- 第一部分
- comedy [ˈkɒmədi]
- comment [ˈkɒment]
- commission [kəˈmɪʃən]
- commit [kəˈmɪt]
- committee [kəˈmɪti]
- communication [kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən]
- compare [kəmˈpɛə]
- compel [kəmˈpel]
- competent [ˈkɒmpɪtənt]
- competition [ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən]
- 第二部分
- complex [ˈkɒmpleks]
- complicated [ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd]
- compose [kəmˈpəʊz]
- compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd]
- comprehensive [ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv]
- compress [kəmˈpres]
- comprise [kəmˈpraɪz]
- compromise [ˈkɒmprəmaɪz]
- conceal [kənˈsiːl]
- concede [kənˈsiːd]
- 第三部分
- concentrate [ˈkɒnsəntreɪt]
- concession [kənˈseʃən]
- concrete [ˈkɒnkriːt]
- condemn [kənˈdem]
- confess [kənˈfes]
- confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt]
- confine [kənˈfaɪn]
- confirm [kənˈfɜːm]
- conflict [ˈkɒnflɪkt]
- confront [kənˈfrʌnt]
- 第四部分
- confuse [kənˈfjuːz]
- congress [ˈkɒŋɡres]
- conjunction [kənˈʤʌŋkʃən]
- conquer [ˈkɒŋkə(r)]
- conquest [ˈkɒnkwest]
- conscience [ˈkɒnʃəns]
- conscious [ˈkɒnʃəs]
- consequence [ˈkɒnsɪkwəns; (US)ˈkɒnsəkwens]
- conservation [ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən]
- conservative [kənˈsɜːvətɪv]
第一部分
comedy [ˈkɒmədi]
n. 喜剧;喜剧性的事情
例She’s a director well-known for serious films but her latest is a comedy.
她是一位以拍摄严肃电影而著名的导演,但她最近的作品却是一部喜剧。
comment [ˈkɒment]
n. 注释,评论〈同 remark〉
例 Janet has received both favorable and unfavorable comments on her work.
珍妮特的工作既得到了正面的评价,也得到了负面的评价。
联 commentator n. 评论员,讲解员
commission [kəˈmɪʃən]
vt. 委任,任命;委托〈同 authorize〉
例 The rich old man commissioned a sculptor to make a sculpture of Venus.
那位富有的老先生委托一位雕刻家制作一尊维纳斯的雕像。
n. 佣金;回扣
例 The salesman was paid by commission, not by monthly salary.
销售员是从销售额中抽取回扣,而不是领月薪。
联 commissioner n. 委员,专员
commit [kəˈmɪt]
vt. 犯(错误),干(坏事)
例 The police do not know who committed the robberies.
警方不知道这几起抢劫案是谁干的。
联 commitment n. 信奉,支持;许诺,委托事项
committee [kəˈmɪti]
n. 委员会
例 How many members are there on the finance committee?
这个财政委员会共有多少名成员?
communication [kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən]
n. 沟通;通讯
例 Bill has had no communication with his brother for 10 years.
十年来,比尔与他弟弟之间没有任何联系。
联 communicate v. 交流,沟通;communication satellite 通讯卫星
compare [kəmˈpɛə]
v. 比较,相比
例 The teacher compared the two historical events.
老师将两个历史事件进行了对比。
联 comparison n. 比较,对照
compel [kəmˈpel]
vt. 强迫,使不得不〈同 force〉
例 Our conscience compelled us to turn the money we had found over to the authorities.
良心促使我们将捡到的钱交给了有关部门。
联 compelling adj. 强制性的;引人注目的
competent [ˈkɒmpɪtənt]
adj. 有能力的,能胜任的〈同 capable〉
例 I wouldn’t say he was brilliant but he is competent at his job.
我之前并不认为他很有才华,但他对自己的工作很在行。
联 competence n. 能力,胜任
competition [ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən]
n. 竞争,竞赛〈同 contest〉
例 The best students in the class were in competition with each other to see who would get the highest grade.
班里最优秀的几名学生相互竞争,都想要看看谁能得到最高分。
联 competitive adj. 竞争的
第二部分
complex [ˈkɒmpleks]
adj. 复杂的,费解的;结构复杂的〈同 intricate〉
例 The experiment was very complex and involved a series of scientific methods.
