, selfish

charlatan ['ʃɑ:lətən]

NOUN 骗子;装懂的人: a person who falsely pretends to know or be something in order to deceive people

【近】 impostor, fraud, hoaxer, humbug, mountebank, phony, pretender, quack, ringer, sham

charter ['tʃɑ:tə]

NOUN 特许状;执照: a document issued by a government that gives rights to a person or group

chary ['tʃeərɪ]

ADJ 非常谨慎的: cautious about doing something

【近】 alert, cautious, careful, circumspect, conservative, considerate, gingerly, guarded, heedful, wary

【反】 careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unsafe, unwary

chasm ['kæzəm]

NOUN 分歧;明显差异: a major division, separation, or difference between two people, groups, etc.

chasten ['tʃeɪsn]

VERB 使后悔: to cause (someone) to feel sad or embarrassed about something that has happened

VERB 惩罚: to correct by punishment or suffering; discipline

【近】 castigate, punish, chastise, correct, discipline, penalize

【反】 excuse, pardon, spare

chastise [tʃæs'taɪz]

VERB 严惩: to criticize (someone) harshly for doing something wrong

【近】 baste, berate, castigate, scold, flay, hammer, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, score

【反】 excuse, pardon, spare

chatter ['tʃætə]

VERB 闲聊;唠叨: to talk in a quick or casual way

【近】 babble, cackle, converse, gabble, gas, jabber, palaver, prate, rap, rattle

chauvinistic [ˌʃəʊvɪ'nɪstɪk]

ADJ 盲目爱国的: having the belief that your country, race, etc., is better than any other

【近】 jingoism, nationalism, superpatriotism

ADJ 大男子主义的: having an attitude that the members of your own sex are always better than those of the opposite sex

check [tʃek]

VERB 抑制;阻止: to stop something from spreading or continuing

【近】 arrest, bring up, draw up, pull up, stall, stay, still, stop

VERB 检查;核实: be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

cherish ['tʃerɪʃ]

VERB 珍爱: be fond of; be attached to

【近】 adore, love, worship

【反】 abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe

cherubic [tʃe'ru:bɪk]

ADJ 天使般可爱的: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

chic ['ʃi:k]

ADJ 时髦且有品位的: following the current fashion or style, fashionable and appealing

【近】 stylish, exclusive, fashionable, modish, sharp, smart, trendy, voguish

chicanery [ʃɪ'keɪnərɪ]

NOUN 诡计多端;欺骗: actions or statements that trick people into believing something that is not true, deception or trickery

【近】 artifice, chicane, trickery, gamesmanship, hanky-panky, jugglery, legerdemain, skulduggery, subterfuge, wile

chide [tʃaɪd]

VERB 责备: to express mild disapproval of (someone); to scold (someone) gently

【近】 admonish, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, tick off

childish ['tʃaɪldɪʃ]

ADJ 幼稚的: of a child or typical of a child, especially having or showing the unpleasant qualities (such as silliness or lack of maturity) that children often have

【近】 adolescent, babyish, immature, infantile, jejune, juvenile, kiddish, puerile

【反】 adult, grown-up, mature

chimera [kaɪ'mɪərə]

NOUN 幻想;空想: an unrealistic idea that you have about something or a hope that you have that is unlikely to be fulfilled

【近】 fantasy, conceit, hallucination, illusion, nonentity, phantasm, pipe dream, unreality, vision

chivalrous ['ʃɪvəlrəs]

ADJ (对女人)彬彬有礼的: being attentive to women like an ideal knight

choleric ['kɒlərɪk]

ADJ 性情暴躁的: made angry easily

【近】 irritable, crabby, perverse, pettish, petulant, raspy, ratty, snarky, testy, waspish

【反】 angerless, delighted, pleased

chord [kɔ:d]

VERB 与……和谐一致;符合: accord

【近】 accord, cohere, coincide, conform, consist, correspond, harmonize, jibe, square, tally

【反】 differ, disagree

NOUN 和弦: a group of tones sounded together to form harmony

chromatic [krəʊ'mætɪk]

ADJ 彩色的: of, relating to, or characterized by color or color phenomena or sensations

【近】 kaleidoscopic, motley, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varied, variegated, various

【反】 colorless, monochromatic, monochromic, monotone, self-colored, solid

chronic ['krɒnɪk]

ADJ 积习难改的: always or often doing something specified

【近】 bred-in-the-bone, habitual, confirmed, dyed-in-the-wool, inveterate

ADJ 慢性的;长期的: happening or existing frequently or most of the time

chronology [krə'nɒlədʒɪ]

NOUN 年表: a record of the order in which a series of events happened

【近】 chronicle, account, commentary, history, narration, narrative, record, report, story

NOUN 年代学: a science that deals with measuring time and finding out when events happened

chunk [tʃʌŋk]

NOUN 相当大的量: a considerable amount

【近】 abundance, bunch, fistful, heap, lashings, peck, slew, spate, volume, wad

【反】 dab, lick, nip, ounce, pinch, scruple, shade, smidgen, speck, trace

churl [tʃɜ:l]

NOUN 粗野的人: a rude ill-bred person

【近】 bumpkin, chawbacon, hick, clodhopper, hayseed, hillbilly, provincial, rube, rustic, yokel

【反】 cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, sophisticate

NOUN 吝啬鬼: a stingy morose person

【近】 cheapskate, miser, hunks, niggard, penny-pincher, piker, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad

churlish ['tʃɜ:lɪʃ]

ADJ 没礼貌的: not polite

【近】 boorish, clownish, classless, cloddish, loutish, uncouth

circa ['sɜ:kə]

ADV 大约: about or around

circuitous [sə'kju:ɪtəs]

ADJ 迂回的: not straight, short, or direct

【近】 indirect, circular, roundabout

【反】 direct, straight, straightforward

ADJ (说话等)兜圈子的;委婉的: not said or done simply or clearly

【近】 wordy, diffuse, garrulous, long-winded, pleonastic, prolix, rambling, prolix, rambling, verbose

【反】 compact, concise, crisp, pithy, succinct, terse

circulation [sɜ:kjʊ'leɪʃən]

NOUN 循环;流通: orderly movement through a circuit, especially the movement of blood through the vessels of the body induced by the pumping action of the heart

NOUN 发行量: the average number of copies (as of a newspaper) sold in a given period

circumlocution [ˌsɜ:kəmlə'kju:ʃən]

NOUN 婉转曲折的说法: the use of many words to say something that could be said more clearly and directly by using fewer words

【近】 equivocation, shuffle, tergiversation

circumscribe ['sɜ:kəmskraɪb]

VERB 限制: restrict or confine

【近】 cap, limit, confine, hold down, restrict

【反】 exceed

VERB 在……周围画线: to draw a line around something

circumspect ['sɜ:kəmspekt]

ADJ 细心谨慎的: thinking carefully about possible risks before doing or saying something

【近】 alert, cautious, chary, careful, conservative, considerate, gingerly, guarded, heedful, wary

【反】 careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unsafe, unwary

circumstantial [sɜ:kəm'stænʃəl]

ADJ 依据情况的: based on information which suggests that something is true but does not prove that it is true

ADJ 包括所有细节的;详尽的: providing or including all the details of a particular situation or event

【近】 blow-by-blow, detailed, elaborate, full, minute, particular, particularized, thorough

【反】 compendious, summary

circumvent [ˌsɜ:kəm'vent]

VERB 设法避开: to avoid being stopped by (something, such as a law or rule), to get around (something) in a clever and sometimes dishonest way

【近】 beat, bypass, dodge, get around, shortcut, sidestep, skirt

【反】 follow, keep, obey, observe

cite [saɪt]

VERB 引用: to write or say the words of (a book, an author, etc. )

【近】 adduce, quote, instance, mention

civic ['sɪvɪk]

ADJ 市民的: of or relating to a city or town or the people who live there

civility [sɪ'vɪlɪtɪ]

NOUN 礼貌: polite, reasonable, and respectful behavior

【近】 amenity, attention, courtesy, formality, gesture, pleasantry, politeness

【反】 discourteousness, discourtesy, impoliteness, incivility, rudeness, surliness, ungraciousness

clam [klæm]

