必背经典托福词汇(例句版)

barn

n.[农]谷仓, 畜棚, 畜舍, 机器房

The wind unroofed the barn.

风掀掉了谷仓的顶。

barren

adj.不生育的, 不孕的, 贫瘠的, 没有结果的, 无益的, 单调的, 无聊的, 空洞的n.荒地Nothing can grow in this barren land.

在这块不毛之地上什么也不能生长。

It's useless to continue such a barren argument.

继续这种无聊的争辩是无用的。

barrier

n.(阻碍通道的)障碍物, 栅栏, 屏障

The horse took the barrier easily.

那匹马轻松地越过了障碍。

Heavy duties on imports and exports are a barrier to international trade.

进出口的高关税是国际贸易的障碍。

barter

n.物品交换, 实物交易v.物品交换, 交换

The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for their freedom.

囚犯们企图和看守做换取自由的交易。

On these islands a system of barter is used.

在这些岛上仍然实行着物物交换的制度。

basement

n.地下室, 墙脚

basin

n.盆, 盆地, 水池

He washed his hands in a basin.

他在盆里洗了手。

be characterized by

...的特点在于,...的特点是

be taken by

对...很喜爱被...迷住, 被...吸引

be up to

胜任, 从事于

beak

n.鸟嘴, 喙

This parrot has a red beak.

这只鹦鹉的嘴是红色的。

beam

n.梁, 桁条, (光线的)束, 柱, 电波, 横梁v.播送

We enjoy seeing the glorious beams of the rising sun.

我们喜欢观赏初升太阳的灿烂光辉。

From a sky of untarnished blue the sun beamed down upon Beijing.

阳光透过万里碧空照耀着北京城。

She beamed at me.

她对我微笑。

bequest

n.遗产, 遗赠

besiege

vt.围困, 围攻, 包围

The city was besieged by the enemy for a few days.

这座城市被敌人围困了几天。

He was besieged by visitors.

来宾把他围在中间。

bestow

vt.给予, 安放

The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.

奖品授给了优胜者。

Time spent in study is well bestowed.

把时间用于学习是值得的。

bias

n.偏见, 偏爱, 斜线vt.使存偏见

He has a bias against Japanese products.

他讨厌日本的产品。

Her scientific bias showed itself in early childhood.

她在科学方面的倾向性在孩童时代就已显现出来。

bitterness

n.苦味, 辛酸, 苦难

The medicine has a special bitterness.

这种药有一种特殊的苦味。

bizarre

adj.奇异的(指态度,容貌,款式等)

blanket

n.毯子vt.覆盖

The traveler wrapped himself with a blanket.

旅行者用毯子把自己裹上。

blast

n.一阵(风), 一股(气流), 爆炸, 冲击波vt.爆炸, ,毁灭, 使枯萎, 损害A trumpeter sent out a warning blast.

号兵吹出告警的号声。

Rock music blasted full from the parlor.

摇滚乐声震屋宇，从客厅传来。

Frost blasted the blossoms.

霜使花凋谢了。

blazing

adj.炽烧的, 闪耀的, 强烈的

bleak

adj.寒冷的, 阴冷的, 荒凉的, 凄凉的, 黯淡的

The weather in early December was bleak and unpleasant.

十二月初的天气又阴冷又难受。

The future of this firm will be very bleak indeed if we keep losing money. 要是我们继续亏本的话，这家公司的前途会非常黯淡。

blend

vt.混和n.混和

The poem blends the separate ingredients into a unity.

这首诗把几个分开的部分融合为一体。

blessing

n.祝福

The blessing of the Lord be upon you all.

愿主赐福于你们大家。

This rain will be a blessing for the farmers.

对农民来说，这场雨真是一场甘霖。

The government has given its blessing to the new plan.

政府已经批准了这项计划。

block

n.木块, 石块, 块, 街区, 印版, 滑轮, 阻滞, (一)批vt.防碍, 阻塞The floor was made of wooden blocks.

地板是用木块拼成的。

We live on the same block.

我们住在同一个街区。

The road was blocked by a huge rock.

道路被一块大石头堵住了。

The trees outside the window blocked off the sun.

窗外的树木挡住了阳光。

blocks

[pl.] 赛跑者起跑时脚底所撑的木块

blossom

n.花(尤指结果实者), 花开的状态, 兴旺期vi.开花, 兴旺, 发展There are many pear trees covered in blossom.

那里有许多开满花的梨树。

Her daughter is blossoming into a beautiful girl.

