第一部分

condensation[ˌkɒnden’seɪʃən]

n. 压缩,浓缩〈同 compression〉
例 This 10-page summary is a condensation of a 100-page report.
这份10页的总结是一份100页报告的浓缩。
联 condense v.(使)浓缩,精简;condenser n. 冷凝器

confer[kən’fɜ:(r)]

v. ① 颁给,赋予(on)〈同 bestow〉
例 The President of Harvard University conferred a doctorate on the distinguished politician.
哈佛大学校长授予这位著名的政治家博士头衔。
② 协商(with)〈同 consult〉
例 One should confer with one’s elders before making a big decision.
在做重大决定之前应该和前辈商量一下。
联 conference n. 会议;conferee n. 参加会议者

conference[’kɒnfərəns]

n. 会议;协商会,讨论会〈同 meeting, discussion〉
例 A conference was called to discuss getting a playground for the school.
为了讨论给学校建操场的事情召开了一次会议。

confidential[ˌkɒnfɪ’denʃəl]

adj. 秘密的,机密的〈同 secret〉
例 Only highly trusted employees could read the confidential report.
只有非常可信的雇员才能看这份机密报告。
联 confide v. 吐露,信托;confident adj. 自信的,有把握的;confidant n. 知心朋友;diffident adj. 自卑的,胆怯的;perfidy n. 不忠实,背叛;affidavit n. 口供书,宣誓书

configuration[kənˌfɪgə’reɪʃən; (US)kənˌfɪgjʊ’reɪʃən]

n. 轮廓,构形〈同 outline〉
例 Geographers study the configuration of the surface of the earth.
地理学家研究地球表面的地形构造。
联 figure n. 轮廓;figurative adj. 比喻的;figurine n. 小雕像

conform[kən’fɔ:m]

vi. 遵守,顺从;符合(to)〈同 comply with, follow〉
例 Every member must conform to the rules of our club.
每位会员必须遵守我们社团的规章制度。
联 conformity n. 一致,符合;nonconformity n. 不墨守成规,不一致;nonconformist n. 不守成规

congratulation[kənˌgrætjʊ’leɪʃən]

n. 祝贺,道喜
例 I sent a card of congratulation to the newly married couple.
我给这对新婚夫妇发了一张祝福贺卡。

conscientious[ˌkɒnʃɪ’enʃəs]

adj. 尽责的,一丝不苟的〈同 responsible, reliable〉
例 Conscientious work is careful and exact.
认真尽责的工作意味着细心和准确。
联 conscious adj. 有意识的,自觉的;conscience n. 良心

consecutive[kən’sekjʊtɪv]

adj. 连续的〈同 successive, sequential〉
例 He was reelected for four consecutive terms.
他又连着当选了四次。

consensus[kən’sensəs]

n. 意见一致〈同 agreement〉
例 The council reached a consensus on the date of the election.
委员会就选举日期达成一致。
联 sensible adj. 明智的;sensitive adj. 敏感的

第二部分

consent[kən’sent]

n./vi. 同意,赞同〈同 approval, agree〉
例 You need the principal’s consent to leave campus.
你得到校长的同意才可以离开学校。

consequent[’kɒnsɪkwənt]

adj. 作为结果的,随之发生的〈同 resulting〉
例 His long illness and consequent absence put him far behind in his work.
他久病请假,使他的工作落后了许多。
联 consequence n. 结果

conserve[kən’sɜ:v]

vt. 保存,保藏〈同 preserve〉
例 An experienced backpacker can give you many suggestions for conserving energy on a long, tough hike.
一位经验丰富的背包客可以在长途跋涉方面给你很多保存体力的建议。
联 conservation n. 保存,保持;conservationist n.(天然资源的)保护理论者

consolidate[kən’sɒlɪdeɪt]

v. ① 巩固〈同 strengthen〉
例 The political party consolidated its power by winning many state elections.
该政党赢得很多州的选票,巩固了势力。
② 合并〈同 combine〉
例 If we consolidate our efforts, we’ll get the job done much faster.
如果我们共同努力,就会更早地完成这项工作。
联 consolidation n. 巩固,合并;solidity n. 坚固;solidarity n. 团结;consolation n. 安慰