NOUN 蚌: a shellfish that lives in sand or mud and has a soft body surrounded by a hinged shell with two parts and that is often eaten as food

NOUN 沉默寡言的人: a stolid or closemouthed person

clamor ['klæmə]

NOUN 吵闹;大声的要求: loud and persistent outcry from many people

【近】 howl, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, outcry, roar, tumult, uproar, vociferation

【反】 quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

clan [klæn]

NOUN (有共同爱好的)团体;帮派: a group of people who are similar or who are interested in the same thing

【近】 body, bunch, circle, gang, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, set

NOUN 家族: a group of people tracing descent from a common ancestor

【近】 blood, family, folks, kindred, kinsfolk, line, lineage, people, stock, tribe

clandestine [klæn'destɪn]

ADJ 秘密的: done in a private place or way, done secretly

【近】 backstairs, furtive, stealth, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded

【反】 open, overt, public

clannish ['klænɪʃ]

ADJ 自成一伙且排外的: not showing interest in people who are not part of your group or who are not similar to you

【近】 close-knit, cliquey, cliquish

clarion ['klærɪən]

ADJ 清楚响亮的: loud and clear

clash [klæʃ]

VERB 冲突: to come into conflict

【近】 collide, conflict, disaccord, discord, jar

【反】 accord, blend, conform, fit, harmonize, match

clasp [klɑ:sp]

NOUN 紧握: a strong hold with your hands or arms

【近】 hold, clench, grapple, grasp, grip, handgrip, handhold

clause [klɔ:z]

NOUN 条款: a separate part of a legal document

clear-cut [ˌklɪr'kʌt]

ADJ 明显的;分明的: very obvious and sharp, free from doubt or uncertainty

【近】 apparent, bald, barefaced, nonambiguous, obvious, palpable, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, transparent

【反】 ambiguous, clouded, cryptic, dark, enigmatic, equivocal, indistinct, mysterious, nonobvious, obfuscated

ADJ 确定的;明确的: free from ambiguity or uncertainty; unambiguous; very definite

【近】 definite, definitive, express, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal

【反】 ambiguous, equivocal, indefinite, inexplicit, unspecific, vague

cleave [kli:v]

VERB 使分开: to separate into distinct parts and especially into groups having divergent views

VERB 坚守;忠于: to cling to a person or thing closely

clement ['klemənt]

ADJ 宽容的;善良的: (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy

【近】 charitable, indulgent, easy, soft

【反】 hard, harsh, severe, stern, strict

ADJ 气候温和的: not too hot or too cold

【近】 balmy, equable, genial, gentle, mild, moderate, soft, temperate

【反】 harsh, inclement, intemperate, severe

cliché [kli:'ʃeɪ]

NOUN 陈词滥调: a phrase or expression that has been used so often that it is no longer original or interesting

【近】 banality, bromide, chestnut, commonplace, groaner, homily, platitude, shibboleth, trope, truism

clinical ['klɪnɪkəl]

ADJ 临床的: involving or concerned with the direct observation and treatment of living patients

ADJ 客观的;没有人情味的: analytical or coolly dispassionate

cliquish ['kli:kɪʃ]

ADJ 搞小团体的: befitting or characteristic of a small group of people who spend time together and who are not friendly to other people

【近】 clannish, cliquey, close-knit

clot [klɒt]

NOUN 凝结;聚集成群: cluster; group

【近】 array, assemblage, grouping, huddle, package, parcel, passel, set, suite

clout [klaʊt]

NOUN 权力;影响力: the power to influence or control situations

【近】 authority, influence, credit, heft, juice, leverage, pull, sway, weight

cloying ['klɔɪɪŋ]

ADJ 甜得发腻的;感情用事的: too sweet, pleasant, or emotional

【近】 maudlin, mawkish, saccharine, sappy, sentimental, sloppy, sticky, sugarcoated, sugary, wet

【反】 unsentimental

clumsy ['klʌmzɪ]

ADJ 笨拙的: moving or doing things in a very awkward way and tending to drop or break things

【近】 awkward, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed, maladroit, unhandy, all thumbs

【反】 deft, dexterous, handy, sure-handed

cluster ['klʌstə]

NOUN 群;组;簇: a group of things or people that are close together

【近】 array, assemblage, band, clutch, collection, constellation, grouping, huddle, knot, passel

coagulate [kəʊ'ægjʊleɪt]

VERB (使)凝结;(使)变稠: to become thick and partly solid

【近】 clot, congeal, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jelly, set

coalesce [ˌkəʊə'les]

VERB 合并: to come together to form one group or mass

【近】 associate, unite, combine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, fuse, interfuse, unify

【反】 break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

coalition [ˌkəʊə'lɪʃən]

NOUN 联盟: a group of people, groups, or countries who have joined together for a common purpose

【近】 alliance, axis, block, confederacy, combination, combine, confederation, federation, league, union

coarse [kɔ:s]

ADJ 粗的;粗糙的: loose or rough in texture

【近】 grained, grainy, granular, granulated

【反】 dusty, fine, floury, powdery, superfine, ultrafine

ADJ 粗俗的: crude or unrefined in taste, manners, or language

【近】 crude, ill-bred, lowbrow, rough, rude, rugged, tasteless, uncouth, unpolished, vulgar

【反】 civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, smooth, tasteful, well-bred

coax [kəʊks]

VERB 哄;诱劝: to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering

【近】 blandish, blarney, cajole, palaver, soft-soap, sweet-talk, wheedle

coda ['kəʊdə]

NOUN 终曲;尾声;结尾: an ending part of a piece of music or a work of literature or drama that is separate from the earlier parts

coddle ['kɒdl]

VERB 溺爱: to treat (someone) with too much care or kindness

【近】 baby, cocker, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, nurse, pamper, spoil

【反】 abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, manhandle, mishandle, mistreat, misuse

codify ['kɒdɪfaɪ]

VERB 编纂(法规): define or present rules in a clear and ordered way

coerce [kəʊ'ɜ:s]

VERB 强迫: to make (someone) do something by using force or threats

【近】 force, compel, constrain, dragoon, muscle, obligate, oblige, press, sandbag

coeval [kəʊ'i:vəl]

ADJ 同时代的;同龄的: of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration

【近】 coetaneous, contemporary, coexistent, coexisting, coextensive, concurrent, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous

【反】 asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous

cogent ['kəʊdʒənt]

ADJ 有说服力的: very clear and easy for the mind to accept and believe

【近】 compelling, conclusive, convincing, decisive, effective, forceful, persuasive, satisfying, strong, telling

【反】 inconclusive, indecisive, ineffective, uncompelling, unconvincing, unpersuasive

cohesive [kəʊ'hi:sɪv]

ADJ 团结的;有凝聚力的: connected or related in a reasonable way to form a united whole

collaborate [kə'læbəˌreɪt]

VERB 合作: work together on a common enterprise of project

【近】 band, cooperate, concert, concur, conjoin, conspire, join, league, unite

collage [kə'lɑ:ʒ]

NOUN 拼贴画: a picture that has been made by sticking pieces of colored paper and cloth onto paper

【近】 montage, motley, pastiche, patchwork

NOUN 大杂烩: hodgepodge

【近】 agglomerate, assortment, hodgepodge, montage, motley, medley, pastiche, patchwork

collateral [kə'lætərəl]

ADJ 伴随的;辅助的: accompanying as secondary or subordinate; concomitant

ADJ 并列的;并行的: parallel, coordinate, or corresponding in position, order, time, or significance

NOUN 抵押品: something that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back a loan

collegial [kə'li:dʒɪəl]

ADJ 学院的: of or relating to a college

ADJ 共同掌权的: marked by power or authority vested equally in each of a number of colleagues

colloquial [kə'ləʊkwɪəl]

ADJ 口语的: used when people are speaking in an informal way

【近】 conversational, informal, nonformal, nonliterary, unbookish, unliterary, vernacular, vulgar

【反】 bookish, formal, learned, literary

collude [kə'lu:d]

VERB (秘密或非法地)串通: to work with others secretly especially in order to do something illegal or dishonest

【近】 compass, connive, conspire, contrive, intrigue, machinate, plot, scheme

colossal [kə'lɒsl]

ADJ 巨大的: very large or great

【近】 astronomical, enormous, gigantic, heroic, immense, jumbo, monumental, mountainous, prodigious