她的女儿出落成一个漂亮的女孩。

The apple trees are blossoming.

苹果树正在开花。

blues

n.抑郁, 沮丧,忧郁布鲁斯歌曲(蓝调音乐)

bluff

n.断崖, 绝壁, 诈骗adj.绝壁的, 直率的vt.vi诈骗

The boss threatened to dismiss him from his job, but it's all a bluff. 老板威胁说要解雇他，但这不过是恐吓而已。

He could bluff his way through any difficulty.

他可以招摇撞骗闯过任何难关。

blunt

adj.钝的, 生硬的

He cut the meat with a blunt knife.

他用一把钝刀子切肉。

bolster

n.垫子v.支持

There is a bolster across the head of the bed.

床头上有一个长枕垫。

It bolstered my belief.

这增强了我的信念。

They bolstered their morale by singing.

他们以唱歌来鼓舞士气。

boom

n.繁荣, 隆隆声v.发隆隆声, 兴隆, 大事宣传

The oil market is enjoying a boom.

石油市场欣欣向荣。

It's a boom year this year.

今年是繁荣昌盛的一年。

boon

n.恩惠, 实惠, 福利

Parks are a great boon to people in big cities.

公园对大城市的居民是大有裨益的设施。

boost

v.推进

boring

n.钻(孔)adj.令人厌烦的

boundary

n.边界, 分界线

They marked the boundaries of the football fields.

他们画出了足球场地的边界。

bow

n.弓, 乐弓, 弓形, 鞠躬, 船首v.鞠躬, 弯腰

Every one bowed as the Queen walked into the room.

女王走进房间时，每个人都鞠躬致敬。

He moved aside for her with a polite bow.

他礼貌地鞠躬，退避一旁让她过去。

breach

n.违背, 破坏, 破裂, 裂口vt.打破, 突破

Your action is a breach of our agreement.

你的行动违反了我们的协议。

You are in breach of your contract.

你违反了你签的合同。

breeze

n.微风, 煤屑, 焦炭渣, 轻而易举的事, 小风波vi.吹微风, 逃走We are enjoying the cool breeze that comes from the lake.

我们享受着湖面上吹来的凉爽微风。

She breezed along, smiling at everyone.

她轻盈地向前走去，对每个人都嫣然含笑。

He ran for president and breezed in.

他竞选总统，结果轻而易举地获胜了。

He breezed through the task.

他轻松地做完了这项工作。

brilliance

n.光辉, 显赫, 鲜明

briny

adj.盐水的, 咸的, 海水的

briskness

n.敏捷, 活泼

brittle

adj.易碎的, 脆弱的

He has a brittle temper.

他脾气急。

Constant stress has made our nerves brittle.

我们长期处于紧张状态，神经已经吃不消了。

bronze

n.青铜(铜与锡合金), 铜像adj.青铜色的

There is a bronze ornament on the wall.

墙上有一件青铜饰品。

bubble

n.泡沫, 幻想的计划vi.起泡, 潺潺的流

One generation blows bubbles, and the next breaks them.

前一代人制造出来的空洞理论，下一代人把它们打破。

The gas bubbled to the surface of the water.

气体变成气泡升上水面。

He bubbled questions.

他接二连三地提问题。

buckle

n.带扣v.扣住, 变弯曲

He unfastened the buckles and took off the coat.

他解开扣子，把上衣脱掉。

He buckled up his belt tightly.

他把裤带扣得紧紧的。

They chatted idly for a few moments, then each buckled down to work.

他们闲聊了一会儿；然后各人集中精神干活。

buggy

adj.多虫的, 臭虫成灾的, <俚>神经病的n.<美>童车, <俚>尤指旧汽车, 双轮单座的轻马车She put her little daughter in the buggy.

她把小女儿放在婴儿车里。

building block

n.(儿童游戏用的)积木

bulb

n.鳞茎, 球形物

Onions and lilies grow from bulbs.

洋葱和百合是从球茎中长出的。

We will have to change the bulb; it's gone.

电灯泡爆了，我们需要换一个。

bulk

n.大小, 体积, 大批, 大多数, 散装vt.显得大, 显得重要

Do they charge carriage by bulk?

他们是否按体积计算运费？

The cake bulked up.

蛋糕发起来了。

bundle

n.捆, 束, 包v.捆扎

He sold a bundle of old magazines to the second hand bookstore.

