美国ARCO权威托福参考词汇:C字头

C
candid¹
adj.无偏见的, 公正的, free from bias², prejudice, or malice³ : FAIR
坦白的, 率直的 marked by honest sincere expression
care
n.注意, 照料, 烦恼, 忧虑 painstaking⁴ or watchful⁵ attention
vi.关心, 顾虑 1. to feel trouble or anxiety ;
喜爱 2. to have a liking⁶, fondness, or taste
vt.在意 to be concerned about or to the extent of
carve
v.雕刻 to cut with care or precision ; 切开 to make or get by or as if by cutting
celebrate
v.庆祝, 祝贺to honor (as a holiday) by solemn ceremonies
表扬, 赞美 to hold up or play up for public notice
举行to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites⁷
chart
n.海图 a map for the use of navigators ;
图表 a sheet giving information in tabular form
vt.制图 to make a map or chart of

circulate
v.(使)流通 to pass from person to person or place to place
(使)循环, (使)传播 to move in a circle, circuit, or orbit; especially : to follow a course that returns to the starting point
classify
vt.分类 to assign (as a document) to a category; 分等 to arrange in classes
colleague
n.同事, 同僚 an associate in a profession or in a civil or ecclesiastical office
collusion
n.共谋,勾结secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
command
v.命令, 指挥to direct authoritatively⁸ :ORDER;支配to exercise a dominating influence over
俯临 to overlook or dominate from or as if from a strategic position

commonplace
n.平凡的事 something commonly found ;
平常话 an obvious or trite⁹ comment
adj.平凡的 commonly found : ORDINARY, UNREMARKABLE
compromise
n./ v.妥协, 折衷to adjust or settle by mutual¹⁰ concessions¹¹
危及...的安全 to cause the impairment of
conceal¹²
vt.隐藏, 隐蔽 to place out of sight ; 隐瞒 to prevent disclosure or recognition of
confidential¹³
adj.秘密的, 机密的 PRIVATE, SECRET
conform
vt.使一致to give the same shape, outline, or contour to : bring into harmony or accord
使遵守, 使顺从 to be obedient or compliant¹⁴ ? usually used with to

congregate¹⁵
v.聚集 to come together into a group, crowd, or assembly
conserve¹⁶
vt.保存, 保藏 to keep in a safe or sound state
considerably¹⁷
adv.相当地 1. worth consideration : SIGNIFICANT ; 2. large in extent or degree
conspicuous¹⁸
adj.显著的 attracting attention : STRIKING
contemporary
adj./n. 当代的, 同时代的(人)
happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time

contrast
vt.使与...对比, 使与...对照
to set off in contrast : compare or appraise¹⁹ in respect to differences
convenient
adj.便利的, 方便的 suited to personal comfort or to easy performance
counter
n.计算器, 计数器柜台, 筹码
adv./prep.相反地 in an opposite or wrong direction
craggy
adj.多峭壁的,崎岖的1.full of crags:craggy slopes ; 2 ROUGH, RUGGED²⁰ :a craggy face

critic
n.批评家, 评论家 one who expresses a reasoned opinion on any matter
吹毛求疵者 one given to harsh or captious²¹ judgment²²
crush
vt.压碎, 碾碎to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure curious