【反】 bantam, bitty, diminutive, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, tiny, wee

coma ['kəʊmə]

NOUN 昏迷;深度无知觉: a state of deep unconsciousness

【近】 blackout, insensibility, swoon, syncope

NOUN 迟钝;冷漠: a state of mental or physical sluggishness; torpor

combustible [kəm'bʌstəbl]

ADJ 可燃的: able to be burned easily

【近】 burnable, combustive, fiery, flammable, ignitable, inflammable

【反】 fireproof, incombustible, nonburnable, noncombustible, nonflammable, noninflammable, unburnable

ADJ 容易激动的: emotional

comely ['kʌmlɪ]

ADJ 漂亮的;吸引人的: pleasing in appearance, pretty or attractive

【近】 attractive, cute, goodly, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, ravishing, seemly, sightly, stunning

【反】 grotesque, hideous, homely, ill-favored, plain, ugly

comity ['kɒmɪtɪ]

NOUN 礼让;礼仪: friendly social atmosphere; social harmony

【近】 chime, harmony, compatibility, concord, peace

【反】 conflict, discord, dissension, variance

commencement [kə'mensmənt]

NOUN 开始: the time when something begins

【近】 alpha, baseline, birth, beginning, nascence, onset, outset, start, threshold

【反】 close, conclusion, end, ending, omega

NOUN 毕业典礼: a ceremony during which degrees or diplomas are given to students who have graduated from a school or college

commend [kə'mend]

VERB 称赞;表扬: to praise (someone or something) in a serious and often public way

commensurate [kə'menʃərɪt]

ADJ 相称的: equal or similar to something in size, amount, or degree

【近】 commensurable, proportional, proportionate

【反】 disproportionate

commentary ['kɒməntərɪ]

NOUN 评论: spoken or written discussion in which people express opinions about someone or something

【近】 analysis, comment, exposition, play-by-play

commingle [kə'mɪŋgl]

VERB 充分混合: to join or mix together

【近】 amalgamate, blend, commix, composite, concrete, conflate, fuse, meld, merge, mingle

【反】 break down, break up, separate, unmix

commiserate [kə'mɪzəreɪt]

VERB 同情;怜悯: to express sadness or sympathy for someone who has experienced something unpleasant

commission [kə'mɪʃən]

NOUN 委员会: a group of people who have been given the official job of finding information about something or controlling something

【近】 committee, panel

VERB 任命;委托: to order or request (someone) to make or do something

【近】 assign, appoint, constitute, designate, detail, name, nominate, place

【反】 discharge, dismiss, expel, fire

NOUN 犯(罪、错误);做(不法之事等): the act of committing a crime

NOUN 佣金: an amount of money paid to an employee for selling something

commitment [kə'mɪtmənt]

NOUN 承诺: a promise to do or give something, a promise to be loyal to someone or something

【近】 burden, charge, obligation, devoir, duty, imperative, incumbency, responsibility, troth

NOUN 投身;献身: the attitude of someone who works very hard to do or support something

【近】 adhesion, allegiance, attachment, dedication, devotion, faith, fealty, loyalty, piety

【反】 disloyalty, falsity, inconstancy, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, unfaithfulness

committed [kə'mɪtɪd]

ADJ 忠诚的;忠实的: bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude

commodious [kə'məʊdɪəs]

ADJ 宽敞的: having a lot of space

【近】 ample, capacious, spacious, roomy

commonplace ['kɒmənpleɪs]

ADJ 普通的;平凡的: completely ordinary and unremarkable

【近】 average, normal, prosaic, routine, standard, standard-issue, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday

【反】 abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusual

NOUN 寻常的事物: something that happens or appears in many places and is not unusual

【近】 banality, bromide, chestnut, cliché, groaner, homily, platitude, shibboleth, trope, truism

commotion [kə'məʊʃən]

NOUN 骚乱: noisy excitement and confusion

【近】 moil, rumpus, stir, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw

commune [kə'mju:n]

VERB 亲密交流: to communicate with someone or something in a very personal or spiritual way

【近】 bond, click, relate, hit it off

companionable [kəm'pænɪənəbəl]

ADJ 友善的;好交往的: marked by, conducive to, or suggestive of companionship; sociable

【近】 amicable, bonhomous, collegial, cordial, genial, neighborly, palsy, warm, warmhearted

【反】 antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly

compartmentalize [kəmˌpɑ:t'mentəlaɪz]

VERB 划分: separate into isolated compartments or categories

【近】 assort, categorize, compartment, digest, distinguish, distribute, range, rank, relegate

compassion [kəm'pæʃən]

NOUN 同情: a feeling of wanting to help someone who is sick, hungry, in trouble, etc.

【近】 commiseration, sympathy, feeling

【反】 callousness, cold-heartedness, hard-heartedness, heartlessness

compatible [kəm'pætəbl]

ADJ 相容的;可共存的: able to exist together without trouble or conflict, going together well

【近】 accordant, coherent, concordant, conformable (to), congruent, congruous, consistent, correspondent, harmonious

【反】 conflicting, conflictive, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, noncompatible

ADJ 兼容的: (of devices and especially computers) able to be used together

compatriot [kəm'pætrɪət]

NOUN 同胞: a person from the same country as someone else

【近】 countryman, landsman

compel [kəm'pel]

VERB 迫使: to force (someone) to do something

【近】 coerce, constrain, force, muscle, obligate, oblige, press, pressure

compelling [kəm'pelɪŋ]

ADJ 有说服力的: convincing

【近】 cogent, conclusive, convincing, decisive, effective, forceful, persuasive, satisfying, strong, telling

【反】 inconclusive, indecisive, ineffective, uncompelling, unconvincing, unpersuasive

ADJ 引人入胜的: very interesting or exciting, so that you have to pay attention

compendium [kəm'pendɪəm]

NOUN 汇编: a collection of things (such as photographs, stories, facts, etc.) that have been gathered together and presented as a group especially in the form of a book

【近】 album, collectanea, anthology, compilation, florilegium, miscellany

compensate ['kɒmpenseɪt]

VERB 补偿: to provide something good as a balance against something bad or undesirable; to make up for some defect or weakness

【近】 indemnify, recompense, recoup, remunerate, requite, satisfy

competent ['kɒmpɪtənt]

ADJ 有能力的;能胜任的: having the necessary ability or skills; able to do something well or well enough to meet a standard

【近】 able, capable, equal, fit, good, qualified, suitable, on the ball

【反】 incompetent, inept, poor, unfit, unfitted, unqualified

competing [kəm'pi:tɪŋ]

ADJ 相互矛盾的;相互抵触的: ideas, requirements, or interests cannot all be right or satisfied at the same time

complacent [kəm'pleɪsnt]

ADJ 满足的: satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change them

complaisance [kəm'pleɪzəns]

NOUN 殷勤: disposition to please or comply; affability

complement ['kɒmplɪmənt]

VERB 补足: to complete or enhance by providing something additional

【近】 supplement

compliant [kəm'plaɪənt]

ADJ 遵从的;顺从的: disposed or willing to comply

【近】 amenable, biddable, obedient, conformable, docile, law-abiding, submissive, tractable

【反】 balky, contrary, contumacious, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful

complicity [kəm'plɪsɪtɪ]

NOUN 同谋: the act of helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way

【近】 collusion, connivance, conspiracy

compliment ['kɒmplɪmənt]

NOUN 恭维;称赞: a remark that says something good about someone or something or an action that expresses admiration or approval

【近】 bouquet, congratulation, felicitation, greeting, regard, respect

comply [kəm'plaɪ]

VERB 服从: to do what you have been asked or ordered to do

【近】 adhere, obey, conform, follow, goose-step, mind, observe

【反】 defy, disobey, rebel

compose [kəm'pəʊz]

VERB 使镇定: to calm (someone, especially oneself); to make quiet; to free from agitation

【近】 becalm, calm, lull, lullaby, quiet, salve, settle, soothe, still, tranquilize

【反】 agitate, discompose, disquiet, disturb, perturb, upset, vex

VERB 组成;构成: to come together to form or make (something)

VERB 作曲;创作: to create and write (a piece of music or writing)

composure [kəm'pəʊʒə]

