contribution/ 9kCntrI5bju:Fn; 9kBntrE`bjuFEn/ n ~ (to/towards sth) (a) [U] action of contributing 捐款; 捐助; 貢獻; 促

contribution

/ 9kCntrI5bju:Fn; 9kBntrE`bjuFEn/ n ~ (to/towards sth) (a) [U] action of contributing 捐款; 捐助; 貢獻; 促 成 ; 投 稿 : the contribution of money to charity 慈善捐款. (b) [C] thing contributed 捐贈物; 稿件: a small contribution (ie of money) to the collection 少量捐款 *| The editor is short of contributions (ie articles) for the May issue. 編輯缺少五月號刊物用的稿件. *| (fig 比喻) The signing of such a treaty would be a major contribution towards (ie would help greatly to bring about) world peace. 簽訂這樣一項條約, 是對世界和平的重大貢獻.

contributory

/ kEn5trIbjUtErI; ?@ -tR:rI; kEn`trIbjE9tRrI/ adj [usu attrib 通常作定語] 1 helping to cause sth 促成

某事物的; 有助於某事物的: a contributory factor, cause, etc 起 促成 作用 的因 素、 原 因等 *|contributory negligence, eg that helped to cause an accident 共同過失（受傷一方因本身疏忽造成的事故）. 2 paid for by contributions 由捐助支付的: a con,tributory `pension scheme, ie paid for by both employers and employees 共集年金制（由雇主和職工共同出資）.

contrite

/ 5kCntraIt; `kBntraIt/ adj filled with or showing deep regret for having done wrong; repentant 痛悔前非的; 悔恨不已的: a contrite apology, manner 深表懊悔的致歉、 樣子 *| She was contrite the morning after her angry outburst. 她發了一頓脾氣之後一早上追悔莫及.

contritely

adv.

contrition

/ kEn5trIFn; kEn`trIFEn/ n [U] deep regret for having doing wrong; repentance 悔恨; 痛悔; 懺悔.

contrivance

/ kEn5traIvEns; kEn`traIvEns/ n 1 [C] ~ (for doing sth/to do sth) (a) device or tool, esp one made by an individual for a particular purpose 機械裝置或用具（尤指為某用途而特制之物）: a contrivance for cutting curved shapes 可作曲線切削的用具 *| He erected some contrivance for storing rain-water. 他裝設了一種貯存雨水的器具. (b) complicated or deceitful plan 計謀; 騙術: an ingenious contrivance to get her to sign the document without reading it 為使她不經過目就簽署文件的妙計. 2 [U] capacity to do or accomplish sth 能力: Some things are beyond human contrivance. 有些事情人們是無能為力的. 3 [U] action of contriving 發 明 ; 設 計 : the contrivance of an effective method 一種實用方法的產生.

contrive

/ kEn5traIv; kEn`traIv/ v (fml 文) 1 [Tn] plan (sth) cleverly or deceitfully; invent; design 謀劃或策劃（某事）; 發明; 設計: contrive a device, an experiment, a means of escape 設計一個裝置; 籌劃一項實驗; 策劃逃跑 *| contrive a way of avoiding paying tax 設法逃稅 *| Their sudden outburst was obviously genuine; it couldn't have been contrived. 他們突如其來的發作顯然是真的, 這是裝不出來的. 2 [Tt] manage (to do sth) in spite of difficulties 想盡辦法做某事物: contrive to live on a small income 靠菲薄的收入精打細算過日子 *| (ironic 反語) He contrived to 583make matters worse, ie unintentionally made

them worse by what he did. 他弄巧成拙.

contrived

adj (derog 貶) 1 planned in advance rather than being spontaneous or genuine 人為的; 策劃的; 非自發的; 虛假的: a contrived incident intended to mislead the newspapers 企圖蒙蔽報界的人為事件. 2 obviously invented; not lifelike 杜撰的; 缺乏真實性的: a novel with a very contrived plot 情節十分虛假的小說.

control

/ kEn5trEUl; kEn`trol/ n 1 [U] ~ (of/over sb/sth) power or authority to direct, order or limit （指揮、 命令或限制的）能力, 權力; 控制; 支配; 管理: children who lack parental control, ie are not kept in order by their parents 缺乏父母管教的孩子 *| He has no control over his emotions. 他控制不住自己的感情. *| In the latest elections our party has got/gained control (of the council). 在這次選舉中, 本黨獲得了（對議會的）控制權. *| She managed to keep control of her car on the ice. 她在冰上開車時, 盡力控制住了汽車. *| A military government took control (of the country). 軍政府接管了（國家）. *| The city is in/under the control of enemy forces. 該城現處於敵軍的控制之下. *| The pilot lost control of the plane. 飛行員失去了對飛機的控制. *| He got so angry he lost control (of himself), ie started to behave wildly. 他氣得無法自制. *|Due to circumstances beyond/outside our control, we cannot land here. 由於出現了我們無 法 控 制 的 情況 , 我 們不 能 在 此 著陸 . 2 [U] management; guidance; restriction 管制; 指導; 限制: control of traffic/traffic control 交通管制*| control of foreign exchange 外匯管理 *| She argued for import control, ie the restricting of imports. 她主張實行進口限制. *| [attrib 作定語] arms-control talks 軍備控制談判. 3 [C] ~ (on sth) means of limiting or regulating 限制或管理的手段: government controls on trade and industry 政府對工商業的管理措施 *| The arms trade should be subject to rigorous controls. 對軍火貿易應該嚴加限制. 4 [C] standard of comparison for checking the results of an experiment （實驗的）對照標準: One group was treated with the new drug, and a second group was treated with the old one as a control. 對一組使用新藥, 對另一組則使用舊藥以資對照. *|[attrib 作定語] a con`trol group 作為對照的一組.

5 [C usu pl 通常作復數] switches, levers, etc by which a machine is operated or regulated （機器的）操縱裝置（如開關、操縱桿等）: the controls of an aircraft, ie for direction, height, etc 飛行器的操縱裝置 *| The pilot is at the controls. 飛行員在掌握操縱儀. *| the volume control of a radio, ie the one which regulates loudness 收音機的音量調節器 *| a studio with an array of electronic controls 有一系列電子控制裝置的播音室 *| [attrib 作定語] a control panel, board, lever, etc 操縱盤、板、桿等. 6 [sing] place from which orders are issued or at which checks are made 指揮部 ; 檢查 站 : Mission control ordered the spacecraft to return to earth. 指揮部命令宇宙飛船返回地球. *| Our papers are checked as we go through passport control at the airport. 我們通過機場查驗護照的關卡時, 查驗了我們的證件. 7 (idm 習語) be in control (of sth) direct, manage or rule (sth) 指揮、 管理或支配（某事物）: She may be old, but she's still in control (of all that is happening). 她盡管人已老了, 然而仍由她掌管（一切事情）. *| Who's in control of the project? 誰是這個項目的負責人? *| Enemy forces are in control of the city. 敵軍控 制 著 這 座 城 市 . be/get out of con`trol be/become no longer manageable 失去控制: The children are out of control. 管不住這些孩子了. *| Inflation has got out of control. 通貨膨脹已失去控制. bring/get sth/be under con`trol subdue or master sth/be subdued or mastered 抑 制 ; 控 制 : You must get your spending under control. 你必須節制開支. *|The fire has been brought under control. 火勢已受到控制. *| Don't worry; everything's under control, ie all difficulties are being dealt with. 別擔心, 一切都在控制之下.

control tower

building at an airport from which the taking off and landing of aircraft is controlled （機場的）指揮塔, 指揮調度臺; 塔臺.

control

/ kEn5trEUl; kEn`trol/ v (-ll-) [Tn] 1 have power or authority over (sb/sth) 控制, 操縱, 管理, 支配（某人[某事物]）: a dictator who controlled the country for over 50 years 統治該國達 50 多年之久的獨裁者 *| Can't you control that child (ie make it behave properly)? 你管不了那個孩子嗎? *| an aircraft which is hard to control at high speeds 高速飛行難以控制的飛機 *| I was so 584furious I couldn't control myself, and I hit him.

我氣得不得了, 就打了他. 2 regulate (sth) 管理

（ 某 事 物 ） : control traffic, immigration, supplies, prices 管理交通、 移民事務、 物資供

應、 物價 *| This knob controls the radio's

volume. 這 個 旋 鈕 可 調 節 收 音 機 的 音 量 . *|

government efforts to control inflation, ie stop

it getting worse 政府控制通貨膨脹的努力. 3

check (sth); verify 檢查（某事物）; 檢驗: regular

inspections to control product quality 對產品

質量的常規檢查.

controllable

adj that can be controlled 可控制的; 可操縱的;

可管理的; 可支配的: Drugs can make violent

patients controllable. 麻醉藥可使狂躁病人安靜

下來.

controller

n person who controls or directs sth, esp a

department or division of a large organization

（尤指大機構中部門的）負責人: the controller of

BBC Radio 英國廣播公司廣播電臺負責人 *| an

air-traffic controller 航空調度員.

controlling interest

(finance 財) possession of enough stock(5b) of

a company to control decision-making 控股權

益: have a controlling interest in a company 在

某公司中有控股權益.

controversial

/ 9kCntrE5v:Fl; 9kBntrE`v[FEl/ adj causing or likely

to cause controversy 引起或可能引起爭論的: a

controversial person, decision, organization, book 有爭議的人物、 決定、 組織、 書.

controversialist

/ -FElIst; -FElIst/ n (fml 文) person who is good at

or fond of controversy 善辯者; 好辯者.

controversially

/ -FElI; -FElI/ adv.

controversy

/ 5kCntrEv:sI, kEn5trCvEsI; `kBntrE9v[sI/ n [U, C] ~

(about/over sth) public discussion or

argument, often rather angry, about sth which

many people disagree with 公開辯論; 論戰:

The appointment of the new director aroused

a lot of controversy, ie Many people publicly

disagreed with it. 新負責人的任命引起了激烈的

爭論. *| a bitter controversy about/over the

siting of the new airport 對新機場選址問題的劇

烈爭論.

controvert

/ 9kCntrE5v:t; `kBntrE9v[t/ v [Tn] (fml 文) deny the

truth of (sth); argue about 否定（某事物）; 爭

論; 反駁: a fact that cannot be controverted 無可置辯的事實.

contumacious

/ 9kCntju:5meIFEs; ?@ -tu:-; 9kBntu`meFEs/ adj (fml 文) obstinate and disobedient 固執的; 桀驁不馴的; 頑抗的.

contumaciously

adv.

contumacy

/ 5kCntjUmEsI; ?@ kEn5tu:mEsI; `kBntumEsI/ n (fml 文) (a) [U] obstinate resistance or disobedience 頑抗; 抗命. (b) [C] instance of this 頑抗.

contumely

/ 5kCntju:mlI; ?@ kEn5tu:mElI; `kBntJ9milI/ n (fml 文) (a) [U] insulting language or treatment 無禮的言辭或行為. (b) [C] instance of this; humiliating insult 侮慢無禮.

contuse

/ kEn5tju:z; ?@ -5tu:z; kEn`tuz/ v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態] (medical 醫) injure (a part of the body) without breaking the skin; bruise 挫傷（身體某部）; 使產生青腫.

contusion

/ kEn5tju:Vn; ?@ -5tu:-; kEn`tjuVEn/ n (medical 醫) bruise 挫傷; 青腫.

conundrum

/ kE5nQndrEm; kE`nQndrEm/ n 1 question, usu with a pun in its answer, that is asked for fun; riddle 問題（答案通常為雙關語的）; 謎語. 2 puzzling problem 傷腦筋的問題: an issue that is a real conundrum for the experts 使專家們大傷腦筋的問題.