这个实验很复杂,其中涉及一系列的科学方法。
n. 综合体〈同 network〉
例 A new shopping and leisure complex is being built on the edge of town.
在城市近郊,正在建造一座新的综合休闲中心。
联 complexity n. 复杂(性)
complicated [ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd]
adj. 费解的,棘手的;结构复杂的〈同 intricate; circuitous〉
例 Metabolism consists of a complicated series of chemical reactions carried out by living cells.
新陈代谢是由活细胞进行的一系列复杂的化学反应构成的。
联 complication n.【医】并发症;复杂,复杂性
compose [kəmˈpəʊz]
vt. ① 作曲〈同 write〉
例 Mozart composed more than fifty symphonies.
莫扎特谱写了50多首交响曲。
② 组成(be)composed of〈同 (be) made up of〉
例 The committee is composed of politicians from all parties.
这个委员会由来自各党派的政治家们组成。
联 recompose vt. 重写;重新安排
compound [ˈkɒmpaʊnd]
n. 化合物〈同 mixture〉
例 The water bottles are made from a new compound of plastics.
这种水壶由一种新型复合塑料制成。
adj. 复合的;化合的
记 com(一起)+pound(放)→放在一起→混合物
comprehensive [ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv]
adj. 全面的,综合的〈同 inclusive〉
例 This book provides a comprehensive review of verbal and math skills for the GRE.
这本书综合论述了GRE考试的语言技能与数学技能。
联 comprehensible adj. 可理解的
compress [kəmˈpres]
vt. 压缩;捆;浓缩〈同 compact; concentrate〉
例 She compressed the package under her arm.
她把包裹压小,夹在腋下。
联 compression n. 浓缩,压缩;compressible adj. 可压缩的,可压榨的
comprise [kəmˈpraɪz]
vt. 包含;由…组成〈同 consist of〉
例 The committee is comprised of seven people.
委员会由七个人组成。
compromise [ˈkɒmprəmaɪz]
n. 妥协,折中〈同 concession〉
例 The union chief was willing to reach a compromise on wages but he was intractable when it came to working conditions.
工会主席愿意就工资问题妥协,但在涉及工作环境的问题上,他却非常强硬。
conceal [kənˈsiːl]
vt. 隐藏,隐瞒〈同 hide〉
例 He tried to conceal his identity by disguising his voice.
他试图通过伪装自己的嗓音来隐藏身份。
concede [kənˈsiːd]
v. 承认〈同 acknowledge〉
例 Despite all the evidence Janet had assembled, Bob refused to concede that she was right.
虽然珍妮特收集了大量证据,但鲍勃仍不承认她是对的。
第三部分
concentrate [ˈkɒnsəntreɪt]
v. 集中精力,专心〈同 centralize〉
例 The police are concentrating their search in the area where the missing child was last seen.
警方将搜查范围集中在那个失踪的孩子最后被看见的区域。
联 concentration n. 集中;专心;concentrated adj. 集中的;浓缩的
concession [kənˈseʃən]
n. ① 让步,迁就
例 Mum does not allow me to play my trumpet in the house, but as a concession I’m allowed to play it in the garage.
妈妈禁止我在屋子里吹喇叭,不过作为让步,她允许我在车库里吹。
②(商业)特许权〈同 license〉
例 She owns the restaurant concession that sells food in the public park.
她拥有在公园销售食物的餐厅特许经营权。
concrete [ˈkɒnkriːt]
n. 水泥〈同 cement〉
例 Dams vary in size from small rock barriers to concrete structures hundreds of feet high.
水坝的规模大小不一,既有小型的岩石屏障,也有数百英尺高的混凝土结构的大坝。
adj. 具体的;实体的〈同 tangible〉
例 Bill prefers concrete facts to abstract ideas.
比起抽象的理念,比尔更喜欢具体的事实。
condemn [kənˈdem]
vt. 谴责〈同 blame〉
例 The principal condemned smoking by students at school.
校长谴责学生在学校吸烟的行为。
联 condemnation n. 谴责
confess [kənˈfes]
vt. 坦白,承认 vi. 承认错误,认罪〈同 acknowledge〉
例 Janet confessed that she had told a lie.