NOUN 镇静;沉着: calmness especially of mind, manner, or appearance

【近】 aplomb, collectedness, composedness, equanimity, countenance, equilibrium, imperturbability, placidity, serenity, tranquillity

【反】 agitation, discomposure, perturbation

compound ['kɒmpaʊnd]

NOUN 混合物: a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

【近】 admixture, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, fusion, intermixture, meld, synthesis

VERB 混合;结合: to put together (parts) so as to form a whole; combine

【近】 catenate, chain, connect, concatenate, hook, join, link, yoke

【反】 disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, disunite, separate, unchain

VERB 加重;加剧: to make it worse by adding to it

comprehend [ˌkɒmprɪ'hend]

VERB 理解: to understand (something, such as a difficult or complex subject)

【近】 know, grasp, understand

VERB 包含;包括: to contain or hold within a total scope, significance, or amount

【近】 carry, include, contain, embrace, encompass, entail, involve, number, subsume, take in

【反】 exclude, leave, omit

comprehensible [ˌkɒmprɪ'hensəbl]

ADJ 可理解的: able to be understood

【近】 accessible, apprehensible, intelligible, fathomable, graspable, legible, scrutable, understandable

【反】 incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible

comprehensive [ˌkɒmprɪ'hensɪv]

ADJ 全面的: including everything that is needed or relevant

【近】 compendious, complete, encyclopedic, cyclopedic, embracive, exhaustive, global, inclusive, panoramic, universal

【反】 imperfect, incomplete, partial

compress [kəm'pres]

VERB 压缩: to press or squeeze so that it takes up less space

【近】 capsule, compact, condense, constrict, constringe, contract, squeeze, shrink

【反】 balloon, decompress, expand, open, outspread, outstretch, snowball, swell

compromise ['kɒmprəmaɪz]

VERB 妥协: to reach an agreement with someone in which you both give up something that you originally wanted

VERB 损害: to do something which damages one’s own reputation for honesty, loyalty, or high moral principles

compulsion [kəm'pʌlʃən]

NOUN 冲动: a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control

NOUN 强迫: the act of using force or pressure to make someone do something

【近】 arm-twisting, coercion, force, constraint, duress, pressure

compunction [kəm'pʌŋkʃən]

NOUN 内疚: a feeling of guilt or regret (chiefly US)

【近】 qualm, misgiving, scruple

comradeship ['kɒmrædʃɪp]

NOUN 同志关系: friendship between a number of people who are doing the same work or who share the same difficulties or dangers

【近】 cohort, companion, compatriot, compeer, associate, crony, fellow, hobnobber, mate

【反】 enemy, foe

con [kɒn]

VERB 诈骗;诱骗: to get money from someone or to persuade someone to do something by deceiving them

【近】 bluff, beguile, gull, hoax, hoodwink, deceive, delude, misguide, misinform, mislead

NOUN 反对票: an argument or vote against a proposal, motion, etc.

concatenate [kɒn'kætɪneɪt]

VERB 连接: to link or join together, especially in a chain or series

【近】 catenate, chain, compound, connect, conjugate, couple, hitch, hook, interconnect, yoke

【反】 disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, disunite, separate, unchain, uncouple

concede [kən'si:d]

VERB 承认;认输: to admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct, or to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying to win

【近】 acknowledge, agree, blink, bow, budge, capitulate, yield

【反】 deny, resist

VERB 让与;让步: to give away (something) usually in an unwilling way

concerted [kən'sɜ:tɪd]

ADJ 共同完成的;一致的: done in a planned and deliberate way usually by several or many people

【近】 collaborative, combined, common, communal, collective, conjoint, conjunct, joint, multiple, mutual

【反】 exclusive, individual, sole, solitary, unilateral

concession [kən'seʃən]

NOUN 让步: something that you agree to let someone do or have, especially in order to end an argument or conflict

【近】 accommodation, compromise, give-and-take, negotiation

【反】 disavowal, nonadmission

NOUN 特许权: a special right or privilege that is given to someone

conciliate [kən'sɪlɪeɪt]

VERB 安抚;劝慰: to make (someone) more friendly or less angry

【近】 appease, assuage, pacify, disarm, gentle, mollify, placate, propitiate

【反】 anger, enrage, incense, inflame, infuriate, ire, madden, outrage

VERB 调解: to make compatible with

【近】 accommodate, attune, harmonize, conform, coordinate, key, reconcile

【反】 disharmonize

concise [kən'saɪs]

ADJ 简洁的: using few words, not including extra or unnecessary information

【近】 aphoristic, capsule, compact, compendious, crisp, curt, elliptical, epigrammatic, laconic

【反】 circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy

concoct [kən'kɒkt]

VERB 捏造;图谋: to invent or develop (a plan, story, etc. ) especially in order to trick or deceive someone

【近】 invent, construct, contrive, devise, excogitate, fabricate, manufacture, trump up

concomitant [kən'kɒmɪtənt]

ADJ 伴随的;同时发生的: happening at the same time as something else

【近】 accompanying, attendant, coexistent, coexisting, coincidental, coincident, concurrent

concord ['kɒŋkɔ:d]

NOUN 一致;和睦: a state in which people or things agree with each other and exist together in a peaceful way

【近】 chime, comity, compatibility, harmony, peace

【反】 conflict, discord, dissension, variance

concur [kən'kɜ:]

VERB 同意: to agree with someone or something

【近】 coincide, agree

【反】 differ, disagree

VERB 同一时间发生: to happen simultaneously

condemn [kən'dem]

VERB 谴责: to say in a strong and definite way that someone or something is bad or wrong

【近】 blame, censure, criticize, denounce, dispraise, fault, knock, pan, reprehend

【反】 extol, laud, praise

condescend [ˌkɒndɪ'send]

VERB 屈尊俯就;摆出高人一等的架子: to show that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people and to do something that you usually do not do because you believe you are too important to do it

【近】 lord, patronize, talk down

condign [kən'daɪn]

ADJ 应得的;恰当的: deserved; appropriate

【近】 competent, just, deserved, due, fair, justified, merited, right, rightful, warranted

【反】 undeserved, undue, unfair, unjust, unjustified, unmerited, unwarranted

condole [kən'dəʊl]

VERB 表达同情: to express sympathetic sorrow

condone [kən'dəʊn]

VERB 宽恕: to forgive or approve (something that is considered wrong); to allow (something that is considered wrong) to continue

【近】 excuse, forgive

conducive [kən'dju:sɪv]

ADJ 有益的: making it easy, possible, or likely for something to happen or exist

【近】 facilitative, helpful, useful

【反】 unhelpful, useless

confess [kən'fes]

VERB 认罪;承认: to admit that you did something wrong or illegal

【近】 admit, acknowledge, agree, allow, concede, admit, grant

【反】 deny

confide [kən'faɪd]

VERB 吐露(秘密等): to tell (something that is secret or private) to someone you trust

confidentiality [ˌkɒnfɪdenʃɪ'ælɪtɪ]

NOUN 保密;机密: the state of being secret

confirmable [kən'fɜ:məbl]

ADJ 可证实的: capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation

【近】 checkable, verifiable, demonstrable, empirical, provable, supportable, sustainable

【反】 indemonstrable, insupportable, unprovable, unsupportable, unsustainable, unverifiable

conflagration [ˌkɒnflə'greɪʃən]

NOUN 大火: a very intense and uncontrolled fire

【近】 fire, inferno

NOUN 武装冲突;战争: a war or conflict

【近】 war, conflict, hostilities, hot war

conflicting [kən'flɪktɪŋ]

ADJ 冲突的;相互矛盾的;不一致的: being in conflict, collision, or opposition; incompatible

【近】 clashing, inconsistent, inharmonious, mutually exclusive, repugnant

【反】 accordant, agreeing, consistent, consonant, correspondent, harmonious, nonconflicting

confluence ['kɒnflʊəns]

NOUN (河流的)汇合处: a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

【近】 convergence, conjunction, convergency, meeting

【反】 divergence

conformational [ˌkɒnfɔ:'meɪʃənəl]

ADJ 构象的: of or relating to the way in which something is formed or shaped

conformism [kən'fɔ:mɪzəm]

