Unit 9
coterminous a.毗连的;有共同边界的 [也写作contermious, con+term边界,结束;terminate结束]
couch n.床;睡椅;麦牙糖 [var of QUITCH =quitch grass 茅草]
counterfeit a.n.v.假冒的;伪作;骗子 [countrefet, -fait, pp. of contrefaire]
countermand v.撤回;取消 [contremander contramandare(CONTRA-,mandare order)]
counterpart n.相对物;极相似之物 [counterpane(装饰用的)床罩,床单 counterpiston 逆活塞]
coupling n.联结;联合体
covenant n.契约;盟约 [ pres part of co(n)venir, formed as CONVENE召集;集合]
covert a.暗地的;隐藏的 [ covert of covrir COVER]
covetous a.贪婪的 [coveitous Gallo-Roman be ~ of another person's]
property 贪图他人财产
cower v.畏缩;退缩 [kuren lie in wait COW 恐吓;威胁]
coxcomb n.纨裤子弟;花花公子[鸡冠花(cockscomb)= cock's comb(see COCK), orig(a cap worn by)a]
jester(尤指中世纪王侯、贵族所豢 养的)小丑,弄臣
coy a.害羞的
cozen v.欺骗 [16th-c perh rel to COUSIN 堂兄弟(姊妹) cozen a person of (out of)something=~ something of (out of) a] [person 骗取某人的某物 cozenage 欺骗,哄骗]
cozy a.温暖而舒适的 [同COSY a ~ little restaurant 舒适雅致的小餐厅 cozy up to aperson(美口语)博取<某人>的欢心, 好]<[某人>]
crabbed a.乖戾的;暴躁的 [CRAB, assoc with CRAB 蟹]
cracker n.爆竹,摔爆;一种装有糖果
cram v.填塞;仓促用功 [crammian cramming adj]
cranky a.胡思乱想的;发疯的 [perh obs crank rogue feigning sickness CRANK曲柄;弯曲,虚浮的委婉话]
crass a.粗鲁的;愚蠢的 [ crassus solid, thick]
craven a.懦弱的 [ crepare burst;assim to ]
crease n.v.皱痕;(使)起皱痕
credence n.相信 [credentia credere believe]
credo n.信条 [= I believe]
credulity n.轻信;易信 [ credulus credere believe]
creed n.教义;信条 [ creda CREDO]
creek n.小湾;小溪 [kreke(or crike by lengthening)]
crepuscular a.在晨曦时刻活动的 [ crepusculumtwilight(日出前的)微明,晓光;曙光;(较常指日落后的)黄昏,薄暮]
crestfallen a.垂头丧气的 [CREST鸡冠+FALLEN]
crevice n.裂缝;破口 [ crevace
cringe n.v.畏缩;奉承 [ crenge, crenche, cringan, crincan: CRANK脾气暴躁的
cringing 谄媚的;奉承的
cripple n.跛子;残废的 [ crypel, rel to CREEP 爬行,匍匐]
crisp a.脆的;活泼的 [ crispus curled卷曲]
criterion n.标准;定规 [ kriterion means of judging(cf CRITIC)]
crooked a.有钩的;弯曲的;秘密造的 [CROOK, prob after crook屈曲,弯曲部;曲柄拐杖]
cross a.不高兴的 [ cros kross cros crux cruc-]
crotchety a.思想奇怪的;怪僻的 [CROTCHET奇想;反复无常+-Y]crude a.未提炼的;生的;粗野 [ crudus raw, rough crudity 未成熟;生硬;粗杂;粗糙粗野的行为 (言辞)]
crumble v.粉碎;崩溃;灭亡 [ formed as CRUMB;The old wall is crumbling away]
at the edges 那道古墙的边缘逐渐崩塌
crunch v.嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼;压碎[同scrunch earlier cranch, assim to munch用力嚼 A dog was ~ing on a bone一只狗在咯吱咯吱地啃着骨头]
crusade n.十字军;圣战;改革运动[earlier croisade(croix cross)or crusado(Sp cruz cross)crusader 十字军战士改革运动者 crusado(铸有 十字架之)葡萄牙古金币或银币]
crux n.紧要关头;要点 [ = cross("十字形")the ~ of a problem 问题的核心 cruzeiro巴西的货币单位(相当于美金 5.4 cents] [(1965))]
cryogenic a.低温的;低温学的[cryogen (化学)致冷剂;冷冻剂 cryo- (用于复合字中) 表"冰冷,严寒"之义,如: cryometer低温计 (内装酒精,而非水银)]
cryptic a.神秘的;隐藏的 [ crypticus kruptikos(CRYPTO-)]
cryptogram n.密码 [cryptogrammic 亦作cryptogammatic 密码的;暗号的;似密码或暗号的 crypto(复合用词)表示"隐的,秘密的"]
cuddle v.抚爱地怀抱;贴着身睡 [16th c: perh dial couth snug舒适的]
cuisine n.烹调;烹饪法 [ coquina coquere to cook]
culinary a.厨房的;烹调的 [ culinarius culina kitchen]
cull v.拣选;剔除 [ coillier etc colligere COLLECT]
culmination n.顶点;最高潮[the ~ of one's ambition 某人雄心 (抱负) 的极致 2(天文)通过子午线,中天 culminate 到达最高点 (极点,绝顶) ;达到最高潮 (极盛)]
culpable a.该受谴责的 [ culpabilis culpare culpa blame]
cultivate v.耕种 [med cultivare cultiva(terra)arable(land)(CULT)]
cultivating n.力求与人交往
cupidity n.贪婪 [ cupidite or cupiditas ]
curb n.马勒;控制 [ courber curvare bend, CURVE曲线;弯曲]
curmudgeon n.守财奴 [curly 鬈发的;卷曲的;卷缩的 curr(鸽、猫等)发咕咕声;发呜呜声 currant 小粒的无子葡萄干]
curry v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ correier ]
cursive a.草体的 [medL(scriptura)cursiva currere curs- run]
cursory a.匆促的;粗略的 [ cursorius of a runner(CURSOR计算尺游标)]
curtail v.缩短;缩减 [ courtault court short curtus: assim to tail]
cushion n.垫子;后腿肉;缓解 [ mattress, 拉丁"腰,臀"a ~ against inflation 缓解通货膨胀的政策]
The grass ~ed his fall 草坪缓和了他坠落时的撞积 pincushion(裁缝用)针垫
custody n.监护;保管 [ custodia custos -odis guardian custodian管理人;看守人,afterguardian]
cute a.聪明的;可爱的 [shortening of ACUTE敏锐的]
cyclopean a.巨大的 [独眼巨人 Cyclops(似)的;cyclopia(医)独眼畸形]
cynic n.愤世嫉俗;不信人间真情 [ cynicus kunikos ]
cynosure n.众人注目之的[ kunosoura dog's tail, Ursa Minor kuon kunos dog+oura tail cy
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