conurbation

/ 9kCn:5beIFn; 9kBnL`beFEn/ n large urbanarea formed by the expansion and joining together of several smaller towns 集合城市（由幾個小城鎮擴展連合而構成大的城市區域）.

convalesce

/ 9kCnvE5les; 9kBnvE`lZs/ v [I] regain one's health and strength after an illness 恢復健康和體力; 康復: She went to the seaside to convalesce after her stay in hospital. 她經過住院治療後, 前往海濱養病.

convalescence

/ 9kCnvE5lesns; 9kBnvE`lZsns/ n [sing, U] (period of) gradual recovery of health and strength 康復（期）.

convalescent

/ 9kCnvE5lesnt;9kBnvE`lZsnt/ n, adj (person who is) recovering from illness 康復中的（病人）: a convalescent home, ie a type of hospital where 585people convalesce 療養所.

convection

/ kEn5vekFn; kEn`vZkFEn/ n [U] transmission of heat from one part of a liquid or gas to another by the movement of heated substances （熱的）對流.

convector

/ kEn5vektE(r); kEn`vZktL/ n (also con,vector`heater) room heater that warms air by passing it over hot surfaces and then circulates it 對流加熱器.

convene

/ kEn5vi:n; kEn`vin/ v 1 [Tn] summon (people) to come together; arrange (a meeting, etc) 召集（人們）; 召開（會議等）: convene the members, a committee, etc 召集成員、 委員會會議等. 2 [I] come together (for a meeting, etc) 集合（開會等）: The tribunal will convene tomorrow. 法庭將於明日開庭.

convener (also convenor)

n (a) person who convenes meetings （會議）召集人. (b) (Brit) senior trade union official in a factory or some other place of work 工會領導人: the works convenor 該廠的工會領導人.

convenience

/ kEn5vi:nIEns; kEn`vinjEns/ n 1 [U] quality of being convenient or suitable; freedom from trouble or difficulty 方便; 便利; 適宜; 省事: a library planned for the users' convenience 旨在方便讀者的圖書館 *| I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience. 我把參考書放在書桌旁 用 著 方 便 . *| It was a marriage of convenience, ie They married for material advantage, not for love. 那是一門貪圖財利的親事. 2 [C] (a) arrangement, appliance or device that is useful, helpful or suitable 有用、 有益或適宜的安排、 用具或設施: It was a great convenience to have the doctor living near us. 有醫生住在我們附近真是太方便了. *| The house has all the modern conveniences, eg central heating, hot water supply, etc. 這所房屋有各種現代化的設施（如集中供暖、 熱水供應等設備）. (b) (Brit euph 婉 ) lavatory for the use of the general public （公共）廁所: There is a public convenience on the corner of the street. 在街道的拐角處有公共廁所. 3 (idm 習語) at one's con`venience when and where it suits one 在方便的時候及在適宜的地方: With a caravan, you can stop at your own convenience; you're not dependent on hotels. 開著一輛大篷車, 可以隨意停 下 來 , 不 用 住 旅 館 . at your earliest

con`venience => early. a flag of convenience => flag1.

convenience food

food (eg in a tin, packet, etc) that needs very litttle preparation after being bought 方便食品.

convenient

/ kEn5vi:nIEnt; kEn`vinjEnt/ adj ~ (for sb/sth) 1 fitting in well with people's needs or plans; giving no trouble or difficulty; suitable 適合需要的; 方便的; 省心的; 省事的; 合適的: I can't see him now; it's not convenient. 我現在不便見他. *| Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow? 你明天開始工作方便嗎? *| We must arrange a convenient time and place for the meeting. 我們必須安排一個合適的時間和地點開會. *| A bicycle's often far more convenient than a car in busy cities. 在熱鬧的都市里騎自行車往往比坐汽車方便得多. 2 situated nearby; easily accessible 近便的; 容易到達的: (infml 口) a house that is convenient for (ie is near) the shops 靠近店 的房屋 *| It's useful to have a convenient supermarket. 附近有家超級市場實在方便.

conveniently

adv in a convenient manner 方便地: My house is conveniently near a bus-stop. 我家離公共汽車站不遠, 非常方便.

convent

/ 5kCnvEnt; ?@ -vent; `kBnvZnt/ n building(s) in which a community of nuns lives 女修道院: enter a convent, ie become a nun 當修女 *|[attrib 作定語] a convent school, ie one run by nuns 修女會開辦的學校. Cf 參看 monastery, nunnery (nun).

convention

/ kEn5venFn; kEn`vZnFEn/ n 1 [C] conference of members of a profession, political party, etc （某一職業、 政黨等之人士召開的）大會: a teachers', dentists', etc convention 教師的、 牙科醫生的會議 *| hold a convention 召開大會 *|the US Democratic Party Convention, ie to elect a candidate for President 美國民主黨代表大會（會上選出總統候選人）. 2 (a) [U] general, usu unspoken, agreement about how people should act or behave in certain circumstances （ 某 種 情 況 下 的 ） 習 俗 , 慣 例 : Convention dictates that a minister should resign in such a situation. 依照常規大臣在這種情況下應該辭職. *| By convention the deputy leader is always a woman. 按照慣例這一領導人的副職總是由女子擔任. *| defy convention by wearing outrageous 586clothes 穿著奇裝異服以對抗習俗 *| a slave to

convention, ie sb who always follows accepted ways of doing things 傳統的奴隸（墨守成規的人）.

(b) [C] customary practice 慣常作法; 慣例: the conventions which govern stock-market dealing 證券交易所遵循的慣例. 3 [C] agreement between states, rulers, etc that is less formal than a treaty （國家、 首腦等之間的）協議, 協定 : the Geneva Convention, ie about the treatment of prisoners of war, etc （關於戰俘待遇等問題的）日內瓦協定.

conventional

/ kEn5venFEnl; kEn`vZnFEnl/ adj 1 (a) (often derog 常作貶義) based on convention(2a) 依照慣例的; 約定俗成的; 因循守舊的: conventional clothes, behaviour 老一套的衣物、 行為 *| She's so conventional in her views. 她的觀點太保守. *|He made a few conventional remarks about the weather. 他說了幾句關於天氣的客套話. *|The conventional wisdom is that high wage rises increase inflation, ie That is the generally accepted view. 人們普遍認同的看法是工資增長過 快 會 加劇 通 貨膨 脹 . (b) following what is traditional or customary 依照傳統的; 符合習俗的: a conventional design, method 傳統的式樣、方法. 2 (esp of weapons) not nuclear （尤指武器）常規的, 非核的: conventional missiles, warfare, etc 常 規 的 導 彈 、 戰 爭 等 *| a conven-tional power station, ie fuelled by oil or coal, rather than being powered by a nuclear reactor 使用普通燃料的發電廠（以石油或煤為燃料而非使用核動力的）.

conventionality

/ kEn9venFEn5lEtI; kEn9vZnFEn`AlEtI/ n (a) [U] conventional quality or character 傳統性; 因循性: the timid conventionality of his designs 他在設計中對傳統的亦步亦趨. (b) [C] conventional remark, attitude, etc 因循守舊的言語、 態度等.

conventionalize, -ise

/ kEn5venFEnElaIz; kEn`vZn-FEnl9aIz/ v [Tn] make (sb/sth) conventional 使（某人[某事物]）符合慣例.

conventionally

/ -FEnElI; -FEnlI/ adv: conventionally dressed, designed, etc 傳統穿戴的、 式樣的等.

converge

/ kEn5v:dV; kEn`v[dV/ v 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sb/sth); ~ (at sth) (of lines, moving objects, etc) (come towards each other and) meet at a point （指線條、 運動的物體等）會於一點, 向一點會合; 聚集: armies converging on the capital city 向首

都集結的各路軍隊 *| Parallel lines converge at infinity. 平行線永不相交. *| Enthusiasts from around the world converge on (ie come to) Le Mans for the annual car race. 熱心的觀眾從世界各地涌到勒芒市觀看一年一度的汽車比賽. 2 [I] (fig 比喻) (tend to) become similar or identical （趨於）相似或相同: Our previously opposed views are beginning to converge. 我們原來相互對立的觀點開始趨於一致. *| Some say that capitalism and socialism will eventually converge. 有人說資本主義和社會主義最終會合而為一.

convergence

/ kEn5v:dVEns; kEn`v[dVEns/ n [U].convergent/ kEn5v:dVEnt; kEn`v[dVEnt/ adj: convergentlines, opinions 相交的線條; 趨於一致的意見. =>illus 見插圖. Cf 參看 diverge.

conversant

/ kEn5v:snt; kEn`vLsnt/ adj [pred 作表語] ~ with sth (fml 文) having knowledge of sth; familiar with sth （對某事物）精通, 熟悉: thoroughly conversant with all the rules 對所有的規則了如指掌.

conversation

/ 9kCnvE5seIFn; 9kBnvL`seFEn/ n ~ (with sb) (about sth) (a) [C] informal talk 交談; 談話; 談天:

having a quiet conversation with a friend 跟朋友靜靜地談天 *| She tended to monopolize the conversation. 她說個沒完, 使別人插不上嘴. (b) [U] informal talking 交談; 談話; 談天: He was deep in conversation with his accountant. 他與會計深入交談. *| It can be very difficult, making conversation at a party, ie trying to think of things to say. 在聚會時有時很難找話題跟人應酬. =>Usage at talk1 用法見 talk1.

conversational

/ -FEnl; -FEnl/ adj (a) [attrib 作定語] of talking 談話的: her limited conversational powers 她那有限 的 口 才 . (b) appropriate to conversation; colloquial 適 用 於 會 話 的 ; 口 語 的 : a conversational tone, manner, etc 會話語調、方式等.

conversationalist

/ -FEnElIst; -FEnlIst/ n talker 交談者: a fluent conversationalist 健談的人.

converse

/ kEn5v:s; kEn`v[s/ v [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (with sb) (about sth); ~ (together) (fml 文) talk 交談: She sat conversing with the President. 她坐著與總統交談.