NOUN 因循守旧: orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

confound [kən'faʊnd]

VERB 使困惑: to make (something) difficult to understand

【近】 bamboozle, beat, confuse, flummox, fox, fuddle, gravel, maze, puzzle, vex

confront [kən'frʌnt]

VERB 面临;对峙: to oppose or challenge (someone) especially in a direct and forceful way

【近】 beard, brave, brazen, breast, face, dare, defy, outbrave, outface

【反】 dodge, duck, funk, shirk, sidestep

congeal [kən'dʒi:l]

VERB 凝固;固化: (of a liquid) to become thick or solid

【近】 concrete, harden, firm, freeze, indurate, set, solidify

congenial [kən'dʒi:nɪəl]

ADJ 适合的;意气相投的: suitable to your needs or similar to your nature

【近】 agreeable, amicable, compatible, harmonious, frictionless, kindred, unanimous, united

【反】 disagreeable, discordant, disharmonious, disunited, incompatible, inharmonious, uncongenial

congregate ['kɒŋgrɪˌgeɪt]

VERB 聚集: to come together in a group or crowd

【近】 accumulate, amass, assemble, collect, concentrate, gather, constellate, corral, garner, lump

【反】 dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter

congruent ['kɒŋgrʊənt]

ADJ 全等的: (mathematics) having the same size and shape

ADJ 一致的;合适的: matching or in agreement with something

【近】 accordant, coherent, compatible, concordant, conformable, consistent, congruous, consonant, correspondent, harmonious

【反】 conflicting, conflictive, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, noncompatible

congruous ['kɒngrʊəs]

ADJ 一致的;和谐的: being in agreement, harmony, or correspondence

【近】 balanced, harmonious, consonant, eurythmic, harmonic

【反】 disharmonic, disharmonious, incongruous, inharmonic, inharmonious, unbalanced

ADJ 适合的;恰如其分的: conforming to the circumstances or requirements of a situation; appropriate

【近】 coherent, compatible, concordant, congruent, consistent, consonant, correspondent, harmonious, nonconflicting

【反】 conflicting, conflictive, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, noncompatible

conjecture [kən'dʒektʃə]

NOUN 推测: an opinion or idea formed without proof or sufficient evidence

【近】 guess, shot, supposition, surmise, shot in the dark

conjure ['kʌndʒə]

VERB 用魔法变出: to make (something) appear or seem to appear by using magic

VERB 提出;想象: to create or imagine (something)

VERB 想起;回忆起: to make you think of (something)

connive [kə'naɪv]

VERB 默许;纵容: to secretly help someone do something dishonest or illegal

【近】 wink

connoisseur [ˌkɒnə'sɜ:]

NOUN 鉴赏家: a person who knows a lot about something (such as art, wine, food, etc.), an expert in a particular subject

【近】 cognoscente

【反】 dilettante

connote [kə'nəʊt]

VERB 意味着;暗示: (of a word) to make you think about (something) in addition to the word’s meaning

consanguinity [ˌkɒnsæŋ'gwɪnɪtɪ]

NOUN 血缘关系: a close relation or connection, relationship by blood; kinship

conscientious [ˌkɒnʃɪ'enʃəs]

ADJ 认真的: very careful about doing what you are supposed to do, concerned with doing something correctly

【近】 careful, fussy, loving, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous

【反】 careless

consecutive [kən'sekjʊtɪv]

ADJ 连续的: following one after the other in a series; following each other without interruption

【近】 back-to-back, sequent, sequential, straight, succeeding, successional, successive

【反】 inconsecutive, inconsequent, nonconsecutive, nonsequential

consent [kən'sent]

VERB 同意;赞同: to agree to do or allow something; to give permission for something to happen or be done

【近】 acquiesce, agree, assent, come round, accede, subscribe

【反】 dissent

consign [kən'saɪn]

VERB 弃置(某物于某处或某境地): to put (something) in a usually unpleasant place or situation

【近】 send, dispatch, pack, ship, shoot, transfer, transmit, transport

【反】 accept, receive

console [kən'səʊl]

VERB 安慰: to try to make someone who is unhappy about something feel more cheerful

consolidate [kən'sɒlɪdeɪt]

VERB 巩固: strengthen something so that it becomes more effective or secure

【近】 accentuate, amplify, boost, intensify, deepen, enhance, heighten, magnify, redouble, strengthen

【反】 abate, moderate

consonant ['kɒnsənənt]

ADJ 和谐一致的: in agreement with something

【近】 balanced, congruous, harmonious, eurythmic, harmonic

【反】 disharmonic, disharmonious, incongruous, inharmonic, inharmonious, unbalanced

consort ['kɒnsɔ:t]

VERB 结交: to keep company with, hang out with

【近】 chum, company, consociate, associate, fraternize, hobnob, hook up, mess around, sort, travel

【反】 clash, collide, conflict

VERB 一致;符合: to go together

conspicuous [kən'spɪkjʊəs]

ADJ 明显的: very easy to see or notice

【近】 arresting, bodacious, noticeable, dramatic, emphatic, flamboyant, grabby, kenspeckle, remarkable, striking

【反】 inconspicuous, unemphatic, unflamboyant, unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unremarkable, unshowy

conspiracy [kən'spɪrəsɪ]

NOUN 阴谋: a secret plan made by two or more people to do something that is harmful or illegal

【近】 plot, design, intrigue, machination, scheme

conspire [kən'spaɪə]

VERB 合谋;密谋: to do something illegal or harmful, and make a secret agreement to do it

【近】 collude, connive, plot, contrive, intrigue, machinate, put up, scheme

consternation [ˌkɒnstə'neɪʃən]

NOUN 大为吃惊: a strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion

constitutional [ˌkɒnstɪ'tju:ʃənl]

ADJ 宪法的: of or relating to the system of beliefs and laws that govern a country

constrict [kən'strɪkt]

VERB 使收缩;收缩: to make (something) narrower, smaller, or tighter

【近】 compress, condense, contract, shrink

【反】 balloon, expand, snowball, swell

VERB 约束;限制: to prevent or keep (something or someone) from developing freely

constringe [kən'strɪndʒ]

VERB 使紧缩: to cause to shrink

【近】 capsule, capsulize, collapse, compact, condense, constrict, compress, contract, squeeze, telescope

【反】 outspread, outstretch

consummate ['kɒnsəmət]

ADJ 炉火纯青的;精通的: very good or skillful

【近】 complete, proficient, educated, experienced, masterly, professed, versed, veteran, virtuoso

【反】 amateur, amateurish, inexperienced, inexpert, jackleg, unprofessional, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillful

ADJ 完美无缺的: complete in every detail, perfect

contagious [kən'teɪdʒəs]

ADJ 接触传染的: able to be passed from one person or animal to another by touching

【近】 catching, communicable, pestilent, transmissible, transmittable

【反】 noncommunicable

ADJ 有感染力的: capable of being easily spread to others; causing other people to feel or act a similar way

【近】 catching, epidemic, infectious, spreading

contain [kən'teɪn]

VERB 包含: to have or include (something)

【近】 carry, comprehend, include, embrace, encompass, entail, involve, number, subsume, take in

【反】 exclude, leave, miss out, omit

VERB 控制;阻止: to keep (something) from spreading, to keep (something) within limits

【近】 control

contemplate ['kɒntemˌpleɪt]

VERB 沉思;考虑: to think deeply or carefully about something

【近】 chew over, cogitate, consider, ponder, perpend, revolve, ruminate, weigh, wrestle

contemporaneous [kənˌtempə'reɪnɪəs]

ADJ 同时期的;同时发生的: existing, happening or originating during the same time period

【近】 coetaneous, coeval, coexisting, concurrent, synchronic,contemporary

【反】 nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous

contempt [kən'tempt]

NOUN 蔑视: lack of respect or reverence for someone or something

【近】 contemptuousness, despisement, despite, despitefulness, disdain, misprision, scorn

【反】 admiration, esteem, estimation, favor, regard, respect

contend [kən'tend]

VERB 争夺(权力等): to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties

【近】 battle, compete, face off, fight, race, rival, vie

VERB 争论;主张;声称: to strive in debate

【近】 affirm, allege, assert, declare, insist, maintain, profess, protest, purport, warrant