conspicuous[kən’spɪkjʊəs]

adj. 显著的;显眼的,引人注目的〈同 noticeable〉
例 With everyone else dressed in colorful party clothes, my old blue jeans were painfully conspicuous.
其他人都穿了艳丽的礼服,和他们在一起,我旧旧的蓝色牛仔裤特别扎眼。
联 perspicuous adj. 明白的,明晰的

constituent[kən’stɪtjʊənt]

n. ① 成分,要素〈同 component, ingredient〉
例 Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water.
氢和氧是水的成分。
② 选举者〈同 voter〉
例 As a senator he was excellent—always talking to his constituents and listening to their problems.
这位参议员很优秀,他总是耐心与选民交谈并认真聆听他们的问题。
联 constitution n. 宪法,构成;institute vt. 创立 n. 学院;destitute adj. 缺乏的;restitute vt. 归还

constrain[kən’streɪn]

vt. 限制,抑制;约束;关押〈同 restrain〉
例 Bill tried to constrain a cough during the lecture.
上课时比尔尽量忍着不咳嗽。
联 constraint n. 约束,强迫;restrain vt. 抑制

construct[kən’strʌkt]

vt. 建造;创立〈同 build〉
例 Eye witness reports constructed a detailed description of the man.
目击者的报告构成了有关此人相貌的一幅详图。
联 construction n. 建筑,建造

consume[kən’sju:m; (US)kən’su:m]

vt. 消费,消耗;大吃大喝〈同 devour, eat〉
例 At our Thanksgiving dinner, we consumed an entire turkey.
感恩节晚餐我们吃了一整只火鸡。
联 consumer n. 消费者;consumption n. 消耗,消费;costume n. 服装;resume v. 继续;presume v. 假定

contaminate[kən’tæmɪneɪt]

vt. 弄脏,污染;感染〈同 pollute, taint〉
例 The wound was contaminated by bacteria.
伤口受到了细菌感染。
联 contamination n. 玷污,污染;contaminant n. 致污物,污染物;contagious adj. 传染性的

第三部分

contemplate[’kɒntempleɪt]

v. 注视;沉思,(对…做)周密考虑〈同 ponder〉
例 Please contemplate my request before answering.
答复之前请认真考虑下我的请求。
联 contemplation n. 注视,沉思;temple n. 太阳穴,庙宇

contempt[kən’tempt]

n. 轻视,蔑视〈同 scorn〉
例 I have great contempt for people who hurt others.
我特别鄙视伤害别人的人。
联 contemptible adj. 可轻视的,可鄙的;tempt vt. 诱惑;attempt vt. 尝试,企图

contend[kən’tend]

vi. 斗争,竞争〈同 fight〉
例 Two chimpanzees contended for one banana.
两只黑猩猩为争一根香蕉打了起来。
联 contender n. 竞争者;contention n. 争论,争辩;content adj. 满足的,满意的;pretend v. 假装,装扮;portend vt. 预示;distend v.(使)扩大,(使)扩张

continuity[ˌkɒntɪ’njʊ:ɪti; (US)ˌkɑntə’nu:ɪti]

n.(时间、空间上的)连续性,连贯性〈同 coherence〉
例 The continuity of her talk was broken when the telephone rang.
电话铃声打断了她的讲话。
联 continuous adj. 连续的,持续的

contradict[ˌkɒntrə’dɪkt]

vt. 同…矛盾,同…抵触;提出反对意见〈同 confront〉
例 His mean actions contradicted his fine words.
他的卑劣行径与甜言蜜语互相矛盾。
联 contradiction n. 反驳,矛盾;contradictory adj. 反驳的,对立的;contravene vt. 违反,同…抵触

contrary[’kɒntrəri]

adj. 相反的;对抗的〈同 opposite〉
例 Contrary to the advertisement, this cleanser does not remove tough stains.
与广告宣传的效果不同,这种清洁剂并不能去除顽固污渍。

contrive[kən’traɪv]

v. 设计,发明;策划,图谋〈同 invent, plot〉
例 He contrived an illness to miss a day of school.
他装病请假不去学校。
联 contrived adj. 不自然的,勉强的;trivial adj. 琐碎的;contrite adj. 深感懊悔的

