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canvass

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仔细检查,详尽讨论:examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; 游说,去(一个地区)的各处或找到(个人)来拉选票或订单:solicits votes or orders

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capitulate

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投降,默许:give all resistance

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caprice

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一时冲动的决定:impulsive change; 反复无常,善变:change, impulsively

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captivate

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吸引:attract

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careworn

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忧心忡忡的,焦虑的:grief, anxiety

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cardinal

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主要的,非常重要的:foremost importance, paramount

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caricature

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用讽刺歪曲等手法的夸张,漫画,讽刺画:exaggeration; 嘲笑性模仿或夸张:copy, exaggerate

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carnal

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肉体的,物质的:physical; 世俗的:worldly

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carouse

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畅饮,狂欢作乐:drink, freely

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carp

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对小事吹毛求疵,挑剔,表现不满:peevish criticism, objections, express dissatisfaction, tiresomely

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carve

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雕刻:three-dimensional representation; (通过长期不懈努力)开创,开拓:produce or bring about

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cast

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演员,演员阵容:a set of characters; 选派(演员):assign, actor; 提出:give off; 抛弃:get rid of

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castigate

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强烈(公开)指责:criticize; 惩罚:penalty

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catalyze

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成为···的导火索,导致:be the cause of

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catastrophe

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大灾难:tragedy; 彻底的失败:utter failure

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categorical

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没有例外的,无条件限制的,绝对的:without, qualification, absolute

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catholic

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普遍的,包容的:not limited or specialized

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caustic

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腐蚀性的:destroying, eating away; 挖苦讽刺的,刻薄的:incisive sarcasm

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caveat

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警告,告诫:warning of a specific limitation

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cavil

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挑剔,吹毛求疵:quibble

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cavort

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欢快地蹦跳或行走,雀跃:sprightly

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cede

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(根据条约)放弃,割让:surrender possession of

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cement

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粘合,粘合剂:uniting, binding

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censor

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审查并删除不良的东西:examine, delete

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censorious
挑剔指责的:critical
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censure
公开表示反对,谴责:public, formal disapproval
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census
人口普查:survey, population
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cessation
终止,暂停:stopping of a process
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chaff
开玩笑:make jokes
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chagrin
沮丧,懊恼:mind
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chameleon
变色龙,善变的人:changes or adopts opinions
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champion
支持:support
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chaos
混乱:disorder, confusion
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charade
装模作样:intended to deceive; 动作字谜:represented in pantomime
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charlatan
骗子,装懂的人:fraudulent
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chary
非常谨慎的:cautious
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chase
镂雕(金属)以装饰:decorate; 驱赶:force out
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chasm
分歧,(意见、利益或忠诚上)明显差异:pronounced difference
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chauvinistic
盲目爱国的:excessive favoritism
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check
使突然停止,阻止:arrest, abruptly; 同意,一致:agreement
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cherubic
天使般可爱的:rosy
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chicanery
诡计多端的,欺骗:deception
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chide
责备:scold mildly
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choleric
易怒的,暴躁的:angered; 生气的:anger, irate
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chord
与···和谐一致,符合:accord, agree
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chromatic
彩色的:colors
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chronic
经常发生的,复发的:frequent recurrence;习惯性的,不可能改变的:not likely, change
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churl
粗野的人:rude, boorish; 吝啬鬼:mean, stingy
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cipher
无影响或无价值的人:no importance, influence; 计算(价值):determine, mathematical operations; 密码:conceal
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circuitous
迂回的,不直接的:not, forthright, direct; 冗长的:more, necessary
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circumlocution
绕圈子说话:unnecessarily, indirect, evasion; 冗长:too many
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circumscribe
限制:limit; 包围,围绕:surround
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circumspect
谨慎的,小心的:careful
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circumvent
躲避,不遵从:avoid, comply
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civility
彬彬有礼:courteous, politeness
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claim
要求(权利):ask for, right; 断言:state as a fact; 剥夺生命:deprive, life; 权利:right
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clandestine
隐藏的,秘密的:secret, illicit, improper
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clarion
清楚响亮的:loud, clear
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clarity
清晰,清楚:clear, lucidity; 清澈透明:easily seen through
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clasp
紧握:holding
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clement
宽容的,善良的:tolerant, kind; 气候温和的:neither, high, low
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cliché
陈词滥调(的):hackneyed
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clog
阻碍物:something, movement, progress difficult; 阻碍:difficulty; 堵塞:prevent, through
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clot
密集的一群:a number of things, a unit; 堵塞:prevent, through, filling with something; 凝结:jelly
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cloudburst
突然的一场暴雨:sudden copious rainfall
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clout
权力,影响力:influence
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cloying
甜得发腻的,感情用事的:sweet, sentimental
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clumsy
笨拙的:lacking, nimbleness, lack, skill; 不文雅的:lacking, grace, inability, graceful; 不精致的:roughly
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coagulate
(使)凝结,(使)变稠:coherent, clot
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coalesce
合并,融合:whole, fuse
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coax
哄骗:pleading, flattery, cajole
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coda
终曲:concluding passage
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coerce
(以武力)强制:force, threat
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coeval
同时代的,同龄的:equal age
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cogent
令人信服的:convincing; 相关的:pertinent
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cognizant
知道的,意识到的:aware
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collapse
突然倒塌或收缩:fall, shrink; 完全耗尽体力:depletion, energy, strength; 失败:unsuccessful
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collude
串通,共谋(做坏事):together secretly, fraudulent, deceitful, conspire
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colossal
巨大的:size, degree, immense
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coltish
不守纪律的:not subjected, discipline; 爱开玩笑的:joking, teasing
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coma
昏迷,深度无知觉:profound unconsciousness; 迟钝,冷漠:sluggishness
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combustible
可燃的:igniting; 容易激动的:easily excited
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comely
漂亮的,吸引人的:pleasing, wholesome, attractive
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comity
友好,社会和谐:friendly, harmony
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commencement
开始:beginning; 毕业典礼:conferring
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commend
赞扬:approbation, praise; 委托保管:entrust; 推荐:recommend
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commensurate
同样大小的:equal; 相称的,相当的:proportionate
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commingle
充分混合:blend
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commitment
致力,投入:obligated, impelled; 确信:belief; 承诺,表态:revealing one’s view
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committed
忠诚的,忠实的:loyal
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commodious
宽敞舒适的:spacious
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commonsensical
符合常识的,有依据的:common sense, sound
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commotion
骚乱:disturbance
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compendium
摘要:summary, abstract; 目录,各种各样的列表或集合:list, collection
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complacency
自满,无忧患意识:self-satisfaction, unawareness of trouble
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complaisance
愿意顺从,讨好,彬彬有礼:comply, affability
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compliant
顺从的:submissive
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compliment
称赞,恭维:praise; 敬意,免费赠送的礼物:respectful
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comply
遵从:conform, submit
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compose
使镇定:calm; 组成,构成:form, constitute