【反】 deny, gainsay

contentious [kən'tenʃəs]

ADJ 引起争议的: likely to cause disagreement or argument

ADJ 好争论的: likely or willing to argue

【近】 aggressive, agonistic, belligerent, discordant, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike

【反】 nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious

contest [kən'test]

VERB 争辩;质疑: to make (something) the subject of an argument or a legal case; to say that you do not agree with or accept (something)

【近】 challenge, dispute, impeach, oppugn, query, question

【反】 accept, believe, embrace, swallow

VERB 争夺;与……竞争: to struggle or fight for or against something

【近】 battle, clash, combat, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scrum, scuffle, skirmish, struggle

contiguous [kən'tɪgjʊəs]

ADJ 邻近的: very close or connected in space or time

【近】 abutting, adjoining, conterminous, adjacent, flanking, juxtaposed, neighboring, skirting, verging

【反】 nonadjacent, noncontiguous

continence ['kɒntɪnəns]

NOUN 自制;克制;节欲: self-restraint, especially a refraining from sexual intercourse

【近】 constraint, discipline, discretion, inhibition, refrainment, repression, reserve, restraint, suppression

【反】 disinhibition, incontinence, unconstraint

contingent [kən'tɪndʒənt]

ADJ 依情况而定的;偶然的: depending on something else that might or might not happen

【近】 conditional, dependent, subject, tentative

【反】 independent, unconditional

NOUN (警察、士兵、军车的)分遣队;代表团: a group of people who go to a place together, do something together, or share some quality, interest, etc.

contort [kən'tɔ:t]

VERB 扭曲: move into an unnatural and unattractive shape or position

【近】 deform, distort, misshape, screw, squinch, torture, warp

contour ['kɒntʊə]

NOUN 轮廓: the outline or outer edge of something

【近】 outline, figure, silhouette

contract

NOUN ['kɒntrækt] 契约;合同: a legal agreement between people, companies, etc.

【近】 bond, guarantee, covenant, deal

VERB [kən'trækt] 收缩: to make (something) smaller or shorter

【近】 compress, condense, constrict, shrink

【反】 balloon, expand, snowball, swell

VERB [kən'trækt] 感染疾病: to become ill with (a disease)

【近】 catch, come down, get, go down, sicken

contradict [ˌkɒntrə'dɪkt]

VERB 反驳: to say the opposite of (something that someone else has said); to deny the truth of (something)

【近】 deny, disaffirm, disallow, gainsay, negate, negative, refute, reject, repudiate

【反】 acknowledge, admit, allow, avow, concede, confirm, own

contrarian [kən'treərɪən]

NOUN 背道而驰者: a person who takes an opposite or different position or attitude from other people

contravene [ˌkɒntrə'vi:n]

VERB 违反(法律、规则): to fail to do what is required by (a law or rule)

【近】 breach, break, violate, fracture, infringe, offend, traduce, transgress

【反】 comply, conform, follow, mind, obey, observe

contrite ['kɒntraɪt]

ADJ 悔恨的: feeling or showing regret for bad behavior

【近】 apologetic, compunctious, penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry

【反】 impenitent, remorseless, unapologetic, unrepentant

contrivance [kən'traɪvəns]

NOUN 设计;发明物: something (as a scheme or a mechanical device) produced with skill and cleverness

【近】 brainchild, coinage, concoction, invention, creation, innovation, wrinkle

contrive [kən'traɪv]

VERB 谋划;设法做到: to make (something) happen in a clever way or with difficulty

【近】 collude, compass, connive, conspire, plot, intrigue, machinate, put up, scheme

VERB 设计;发明: to form or make (something) in a skillful or clever way

contrived [kən'traɪvd]

ADJ 虚假人为的;做作的: having an unnatural or false appearance or quality

【近】 affected, feigned, forced, mock, phony, plastic, pretended, pseudo

【反】 artless, genuine, natural, spontaneous, unaffected, uncontrived, unfeigned, unforced

controvert ['kɒntrəvɜ:t]

VERB 反驳: to say or prove that (something) is untrue

【近】 altercate, argufy, fight, hassle, jar, quarrel, quibble, scrap, spat, squabble

contumacious [ˌkɒntʊ'meɪʃəs]

ADJ 不听命令的;任性顽固的: resistant to guidance or discipline; stubbornly disobedient

【近】 balky, contrary, disobedient, rebellious, recalcitrant, recusant, refractory, restive, wayward, willful

【反】 amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, ruly, submissive, tractable

conundrum [kə'nʌndrəm]

NOUN 难解之谜: a confusing or difficult problem

【近】 closed book, mystery, enigma, mystification, puzzle, puzzlement, riddle, secret

convalesce [ˌkɒnvə'les]

VERB 渐渐康复;渐愈: to become healthy and strong again slowly over time after illness, weakness, or injury

【近】 come back, gain, heal, mend, rally, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back

convene [kən'vi:n]

VERB 召开;召集(会议): to come together in a group for a meeting

VERB 聚集;集合: to come or bring together as an assembly

【近】 assemble, call, convoke, muster, summon

conversant [kən'vɜ:sənt]

ADJ 熟悉的: having information especially as a result of study or experience

【近】 abreast, acquainted, au courant, familiar, informed, knowledgeable, versed, well-informed

【反】 ignorant, unacquainted, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowledgeable

converse ['kɒnvɜ:s]

NOUN 相反的事物;相反的情况: something reversed in order, relation, or action

conviction [kən'vɪkʃən]

NOUN 坚信: a strong belief or opinion

【近】 assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, cocksureness, confidence, doubtlessness, positiveness

【反】 doubt, incertitude, nonconfidence, uncertainty

NOUN 证明有罪: the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law

convivial [kən'vɪvɪəl]

ADJ 快活的;喜好吃喝交际的: relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company

【近】 boon, companionable, extroverted, gregarious, outgoing, sociable, social

【反】 antisocial, insociable, introverted, nongregarious, reclusive, unsociable, unsocial

convoke [kən'vəʊk]

VERB 召集开会: to call a group of people to a formal meeting

【近】 assemble, call, convene, muster, summon

convoluted ['kɒnvəlu:tɪd]

ADJ 晦涩的;复杂的: very complicated and difficult to understand

【近】 baroque, byzantine, complicate, elaborate, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, sophisticated, tangled

【反】 noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated

convulsion [kən'vʌlʃən]

NOUN 抽搐: a sudden violent shaking of the muscles in your body that you are unable to control

NOUN 骚乱: a sudden change or disturbance that affects a country, organization, etc.

【近】 bouleversement, cataclysm, earthquake, paroxysm, storm, tempest, tumult, upheaval, uproar

coop [ku:p]

VERB 监禁;困于……之中: to confine in a restricted area

copious ['kəʊpɪəs]

ADJ 丰富的;大量的: very large in amount or number

【近】 profuse, galore, gushing, lavish, riotous

【反】 dribbling, trickling

cordiality [ˌkɔ:dɪ'ælɪtɪ]

NOUN 热情友好: sincere affection and kindness

【近】 amity, benevolence, brotherhood, charity, goodwill, cordialness, fellowship, neighborliness

【反】 ill will, malevolence, venom

cordon ['kɔ:dn]

NOUN 警戒线: a line of people or objects that are placed around or in front of a person or place to keep people away

VERB 围成一道防线: to form a protective or restrictive perimeter around

cornerstone ['kɔ:nəstəʊn]

NOUN 基础: something of basic importance

【近】 basis, bedrock, bottom, base, foundation, ground, root, keystone

cornucopia [ˌkɔ:njʊ'kəʊpɪə]

NOUN 大量: a great amount or source of something

【近】 abundance, plenty, feast, plenitude, plentitude, plethora, superabundance, wealth

【反】 deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply

coronation [kɒrə'neɪʃən]

NOUN 加冕;加冕礼: a ceremony in which a crown is placed on the head of a new king or queen

corporate ['kɔ:pərɪt]

ADJ 共同的;集体的: consisting of or including large corporations

corrective [kə'rektɪv]

ADJ 纠正的: intended to make something better

【近】 amendatory, rectifying, remedial, remedying, reformative, reformatory

corroborate [kə'rɒbəreɪt]

VERB 证实;支持: to support or help prove by providing information or evidence

【近】 argue, attest, authenticate, bear out, certify, confirm, substantiate, support, validate

【反】 disprove, rebut, refute

corrosive [kə'rəʊsɪv]

ADJ 腐蚀性的: tending or able to destroy, weaken, or wear away little by little

ADJ 讽刺性的: bitingly sarcastic

【近】 acerb, acrid, barbed, biting, sarcastic, mordant, pungent, sardonic, scathing, tart

corrupt [kə'rʌpt]

VERB 使……堕落: to cause (someone) to become dishonest, immoral, etc.