587converse

/ 5kCnv:s; `kBnv[s/ the converse n [sing] 1 the

opposite 相反的事物: He says she is satisfied, but I believe the converse to be true: she is

very dissatisfied. 他說她已心滿意足了, 不過我認

為 實 際 情 況 相 反 : 她 很 不 滿 意 . 2 (in logic)

statement made by reversing two elements of

another statement （邏輯學）反題（將一語句中

的兩個成分顛倒後所成的語句）: `He is happy but

not rich' is the converse of `He is rich but not

happy'. ｀他樂而不富＇是｀他富而不樂＇的反題.

converse

adj [usu attrib 通常作定語] opposite to sth 與

（某事物）相反的; 逆的: They hold converse

opinions. 他們持相反意見.

conversely

adv: You can add the fluid to the powder or, conversely, the powder to the fluid. 可以將液體

加到粉末里, 或者相反, 將粉末加到液體里.

conversion

/ kEn5v:Fn; ?@ kEn5v:rVn; kEn`v[VEn/ n ~ (from sth)

(into/to sth) 1 [U] converting or being

converted 轉變; 變換: the conversion of a barn

into a house, of pounds into dollars 倉房之改

建為寓所、 英鎊之兌換成美元 *| Conversion to

gas central heating will save you a lot of

money. 改用煤氣集中供暖將節省大筆開支. *|

[attrib 作定語] a metric conversion table, ie

showing how to change metric amounts into

or out of another system, by calculation 公制

換算表. 2 [C] instance of this 轉變: a building

firm which specializes in house conversions, eg converting large houses into several flats 專

營改建房屋的建筑公司（如將大房屋改建為幾個單

元者） *| He kicked a penalty goal and two

conversions, ie in Rugby football. 他一次罰球得

分, 兩次觸地後射門得分（在橄欖球賽中）. *| He

used to support monetarist economics, but he

underwent quite a conversion (ie changed his

opinion) when he saw how it increased

unemployment. 他一向贊同貨幣經濟理論, 然而

當他看到這種理論加重了失業現象之後, 他徹底改

變了看法.

convert

/ kEn5v:t; kEn`v[t/ v 1 (a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth)

(from sth) (into/to sth) change (sth) from one

form or use to another 改變（某事物）的形式或

用途: Britain converted to a decimal currency

system in 1971. 英國於 1971 年改行十進制貨幣

體系. *| a ferry that was converted to carry

troops during the war 戰爭期間改作運兵船的渡

輪 *| a converted flat, ie made by dividing up a large house 改建而成的一套房間（將大的房屋分隔而成者） *| convert rags into paper, a house into flats, pounds into francs 用碎布屑造紙、把一所房屋改建成幾個單元、 把英鎊兌換成法郎 *|The room was converted from a kitchen to a lavatory. 這房間由廚房改成了廁所. (b) [Ipr] ~ into/to sth be able to be changed from one form or use to another 可改變形式或用途: a sofa that converts (in) to a bed 可改為床鋪的沙發. 2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sb) (from sth) (to sth) change one's beliefs, esp one's religion; persuade sb to change his beliefs （使）改變信仰 （ 尤 指 宗 教 信 仰 ） : He's converted to Catholicism. 他已皈依天主教. *| convert sb from atheism to Christianity 使某人放棄無神論, 改信基督教. 3 [Tn] (in Rugby football) gain extra points after scoring (a try) by kicking a goal （在橄欖球賽中）（觸地得分後再射）踢中球門獲得附加分. 4 (idm 習語) preach to the converted => preach.

converter, convertor

ns 1 (physics 物) (a) device for converting alternating current to direct current or vice versa 變流器, 逆變器. (b) device that changes the wavelength of a radio signal 變頻器. 2 vessel for refining molten metal 轉爐（冶煉金屬的容器）.

convert

/ 5kCnv:t; `kBnv[t/ n ~ (to sth) person converted to a different belief, esp a different religion 改變信仰（尤指宗教信仰）的人; 皈依者: a convert to socialism 改而信奉社會主義的人 *| Already the new newspaper is winning/gaining converts, ie people who used to read other newspapers.

這家新報紙已經逐漸把其他報紙的讀者爭取過來.

convertible

/ kEn5v:tEbl; kEn`v[tEbl/ adj ~ (into/to sth) that can be converted 可改變的; 可轉換的; 可兌換的:

a sofa that is convertible (into a bed) 可改（為床鋪）的沙發 *| convertible currencies, ie that can be exchanged for those of other countries 可兌換的貨幣.

convertibility

/ kEn9v:tE5bIlEtI; kEn9v[tE`bIlEtI/ n [U]. convertible n car with a roof that can be folded down or removed 摺篷汽車.

convex

/ 5kCnveks; `kBnvZks/ adj with a curved surface like the outside of a ball 凸圓的; 凸面的: a convex lens, mirror, etc 凸透鏡; 凸面鏡等. 588=>illus at concave 見 concave 之插圖. Cf 參看

concave.

convexity

/ kCn5veksEtI; kEn`vZksEtI/ n [U] state of being convex 凸; 凸狀.

convey

/ kEn5veI; kEn`ve/ v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (from...) (to...) (fml 文 ) take sb/sth; carry sb/sth; transmit sb/sth 運載; 運送某人[某物]: Pipes convey hot water from the boiler to the radiators. 通過管道把熱水從鍋爐輸送到散熱器里. *| This train conveys both passengers and goods. 這列火車既載人又載貨. *| a message conveyed by radio 由無線電傳遞的訊息. 2 [Tn, Tf, Tw, Dn.pr, Dpr.f, Dpr.w] ~ sth (to sb) make (ideas, feelings, etc) known to another person 表達或傳達（思想、 感情等）: a poem that perfectly conveys (to the reader) the poet's feelings/what the poet feels （向讀者）充分地表達出詩人思想感情的詩篇 *| Words cannot convey how delighted I was. 言辭無法表達我內心的喜悅. *| Please convey my good wishes to your mother. 請 向 您 母親 轉 達我 的 祝愿 . *|Blenkinsop? No, the name doesn't convey anything to me, ie I do not know or recognize it. Blenkinsop?我不知道這個名字. 3 [Tn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) (law 律) transfer full legal rights to the ownership of (land, property, etc) to sb 轉讓（土地、 財產等）.

conveyor, conveyer

ns person or thing that conveys 運送者; 傳送者; 傳達者; 轉讓者; 運輸設備; 傳送裝置: one of the largest conveyors of passenger traffic 最大的客運工具之一. con`veyor belt (also conveyor) continuous belt or band that moves on rollers and is used for transporting loads (eg products in a factory, luggage at an airport) 傳送帶.

conveyance

/ kEn5veIEns; kEn`veEns/ n 1 [U] (fml 文) conveying 運送; 傳送; 傳達; 轉讓: the conveyance of goods by rail 鐵路貨運. 2 [C] (fml 文) thing that conveys; vehicle 運輸設備; 運載工具; 車輛: old-fashioned conveyances 老式運載工具 *| a public conveyance 公共運輸設備. 3 (law 律) (a) [U] conveying property 轉讓財產: an expert in conveyance 承辦產權轉讓事務的專家. (b) [C] document that conveys property 產權轉讓證書: draw up a conveyance 擬就產權轉讓證書.

conveyancer

n person who prepares conveyances

(conveyance 3b) 備辦產權轉讓證書的人員.

conveyancing

n [U] conveying of property 財產的轉讓.

convict

/ kEn5vIkt; kEn`vIkt/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (of sth) (of a jury or judge) declare in a lawcourt that sb is guilty (of a crime) （指陪審團或法官）宣判某人有（...）罪: She has twice been convicted (of fraud). 她已有兩次被判（詐騙）罪. *| a convicted murderer 已定罪的謀殺犯.

convict

/ 5kCnvIkt; `kBnvIkt/ (also infml 口語亦作 con) n person who has been convicted of crime and is being punished, esp by imprisonment 已決犯; （已定罪并服刑的, 尤指監禁的）囚犯: an escaped convict 逃犯.

conviction

/ kEn5vIkFn; kEn`vIkFEn/ n 1 ~ (for sth) (a) [U] the convicting of a person for a crime 定罪; 科刑: an offence which carries, on conviction, a sentence of not more than five years' imprisonment 定罪後可判處五年以下監禁的罪行.

(b) [C] instance of this 定罪: She has six convictions for theft. 她有六次因盜竊而被判刑. 2 [U, C] ~ (that...) firm opinion or belief 堅定的看 法或信仰 : It's my conviction (ie I firmly believe) that complacency is at the root of our troubles. 我深信自滿情緒是我們各種問題的根源. *| Do you always act in accordance with your convictions? 你是否一貫地本著你的信念行事? 3 [U] believable quality 可信性: She'd made such promises before, and they lacked conviction/didn't carry much conviction. 她以前也作過這樣的許諾, 但都不足信. 4 (idm 習語) be open to conviction => open1. have/lack the courage of one's convictions => courage.

convince

/ kEn5vIns; kEn`vIns/ v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.f] ~ sb (of sth) make sb feel certain; cause sb to realize 使某人確信; 使某人明白: How can I convince you (of her honesty)? 我怎樣才能使你相信（她很誠實）呢? *| What she said convinced me that I was mistaken. 她的一番話使我認識到我錯了. *| I was convinced (ie sure) I saw you there, but it must have been someone else. 我原來真以為看見你在那里, 一定是看錯了人. 2 [Cn.t] (esp US) persuade 說服: What convinced you to vote for them? 究竟是什麼使得你愿意投他們的票?

convinced

adj [attrib 作定語] firm in one's belief 堅信不移 589的; 有堅定信仰的: a convinced Christian 虔誠的

基督徒.

convincible

/ kEn5vInsEbl; kEn`vInsEbl/ adj willing to be

convinced 可被說服的; 可喻之以理的.

convincing

adj that convinces 令人信服的: a convincing

speech, argument, liar 有說服力的講話、 言之

成 理 的 論 據 、 很 能 蠱 惑 人 的 瞎 話 大 王 等 .

convincingly adv: a convincingly argued

statement 雄辯的陳辭.

convivial

/ kEn5vIvIEl; kEn`vIvIEl/ adj (esp fml 尤作文雅語) 1

cheerful and sociable; fond of being with

others 愉 快 而 隨 和 的 ; 好 交 際 的 : convivial

companions 喜歡交際的朋友. 2 full of shared

pleasure and friendliness 聯歡的; 聯誼的: a

convivial evening, atmosphere 歡樂的夜晚、 氣

氛.

conviviality

/ kEn9vIvI5AlEtI; kEn9vIvI`AlEtI/ n [U] 1

cheerfulness; sociability 歡樂; 交游. 2 shared

pleasure, esp with drinking and eating 聯歡

（尤指飲宴作樂）.

convivially

/ -IElI; -IElI/ adv.

convocation

/ 9kCnvE5keIFn; 9kBnvE`keFEn/ n 1 [CGp] formal

assembly, esp the legislative body of the

Church of England or of the graduates of some

universities （正式的）集會（尤指英國國教會制

定規章的機構的會議或某些大學的畢業生評議會）:

Convocation has/have ruled that... 會議規定

如 下 .... 2 [U] (fml 文 ) convoking; calling

together 召集.

convoke

/ kEn5vEUk; kEn`vok/ v [Tn] (fml 文) call together or

summon (a meeting, etc) 召集, 召開（會議等）:

convoke Parliament 召開國會.

convoluted

/ 5kCnvElu:tId; `kBnvE9lutId/ adj 1 coiled; twisted 盤

繞的; 卷曲的: the convoluted folds of the brain

盤繞成團的腦回. 2 (fig 比喻) complicated and

difficult to follow 復雜的; 費解的: a convoluted

argument, explanation, etc 玄之又玄的論點、解釋等.

convolution

/ 9kCnvE5lu:Fn; 9kBnvE`luFEn/ n (usu pl 通常作復數)

coil; twist 盤繞; 拳曲: ornate carving with lots

of curves and convolutions 有很多曲線和 旋的

雕飾 *| (fig 比喻) the bizarre convolutions of

the plot 情節的離奇曲折.

convolvulus

/ kEn5vClvjUlEs; kEn`vBlvjElEs/ n (pl ~es) [C, U] type of twining plant with trumpet-shaped flowers 旋花植物（開喇叭狀的花）.

convoy

/ 5kCnvRI; `kBnvRI/ n 1 (a) group of vehicles or ships travelling together 車隊; 船隊: a large convoy of coal lorries 由運煤卡車組成的龐大車隊 . (b) group of vehicles or ships being escorted for protection while travelling 被護送的車隊或船隊: The convoy was attacked by submarines. 被護送的船隊受到了潛水艇的攻擊. 2 (idm 習語) in `convoy (of travelling vehicles) as a group; together （指行進中的交通工具）組成一隊; 結隊: The supply ships travelled in convoy. 補 給 船 結 隊 航 行 . under `convoy escorted by a protecting force 在護衛下: The missiles were moved under convoy. 導彈在護衛之下轉移.

