previous tests (C-1) Flashcards
complacency
自滿,自鳴得意
What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons.
這些女孩讓我生氣的是她們的自滿想法——她們似乎根本沒有擴展知識面的願望。
corpse
(通常指人的)屍體
carcass
(尤指大型動物的)屍體;(供野生動物食用的)畜體
Vultures flew around in the sky waiting to pick at the rotting carcass of the deer.
禿鷹在天空盤旋等待著啄食鹿漸漸腐爛的屍體。
catastrophe
大災難;大災禍
They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.
他們收到警告,生態災難即將來臨。
commodity
商品,貨物
The country’s most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds.
該國最有價值的商品包括錫和鑽石。
culprit
過失者;責任人
Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.
警方希望公衆能協助他們抓到罪犯。
connotation
內涵意義;隱含意義;聯想意義
The word “lady” has connotations of refinement and excessive femininity that some women find offensive.
lady 一詞有優雅和過分嬌柔的涵義,因此某些女性覺得該詞具有冒犯意。
compromise
妥協;折衷;讓步;和解
It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today’s talks.
希望今天的會談能達成妥協。
chunk
大塊;厚塊
a chunk of cheese/meat
一大塊起司/肉
commitment
忠誠;投入;奉獻;承諾,保證,諾言
Players must make a commitment to play for a full season.
隊員必須保證參加整個賽季的比賽
cohesion
凝聚(力);團結
social/national cohesion
社會/國家凝聚力
constraint
限制;束縛;約束
The constraints of politeness wouldn’t allow her to say what she really thought about his cooking.
出於禮貌,她不會說出自己對他的廚藝的真實看法。
cosmetics
化妝品
We sell a wide range of cosmetics and toiletries at a very reasonable price.
我們出售各種各樣的化妝品和洗漱用品,價格公道。
consumption
消費量;消耗量
As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying.
我們整個國家對垃圾食品的消費量十分驚人。
conformity
(對社會規則的)遵從,遵守;從眾
It’s depressing how much conformity there is in such young children.
這麽小的孩子就唯唯諾諾,真是令人沮喪。
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。
compatible
可共存的;協調的;相容的
It was when we started living together that we found we just weren’t compatible.
等到開始生活在一起時,才發現我們根本合不來。
contestant
參賽選手;競爭者
In tonight’s quiz, our contestants have come from all over the country.
參加今晚知識競賽的選手們來自全國各地。
camaraderie
同志情誼;友情
When you’ve been climbing alone for hours, there’s a tremendous sense of camaraderie when you meet another climber.
獨自攀登數小時後遇到另一個攀登者,這時你會產生強烈的志同道合感。
catharsis
情感宣洩,精神淨化(如透過寫作、戲劇等活動或經歷)
curator
(博物館、圖書館等的)館長
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。
cholesterol
膽固醇
an oil that is high in polyunsaturates and low in cholesterol
不飽和脂肪含量高而膽固醇含量低的食用油
constipated
便秘的
If you ate more fibre you wouldn’t get constipated.
要是你多吃纖維素,就不會便秘了。