他把一捆就杂志卖给了旧书店。

burdensome

adj.繁重的, 烦累的, 难以承担的

burgeon

n.嫩芽v.萌芽

burrow

n.洞穴v.挖地洞

It's said that a rabbit usually will have more than one burrows.

据说兔子有不止一个洞穴。

The rabbit burrowed under the fence.

兔子在篱笆下打洞。

What are you burrowing around in my drawer for?

你在我抽屉里乱翻什么？

She burrowed her head into my shoulder.

她把头紧靠在我的肩膀上。

bust

n.半身像, 胸像, (妇女的)胸部

He got a bust in the nose.

他鼻子上挨了一拳。

He and his wife busted up a year ago.

他和他的妻子一年前分居了。

His company went bust.

他的公司破产了。

bustle

v.匆匆忙忙

It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.

看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。

She is always bustling about the house.

她总是为家务忙个没完。

by far

adv.到目前为止

C

n.字母C

cab

一种压缩文件格式n.出租马车, 出租汽车, 计程车, (机车, 卡车, 起重机的)司机室, 驾驶室vi.乘出租马车

Shall we walk or take a cab?

我们走路还是坐出租车？

cabinet

n.(有抽屉或格子的)橱柜, <美>内阁adj.<美>内阁的, 小巧的

The question was discussed in cabinet.

在内阁会议上讨论了这个问题。

calibration

n.标度, 刻度, 校准

campaign

n.[军]战役, (政治或商业性)活动, 竞选运动vi.参加活动, 从事活动, 作战

That politician won the presidential election campaign and became the President.

那位政治家赢得了总统选举，成为了总统。

Joan is campaigning for equal rights for women.

琼在从事争取妇女平等权力的活动。

cannibalism

n.嗜食同类, 食人, 自相残杀，人吃人的

canopy

n.天篷, 遮篷

We must use a canopy in summer.

夏天必须使用遮阳伞。

Today, the canopy of the heavens is grey.

今天的天幕是灰色的。

canyon

n.<美>峡谷, 溪谷

Arizona is famous for the Grand Canyon.

亚利桑那州因科罗拉多大峡谷而著名。

A canyon usually has a river flowing through it.

峡谷常常有河流经过其中。

capability

n.(实际)能力, 性能, 容量, 接受力

capacity

n.容量, 生产量, 容量, 智能, 才能, 能力, 接受力, 地位

The lift has a capacity of 15 persons.

这部电梯的载容量为15人。

carapace

n.甲壳, 壳

carbohydrate

n.[化]碳水化合物, 醣类

Carbohydrates provide our bodies with heat and energy.

碳水化合物给我们的身体提供热量和能量。

cardiac

n.强心剂, 强胃剂adj.心脏的, (胃的)贲门的

cargo

n.船货, (车、船、飞机等运输的)货物

The ship is discharging the cargo.

船正在卸货。

carnival

n.狂欢节, 饮宴狂欢

carnivorous

adj.食肉类的

carving

n.雕刻品, 雕刻

cast

n.投掷, 铸件, 脱落物, 一瞥, 演员表v.投, 抛, 投射, 浇铸, 计算, 派(角色) I can't bear young people casting away their youth.

我无法忍受年轻人虚掷青春。

She cast her eyes down to avoid direct eye contact.

她垂下双目以避免对视。

The old man cast off his prodigal son and disinherited him.

老人断绝了与他的不肖儿子的关系，并剥夺了他的继承权。

cast off

v.丢弃, 摆脱

casting

n.铸件, 铸造

category

n.种类, 别, [逻]范畴

cater

vi.备办食物, 满足(需要), 投合

cathedral

n.大教堂

This cathedral was regarded as a miracle in architectural history.

这座大教堂被认为是建筑史上的奇迹。

cavern

n.巨洞, 洞窟, 深处vt.放于山洞中, 挖空

A cavern was found by a traveler under the mountain.

一名游客在山下发现了一个大洞穴。

cavity

n.洞, 空穴, [解剖]腔

I have a toothache because there is a cavity in one of my teeth.

我牙疼，因为我的一颗牙齿上有个洞。

cease

v.停止, 终了

As suddenly as it began, the rain ceased.

雨突然而来，骤然而止。

The old man ceased breathing the night before.

老人前一天晚上停止了呼吸。

The newspaper had ceased publication.

报纸已停刊。

celestial

adj.天上的

The sun, the stars and the moon are celestial bodies.

太阳，星星和月亮都是天体。

They had no hope of admission to the celestial kingdom.