珍妮特承认自己撒了谎。
联 confession n. 承认,招供
confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt]
adj. 有信心的,自信的〈同 assured〉
例 Tom does not seem confident when he speaks in public.
汤姆在公共场合说话时,似乎不够自信。
联 confidence n. 信心;overconfident adj. 过于自信的,自负的
confine [kənˈfaɪn]
vt. 限制〈同 limit〉
例 Please confine your comments to the topic assigned.
请在指定的主题范围内作评论。
联 confining adj. 狭窄的;confinement n. 限制,禁闭
confirm [kənˈfɜːm]
vt. 证实,使…更坚定〈同 verify, corroborate〉
例 Years of research confirmed the theory that smoking is harmful.
持续数年的研究证实了吸烟有害健康的理论。
联 confirmation n. 确认,证实;confirmable adj. 可以确定的
conflict [ˈkɒnflɪkt]
n. 争论;冲突〈同 fight〉
例 Many citizens were killed in an armed conflict with a neighboring country.
许多平民在与邻国的武装冲突中丧生。
联 conflicting adj. 相冲突的,相矛盾的
confront [kənˈfrʌnt]
vt.(使)面对,正视〈同 face〉
例 If you confront your problems honestly and openly, instead of trying to hide them, you will have a better chance of solving them.
如果你真诚地、坦率地面对问题,而不是试图隐藏它们,你就更有机会解决这些问题。
联 confrontation n. 对抗
第四部分
confuse [kənˈfjuːz]
vt. 搞乱,使糊涂〈同 disorient, mix up〉
例 The teacher’s question confused him.
老师的问题令他迷惑不解。
联 confusion n. 混乱,混淆
congress [ˈkɒŋɡres]
n. 国会,议会
例 Congress has rejected the recent presidential proposal on firearms.
国会驳回了总统最近提出的关于武器问题的提案。
联 congressional
adj. 国会的;congressman n. 国会议员
conjunction [kənˈʤʌŋkʃən]
n. 联合,关联〈同 combination〉
例 There is a team of writers working in conjunction with each other on the book.
有一批作家正在齐心协力完成这本书。
conquer [ˈkɒŋkə(r)]
vt. 征服,战胜〈同 defeat〉
例 Bill finally conquered his bad habit of laughing during sad movies.
比尔最终克服了在看悲剧电影时大笑的坏习惯。
conquest [ˈkɒnkwest]
n. 征服
例 The country’s wild ambition for the conquest of the world made all of its neighbors nervous.
这个国家征服世界的野心,令所有周边国家非常紧张。
conscience [ˈkɒnʃəns]
n. 良心,良知
例 My conscience made me help the poor old lady.
出于良知,我帮助了那位贫困的老妇人。
联 conscientious adj. 尽职尽责的
conscious [ˈkɒnʃəs]
adj. ① 有意识的,神志清醒的〈同 awake〉
例 I fainted briefly but was conscious again in a few seconds.
我突然晕倒,但在几秒钟之后又恢复了意识。
② 意识到的〈同 aware〉
例 Human should be more conscious of the influence they have on ecosystems.
人类应该更加意识到自己对于生态系统的影响。
联 consciousness n. 意识,知觉;unconscious adj. 不省人事的;未发觉的,无意识的;subconscious adj. 潜意识的
consequence [ˈkɒnsɪkwəns; (US)ˈkɒnsəkwens]
n. 结果,后果〈同 result〉
例 I missed the bus this morning and as a consequence I was late for work.
我今天早上没有赶上公共汽车,结果上班迟到了。
联 consequent adj. 作为结果的,随之发生的;consequently adv. 从而,因此
conservation [ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən]
n. 保存,保持,保护〈同 preservation〉
例 The government encourages the conservation of natural gas.
政府鼓励大家节约使用天然气。
联 conservationist n. 自然资源保护论者
conservative [kənˈsɜːvətɪv]
adj. 保守的,谨慎的;守旧的〈同 cautious〉
例 The builder’s conservative estimate of the time required to remodel the kitchen was six weeks.
施工人员对改造厨房所需时间的保守估计是六周。
联 conservatism n. 保守主义,守旧性