convoy

/ 5kCnvRI; `kEnvRI/ v [Tn.pr, Tn.p] (esp of a warship) travel with (other ships) in a group to protect them; escort 尤指戰艦為（其他船只）護航: The troop ships were convoyed across the Atlantic. 運兵船被護送渡過大西洋. *| (fig 比喻) parents taking it in turns to convoy children to and from school while the attacker was on the losse 在該暴徒仍逍遙法外期間, 輪流護送孩子往返學校的家長.

convulse

/ kEn5vQls; kEn`vQls/ v [Tn usu passive 通常用於被動語態] cause (sb/sth) to make sudden violent uncontrollable movements 使（某人[某事物]）劇 烈 震 動 : convulsed with laughter, anger, toothache 笑得前仰後合、 氣得暴跳如雷、 牙齒疼得使臉抽搐變形 *| a country convulsed by earthquakes 遭受震災的國家 *| (fig 比喻) Riots convulsed the cities, ie caused violent disturbance. 動亂震撼著這些城市.

convulsion

/ kEn5vQlFn; kEn`vQlFEn/ n 1 (usu pl 通常作復數) sudden violent uncontrollable body movement, caused by contraction of muscles 痙攣; 抽搐:

The child reacted to the drug by going into convulsions. 這孩子全身痙攣, 對藥物有反應. 2 violent disturbance 大亂; 亂子: The leader's assassination led to political convulsions, eg an attempt at revolution. 領導人遇剌引起了政治 動 亂 . 3 convulsions [pl] uncontrollable 590laughter 捧腹大笑: The story was so funny it

had us in convulsions. 這故事滑稽極了, 使我們笑得不亦樂乎.

convulsive

/ kEn5vQlsIv; kEn`vQlsIv/ adj 1 having, producing or consisting of convulsions （產生）痙攣的; 抽搐的: a convulsive movement, spasm, etc 抽搐的動作、 發作等. 2 violently disturbing 大亂的: convulsive upheavals, such as urban riots 大動蕩, 如城市動亂.

convulsively

adv.

cony (also coney)

/ 5kEUnI; `konI/ n (pl conies) 1 [U] fur of the rabbit used to make coats, etc （做大衣等用的）兔毛皮. 2 [C] (arch 古) rabbit 兔子.

coo

/ ku:; ku/ v (pt, pp cooed/ ku:d; kud/, pres p cooing) 1 [I] (of a dove or pigeon) make its characteristic soft cry （指鴿子）發咕咕聲. 2 (infml 口) (a) [I] make a soft murmuring sound like that of a dove 發類似鴿叫的細語聲: a baby cooing 嬰兒的細語. (b) [Tn] say (sth) in a soft murmur 柔聲地說: `It will be all right,' she cooed soothingly. ｀就會好起來的,＇她輕柔地安慰說. 3 (idm 習語) bill and coo => bill2.

coo

n (pl coos) soft murmuring sound (like that) of a dove 鴿子的咕咕聲; 喁喁細語聲.

coo

/ ku:; ku/ interj (Brit infml 口) (used to express surprise 用以表示驚訝) .

cook

/ kUk; kJk/ v 1 (a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (for sb) prepare (food) by heating, eg boiling, baking, roasting, frying 烹調（如煮、 焙、 烤、炸）; 做飯菜: Where did you learn to cook? 你在 哪 里 學 的 烹 飪 ? *| These potatoes aren't (properly) cooked! 這些馬鈴薯還沒熟（透）! *| a cooked breakfast 做好了的早餐 *| He cooked me my dinner. 他給我做了飯. *| I like to cook (Chinese dishes) for my family. 我喜歡給家里人做（中國菜）飯.(b) [I] be prepared in this way 煮, 焙, 烤, 炸; 烹調: The vegetables are cooking. 蔬菜正在做著. *| The meat cooks slowly. 肉熟得慢. *| These apples cook well, ie taste good when cooked. 這種蘋果宜於熟吃. =>Usage 見所附用法. 2 [Tn] (infml derog 口, 貶) alter (sth) secretly or dishonestly so as to deceive; falsify 竄改（某物）; 捏造: He was sent to prison for

cooking the books, ie dishonestly changing the financial records, esp for personal profit.

他因竄改帳目而入獄. *| cook the accounts, statistics, figures 竄改賬目、 統計資料、 數字. 3 [I] (used in the continuous tenses 用於進行時態) (infml 口) be planned; happen as a result of plotting 在籌劃中; （經過策劃而）發生: What's cooking? 發生了什麼事? *| Everybody is being secretive: there's something cooking. 每個人都鬼鬼祟祟, 一定出了什麼事情. 4 (idm 習語) ,cook the `books (infml 口) falsify facts or figures in order to make one's financial position seem better than it really is 偽造帳目; 做假帳. cook sb's `goose (infml 口) ensure that sb fails 使某人 徹 底 失 敗 : When the police found his fingerprints he knew his goose was cooked, ie knew that he would be caught. 警方發現了他的指紋, 他意識到自己已經完了. 5 (phr v) cook sth up (infml 口 ) invent sth, esp in order to deceive 編造某事物（尤指行騙）: cook up an excuse, a story, a bizarre theory, etc 編造藉口、故事、 怪論等.

cook

n 1 person who cooks food 廚師; 廚子; 炊事員: employed as a cook in a hotel 受雇為旅館廚師*| I'm not much of a cook, ie I don't cook well. 我做不好飯菜. *| Were you the cook? ie Did you cook this food? 是你做飯嗎? Cf 參看 chef. 2 (idm 習語) ,too many ,cooks ,spoil the `broth (saying 諺) if too many people are involved in sth, it will not be done properly 廚子多了做壞了湯（人多反倒誤事）: I know they only meant to help, but it was a case of too many `cooks, I'm afraid. 我知道他們一心想幫忙, 可惜人多反而壞了事.

cooking

n [U] process of preparing food by heating 烹調過程; 烹飪方法: She does all the cooking. 烹飪的事都由她做. *| Chinese `cooking 中國式烹飪 *| [attrib 作定語] `cooking apples, sherry, etc, ie apples, sherry, etc suitable for cooking rather than eating raw or drinking 烹飪用的蘋果、 雪利酒等.

cookbook

n = cookery book (cookery).

cookhouse

n detached or outdoor kitchen, eg in a camp 獨立的或露天的廚房（如野營時搭蓋的廚房）.

cook

NOTE ON USAGE 用法: When cooking we 591generally use 1 boiling water (in a saucepan)

or 2 boiling fat/oil (in a frying-pan) or 3 dry heat (in an oven or under a grill). 使用 cook 一詞時, 一般是指用（1）沸水（置於深鍋中）或（2）熱的動[植]物油（置於煎鍋中）或（3）直接加熱（置於烤爐中或烤架上）. 1 We boil vegetables, eggs, rice, etc by covering them with water and heating it. 將蔬菜、 雞蛋、 大米等浸於水中煮叫boil. *|We steam fish, puddings, etc by placing the food above boiling water. 將魚、 布丁等置於沸水上蒸叫 steam. *|2 Meat, fish, vegetables, etc can be fried in shallow oil or fat. 將肉、 魚、蔬 菜 等 放 在 少 許 植 物 油 或 動 物 油 里 煎 叫 fry. *|Chips, chicken pieces, etc can be completely covered by oil and deep-fried. 將土豆條、 雞塊等 完 全 浸 入 油 中 炸 叫 deep-fry. *|We saute vegetables very quickly in a small amount of oil. 用少量油將蔬菜很快一炒叫 saute. *|3 We roast large pieces of meat, potatoes, etc and we bake bread, cakes, etc in the oven. 在烤箱里烘烤大塊的肉、 土豆等叫 roast, 烘烤面包、 糕餅等叫 bake. *|Small or flat pieces of meat, fish, etc are grilled (US broiled) by being placed under direct heat. 將小塊的或切成片的肉、 魚等置於發熱器下面烘烤叫 grill（美式英語叫 broil）. *|Boil, fry, roast and bake can be used in two types of sentence *|boil、 fry、 roast、 bake可用於以下兩種句型: We boil potatoes and The potatoes are boiling. Steam, saute and grill are generally only used in the first pattern.

*|steam、 saute、 grill 一般只用於以上第一種句型. With boil we often use the container to refer to its contents 用 boil 時常以容器借代其所盛之物: The kettle's boiling. 鍋開了.

cooker

/ 5kUkE(r); `kJkL/ n 1 kitchen appliance for cooking, consisting of an oven with a hob on top and often also a grill 爐具（包括爐子、 爐子上的擱架, 常帶有烤架）: a `gas cooker 煤氣爐 *|an e`lectric cooker 電爐. Cf 參看 stove 1. 2 type of fruit, esp an apple, grown for cooking 烹飪用的水果（尤指蘋果）: These apples are good cookers. 這些蘋果宜於烹飪. Cf 參看 eating apple (eat).

cookery

/ 5kUkErI; `kJkErI/ n [U] art and practice of cooking 烹調技術; 烹飪方法: [attrib 作定語] a cookery course, school, etc 烹飪課程、 學校等.

cookery book (also `cookbook)

book giving recipes and instructions on cooking 烹飪書; 食譜.

cookie (also cooky)

/ 5kUkI; `kJkI/ (pl -kies) n (US) 1 biscuit 餅乾. 2 (infml 口) person 人; 家伙: He's a tough cookie. 他是個硬漢子. 3 (idm 習語) that's the way the cookie crumbles => way1.

cool

/ ku:l; kul/ adj (-er, -est) 1 (a) fairly cold; not hot or warm 涼的; 不熱的: a cool breeze, day, surface 涼爽的微風、 一天、 表面 *| cool autumn weather 秋涼天氣 *| Let's sit in the shade and keep cool. 咱們坐在蔭涼處乘乘涼吧. *| The coffee's not cool enough to drink. 咖啡還不夠涼, 不能喝. (b) giving a (usu pleasant) feeling of being not too warm 涼快的; 涼爽的: a cool room, dress, etc 涼爽的房間、 連衣裙等 *|a cool cotton shirt 涼快的棉布襯衫. (c) (of colours) suggesting coolness （指顏色）給人以涼爽感覺的, 冷色的: a room painted in cool greens and blues 涂上能給人以涼爽感覺的綠色和藍色的房間. 2 calm; unexcited 冷靜的; 鎮定的: Keep cool! 保持冷靜! *| She always remains cool, calm and collected in a crisis. 她在危難中總能保持冷靜、 平靜和鎮靜. *| He has a cool head, ie doesn't get agitated. 他頭腦冷靜（不易沖動）. 3 ~ (about sth); ~ (towards sb) not showing interest, enthusiasm or friendliness 冷淡的; 冷漠的; 冷冰冰的: She was decidedly cool about the proposal. 她對這個提議漠然置之. *| They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception. 他們 很冷 淡地 接待 了這 位首 相 . 4 calmly bold or impudent 滿不在乎的; 厚顏無恥的: You should have seen the cool way she took my radio without even asking. 你沒瞧見她那滿不在乎的樣子, 連問也不問就把我的收音機拿走了. 5 [attrib 作定語] (infml 口) (said esp of sums of money, distances, etc, emphasizing their largeness 附加於錢、 距離等數目之 前以強調其數目之大): The car cost a cool twenty thousand. 這輛汽車足足兩萬元. 6 (dated sl 舊, 俚 esp US) pleasant; fine 令人愉快的; 棒的: Her guy's real cool. 她的男朋友真帥. 7 (idm 習語) (as) ,cool as a `cucumber very calm and controlled, esp in difficult circumstances （尤指在困難情況下）從容不迫的; 泰然自若的. a cool `customer (infml 口) calmly bold or impudent person 行若無事的人; 無恥之徒: She just took out her purse and paid a thousand in cash: what a cool customer! 她從容地掏出錢夾付了一千鎊現金, 多麼豪爽! play it `cool (infml 口) deal 592calmly with a situation; not get excited 泰然處