他们无望进入天国。

cell

n.单元, 细胞, 蜂房, (尤指监狱或寺院的)单人房间, 电池

I have to buy a new dry cell.

我必须买一节新的干电池了。

cellist

n.大提琴演奏家

census

n.人口普查

The census is taken one time every four years in our country.

我国每四年一次人口普查。

ceremonial

n.仪式adj.正式的

ceremony

n.典礼, 仪式, 礼节, 报幕员

The queen was crowned with proper ceremony.

女王以传统仪式举行了加冕礼。

chafe

v.(将皮肤等)擦热, 擦破, 使恼火

Her shoes chafed the skin on her feet.

鞋子擦破了她脚上的皮肤。

The loud noise chafed him.

吵闹声使他烦躁。

chamber

n.室, 房间, 议院, 会所, (枪)膛

The judge met the two lawyers in his chambers.

法官在他的办公室里会见了两位律师。

In Britain the upper Chamber is the House of Lords, and the lower the House of Commons. 英国上院即贵族院，下院即众议院。

The heart has four chambers.

心脏有两房两室。

chaos

n.混乱, 混沌(宇宙未形成前的情形)

After the failure of the electricity supplies the city was in chaos.

电力供应中断，城市陷于混乱之中。

charcoal

n.木炭

I threw a stick of charcoal in the fire.

我往火里扔了一根木炭。

charter

vt.租, 包(船、车等)n.宪章

The holiday-makers chartered a boat to go fishing.

渡假者租了一艘船去钓鱼。

The company was granted a charter trade in the occupied territory.

这家公司被授予特权，可以在被占领地区进行贸易活动。

chateau

n.城堡

check

n.阻止, 制止, 控制, 阻止物, 支票, 检讫的记号, 饭馆的帐单vt.检查, 制止, 核对, 寄存, 托运vi.证明无误, 核对无误, 逐项相符, [象棋]将军

The plumber made a careful check of the pipes.

管子工对管道做了仔细的检查。

He wrote his mother a check.

他给母亲开了一张支票。

They checked their steps.

他们突然停住脚步。

Have you checked all your luggage?

你全部行李都寄存了吗？

I'm just going to check in these books at the library.

我要去图书馆还这些书。

chill

n.寒意, 寒战, 寒心adj.寒冷的, 扫兴的v.使冷, 变冷, 冷藏

The night air chilled his bones.

夜间的寒气使他感到冰冷彻骨。

The sight sent a chill to her heart.

这情景使她心寒。

There was a chill in the air this morning.

今天早上有点冷冰冰的。

chilly

adj.寒冷的

It's a chilly morning.

这是一个寒冷的早晨。

He had a chilly welcome of our coming.

他冷淡地迎接我们的到来。

chimpanzee

n.[动]非洲的小人猿, 黑猩猩

chisel

n.凿子v.砍凿

He cut the figure of a woman out of that rock with a chisel.

他用凿子把那块石头刻成了一个女人像。

He chiseled that rock into the figure of a woman.

他把那块石头凿成一个女人像。

He has chiseled me out of $5.

他骗去了我五块钱。

chivalry

n.骑士精神, 骑士制度

He admires the chivalry of knights in Middle Ages.

他很佩服中世纪武士的侠义精神。

chop

n.砍, 排骨, 官印, 商标vt.剁碎, 砍, (风浪)突变

She chopped the block of wood in two with a single blow.

她一斧头把木块劈成两半。

He chopped in with a sarcastic remark.

他突然插进一句讽刺的话。

The hunter cut off the animal's head with one chop of an ax.

猎人一斧砍下猎物的头。

choppy

adj.（海等）波浪起伏的, (指风)不断改变方向的

chord

n.弦, 和音, 情绪n.[解]腱

This story may strike a chord for other women in the same situation. 这个故事会触动其他与她处境相同的妇女的心弦。

chunk

n.大块, 矮胖的人或物

circulate

v.(使)流通, (使)运行, (使)循环, (使)传播

Blood circulates through the body.

血液在体内循环。

The news of her death circulated quickly.

她死去的消息迅速传开。

Please open a window to allow the air to circulate.

打开窗子让空气流通。

circulation

n.循环, 流通, 发行额

These ideas have been in circulation for some time.

这些想法已经流行了一段时间。

This magazine has a large circulation.

这本杂志发行量很大。

Harvey discovered the circulation of the blood.