controversial[ˌkɒntrə’vɜ:ʃəl]

adj. 引起(或可能引起)争论的〈同 disputable〉
例 The controversial bill was passed by a narrow vote.
在投票中,这项有争议的议案以微小的差异获得通过。
联 controvert vt. 反驳,攻击;controversy n. 争论,议论;convert v.(使)转变,(使)…改变信仰;introvert n. 性格内向的人

converge[kən’vɜ:ʤ]

vi. 聚合,集中于一点,会聚〈同 meet, come together〉
例 At first, the two candidates disagreed on every issue, but as the campaign went on, their opinions seemed to converge.
起初,两位候选人在每个议题上意见都不同,但随着竞选的持续,他们的观点似乎越来越趋于一致。

cope[kəʊp]

vi.(善于)应付,(善于)处理〈同 manage successfully〉
例 She was busy but she was still able to cope with the extra work.
她很忙,但仍然可以应付额外的工作。
联 lope v.(使)大步慢跑

第四部分

cordial[’kɔ:dɪəl; (US)’kɔ:rʤəl]

adj. 热情而真诚的;友好的〈同 hearty, friendly〉
例 He was not very cordial to his girlfriend’s former boyfriend.
他对他女朋友的前男友不大友好。

corps[kɔ:(r)]

n. 军团,兵团
例 Janet worked for the Peace Corps for two years in North America.
珍妮特在北美洲的美国和平队工作了两年。
联 corpse n. 尸体;corpus n. 尸体,文集;corpuscle n. 血球

correlate[’kɒrɪleɪt]

vt. 使相互关联;使相互影响〈同 relate〉
例 Increasing cancer rates appear to correlate with rising levels of pollution.
癌症发病率的攀升似乎和环境污染日益严重相关。
联 correlation n. 相互关系,相关(性)

correspondence[ˌkɒrɪ’spɒndəns]

n. ① 通信;信件〈同 message, mail〉
例 Jane saved all of her grandmother’s correspondence for years.
简保存了多年来祖母的所有信件。
② 符合,一致〈同 agreement〉
例 Your account of the accident has little correspondence with the story the other driver told.
你对故事的描述与另一位司机的讲述几乎完全不同。
联 correspond vi. 符合,协调,通信,response n. 反应

corrode[kə’rəʊd]

v.(受)腐蚀,(受)侵蚀〈同 erode〉
例 Acid will corrode certain types of metal.
酸性物质会腐蚀某些金属。
联 corrosion n. 侵蚀,腐蚀状态

corrupt[kə’rʌpt]

v.(使)堕落,(向…)行贿〈同 degrade〉
例 Bad companions may corrupt a person.
品行不端的伙伴可能会毁掉一个人。
adj. 堕落的;不诚实的;贪污受贿的〈同 dishonorable〉
例 The corrupt police officer took bribes.
这个腐败的警官接受了贿赂。
联 corruption n. 腐败;rupture n. 破裂,绝交;abrupt adj. 突然的;disrupt vt. 使分裂,使瓦解;eruption n. 爆发

cosmic[’kɒzmɪk]

adj. 宇宙的
例 Some people believe that what happens in their lives is influenced by cosmic forces.
有些人认为他们生命中所发生的事是受到了宇宙力量的影响。
联 cosmetics n. 化妆品

costly[’kɒstli]

adj. 昂贵的〈同 of great value〉
例 Janet paid a costly salary to hire an American teacher to help her improve her English.
珍妮特高薪聘请了一位美国老师来帮她提高英语水平。

costume[’kɒstju:m; (US)’kɒstu:m]

n. 服装〈同 attire〉
例 The actors in the play had beautiful costumes.
剧中的演员们穿着好看的服装。

couch[kaʊtʃ]

n. 长椅,长沙发〈同 sofa〉
例 A couch refers to a long seat, usually upholstered and having a back and arms.
长沙发都有长长的座位,通常装软垫,并且有靠背和扶手。
vt.(用语言)表达〈同 express〉
例 His thoughts were couched in beautiful language.
他用优美的语言表达了自己的想法。