之.

cool

n 1 the cool [sing] cool air or place; coolness 涼爽的空氣或地方; 涼快: step out of the sun into the cool 到蔭涼處去躲避烈日 *| the pleasant cool of the evening 傍晚時的涼爽宜人. 2 (idm 習語) keep/lose one's cool (infml 口) remain calm/get excited, angry, etc 保持冷靜[情不自禁、 怒不可遏]等.

coolly

/ 5ku:llI; `kullI/ adv in a cool1(3) way 冷淡地; 冷漠地; 冷冰冰地: He received my suggestion coolly, ie unenthusiastically. 他對待我的建議十分冷淡.

coolness

n [U] quality of being cool1(3) 冷淡; 冷漠; 冷冰冰: I noticed a certain coolness (ie lack of friendliness) between them. 我察覺到他們彼此有些冷淡.

cool-headed

adj calm; not flustered or excitable 頭腦冷靜的; 不慌不忙的.

cool

/ ku:l; kul/ v 1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth/sb) (down/off) become or make cool or cooler （使）變 涼 : The hot metal contracts as it cools (down). 熱的金屬一冷（下來）就收縮. *| Let the hot pie cool (off) before serving. 熱餡餅涼了再吃. *| A cooling drink is welcome on a hot day. 在熱 天 清 涼 飲 料 很 受 歡 迎 . *| (fig 比 喻 ) Her unresponsiveness failed to cool his ardour. 她對他無動於衷, 這并未能冷卻他的感情. 2 (idm 習語) `cool it (sl 俚) calm down 冷靜下來: Cool it! Don't get so excited! 靜 一 靜 吧 ! 別 那 麼 激動! ,cool one's `heels be kept waiting 等下去: Let him cool his heels for a while: that'll teach him to be impolite. 讓他等一會兒吧, 好教訓教訓他別那麼沒禮貌. 3 (phr v) cool (sb) down/off (cause sb to) become calm, less excited or less enthusiastic （使某人）冷靜、 鎮靜或降低熱情: She's very angry; don't speak to her until she's cooled down a bit. 她氣極了, 等她消消氣再跟她說話. *| A day in jail cooled him off. 一天的鐵窗生活使他冷靜了下來.

cooling-off

period (in industrial disputes) compulsory delay before a strike, to allow a compromise to be reached （勞資糾紛中的）冷卻期.

cooling tower

large container used in industry to cool water

before it is re-used 冷卻塔.

coolant

/ 5ku:lEnt; `kulEnt/ n [C, U] (type of) fluid used for cooling (eg in nuclear reactors) 冷卻劑.

cooler

/ 5ku:lE(r); `kulL/ n 1 [C] container in which things are cooled 冷卻器: a wine cooler 冰酒器.

2 the cooler [sing] (sl 俚) prison 牢房: two years in the cooler 兩年監禁.

coolie

/ 5ku:lI; `kulI/ n (dated derog 舊 , 諱 , 貶 ) unskilled Asian labourer （亞洲的）苦力.

coon

/ ku:n; kun/ n 1 (infml 口 esp US) raccoon 浣熊:

[attrib 作定語] a coon-skin cap 浣熊皮的帽子. 2 ( sl derog 諱, 俚, 貶) black person 黑人.

coop

/ ku:p; kup/ n cage for poultry （家禽的）籠子.

coop

v (phr v) coop sb/sth up (in sth) (usu passive 通 常 用 於 被 動 語 態 ) restrict the freedom of sb/sth by keeping him/it inside; confine sb/sth 將某人[某物]關入（...內）以限制其自由; 拘禁某人[某物]: I've been cooped up indoors all day. 我在屋里關了一整天.

cooper

/ 5ku:pE(r); `kupL/ n maker of barrels 桶匠.

co-operate, cooperate

/ kEU5CpEreIt; ko`BpE9ret/ v 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb) (in doing/to do sth); ~ (with sb) (on sth) work or act together with another or others （與他人）合作, 協作: co-operate with one's friends in raising/to raise money 與朋友合作集資 *| The two schools are co-operating on the project. 這兩所學校在這一項目上進行協作. 2 [I] be helpful and do as one is asked 配合; 協助: `If you co-operate we'll let you go,' said the policeman. ｀你只要協助我們, 就放你走,＇警察說道.

co-operator

n.

co-operation, cooperation

/ kEU9CpE5reIFn; ko9BpE`reFEn/ n [U] 1 ~ (with sb) (in doing sth/on sth); ~ (between A and B) (in doing sth/on sth) acting or working together for a common purpose 合作; 協作: a report produced by the Government in co-operation with the chemical industry 政府在化工部門的配合下所提出的一份報告 *| co-operation between the police and the public in catching the criminal 在追捕罪犯過程中警方與公眾之間的相互配合. 2 willingness to be helpful and do as 593one is asked 樂於協助或配合的態度: Please

clear the gangways, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for your co-operation. 女士們、 先生們: 請別堵住通道. 謝謝諸位大力協助.

co-operative, cooperative

/ kEU5CpErEtIv; ko`BpErEtIv/ adj 1 [usu attrib 通常作定語] marked by co-operation; joint 合作性質的; 聯營的: a co-operative venture, attempt, etc 合作的企業、 嘗試等. 2 willing to be helpful 愿意協助的: The school was very co-operative when we made a film there. 我們到該校拍攝影片時, 獲校方大力協助. 3 [usu attrib 通常作定語] (commerce 商 ) owned and run by those participating, with profits shared by them 共同掌握所有權和管理權并分享其利的; 合作的: a co-operative farm 合 作 農 場 *| The co-operative movement started in Britain in the 19th century; co-operative societies set up shops to sell low-priced goods to poor people.

19 世紀英國開始了合作社運動, 許多合作機構開辦商店向貧民出售廉價物品.

co-operative

n co-operative(3) business or other organization 合作企業或其他組織: agricultural co-operatives in India and China 印度和中國的農業合作社 *| The bicycle factory is now a workers' co-operative. 這家自行車制造廠現在是工人的集體企業. *| a housing co-operative, ie in which a house or group of houses is jointly owned by those who live there 住宅業主團體（其住宅之所有權屬於全體住戶）.

co-operatively

adv.

co-opt, coopt

/ kEU5Cpt; ko`Bpt/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (onto sth) (of the members of a committee) vote for the appointment of sb as an extra member of the committee （指委員會的成員）增選某人為新委員:

co-opt a new member onto the committee 增補一名新委員.

co-ordinate, coordinate

/ kEU5R:dInEt; ko`RrdnIt/ n 1 (often 常作 coordinate) either of two numbers or letters used to fix the position of a point on a graph or map 坐標: the x and y coordinates on a graph 圖表上的 x 和 y坐標 *| coordinates of latitude and longitude 經緯度 *| [attrib 作定語] co-ordinate geometry, ie geometry using co-ordinates 解 析 幾 何 . =>illus at map 見 map. 2 co-ordinates [pl] matched items of women's clothing （女子的）

配套衣物.

co-ordinate clause

(grammar) one of two or more clauses in a sentence that are equal in importance, have similar patterns and are often joined by and, or, but, etc 并列分句（一個句子中所含有的至少兩個地位相等、結構相似的分句之一, 常以 and、 or、but 等詞相連接）. Cf 參看 subordinate clause (subordinate).

co-ordinate, coordinate

/ kEU5R:dIneIt; ko`Rrdn9et/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) cause (different parts, limbs, etc) to function together efficiently 使（各部分、 肢體等 ） 協 調 , 協 同 動 作 : co-ordinate one's movements when swimming 游泳時協調動作*| We must co-ordinate our efforts (ie work together) to help the flood victims. 我們應該同心協力以援助遭水災的災民. *| The plan was not (ie Its parts were not) very well co-ordinated. 這計劃的各部分配合得不夠好.

co-ordination

/ 9kEU9R:dI5neIFn; ko9Rrdn`eFEn/ n [U] 1 ~ (with sb/sth) action of co-ordinating 協調; 協同動作: the co-ordination of the work of several people 幾個人的協作 *| the perfect co-ordination of hand and eye 手和眼完美的協調動作 *| a pamphlet produced by the Government in co-ordination with (ie working together with) the Sports Council 政府在體育協會的配合下發行 的 小 冊 子 . 2 ability to control one's movements properly 協調自己動作的能力: have good/poor co-ordination 善於[不善於]協調自己的動作 *| You need excellent co-ordination for ball games. 做球類運動, 要善於協調自己的動作.

co-ordinator

n person who co-ordinates 協 調 人 : The campaign needs an effective co-ordinator. 這個運動需要一個有能力的協調人.

coot

/ ku:t; kut/ n 1 type of water-bird with a white spot on the forehead 蹼雞, 白骨頂（額上有白斑的一種水鳥）. =>illus at App 1 見附錄 1 之插圖, page v. 2 (idm 習語) bald as a coot => bald.

cop

/ kCp; kBp/ n (sl 俚) policeman （男）警察.

cop

/ kCp; kBp/ v (-pp-) (sl 俚) 1 [Tn] receive (sth); suffer 獲得（某事物）; 遭受: He copped a nasty whack on the head. 他頭上受一重擊. *| The heavy rain missed the north of the country altogether, and the south copped the lot. 該國 594南部大雨滂沱而北部卻滴雨未落. 2 (a) [Tn, Tng]

discover (sb) in the act of doing sth wrong; catch 發現（某人）在干壞事; 抓住: If I cop you cheating again you'll be in trouble. 我要再發現你騙人, 決不輕饒. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (for sth) arrest sb 逮 捕 某 人 : He was copped for speeding. 他因超速行車被捕. 3 (idm 習語) cop hold of sth take hold of sth; grasp sth 握住某物; 抓住某物: Here, cop hold of the screwdriver while I try the hammer. 喂, 握住這把改錐, 我用 頭試試. `cop it be punished 受罰: When he finds out who broke his radio, you'll really cop it! 要是他知道了是誰把他的收音機弄壞了, 準夠你受的! 4 (phr v) cop `out (of sth) (derog 貶) fail to do what one ought to do, esp through fear 退避, 避, 逃避（尤指因恐懼）: He was boasting about how brave he was at the start, but copped out (of it) at the finish. 他起初夸耀自己勇敢, 到頭來卻打了退堂鼓.

cop

n (idm 習語) a fair cop => fair1. not much `cop (sl 俚) not very good 不太好: He's not much cop as a boxer. 他是個蹩腳的拳擊手.

cop-out

n (sl derog 俚, 貶) act of or excuse for copping out 逃避的行為或藉口: The TV debate was a cop-out: it didn't tackle any of the real issues. 電視辯論不過是虛晃一槍, 并未解決任何實際問題.

copartner

/ 9kEU5pB:tnE(r); ko`pBrtnL/ n partner or associate in a business （企業的）合伙人.

copartnership

n 1 [U] system of having copartners in business （企業的）合伙. 2 [C] pair or group of copartners 一對或一群合伙者.

cope

/ kEUp; kop/ v [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb/sth) manage successfully; be able to deal with sth difficult 對付; （善於）處理（棘手之事）: cope with problems, difficulties, misfortune, etc 對付問題、 困難、 災禍等 *| Her husband's left her and the kids are running wild, so it's not surprising that she can't cope. 她丈夫離開了她, 孩子們又不聽管教, 難怪她束手無策. *| There was too much work for our computer to cope with. 我們的計算機要干的工作太多, 簡直應接不暇.

cope

/ kEUp; kop/ n long loose cloak worn by priests on some special occasions （教士在某些場合穿

的）斗篷式長袍.

copeck (also kopeck)

/ 5kEUpek, 5kCpek; `kopZk/ n unit of currency in the former Soviet Union; 100th part of a rouble 戈比（前蘇聯貨幣單位, 為一盧布的百分之一）.

