第一部分

bulletin[’bʊlətɪn]

n. 公告,报告〈同 announcement〉
例 Sports bulletins and weather bulletins are published in most newspapers.
大部分报纸都刊登体育新闻快报和天气快报。

burden[’bɜ:dn]

n. 担子,货物;负担〈同 load〉
例 The camel collapsed under its heavy burden.
骆驼被身上沉重的货物压垮了。

bureaucracy[bjʊə’rɒkrəsi]

n. 官僚,官僚作风
例 I had to deal with the university’s bureaucracy before I could change from one course to another.
要想调课,我必须先和学校的官僚体制打好交道。
联 bureaucrat n. 官僚主义者

butter[’bʌtə(r)]

n. 奶油
例 Bread and butter were served at dinner.
晚餐有面包和黄油。
联 butterfly n.【动】蝴蝶,蝶泳

buzz[bʌz]

n. 嗡嗡声
例 The buzz of the bee around me was annoying.
蜜蜂在我身边嗡嗡地叫,让我很烦。
联 buzzer n.蜂鸣器

bypass[’baɪpɑ:s; (US)’baɪpæs]

vt. 迂回,绕过〈同 avoid〉
例 We were in a hurry so we decided to bypass the shopping mall because we knew there’d be a lot of traffic.
为了赶时间,我们决定绕开那个购物中心,因为我们知道那儿的路会很堵。

by-product[’baɪˌprɒdʌkt]

n. 副产品〈同 derivative〉
例 Buttermilk is a by-product of making butter.
酪乳是制作黄油时产生的副产品。

cabin[’kæbɪn]

n. 小屋;船舱〈同 cottage〉
例 She went to her mountain cabin for the weekend.
她去她的山中小屋过周末。

canvas[’kænvəs]

n. 帆布;画布
例 Most of the soldiers carried canvas bags.
大多数士兵都背着帆布包。
联 canvass v. 征求意见,游说拉票;convalesce vt. 渐渐康复

captive[’kæptɪv]

n. 俘虏〈同 prisoner〉
例 The pirates took many captives during raids along the coast.
海盗在海岸沿线地区进行突袭,抓获了很多俘虏。
联 captivate vt. 迷住,迷惑;captivity n. 囚禁;capture vt. 俘获,捕获

第二部分

cargo[’kɑ:gəʊ]

n. 货物〈同 shipload, freight〉
例 Cargo is carried on ships, airplanes and trucks.
货物由船只、飞机和卡车装运。

carpenter[’kɑ:pɪntə(r)]

n. 木匠〈同 woodworker〉
例 The carpenter built a beautiful spiral staircase.
木匠建了一座漂亮的旋转式楼梯。

carve[kɑ:v]

vt. ① 把(熟肉)切成片〈同 cut〉
例 The grandmother carves the Thanksgiving Day turkey.
祖母把感恩节火鸡切成片。
② 雕刻〈同 sculpt〉
例 She likes to carve animals out of pieces of wood.
她喜欢用木头块雕刻出动物的形象。
联 carver n. 雕刻匠,雕工

castle[’kɑ:sl; (US)’kæsl]

n. 城堡〈同 citadel〉
例 The knight rode over the drawbridge into the castle.
骑士骑马穿过吊桥,进入了城堡。

casualty[’kæʒʊəlti]

n. 事故;伤亡者〈同 accident〉
例 Tom saw a casualty on the highway and phoned the police.
汤姆在公路上看见了一起事故,然后打电话报警了。
联 casual adj. 偶然的

catalogue[’kætəlɒg]

n. 目录〈同 directory〉
例 We looked through the store’s catalogue to determine what to buy.
我们浏览了一遍商店的商品目录来决定买什么。

category[’kætəgəri]

n. 种类,类目;范畴〈同 classification〉
例 The characters in the story can be divided into two categories: good people and bad people.
故事中的人物可以分为两类:好人和坏人。
联 categorize vt. 分类

cater[’keɪtə(r)]

vi. 满足,迎合(需要)(to)〈同 satisfy〉
例 Nowadays TV caters to many different tastes.
现在的电视节目迎合着许多人不同的品位。
联 caterpillar n. 毛虫

caution[’kɔ:ʃən]

n. 小心,谨慎〈同 care〉
例 Always use caution when crossing streets.
过马路的时候要小心。
vt. 警告〈同 warn〉
例 I cautioned them against playing in the street.
我警告他们不要在马路上玩耍。
联 cautious adj. 谨慎的,小心的

cavity[’kævɪti]

n. 洞;腔〈同 cavern〉
例 The liver lies mainly on the right side of the abdominal cavity.
肝脏大体位于腹腔的右侧。
联 cavil v. 挑剔;cavern n. 大洞穴;cavalry n. 骑兵;cavalier n. 骑士