【近】 abase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, prostitute, vitiate, warp

【反】 elevate, ennoble, uplift

ADJ 堕落的: doing things that are dishonest or illegal in order to make money or to gain or keep power

【近】 debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, reprobate, warped

【反】 pure, uncorrupt, uncorrupted

cosmopolitan [ˌkɒzmə'pɒlɪtən]

ADJ 世界性的: having people from many different parts of the world

ADJ 见多识广的: having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing

【近】 worldly-wise, smart, sophisticated, worldly

【反】 guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive, unsophisticated, untutored, unworldly, wide-eyed

cosmos ['kɒzmɒs]

NOUN 宇宙: the universe especially when it is understood as an ordered system

【近】 universe, creation, macrocosm, nature, world

cosset ['kɒsɪt]

VERB 宠爱: to give (someone) a lot of care and attention or too much care and attention

【近】 cocker, coddle, baby, dandle, indulge, nurse, pamper, spoil, wet-nurse

【反】 abuse, maltreat, manhandle, mishandle, mistreat, misuse

coterminous [kəʊ'tɜ:mɪnəs]

ADJ 相连的;有共同边界的: coextensive in scope or duration

【近】 conterminous, coextensive

countenance ['kaʊntɪnəns]

VERB 容忍: to put up with (something painful or difficult)

【近】 abide, absorb, hack, handle, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate

VERB 支持;赞同: to have a favorable opinion of

【近】 accept, care, approve, favor, subscribe

【反】 disapprove, discountenance, disfavor, frown

NOUN 沉着;冷静: evenness of emotions or temper

【近】 aplomb, calmness, collectedness, equanimity, equilibrium, imperturbability, placidity, repose, sangfroid

【反】 agitation, discomposure, perturbation

NOUN 面容;表情: look; expression

counter ['kaʊntə]

VERB 反对;对抗: to do something in defense or in response to something

ADJ 相反的: in a way that goes against or does not agree with something

【近】 adverse, disadvantageous, hostile, inimical, negative, prejudicial, unfavorable, unfriendly, unsympathetic, untoward

【反】 advantageous, favorable, friendly, positive, supportive, sympathetic, well-disposed

counteract [ˌkaʊntə'rækt]

VERB 抵消: to make ineffective or restrain or neutralize the usually ill effects of by an opposite force

【近】 annul, cancel, compensate, correct, offset, counterbalance, counterpoise, negative, neutralize

counterbalance [ˌkaʊntə'bæləns]

VERB 使平衡;使抵消: to oppose or balance with an equal weight or force

【近】 annul, cancel, compensate, correct, counteract, offset, counterpoise, make up, negative, neutralize

NOUN 平衡力;自动抵消: a force or influence that offsets or checks an opposing force

【近】 balance, corrective, counter, counteraction, counterforce, counterpoise, counterweight, equipoise, neutralizer, offset

counterfeit ['kaʊntəfɪt]

ADJ 伪造的: made to look like an exact copy of something in order to trick people

【近】 bogus, fake, false, forged, inauthentic, queer, sham, snide, spurious, unauthentic

【反】 authentic, bona fide, genuine, real, unfaked

VERB 仿制;伪造: to make an exact copy of (something) in order to trick people

【近】 fake, forge, phony

counterforce ['kaʊntəfɔ:s]

NOUN 反作用力;对抗势力: a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective

【近】 balance, canceler, corrective, counter, counteraction, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, neutralizer, offset

counterintuitive [ˌkaʊntərɪn'tju:ɪtɪv]

ADJ 违反常理的: different from what you would expect, not agreeing with what seems right or natural

countermand ['kaʊntəmɑ:nd]

VERB 撤销(命令): to cancel (an order) especially by giving a new order

counterpart ['kaʊntəpɑ:t]

NOUN 对应的人或物: someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another

【近】 coequal, compeer, coordinate, equal, equivalent, fellow, match, parallel, peer, rival

counterpoint ['kaʊntəpɔɪnt]

NOUN 令人满意的对比: something that is different from something else in usually a pleasing way

counterproductive [ˌkaʊntəprə'dʌktɪv]

ADJ 产生反面效果的: not helpful, making the thing you want to happen less likely to happen

【近】 ineffective, feckless, hamstrung, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient

【反】 effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, expedient, operant, ultraefficient

counterweight ['kaʊntəweɪt]

NOUN 平衡力;平衡的行动、建议: a weight that provides a balance against something of equal weight

【近】 balance, canceler, counter, counteraction, counterforce, counterpoise, neutralizer, offset

courageous [kə'reɪdʒəs]

ADJ 勇敢的: very brave, having or showing courage

【近】 bold, brave, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, gutty, heroic

【反】 chicken, chickenhearted, coward, craven, dastardly, nerveless, poltroon, pusillanimous, timorous

court [kɔ:t]

VERB 追求;献殷勤: to seek the affections of, especially to seek to win a pledge of marriage from

【近】 ask, flirt, invite, woo

NOUN 法庭: a place where legal cases are heard

【近】 bar, bench, forum, tribunal

courteous ['kɜ:tɪəs]

ADJ 有礼貌的: very polite in a way that shows respect

【近】 civil, polite, genteel, gracious, mannerly, well-bred

【反】 discourteous, impolite, inconsiderate, mannerless, rude, thoughtless

courtly ['kɔ:tlɪ]

ADJ 彬彬有礼的;优雅的: having or showing elegance

【近】 classy, elegant, fine, graceful, handsome, majestic, refined, stately, tasteful

【反】 dowdy, graceless, inelegant, styleless, tasteless, unfashionable, unhandsome, unstylish

covert ['kʌvət]

ADJ 隐蔽的: made, shown, or done in a way that is not easily seen or noticed, secret or hidden

【近】 cloistered, secluded, hidden, isolated, quiet, remote, retired, secret, sheltered

NOUN 隐秘掩护所: hiding place

【近】 concealment, hideout, den, hermitage, hideaway, hidy-hole, lair, nest

covet ['kʌvɪt]

VERB 觊觎: to want (something that you do not have) very much

【近】 desire, crave, desiderate, hanker, long, lust

cow [kaʊ]

VERB 胁迫;恐吓: to make (someone) too afraid to do something

【近】 blackjack, bogart, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, intimidate, hector, mau-mau, strong-arm

cowardly ['kaʊədlɪ]

ADJ 胆小的;怯懦的: afraid in a way that makes you unable to do what is right or expected, lacking courage

【近】 chicken, chickenhearted, coward, craven, dastardly, nerveless, poltroon, pusillanimous, timorous

【反】 bold, brave, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, heroic, intrepid

cower ['kaʊə]

VERB 畏缩: to move back or bend your body down because you are afraid

【近】 cringe, grovel, quail

coy [kɔɪ]

ADJ 忸怩作态的: falsely shy or modest

【近】 coquettish, demure, kittenish

【反】 uncoy

ADJ 不愿与人交往的;内向的: not comfortable around people

【近】 backward, bashful, shy, demure, diffident, introverted, modest, recessive, retiring, withdrawn

【反】 extroverted, immodest, outgoing

cozen ['kʌzn]

VERB 诱骗: to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery

【近】 bamboozle, beguile, bluff, gaff, gammon, hoax, juggle, spoof, trick

cranky ['kræŋkɪ]

ADJ 脾气不好的: easily angered or irritated

【近】 choleric, crabby, irritable, cross, crotchety, fiery, grouchy, grumpy, irascible

ADJ (想法或行为方式)古怪的: marked by eccentricity

【近】 bizarre, bizarro, odd, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny

crave [kreɪv]

VERB 热望: to have a very strong desire for something

【近】 covet, desire, desiderate, die, hanker, hunger, itch, lust, pine

craven ['kreɪvən]

