Lesson 2-3 Flashcards
(50 cards)
capitulate
投降；屈服；停止抵抗
Their forces capitulated five hours after the bombardment of the city began.
在該市被轟炸了五個小時之後，他們的軍隊投降了。
caprice
異想天開；反覆無常；突發奇想
The $300 million palace was built to satisfy the caprice of one man.
用三億美元建造這座宮殿就是為了滿足一個人的心血來潮。
capricious
反覆無常的
a capricious child
任性的小孩
caricature
漫畫（藝術）；諷刺畫；諷刺描述
The characters in his early novels are a lot subtler than the overblown caricatures in his more recent work.
和他近期作品中誇張的諷刺描述相比，他早期小說中的人物要含蓄得多。
cataclysm
cataclysm
劇變；大災難；大變動
catharsis
情感宣洩，精神淨化（如透過寫作、戲劇等活動或經歷）
caveat
（進一步行動前的）警告，告誡；限制條款
He agreed to the interview, with the caveat that he could approve the final article.
他答應接受訪問，條件是訪問稿刊登前須經他同意。
chagrin
（尤指失敗或錯誤引起的）失望，懊喪，懊惱
My children have never shown an interest in music, much to my chagrin.
我的孩子們從沒對音樂表現出一點興趣，真讓我失望。
charismatic
充滿個人魅力的
Few were able to resist this charismatic and persuasive leader.
沒有幾個人能抗拒這位領袖的雄辯及魅力。
choleric
choleric
暴怒的；易怒的，性情暴躁的
churn sth out
（不顧品質快速地）大量生產；粗製濫造
The factory churns out thousands of pairs of these shoes every week.
那家工廠每週生產數千雙這樣的劣質鞋子。
circumvent
（尤指巧妙或非法地）逃避，規避，繞過
Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations.
船隻在外國註冊以規避僱用以及安全規定。
clamour
大聲（或吵鬧）地抱怨，大聲地要求
The children were all clamouring for attention.
孩子都吵吵嚷嚷希望引起注意。
coalesce
聯合；連結
The answer will come out if you coalesce these three equations. 你將這三個方程式連結一下，答案就出來了。
coalition
（不同政黨或不同群體的人為特定目標而暫時形成的）聯盟，同盟，聯合體
Government by coalition has its own peculiar set of problems.
聯合政府有其自身特有的一系列問題。
coax
哄勸；哄騙；勸誘
Perhaps you could coax your father into taking you to the station.
也許你能花言巧語說服父親帶你去車站。
coercion
強制，強迫；威逼，脅迫
He claimed the police had used coercion, threats, and promises to obtain the statement illegally.
他聲稱警方曾用威逼、恐嚇和承諾的方法來非法獲取供詞。
cogitate
cogitate
仔細考慮；深思熟慮；沉思
collate
對照，核對，校勘
to collate data/information
核對數據／資訊
combustible
可燃的，易燃的
Wood and coal are both combustible substances.
木頭和煤炭都是易燃物質。
combustion
燃燒
spontaneous combustion 自然燃燒
come down with sth
患上，染上（尤指小病）
I think I’m coming down with flu.
我想我染上流感了。
commemorate
（尤指舉行公開儀式或豎立雕塑或特別建築）紀念，緬懷
Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the war.
我們聚集在這座教堂裡，緬懷那些在大戰中喪生的人。
commodious
寬敞的，寬敞而便利的
His house was spacious and commodious, and furnished with profusion and elegance. 他的房子寬敞而便利，布置得富麗優雅。