第三部分

cellar[’selə(r)]

n. 地窖,地下室
例 A cellar is an underground room, usually under a building and often used for storing food or fuel.
地窖是一种地下室,通常位于建筑物的地下部分,用于储藏食物或者燃料。

cement[sɪ’ment]

n. 水泥;接合剂〈同 plaster〉
例 She wrote her name in the wet cement of the new sidewalk.
新修的人行横道水泥还未干,她在上面写下了自己的名字。
v. 接合,胶合;巩固
例 The marriage of our son to their daughter cemented the friendship of our two families.
我们的儿子和他们的女儿的婚姻加深了我们两家人的情谊。

census[’sensəs]

n. 人口调查,人口普查
例 We have a census in China every ten years.
中国每隔十年进行一次人口普查。
联 censure n./v. 责难

cereal[’sɪərɪəl]

n. 谷物;谷类食品〈同 grain〉
例 Oatmeal and cornmeal are cereals.
麦片和玉米粉属于谷类食品。

certainty[’sɜ:tənti]

n. 确定;确实的事情〈同 freedom from doubt, a sure fact〉
例 There are few absolute certainties in life.
生活中很少有绝对确定的事情。

certify[’sɜ:tɪfaɪ]

v. 证明;保证〈同 verify, guarantee〉
例 This diploma certifies that you have completed high school.
这张文凭证明你完成了高中学业。

cherish[’tʃerɪʃ]

v. 抱有(希望等);珍爱〈同 harbor, treasure〉
例 An athlete always cherishes the hope of winning a gold medal.
运动员都希望自己能拿金牌。

childish[’tʃaɪldɪʃ]

adj. 孩子(气)的;幼稚的〈同 immature〉
例 A childish prank ended in a broken window.
窗玻璃被打碎了,孩子的恶作剧才收场。

chorus[’kɔ:rəs]

n. 合唱团〈同 ensemble〉
例 She was always in the chorus, never a star.
她总是唱合唱,成不了明星。

chronic[’krɒnɪk]

adj. 长期的;慢性的〈同 persistent〉
例 The doctors were finally able to attribute his chronic headaches to the gas in his apartment.
医生最终成功诊断出,他慢性头疼的原因在于其公寓里有煤气泄漏。
联 chronicle n. 编年史;chronology n. 年代学;synchronize v.(使)同时发生;chromatic adj. 彩色的

第四部分

civilization[ˌsɪvɪlaɪ’zeɪʃən]

n. 文明,文化;开化
例 The Babylonian culture was an ancient culture with a high degree of civilization.
巴比伦文化是一种有着高度发达文明的古代文化。
联 civilize vt. 使文明,使开化,教化

clarity[’klærɪti]

n. 清晰,易懂〈同 clearness〉
例 Clarity is an essential requirement for any children’s textbook.
清晰易懂是所有儿童教材的一项基本要求。
联 clarify v. 澄清,阐明

clasp[klɑ:sp]

vi. 扣紧,紧握〈同 grip〉
例 I clasped the railing as I climbed the stairs.
我爬楼梯的时候,紧紧地扶着栏杆。

clay[kleɪ]

n. 黏土;泥土
例 Bricks, dishes and vases may be made from clay.
砖、盘子和花瓶都可以用黏土制成。

client[’klaɪənt]

n. 顾客,客户〈同 customer〉
例 The stockbroker has several clients whose accounts he oversees.
这位股票经纪人帮忙管理他的几位客户的账户。

climax[’klaɪˌmæks]

n. 高潮;顶点〈同 summit〉
例 The story’s climax came when the two people finally married.
两个人最终步入婚姻的殿堂,这个故事的高潮也随之而来。

cling[klɪŋ]

vi. ① 黏紧,附着(to)〈同 stick〉
例 Wet clothes cling to the body.
衣服湿了,贴在身上。
② 坚持(意见),墨守(习惯)(to)〈同 adhere to〉
例 We have no reason to cling to those old ways.
我们没有理由坚持那些老方法。
联 clingy adj. 粘住的,紧贴的;clinch v. 钉牢,决定

clinic[’klɪnɪk]

n. 诊所〈同 dispensary〉
例 He’s being treated at a private clinic.
他在一家私人诊所接受治疗。
联 clinical adj. 临床的

clip[klɪp]

vt. 修剪〈同 trim〉
例 Mary clipped a few roses off the bushes.
玛丽从树丛中剪下了几支玫瑰。

clockwise[’klɒkwaɪz]

adj./adv. 顺时针方向的(地)
例 Turn the key clockwise to unlock the door.
顺时针旋转钥匙来打开房门。
联 counterclockwise adj./adv. 逆时针方向的(地)