哈唯发现了血液循环。

circumscribe

vt.在...周围画线, 限制

cite

vt.引用, 引证, 提名表扬

He was cited for contempt of court.

他因蔑视法庭而被传讯。

It's no use citing the Bible to somebody who doesn't believe in God. 对不信上帝的人引用圣经的话是没用的。

The soldier was cited by the king for his bravery.

这士兵由于英勇而受到国王的褒扬。

civilian

n.平民, 公务员, 文官adj.民间的, 民用的

People are indignant by their shooting of innocent civilians.

对于他们枪杀无辜平民，人们感到义愤填膺。

civility

n.礼貌, 端庄

Tom shows his civility before his parents' friends.

汤姆在他父母的朋友面前表现得很有礼貌。

They greeted us with civility.

他们很有礼貌地迎接了我们。

claim

n.(根据权利提出)要求, 要求权, 主张, 要求而得到的东西vt.(根据权利)要求, 认领, 声称, 主张, 需要

The government would not even consider his claim for money.

政府甚至不考虑他的赔款要求。

He set up a claim to the throne.

他自称王位是属于他的。

The matter claimed our serious attention.

这件事需要我们认真注意。

Did you claim on the insurance after your car accident?

出了车祸后，你向保险公司要求赔偿了吗？

clam

n.蛤

He is a clam about his business dealing.

他对自己的生意买卖守口如瓶。

clamor

n.喧闹, 叫嚷, 大声的要求v.喧嚷, 大声的要求

The clamor of traffic gave me a headache.

交通噪音让我头痛。

They made a clamor for reform.

他们强烈要求改革。

clan

n.部落, 氏族, 宗族, 党派

There are many clans in European countries.

欧洲国家有很多党派。

The whole clan is coming to stay with them at Christmas.

他们那一大帮亲戚要在圣诞节期间来他们这里住。

classification

n.分类, 分级

classify

vt.分类, 分等

The books in the library are classified by subject.

图书馆的书是按科目分类的。

Would you classify her novels as serious literature or other?

你认为她的小说属于文学类，还是其它类?

clay

n.粘土, 泥土, 肉体, 人体, 似黏土的东西, 陶土制的烟斗

Bricks and dishes are made from various kinds of clay.

砖和盘子由各种粘土制成。

cliff

n.悬崖, 绝壁

The man committed suicide by jumping off the cliff.

那人跳下悬崖自杀。

cling to

v.依附, 依靠, 坚持

clockwise

adj.顺时针方向的adv.顺时针方向地

clumsy

adj.笨拙的

It's not easy walking in these clumsy shoes.

穿着这双笨重的鞋走路真难受。

You clumsy oaf ---that's the second glass you've broken today.

你这个笨家伙! 这是你今天打坏的第二个玻璃杯。

cluster

n.串, 丛vi.丛生, 成群

You can see stars in clusters in the night sky.

你可以看到夜空中的星群。

The men clustered together round the fire and sang songs.

人们聚集在篝火周围唱歌。

coexist

vi.共存

cohesion

n.结合, 凝聚, [物理]内聚力

cohesive

adj.粘着的

coil

v.盘绕, 卷

He passed me a coil of thread.

他递给我一卷线。

She coiled her hair at the back of her head.

她把头发盘在脑后。

The snake coiled itself around the tree.

蛇盘绕在树上。

coincide

vi.一致, 符合

coincident

adj.一致的, 符合的, 巧合的

collaboration

n.协作, 通敌

collective

adj.集体的n.集体

In a system of collective bargaining, the workers as a group negotiate with the managers of the company.在劳资集体谈判制度下，工人作为一个团体

collide

vi.碰撞, 抵触

colossal

adj.巨大的, 庞大的

It requires government spending on a colossal scale.

这要求政府付出巨额开支。

combustible

adj.易燃的

combustion

n.燃烧

The combustion in the forest generated great damage.

森林火灾造成了巨大的损失。

The spontaneous combustion of the oil-soaked rags caused the barn to catch fire. 油布碎片的自燃使谷仓起火。

comet

n.彗星

Comets move around the sun like planets, but in long oval course.

彗星象行星一样绕太阳运转，然而其轨道呈狭长的椭圆形。

committed

adj.效忠的；忠于…的

commodity

n.日用品

The country is heavily dependent on its exports of agricultural commodities.

这个国家很大程度上依靠农产品的出口。

commonsense

adj.具有常识的

communally

adv.公有地, 社区地

community

n.公社, 团体, 社会, (政治)共同体, 共有, 一致, 共同体, (生物)群落

He worked in community welfare department.