Copernican

/ kE5p:nIkEn; ko`p[nIkEn/ adj of Copernicus/ kE5p:nIkEs; ko`p[nIkEs/ (1473-1543), a Polish astronomer,who was the first to propose the theory that the planets move around the sun 哥白尼的（哥白尼, 1473-1543 年, 波蘭天文學家, 日心說的創始人）: the Copernican system 哥白尼體系.

co-pilot, copilot

/ 9kEU 5paIlEt; `ko9paIlEt/ n assistant pilot in an aircraft （飛行器的）副駕駛員.

coping

/ 5kEUpIN; `kopIN/ n (architecture 建) top row of bricks or masonry, usu sloping, on a wall （墻上端的）壓頂, 蓋頂.

coping-stone

n (esp Brit) stone used in a coping 壓頂石: (fig fml 比 喻 , 文 ) The final scene is the coping-stone of the play, ie, the climax, which completes it appropriately. 這個劇的最後一場是壓軸戲.

copious

/ 5kEUpIEs; `kopIEs/ adj 1 plentiful; abundant 豐富的; 大量的: copious flowers, tears, words 許多花、 眼淚、 話 *| She supports her theory with copious evidence. 她以大量的例證來充實自己的理論. *| I took copious notes. 我作了詳細的筆記. 2 (of a writer) writing or having written much; prolific （指作家）多產的: a copious writer of detective stories 寫偵探小說的多產作家.

copiously

adv.

copper

/ 5kCpE(r); `kBpL/ n 1 [U] chemical element, a common reddish-brown metal 銅; 紫銅; 紅銅: the mining of copper in central Africa 中部非洲的銅礦開采業 *| Is the pipe copper or lead? 這管子是銅的呢還是鉛的? *| [attrib 作定語] a copper pipe, wire, alloy, etc 銅管、 絲、 合金等*| her copper-coloured hair 她那紅棕色的頭發. =>App 10 見附錄 10. 2 [C] (esp Brit) coin made of copper or a copper alloy 銅幣: It only costs a few coppers, ie is cheap. 這只值幾個銅板（很便宜）. 3 [C] (esp Brit) large metal vessel, esp one in which clothes were formerly washed by boiling 大鍋（尤指舊時用以煮洗衣物的）. Cf 參 595看 boiler 3.

copper beech

type of beech tree with copper-coloured leaves

紫葉山毛櫸.

copper-bottomed

adj (esp Brit) safe in every way; certain not to

fail 絕 對 安 全 的 ; 萬 無 一 失 的 : a

copper-bottomed guarantee, assurance, deal, etc 可靠的保證、 絕對的把握、 毫無風險的交易.

copperhead

n poisonous snake found in the US 銅頭蛇（一

種毒蛇, 產於美國）.

copperplate

n polished copper plate on which designs, etc

are engraved 銅凹版（鐫刻有圖案等的拋光銅

板）. ,copperplate `writing, handwriting (also

copperplate) neat old-fashioned formal

handwriting with looped sloping letters that

are joined to each other 銅版體（一種老式手寫

體, 筆畫勻稱、 傾斜、 互相連接）.

copper

/ 5kCpE(r); `kBpL/ n (infml 口) policeman （男）警

察.

coppice

/ 5kCpIs; `kBpIs/ n = copse.

copra

/ 5kCprE; `kBprE/ n [U] dried coconut, from which

oil is extracted to make soap, etc 乾椰子仁（可

榨油以制肥皂等）.

copse

/ kCps; kBps/ (also coppice) n small area of

woodland with thick undergrowth and trees

矮林; 萌生林.

Copt

/ kCpt; kBpt/ n 1 member of the Coptic Church

科普特教徒. 2 Egyptian who is descended from

the ancient Egyptians 科普特人（古埃及人後裔

的埃及人）.

Coptic

/ 5kCptIk; `kBptIk/ adj of the Copts 科普特教徒的;

科普特人的: Coptic language, traditions 科普特

語、 傳統. n [U] language used in the Coptic

Church （科普特教會使用的）科普特語.

copula

/ 5kCpjUlE; `kBpjElE/ n (grammar) type of verb that

connects a subject with its complement 系詞

（即連系動詞, 用以連結主語及其補語）: In

`George became ill', the verb `became' is a

copula. 在 Georgebecameill 一句中, became 是

系詞.

copulate

/ 5kCpjUleIt; `kBpjE9let/ v [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb/sth) (fml

文) (esp of animals) have sexual intercourse （尤指動物）交配, 交尾: The male bird performs a sort of mating dance before copulating with the female. 這種雄鳥在與雌鳥交尾以前要跳一種交歡舞.

copulation

/ 9kCpjU5leIFn; 9kBpjE`leFEn/ n [U] act of copulating 交配; 交尾.

copulative

/ 5kCpjUlEtIv; ?@ -leItIv; `kBpjE9letIv/ adj (fml 文) having a connecting function 有連系作用的. n (grammar) word that connects (and implies that meanings are added together 系詞; 連系詞; 連詞; 連接詞): `And' is a copulative. and 是連詞.

copy

/ 5kCpI; `kBpI/ n 1 [C] thing made to look like another, esp a reproduction of a letter, picture, etc 復制品（尤指信件的復寫件、圖片的復印件等）:

Is this the original drawing or is it a copy? 這是原畫還是模本? *| a perfect copy 以假亂真的仿造物 *| Make three carbon copies of the letter. 把這信復制三份. *| Photocopies cost 6p per copy. 影印文件每份收費 6 便士. 2 [C] individual example of a book, newspaper, record, etc of which many have been made （書、 報紙、 唱片等物品的）一本, 一份, 一張, 一件: If you can't afford a new copy of the book, perhaps you can find a second-hand one. 這書要是你買不起新的, 你或許能找到一本舊的. *| You receive the top copy of the receipt, and we keep the carbon. 你把這收據上面的原件收下, 我們保留下面的復寫件. 3 [U] material that is to be printed 原稿: The journalist has handed in her copy. 這個女記者交了稿. *| The government crisis will make good copy, ie will make an interesting or exciting newspaper story. 政府的危機將成為新聞報道的好題材. *| We can give you the text on computer disk, or as hard copy, ie as writing or printing on paper. 我們可以給你一份計算機磁盤的文本, 也可以給你一份硬拷貝（手抄本或打印本）.

copy-cat

n (infml derog 口, 貶 ) person who always imitates others 一味模仿他人者.

copy desk

(US) desk in a newspaper office where copy1(3) is edited and prepared for printing （報社的）編輯辦公桌.

copy-typist

596n typist who types out written material （書面

材料的）打字員.

copy-writer

n person who writes advertising or publicity copy1(3) 廣告或宣傳文字的撰稿人.

copy

/ 5kCpI; `kBpI/ v (pt, pp copied) 1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (down/out) (from sth) (in/into sth) make a written copy(1) of sth 抄寫; 復寫某物:

copy out a letter, ie write it out again completely 繕寫出信函的復本 *| The teacher wrote the sums on the board, and the children copied them down in their exercise books. 老師把算術題寫在黑板上, 學生再抄寫在自己的練習本上. *| copy notes (from a book, etc) into a notebook 把（書等的）要點抄錄在筆記本上. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] make a copy(1) of (sth) 復制; 復印: copy documents on a photocopier 用復印機復印文件. 2 [Tn] (try to) do the same as (sb else); imitate 仿效, 追隨（他人）; 模仿: She's a good writer: try to copy her style. 她是出色的作家, 你不妨學學她的寫作風格. *| Don't always copy what the others do; use your own ideas. 不要老是蹈襲他人, 你應該有主見. 3 [I, Ipr] ~ (from sb) cheat by writing or doing the same thing as sb else 抄襲; 做假: She was punished for copying during the examination. 她因考試抄襲作弊而受到處罰.

copier

n machine that makes copies of documents on paper, esp by photographing them 復印機.

copyist

n 1 person who makes copies of eg old documents 繕寫員（如古舊文件的抄寫人員）. 2 imitator 模仿者: This painting is by a copyist. 這幅畫出自臨模家之手.

copy-book

/ 5kCpIbUk; `kBpI9bJk/ n 1 exercise book containing models of handwriting for learners to imitate （有書寫范例的）習字簿. 2 [attrib 作定語] perfect; textbook 十全十美的; 堪稱典范的: It was a copy-book operation by the police; all the criminals were arrested and all the stolen property quickly recovered. 警方這一行動十分漂亮, 將罪犯一網打盡, 迅速起獲所有贓物. 3 [attrib 作 定 語 ] (dated 舊 ) unoriginal; commonplace 陳腐的; 平淡無奇的: copy-book maxims, sentiments, etc 陳腐的格言、 觀點等. 4 (idm 習語) blot one's copy-book => blot2.

copyright

/ 5kCpIraIt; `kBpI9raIt/ n [U, C] ~ (on sth) exclusive

legal right, held for a certain number of years, to print, publish, sell, broadcast, perform, film or record an original work or any part of it 版權: Copyright expires 50 years after the death of the author. 版權在作者死後 50 年即行終止. *|The poem is still under copyright, so you have to pay to quote it. 該詩仍然享有版權, 因此你必須 支 付 引 用 費 . *| sued for breach of copyright/for infringing copyright 因侵犯版權被控告 *| Who owns the copyright on this song? 誰享有這首歌的版權?

copyright

v [Tn] obtain copyright for (a book, etc) 獲得（書等）的版權.

copyright

adj protected by copyright 受版權保護的: This material is copyright. 本資料享有版權.

coquetry

/ 5kCkItrI; `kokItrI/ n (fml 文) (a) [U] flirting 調情; 賣俏. (b) [C] instance of this; flirtatious act 調情; 賣弄風情.

coquette

/ kC5ket; ko`kZt/ n (fml often derog 文, 常作貶義) girl or woman who flirts 賣弄風情的女子.

coquettish

/ kC5ketIF; ko`kZtIF/ adj of or like a coquette 賣弄風情的; 賣俏似的: a coquettish smile, manner 賣弄風情的微笑、 樣子.

coquettishly

adv.

cor anglais

/ 9kR:r 5CNgleI; ?@- R:N5gleI; 9kRr RN`^le/ (pl cors anglais) (music 音 ) woodwind instrument similar to the oboe, but larger and playing lower notes 英國管（一種類似雙簧管而形狀較大、音調較低的木管樂器）.

coracle

/ 5kCrEkl; `kBrEkl/ n small light boat made of wickerwork and covered with watertight materials, used by fishermen on Welsh and Irish rivers and lakes （威爾士及愛爾蘭漁民用的）輕便小船（用枝條編成, 覆以防水材料）.

coral

/ 5kCrEl; ?@ 5kR:rEl; `kRrEl/ n 1 [U] red, pink or white hard substance formed on the sea bed from the skeletons of tiny animals known as polyps 珊瑚: a necklace made of coral 珊瑚項鏈. 2 [C] coral-producing animal; polyp 珊瑚蟲; 水螅.

