Flashcards in C Deck (89)
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Cacophonous
adj. unpleasant- or harsh-sounding
發音不和諧的
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Cacophony
n. a jarring(刺人耳目的), unpleasant noise
雜音
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Cadge
v. to beg; sponge(討得)
乞討，行乞
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Callous
adj. thick-skinned; insensitive
起老繭的；麻木不仁的
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Calumny
n. false and malicious(惡意的) accusation; slander
誹謗
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Canard
n. false, deliberately misleading story
謬傳（尤指惡意編選的）
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Canon
n. an established principle; a basis or standard for judgement; a group of literary works
準則，標準；（某作家的）真作集
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Canonical
adj. belonging to a group of literary works
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Cant
n. insincere talk; language of a particular group
虛假言辭； 行話，隱語
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Cantankerous
adj. irritable; ill-humored
脾氣壞且愛嘮叨的
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Capricious
adj. fickle(易變的)
善變的
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Caprice
n. an inclination to change one's mind compulsively
多變；反覆無常
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Captious
adj. faultfinding(愛挑剔的); intended to entrap, as in an argument
吹毛求疵的；撥弄是非的，強詞奪理的
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Cardinal
adj. of foremost importance
重要的，主要的
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Carnal
adj. of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites
肉體的；世俗的
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Carp
v. to find fault; complain
吹毛求疵
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Cartography
n. science of making maps
地圖製作
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Caste
n. any of the hereditary social classes of Hindu society; social stratification
種姓；等級制度
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Castigation
n. punishment; chastisement(懲戒); criticism
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Cataclysm
n. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change
劇烈變動
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Catalyst
n. something causing change
刺激（或促進）因素
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Categorical
adj. absolute; without exception
絕對的；至上的
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Caucus
n. smaller group within an organization
核心小組
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Causal
adj. involving a cause
原因的；因果的
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Caustic
adj. sarcastically biting; burning
（語言）尖刻的；（物質）腐蝕性的
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Celestial
adj. concerning the sky or heavens; sublime(出眾的)
天空的，天國的；精妙的
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Centrifugal
adj. moving away from a center
離心的
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Centripetal
adj. moving or directed toward a center
向心性的
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Champion
v. to defend or support
擁護，支持
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