他在社会福利部工作。

commuter

n.通勤者, 经常往返者

compact

adj.紧凑的, 紧密的, 简洁的n.契约, 合同, 小粉盒

He received a compact package.

他收到一个扎得很紧的包裹。

companion

n.同伴, 共事者

The fear of being discovered was his constant companion.

他总提心吊胆的，担心被人发现。

He had always considered her an ideal companion for his son.

他一直以为她是他儿子的理想伴侣。

comparable

adj.可比较的, 比得上的

A comparable car would cost far more abroad.

类似的车子在国外要贵的多。

His handwriting is not bad, but it's hardly comparable with yours.

他的书法不错，但是很难和你的相比。

compatible

adj.谐调的, 一致的, 兼容的

compel

vt.强迫, 迫使

The heavy rain compelled us to stay indoors.

大雨迫使我们呆在户内。

His cleverness and skill compel our admiration.

他的聪明和技巧使我们赞叹不已。

compensation

n.补偿, 赔偿

Compensation of injured workers has cost the company a lot.

公司花了一大笔钱赔偿受伤的工人。

My job is hard, but it has its compensation.

我的工作虽苦，但也有所补偿。

compile

vt.编译, 编辑, 汇编

complacence

n (=complacency)满足, 自满, 沾沾自喜的

complement

n.补足物, [文法]补语, [数]余角vt.补助, 补足

This wine complements the food perfectly.

用这种酒配这种菜肴最妙不过了。

A wine is a complement to a good meal.

美食加美酒才算完备。

complementary

adj.补充的, 补足的

complicated

adj.复杂的, 难解的

comply with

v.照做

component

n.成分adj.组成的, 构成的

Those are the components of an engine.

那些是发动机的部件。

Surprise is an essential component of my plan.

我这项计划主要就是想使大家惊喜一下。

composition

n.写作, 作文, 成分, 合成物

He played many of his compositions for me.

他为我演奏了他的许多乐曲。

He has a touch of madness in his composition.

他有点疯疯癫癫。

compound

n.混合物, [化]化合物adj.复合的v.混合, 配合

Medicines are usually compounds.

药品通常是化合物。

Rose is a plant with compound leaves.

玫瑰是复叶植物。

He compounded with his creditors for a remission of what he owed. 他和他的债权人谈妥免除其债务。

compress

vt.压缩, 摘要叙述n.(外科)敷布

The farmers compressed straw into blocks for burning.

农民们将干草压成块用来烧火。

The film compresses several years into half an hour.

这部电影将几年的事压缩于半小时内。

comprise

v.包含, 由...组成

Fifteen separate republics comprised the Soviet Union.

苏联由十五个加盟共和国组成。

A cricket team is comprised of eleven players.

一个板球队由11名队员组成。

This month's figures are comprised in the total.

这个月的数字已包含在总数之内。

con

vt.记诵, 精读adv.反对地, 反面n.反对票, 反对论, [医]肺病conceal

vt.隐藏, 隐蔽, 隐瞒v.隐蔽

It is wrong for a man to conceal things from his wife.

一个男人对妻子隐瞒事情是不对的。

He concealed himself behind the tree.

他藏在树后。

concede

vt.勉强, 承认, 退让vi.让步

You must concede that I have tried my best.

你必须承认我已经尽力了。

I concede that you are right.

我承认你是对的。

conceive

vt.构思, 以为, 持有vi.怀孕, 考虑, 设想

I can't conceive of your allowing the child to travel alone.

我想不通你怎么会让孩子独自去旅行。

conception

n.观念, 概念

He's got a pretty strange conception of friendship.

他对友谊有一种非常独特的见解。

You have no conception of what it was like to be there.

你完全不知道在那里是什么滋味。

concerted

adj.商议定的, 协定的, [乐]协调的

concise

adj.简明的, 简练的

concrete

adj.具体的, 有形的n.混凝土v.用混凝土修筑, 浇混凝土, 凝结This post is made of concrete.

这根柱子是混凝土做的。

Have you any concrete thoughts on how to deal with this difficulty? 处理这种困难你有什么具体的想法？

The workman is still busy concreting the road.

工人还在忙着用混凝土铺路。

condensation

n.浓缩

A cloud is a condensation of water vapour.

云是由水蒸汽凝缩而成的。

condense

v.(使)浓缩, 精简

Steam condenses into water when cooling down.