coral

adj like coral in colour; pink or red 珊瑚色的; 粉的或紅的: coral lipstick 粉紅色的口紅.

coral island

597island formed by the growth of coral 珊瑚島.

coral reef

reef formed by the growth of coral 珊瑚礁.

corbel

/ 5kR:bl; `kRrbl/ n (architecture 建 ) stone or

timber projection from a wall to support sth

(eg an arch) 梁托; 翅托; 托臂.

cord

/ kR:d; kRrd/ n 1 [C, U] (piece of) long thin flexible

material made of twisted strands, thicker than

string and thinner than rope （細）繩: parcels

tied with cord 用繩子捆扎的包裹. 2 [C] part of

the body like a cord in being long, thin and

flexible 身體上細長柔韌有如繩子的部分: the

spinal cord 脊髓 *| the vocal cords 聲帶. 3 [C, U] (esp US) = flex. 4 (infml 口) (a) [U] corduroy

燈芯絨: [attrib 作定語] cord trousers, skirts, etc

燈芯絨的褲子、 裙子等. (b) cords [pl] corduroy

trousers 燈 芯 絨 褲 子 : a man wearing blue

cords 穿藍色燈芯絨褲的男子.

cordage

/ 5kR:dIdV; `kRrdIdV/ n [U] cords, ropes, etc, esp

the rigging of a ship 繩索（尤指船纜）.

cordial

/ 5kR:dIEl; ?@ 5kR:rdVEl; `kRrdVEl/ adj 1 sincere and

friendly 誠懇的; 熱誠的; 親切的; 友好的: a

cordial smile, welcome, handshake, etc 熱誠的

微笑、 歡迎、 握手等. 2 [usu attrib 通常作定語]

(of dislike) strongly felt （指厭惡）深深感到的:

cordial hatred, detestation, loathing 無比的憎

恨、 憎惡、 厭惡.

cordiality

/ 9kR:dI5AlEtI; ?@ 9kR:rdVI-; 9kRrdVI`AlEtI/ n 1 [U]

quality of being cordial1(1) 誠 懇 ; 熱 誠 . 2

cordialities [pl] (fml 文 ) expressions of

cordial1(1) feeling 熱情友好的表示: After the

cordialities, we sat down to talk. 我們熱情友好

地相互致意, 然後坐下來進行會談.

cordially

/ -dIElI; ?@ -dVElI; -dVElI/ adv.

cordial

/ 5kR:dIEl; ?@ 5kR:rdVEl; `kRrdVEl/ n [U, C] (Brit)

sweetened non-alcoholic drink typically made

from fruit juice （不含酒精的）甜飲料（多由果汁

制成）: lime juice cordial 酸橙汁飲料.

cordite

/ 5kR:daIt; `kRrdaIt/ n [U] smokeless explosive

substance used in bullets, shells, bombs, etc

柯達炸藥; （柯達）無煙火藥.

cordon

/ 5kR:dn; `kRrdn/ n 1 line or ring of policemen, soldiers, etc, esp one which guards sth or

prevents people entering or leaving an area （由警察、 士兵等組成的）警戒線, 防衛圈: Demonstrators tried to break through the police cordon. 示威群眾企圖突破警察的封鎖線. 2 ornamental ribbon or braid of an order1(10a), usu worn across the shoulder （代表勛位的）飾帶或穗帶（通常斜掛在肩上）; 綬帶. 3 fruit-tree with all its side branches cut off so that it grows as a single stem, usu against a wall or along wires （剪去一切枝椏的）單干果樹（通常倚墻或沿金屬線生長）.

cordon

v (phr v) cordon sth off separate or enclose sth by means of a cordon(1) 以警戒線分隔或包圍: Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused. 警方封鎖了這個區域直至拆除炸彈的引信為止.

cordon bleu

/ 9kR:dCn 5bl:; kRr`dR`bl/ adj [usu attrib 通常作定語] (French 法) (of a cook, dish, etc) of the highest standard of skill in cooking, esp classical French cooking （指廚師、 菜肴等）第一流手藝的（尤指法國傳統烹飪）: cordon bleu cuisine 第一流名廚所治佳肴.

corduroy

/ 5kR:dErRI; `kRrdE9rRI/ n 1 [U] strong cotton cloth covered with parallel soft raised ridges made up of short tufts 燈芯絨: [attrib 作定語] a corduroy jacket 燈芯絨甲克. 2 corduroys [pl] trousers made of this cloth 燈芯絨褲子: a pair of corduroys 一條燈芯絨褲子.

corduroy road

(esp US) road made of tree trunks laid side-by-side across swampy land （將樹干并排橫鋪於濕軟之地面而成的）木排路.

core

/ kR:(r); kRr/ n 1 (usu hard) centre of such fruits as the apple and pear, containing the seeds 果心（如蘋果核、 梨核）. 2 (a) central part of a magnet or an induction coil 磁鐵心; 線圈心. (b) (geology 地質) central part of the planet earth 地核: The earth has a core and a mantle around it. 地球的中心是地核, 地核的周圍是地幔. (c) (physics 物 ) central part of a nuclear reactor, where the fuel rods are kept and the nuclear reaction takes place （核反應堆中的）活性區, 反應堆心. (d) (computing 計) very small magnetizable metal ring used formerly in a computer's memory for storing one bit3 of data （存儲器的）磁心. (e) inner strand of an electric cable （電纜的）芯線. 3 most important 598part of sth 核心: Let's get to the core of the

argument. 咱們進入實質性的辯論吧. *| This

concept is at the very core of her theory. 這個

概 念 是 她 的 理 論 的 核 心 . *| [attrib 作 定 語 ]

English is a subject on the core curriculum, ie

one which all the students have to do. 英語是

一門基礎課程. 4 (idm 習語) to the `core right to

the centre 達到中心: rotten to the core, ie

completely bad 爛透了的 *| He is English to

the core, ie completely English in manner, speech, dress, etc. 他是地地道道的英國人. *|

Her refusal shocked us to the core, ie utterly.

她拒絕後我們大吃一驚.

core

v [Tn] take out the core of (sth) 去掉（某物）的

中心部分: core an apple 挖去蘋果的果心.

CORE (also Core)

/ kR:(r); kRr/ abbr 縮寫 = (US) Congress of Racial

Equality 爭取種族平等大會.

co-religionist, coreligionist

/ 9kEUrI5lIdVEnIst; 9korI`lIdVEnIst/ n (fml 文) person

who belongs to the same religion as sb else 信

奉同一宗教的人.

co-respondent, corespondent

/ 9kEU rI5spCndEnt; 9korI`spBndEnt/ n (law 律 )

(formerly) person accused of committing

adultery with the respondent in a divorce case

（舊時離婚訴訟中被控通奸的）共同被告: cite (ie

name) sb as co-respondent 指某人為共同被告.

corgi

/ 5kR:gI; `kRr^I/ n breed of small Welsh dog 柯吉

犬（一種小狗, 產於威爾士）.

coriander

/ 9kCrI5AndE(r); ?@ 9kR:r-; 9kRrI`AndL/ n [U] plant

whose leaves and dried seeds are used in

cooking, to give a special taste 芫荽; 香菜.

Corinthian

/ kE5rInWIEn; kE`rInWIEn/ adj 1 of Corinth/ 5kCrInW;

`kRrInW/ in (ancient) Greece （古）希臘科林斯的. 2

(architecture 建) of the most highly decorated

of the five classical orders (order1 13) of Greek

architecture, incorporating carvings of leaves

科林斯式的（希臘建筑五種古典柱式中最華麗者, 其

特徵為飾有葉形的雕花）: a Corinthian column

科林斯圓柱. Cf 參看 Doric, Ionic.

Corinthian

n native of Corinth 科林斯人.

cork

/ kR:k; kRrk/ n 1 [U] light springy buoyant

substance that is the thick bark of a type of

oak tree growing around the Mediterranean 栓

皮; 軟木: Cork is often used for insulation. 栓皮經常用作絕緣材料. *| [attrib 作定語] cork tiles, table mats, etc 軟 木 磚 、 桌 墊 等 . 2 [C] bottle-stopper made of this 軟 木 瓶 塞 : draw/pull out the cork 拔出軟木塞. =>illus at bottle 見 bottle 之插圖.

cork

v 1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) close or seal (a bottle, barrel, etc) with a cork or sth similar 用軟木塞等物封堵（瓶、 桶等）: cork a bottle 塞住瓶子. 2 (phr v) cork sth up (infml 口) not express (feelings, etc) 抑制（感情等）: Don't cork it all up: if you feel angry, show it. 別什麼都悶在心里, 你有氣就發泄出來.

corked

adj (of wine) made bad by a decayed cork （指酒）有腐壞的軟木塞異味的.

corkscrew

n device for pulling corks from bottles 瓶塞鉆（拔軟木瓶塞用的）.

corkage

/ 5kR:kIdV; `kRrkIdV/ n [U] charge made by a restaurant for opening wine a customer has bought elsewhere 開瓶費（飯店對顧客自備的酒收取的）.

corm

/ kR:m; kRrm/ n (botany 植 ) underground reproductivepart of certain plants (eg crocus and gladiolus), similar in appearance to a bulb(1), from which the new stalk grows each year 球莖. =>illus at App 1 見附錄 1 之插圖, page ii.

cormorant

/ 5kR:mErEnt; `kRrmErEnt/ n large, long-necked, dark-coloured bird which lives near sea coasts and eats fish 鸕 . =>illus at App 1 見附錄 1 之插圖, page v.

corn

/ kR:n; kRrn/ n 1 [U] (a) (esp Brit) (seed of) any of various grain plants, chiefly wheat, oats, rye and maize; such plants while growing 谷物: grinding corn to make flour 把谷物磨成粉 *| a field of corn 一片莊稼 *| a `corn-field 莊稼地*| a sheaf of corn 一捆谷物. (b) (esp US) maize 玉蜀黍; 玉米. =>illus 見插圖. 2 [U] (infml derog 口, 貶) music, verse, drama, etc that is banal, sentimental or hackneyed 平庸、 感傷或陳腐的音樂、 詩歌、 戲劇等: a romantic ballad that is pure corn 極為感傷的浪漫小曲.

corny

/ 5kR:nI; `kRrnI/ adj (-ier, -iest) (infml derog 口, 貶) 599(a) too often heard or repeated; hackneyed 老

生常談的; 陳腐的: a corny joke 老掉牙的笑話. (b) banal; sentimental 平庸乏味的; 多愁善感的: a corny song 傷感的歌曲.

corn-cob

n hard cylindrical part at the top of a maize stalk, on which the grains grow 玉米穗軸.

=>illus 見插圖.

corn-exchange

n place where corn is bought and sold 谷物市場.

cornflakes

n [pl] breakfast cereal made of maize that has been crushed and heated to make it crisp 玉米片（一種早餐食品）.

cornflour (US `cornstarch)

n [U] finely ground flour made esp from maize or rice 谷物磨成的粉; （尤指）玉米面, 米粉.

cornflower

n any of various plants growing wild in corn-fields, esp a blue-flowered kind that is also grown in gardens 矢車菊.

corn on the cob

maize cooked with all the grains still attached to the stalk （熟的）玉米棒子.

corn pone (US also pone)

/ pEUn; pon/ baked or fried maize bread （烤的或煎的）玉米面包.

cornstarch

n [U] (US) = cornflour.

corn

/ kR:n; kRrn/ n 1 small, often painful, area of hardened skin on the foot, esp on the toe 雞眼.