ADJ 胆怯的;懦弱的: having or showing a complete lack of courage

【近】 cowardly, dastardly, gutless, poltroon, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, unheroic, yellow

【反】 brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, gutsy, hardy

credence ['kri:dəns]

NOUN 相信: belief that something is true

【近】 belief, credit, faith

【反】 disbelief, discredit, doubt, nonbelief, unbelief

credential [krɪ'denʃəl]

NOUN 证书: a document which shows that a person is qualified to do a particular job

credulous ['kredjʊləs]

ADJ 容易上当的: too ready to believe things, easily fooled or cheated

creed [kri:d]

NOUN 信条: an idea or set of beliefs that guides the actions of a person or group

【近】 credo, doctrine, dogma, gospel, philosophy, testament

creep [kri:p]

VERB 缓慢地行进: to go or seem to go very slowly

【近】 crawl, delay, dally, dawdle, loiter, lollygag, mope, poke

【反】 barrel, bolt, career, course, dash, fly, hasten, scurry, speed

VERB 匍匐前进: to move slowly with the body close to the ground

【近】 crawl, grovel, slither, snake, worm, wriggle

crescendo [krɪ'ʃendəʊ]

NOUN (声音)渐强: a gradual increase in the loudness of a sound or section of music

NOUN (渐强之后到达的)顶峰: the highest or loudest point of something that increases gradually

【近】 apex, acme, climax, peak, crest, pinnacle, summit, zenith

【反】 bottom, nadir, rock bottom

crest [krest]

NOUN 顶部;浪尖;山顶: the highest part or point of something

【近】 apex, acme, climax, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith

【反】 bottom, nadir, rock bottom

crestfallen ['krestfɔ:lən]

ADJ 垂头丧气的;沮丧的: very sad and disappointed

【近】 dejected, gloomy, glum, hangdog, dispirited, low, gloomy, sorrowful, woeful

【反】 blissful, buoyant, buoyed, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, jubilant, upbeat

cronyism ['krəʊnɪɪzəm]

NOUN 任人唯亲: the unfair practice by a powerful person of giving jobs and other favors to friends

crook [krʊk]

VERB 使弯曲: to bend (your finger, neck, or arm)

【近】 bend, bow, curve, hook, round

【反】 straighten

croon [kru:n]

VERB 低唱;轻哼: to sing (a song) in a low soft voice

crucial ['kru:ʃəl]

ADJ 关键的;重要的: extremely important

【近】 critical, key, pivotal, vital

crude [kru:d]

ADJ 粗略的: very simple and basic, made or done in a way that does not show a lot of skill

【近】 primitive, low, rude, rudimentary

【反】 advanced, developed, evolved, high, higher

ADJ 粗鲁的: rude in a way that makes people uncomfortable, especially talking about sexual matters in a rude way

ADJ 未加工的: existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing

【近】 native, natural, raw, rude, undressed, unprocessed, unrefined, untreated

【反】 dressed, processed, refined, treated

crumble ['krʌmbl]

VERB 破灭: to break down completely

【近】 atrophy, deteriorate, decay, degenerate, descend, devolve, ebb, worsen

【反】 ameliorate, improve, meliorate

crumple ['krʌmpl]

VERB 弄皱: to press or squeeze something so that it is no longer flat or smooth

【近】 crinkle, rumple, scrunch, wrinkle

【反】 flatten, iron out, smooth, smoothen, uncrumple

VERB (因外力挤压而)垮塌: to suddenly bend and fall

【近】 buckle, cave, collapse, founder, implode, tumble, yield

crutch [krʌtʃ]

NOUN 支撑;支柱: something that a person uses too much for help or support

【近】 brace, buttress, support

crux [krʌks]

NOUN 中心;关键点: an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome

【近】 core, substance, kernal, gist, pivot

cryptic ['krɪptɪk]

ADJ 秘密的: secret

ADJ 隐晦的;晦涩难懂的: having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning

【近】 arcane, mysterious, deep, enigmatic, impenetrable, inscrutable, mystic, occult, uncanny

【反】 accessible, clear, nonambiguous, obvious, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal

culminate ['kʌlmɪneɪt]

VERB 以……告终: to be the end or final result of something

VERB 达到顶点: to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point

【近】 climax, crown

culpable ['kʌlpəbl]

ADJ 有罪的: deserving blame; guilty of doing something wrong

【近】 blamable, censurable, blameworthy, reprehensible, reproachable

【反】 blameless, faultless, impeccable, irreproachable

cult [kʌlt]

NOUN 狂热崇拜: a situation in which people admire and care about something or someone very much or too much

【近】 audience, followership, following

cumbersome ['kʌmbəsəm]

ADJ (因大或笨重)难处理的: hard to handle or manage because of size or weight

【近】 awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, clunky, cranky, cumbrous, ponderous, ungainly, unhandy, unwieldy

【反】 handy

cunning ['kʌnɪŋ]

ADJ 狡猾的: getting what is wanted in a clever and often deceptive way

【近】 beguiling, artful, cute, designing, devious, foxy, guileful, scheming, shrewd, tricky

【反】 artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, undesigning

ADJ (手工)灵巧的: skillful with the hands

【近】 clever, dexterous, deft, handy

【反】 butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, unhandy

NOUN 欺诈;欺骗: cleverness or skill especially at tricking people in order to get something

【近】 artifice, cheating, dupery, duplicity, fakery, foxiness, fraud, guile, guilefulness, wiliness

【反】 artlessness, forthrightness, good faith, guilelessness, ingenuousness, sincerity

curb [kɜ:b]

VERB 控制;约束: to control or limit (something)

【近】 bridle, check, constrain, contain, control, govern, hold, inhibit, restrain, tame

cure-all ['kjʊrɔ:l]

NOUN 万灵药: a cure or solution for any illness or problem

【近】 catholicon, elixir, nostrum, panacea, theriac

curmudgeon [kə'mʌdʒən]

NOUN 脾气坏的、爱抱怨的人: a person who is easily annoyed or angered and who often complains

【近】 bellyacher, complainer, growler, grumbler, murmurer, mutterer, whiner

curriculum [kə'rɪkjʊləm]

NOUN 课程: the courses that are taught by a school, college, etc.

【近】 course, class

cursory ['kɜ:sərɪ]

ADJ 粗略的: done or made quickly

【近】 hasty, hurried, overhasty, pell-mell, precipitate, precipitous, rash, rushed

【反】 deliberate, unhurried, unrushed

curt [kɜ:t]

ADJ 简短无理的: said or done in a quick and impolite way

【近】 abrupt, bluff, brusque, crusty, blunt, downright, short, short-spoken, snippy, unceremonious

【反】 circuitous, mealymouthed

ADJ 言简意赅的: marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meeting

【近】 terse, aphoristic, compendious, laconic, succint

【反】 circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy

curtail [kɜ:'teɪl]

VERB 缩减: to reduce or limit something

【近】 abbreviate, abridge, shorten, cut back, dock, elide, syncopate, truncate

【反】 elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract

customary ['kʌstəmerɪ]

ADJ 惯例的: usually done in a particular situation or at a particular place or time

【近】 conventional, current, going, popular, prevailing, prevalent, standard, stock, usual

【反】 nonstandard, unconventional, unpopular, unusual

ADJ 通常: usual or typical of a particular person

cutthroat ['kʌtˌθrəʊt]

NOUN 凶手;杀人犯: killer; murderer

【近】 assassin, homicide, killer, manslayer, murderer

ADJ 残忍的;无情的: murderous; cruel

cutting ['kʌtɪŋ]

ADJ 尖刻的: inclined or likely to wound the feelings of others especially because of a ruthless incisiveness

【近】 acerb, acrid, barbed, biting, sarcastic, mordant, pungent, sardonic, scathing, tart

ADJ 严寒的;刺骨的: unpleasantly cold

cynic ['sɪnɪk]

NOUN 愤世嫉俗者: a person who has negative opinions about other people and about the things people do

【近】 misanthrope, naysayer, pessimist WUkbG4HAA17veDvB9f86CDTwXDT/Tb9v0yj+opP7HWJ+zwzdFTipBWUjguEib1Hl

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