蒸汽冷却时凝结成水。

condor

n.[动]秃鹰, 秃鹫

conductivity

n.传导性, 传导率

cone

n.[数、物]锥形物, 圆锥体, (松树的)球果vt.使成锥形

Many children rather ate ice cream from cones than from dishes.

许多孩子宁愿吃蛋卷冰淇淋，而不吃放到盘子上的冰淇淋。

confederacy

n.联盟, 邦联, 私党, 同谋

The Confederacy was defeated by the northern states.

南部邦联被北方打败了。

configuration

n.构造, 结构, 配置, 外形

confinement

n.(被)限制, (被)禁闭, 产期, 分娩

confirm

vt.确定, 批准, 使巩固, 使有效v.确认, (基督教中)给...行按手礼

The news confirmed my resolution.

这消息加强了我的决心。

He looked around to confirm that he was alone.

他四处张望，要确定周围没人。

conflict

n.斗争, 冲突vi.抵触, 冲突

The long drawn-out conflict between the employers and workers led to the strike last week.劳资之间旷日持久的纠纷导致了上周的罢

conflicting

adj.相冲突的, 不一致的, 相矛盾的

confront

vt.使面临, 对抗

They confronted the prisoner with his accusers.

他们让犯人与原告对质。

Confronted by an angry crowd the police retreated.

警察面对愤怒的人群只好后撤了。

A soldier often has to confront danger.

士兵常常要身临险境。

congenial

adj.性格相似的, 适意的

I found him very congenial.

我发现他跟人很合得来。

congestion

n.拥塞, 充血

There is always traffic congestion in that street.

那条街经常交通阻塞。

He had a serious congestion of the lungs.

他得了严重的肺充血。

congregate

v.聚集

A crowd quickly congregated round the speaker.

大群的人迅速地在演说者周围聚集起来。

We are congregated for a meeting.

我们集合起来开会。

conifer

n.[植]松类, 针叶树

conjecture

n.v.推测, 臆说, 猜想

He didn't know the fact; what he said was pure conjecture.

他并不知道实情，他说的纯属猜测。

The general conjectures that the enemy will launch an attack against us this night. 将军推测说敌人将于今天晚上突袭我们。

consecutive

adj.连续的, 联贯的

We shall have meetings on two consecutive days, Monday and Tuesday.

周一周二连续两天我们都将开会。

The policy of our Party is consecutive.

我党的政策始终如一。

consequence

n.结果, [逻]推理, 推论, 因果关系, 重要的地位

Such a mistake would perhaps lead to disastrous consequences.

这样一种错误可能导致灾难性的后果。

He studied hard, and in consequence he passed the exam.

他努力学习，因此通过了考试。

conservative

adj.保守的, 守旧的n.保守派

Old people are usually more conservative than young people.

老年人通常比年轻人保守。

He was very conservative in the estimate.

他的这一估计很保守。

My father is a real conservative; he still thinks a woman's place is in the house. 我父亲是一个真正的保守主义者，他至今还认为妇女应该呆在家里。conserve

vt.保存, 保藏

I was surprised to find that the strong man liked to eat conserves.

我很惊讶地发现这个强壮的男人喜欢吃蜜饯。

We must conserve our forests and woodlands for future generations.

我们必须为子孙后代保护森林资源。

consort with

v.陪伴

conspicuous

adj.显著的

A traffic sign should be conspicuous.

交通标志应该明显。

Lincoln is a conspicuous example of a poor boy who succeeded.

林肯是一个穷苦孩子而功成名就的出色例子。

conspiracy

n.共谋, 阴谋

He revealed their conspiracy to overthrow the government.

他泄露了他们推翻政府的阴谋。

constant

n.[数、物]常数, 恒量adj.不变的, 持续的, 坚决的

He drove at a constant speed.

他以稳定的速度开车。

The machinery requires constant maintenance.

这些机器需要经常保养维修。

constantly

adv.不变地, 经常地, 坚持不懈地

He constantly writes articles for the local paper.

他经常给当地报纸写文章。

constellation

n.[天]星群, 星座, 灿烂的一群

My constellation is Great Bear.

我的星座是大熊星座。

They are constellation of Hollywood talent.

他们是好莱坞的一群才俊。

constituent

n.委托人, 要素adj.有选举权的；有宪法制定［修改］权的Analyze the sentence into its constituent parts.

把这条句子的各个成份加以分析。

Do you know the constituents of the mixture?

你知道这种混合物的成份吗？

constitute

vt.制定(法律), 建立(政府), 组成, 任命

Twelve months constitute one year.

十二个月构成一年。

Laws are constituted to protect individual rights and properties. 法律是为保卫人民的权利和财产而制定的。

constitution

n.宪法, 构造, 体质, 体格, 国体, 章程, 惯例

The constitution of a primitive society is not necessarily simple. 原始社会的结构并不一定就是简单的。

He has a good constitution.

他体质很好。

constitutional

adj.构成的, 增强体质的, 宪法的, 拥护宪法的

They claimed that the new law was not constitutional.

他们声称这项新法律不符合宪法。

They have made the constitutional reform.

他们已经做了宪法的修改。

constrain

vt.强迫, 抑制, 拘束

I felt constrained to do what he told me.

我觉得不能不做他叫我做的事。

Cold weather constrains the plant's growth.

寒冷的天气抑制了植物的生长。

constraint

n.约束, 强制, 局促

constrict

v.压缩

constricted

收缩的；狭窄的

construction

n.建筑, 建筑物, 解释, 造句

There are two new houses under construction.

有两座新房子正在修建。

He became a construction worker after he left school.

离开学校后，他成为一名建筑工人。

A good learner's dictionary should give both the meanings of the words and examples of the constructions in which they are used.一本好的学生字典应该既提供词语的含义，consumption

n.消费, 消费量, 肺病

Consumption of cotton increased even after it rose in price.

棉花的价格虽然提高了，但消耗依然增加。

There's too great a consumption of alcohol in China.

在中国酒的消耗量太大了。

contact

n.接触, 联系vt.接触, 联系

For further information, contact your local agent.

要进一步了解情况，请与本地代理商联系。

Have the children been in contact with disease?

孩子们同这种疾病有过接触吗？

We made contact with the ship by radio.

我们通过无线电同那只船保持联系。

I've got a useful contact in the post office.

我在邮局有熟人。

container

n.容器(箱,盆,罐,壶,桶,坛子), 集装箱

contemporary

n.同时代的人adj.当代的, 同时代的

Contemporary reports of the past events are often more interesting than modern historians' view of them.对于历史上的事件，当时的报道往往比现代

He is a contemporary of mine, but our experiences are completely different.

他和我是同龄人，但我们的经历截然不同。

context

n.上下文, 文章的前后关系

contraction

n.收缩, 缩写式, 紧缩

The contraction of muscle is a reaction of the body.

肌肉的收缩是人体的一种反应。

"I'll" is a contraction of "I will".

“I'll”是“I will”的缩写。

contractor

n.订约人, 承包人

Who is the contractor on the new motorway?

谁是这条新公路的承包商?

The person is a building contractor.

那人是个承建商。

contribute to

v.捐献

convention

n.大会, 协定, 习俗, 惯例

conventional

adj.惯例的, 常规的, 习俗的, 传统的

"How are you?" is a conventional greeting.

“你好”是一个习惯问候语。

He often speaks a few conventional remarks.

他总是喜欢说老生常谈的那几句话。

conventionally

adv.按照惯例, 照常套, 照老例

converge

v.聚合, 集中于一点vt.会聚

convert

n.皈依者vt.使转变, 转换...,使...改变信仰

Coal can be converted to gas.

煤可以转化成煤气。

My mother has converted to Catholicism.

我母亲已转而信仰天主教。

He is a recent convert to Christianity.

他最近改信基督教了。

converter

n.转炉

convict

vt.证明...有罪, 宣告...有罪n.罪犯

The criminal was convicted of murder.

歹徒被判谋杀罪。

The escaped convict has been caught by the police again.

越狱的逃犯已经再次被警方抓获。

convinced

adj.确信的, 深信的

convincing

adj.令人信服的, 有力的, 令人心悦诚服的

convivial

adj.欢宴的, 欢乐的

coral reef

n.珊瑚礁

core

n.果核, 中心, 核心

He ate the plum, and threw the core away.

他吃掉了李子，并扔掉了果核。

The core of our appeal is freedom of speech.

我们的要求的核心是言论自由。

He is American to the core.

他是个地地道道的美国人。

correlated

adj.有相互关系的

corrosion

n.侵蚀, 腐蚀状态

corruption

n.腐败, 贪污, 堕落

The new military rulers said that the previous government had been riddled with corruption. 新的军事统治者说，前政府已经腐败透顶。

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