2 (idm 習語) tread on sb's corns/toes =>tread.

cornea

/ 5kR:nIE; `kRrnIE/ n (anatomy 解) transparent outer covering of the eye, which protects the pupil and iris 角膜. =>illus at eye 見 eye 之插圖.

corneal

/ 5kR:nIEl; `kRrnIEl/ adj of the cornea 角膜的: a corneal graft 角膜移植片.

corned

/ kR:nd; kRrnd/ adj (of meat) preserved in salt （指肉）腌制的: corned beef/pork 咸的牛肉[豬肉].

cornelian

/ kR:5ni:lIEn; kRr`niljEn/ n semi-precious stone of a reddish, reddish-brown or white colour 光玉髓（次等寶石, 呈紅色、 紅褐色或白色）.

corner

/ 5kR:nE(r); `kRrnL/ n 1 place where two lines, sides, edges or surfaces meet; angle enclosed

by two walls, sides, etc that meet 角兒; 角落: A square has four corners; a cube has eight. 正方形有四個角兒; 立方體有八個角兒. *| standing at a street corner 站在街角兒上 *| the shop on/at the corner 位於街角兒的商店 *| In the corner of the room stood a big old chair. 屋角兒放著一把舊的大椅子. *| The address is in the top right-hand corner of the letter. 地址在這封信的右上角兒. *| When I turned the corner (of the street) he had disappeared. 我拐過街角兒時他已經不見了. *| He hit his knee on the corner of the table. 他的膝蓋撞在桌子角兒上了. *|[attrib 作定語] the corner shop, ie on the corner of two streets 街角兒處的商店. 2 (a) hidden, secret or remote place 隱蔽的、 秘密的或偏僻的處所: money hidden in odd corners 藏在秘密地方的錢. (b) region; part; area 區域; 部分 ; 地 區 : She lives in a quiet corner of Yorkshire. 她住在約克郡的一個僻靜的地區. 3 difficult or awkward situation 困 境 ; 窘 況 : Having lied that I still had the money, I was in rather a corner when they asked me to hand it over. 因我謊稱錢仍在我處, 所以他們要我交出時, 我很尷尬. *| She'll need luck to get out of a tight corner like that. 她要靠運氣才能擺脫那樣的困境. *| The interviewer had driven her into a corner. 面試主持人把她追問得很窘. 4 (usu sing 通常作單數) ~ (in sth) (commerce 商) complete ownership or control of supplies of sth, enabling one to decide its price 囤積; 壟斷:

a company with a corner in tin ore, wheat, etc 壟斷錫礦石、 小麥等市場的一家公司. 5 (also `corner-kick) (in soccer) kick from the corner of the field, given to a team when an opposing player kicks the ball over his own goal-line （英式足球）角球. 6 (in boxing and wrestling 拳擊或摔跤運動中) (a) any of the four corners of the ring （拳擊場及摔跤場的）場角: In the blue corner, Buster Smith. 藍方, ? 巴斯特 史密斯 . (b) [CGp] group of people (eg trainers) who help a fighter during intervals in the match （比賽休息時向場上隊員提供幫助的）輔助人員（如教練員）: His corner advised him to retire. 教練員建議他退場. =>illus at boxing 見 boxing 之插圖. 7 (idm 習語) cut `corners (a) drive round corners in a wide curve rather than at a sharp angle （駕駛時）拐小彎而不拐大彎. (b) do sth in the easiest and quickest way, often by ignoring rules, being careless, etc （做事）走捷徑, 圖省事（常 600為忽視規則、 粗心大意等）: We've had to cut a

few corners to get your visa ready in time. 我

們得簡化手續才能將你的簽證及時辦妥. cut (off) a

`corner (esp Brit) go across the corner of sth, not properly around it 不繞角兒走而取捷徑斜穿:

The lawn is damaged here because people cut

(off) the corner. 由於人們不繞角兒走而抄近道, 這里的草坪已踩壞了. the four corners of the

earth the most distance parts of the the earth

世界各個角落; 天涯海角: Former students of

this school are now working in the four

corners of the earth. 該校的校友現在世界各地工

作. out of the corner of one's eye by looking

sharply sideways 瞟; 睨視: I caught sight of

her out of the corner of my eye. 我用眼一瞟, 看

見了她. (just) round the `corner very near 很近:

Her house is (just) round the corner. 她家離此

不遠. *| Good times are just round the corner, ie will soon happen. 好日子近在眼前. turn the

`corner pass a critical point in an illness, a

period of difficulty, etc and begin to improve

（疾病、 困難時期等）渡過危險期, 渡過難關.

corner-stone

n 1 stone that forms the base of a corner of a

building, often laid in position at a ceremony

奠基石. 2 (fig 比喻) thing on which sth is built;

foundation 基 礎 : Hard work was the

corner-stone of his success. 努力奮斗是他成功

的基礎.

corner

/ 5kR:nE(r); `kRrnL/ v 1 [Tn] (a) get (a person or an

animal) into a position from which it is hard to

escape 使（某人或某動物）走投無路: The escaped

prisoner was cornered at last. 那逃犯最後走投

無路了. *| The runaway horse was cornered in

a field. 那匹跑掉的馬在田地里被圈住了. (b) put

(sb) into a difficult situation 使（某人）陷於困

境 : The interviewer cornered the politician

with a particularly tricky question. 采訪者用一

個極其巧妙的問題難住了那個政客. 2 [I] (of a

vehicle or driver) turn a corner （指車或司機）

轉彎: The car corners well, ie remains steady

on curves. 這車轉彎轉得很平穩. *| Don't corner

so fast! 轉彎別轉得太快! 3 [Tn] (commerce 商)

gain monopoly control of (sth) 壟斷（某事物）:

corner the market in silver 壟斷白銀市場.

cornet

/ 5kR:nIt; `kRrnIt/ n 1 brass instrument, like a

trumpet but smaller, typically played in brass

bands 短號. 2 (Brit) cone-shaped container for

ice-cream, made of thin crisp biscuit （盛冰激凌的）圓錐形蛋卷.

cornice

/ 5kR:nIs; `kRrnIs/ n (architecture 建 ) 1 ornamental moulding, eg in plaster, round the walls of a room, just below the ceiling 檐口（墻頂上帶裝飾的突出體, 如用灰泥制的）. =>illus at column 見 column 之插圖. 2 horizontal strip of carved wood or stone along the top of an outside wall （沿外墻的雕木或石刻的）飛檐. 3 overhanging mass of snow or rock on the side of a mountain 雪檐（凍結在懸崖邊緣的懸垂的冰雪塊; （向外突出的）懸崖.

Cornish

/ 5kR:nIF; `kRrnIF/ adj of Cornwall （英國）康沃爾郡的.

Cornish pasty

small pie consisting of pastry filled with meat and vegetables 康沃爾餡餅（以肉和菜為餡做成的小點心）.

cornucopia

/ 9kR:njU5kEUpIE; 9kRrnjE`kopIE/ n 1 (also horn of plenty) ornamental animal's horn shown in art as overflowing with flowers, fruit and corn, symbolizing abundance 豐饒角（藝術作品中象徵豐饒的羊角, 角內呈現滿溢的鮮花、水果及谷物）. 2 (fml fig 文, 比喻) abundant source 富饒之源; 寶藏: The book is a cornucopia of information. 書是知識的寶庫.

corolla

/ kE5rClE; kE`rBlE/ n (botany 植) ring of petals forming the cup of a flower 花冠.

corollary

/ kE5rClErI; ?@ 5kCrElerI; `kRrE9lZrI/ n ~ (of/to sth) (fml 文) natural consequence or result; thing that logically must be so, once sth else has been established 自然的結果; 推斷: Neither of them knew about it, and the corollary of that is that someone else revealed the secret. 他們兩人并不知道這回事, 因此一定是另外有人泄露了秘密.

corona

/ kE5rEUnE; kE`ronE/ n (pl ~s/ -nEz; -nEz/ ~e/-ni:; -ni/) (also aureola, aureole, halo) (astronomy 天) ring of light seen round the sun or moon, eg during an eclipse 日冕; 日華; 月華.

coronary

/ 5kCrEnrI; ?@ 5kR:rEnerI; `kRrE9nZrI/ adj (anatomy 解) of the arteries supplying blood to the heart 冠狀動脈的: coronary arteries 冠狀動脈.

coronary thrombosis (also infml 口 語 亦 作 601coronary)

blocking of a coronary artery by a clot of blood, damaging the heart and possibly causing death; heart attack 冠狀動脈血栓; 心臟病發作.

coronation

/ 9kCrE5neIFn; ?@ 9kR:r-; 9kRrE`neFEn/ n ceremony of crowning a king, a queen or some other sovereign ruler 加 冕 禮 : the coronation of Elizabeth II 伊麗莎白二世的加冕禮 *| [attrib 作定語] the coronation day, robes, coach 加冕日、袍、 馬車等.

coroner

/ 5kCrEnE(r); ?@ 5kR:r-; `kRrEnL/ n official who investigates any violent or suspicious death 驗尸官; 死因裁判官.

coroner's inquest

proceedings held by a coroner, at which evidence about a death is presented and a jury gives a verdict on its cause 驗尸.

coronet

/ 5kCrEnet; ?@ 5kR:r-; `kRrEnIt/ n 1 small crown worn by a peer or peeress （貴族戴的）小冠冕. 2 garland of flowers worn on the head （帶在頭上的）花環.

Corp

abbr 縮 寫 = 1 (also Cpl) Corporal: Corp (Simon) Grey ? （ 西 蒙 ） 格 雷 下 士 . 2 (US) corporation: West Coast Motor Corp 西海岸汽車公司.

corporal

/ 5kR:pErEl; `kRrpErEl/ adj (fml 文) of the human body 人體的.

corporal punishment

physical punishment, eg by whipping, beating 體罰（如鞭打）.

corporal

/ 5kR:pErEl; `kRrpErEl/ n non-commissioned officer below the rank of sergeant in an army or air force （陸軍或空軍的）下士. =>App 9 見附錄 9.

corporate

/ 5kR:pErEt; `kRrpErIt/ adj 1 of or shared by all the members of a group; collective 團體的; 共同的:

corporate responsibility, action, etc 共同的責任 、 行 動 等 . 2 of or belonging to a corporation(2a, b) 法 人 團 體 的 ; 公 司 的 : corporate planning policy, etc 公司的計劃、 方針等 *| Corporate executives usually have high salaries. 公司里的管理人員一般享有高薪. 3 united in a single group 結成一個團體的: a corporate body 團體.

corporation

/ 9kR:pE5reIFn; 9kRrpE`reFEn/ n 1 [CGp] (esp Brit)

group of people elected to govern a town; council 市 政 當 局 : the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City of London 倫敦市長及市政當局 *| the municipal corporation 市行政機關 *| [attrib 作定語] corporation services, transport, refuse collection, etc 市政機關管理的部門、 運輸、 垃圾收集服務等. 2 [CGp] (abbr 縮寫 corp) (a) group of people authorized to act as an individual, eg for business purposes 法人團體（如貿易公司）: Broadcasting authorities are often public corporations. 廣播事業管理機構 一 般 為 公 營 公 司 . (b) (esp US) business company 公 司 : large multinational corporations 大跨國公司. 3 [C] (joc 謔 esp Brit) large fat stomach 大肚皮.

corporation tax

tax paid by business companies on profits 公司稅.

corporeal

/ kR:5pR:rIEl; kRr`pRrIEl/ adj (fml 文) 1 of or for the body; bodily 肉 體 的 ; 身 體 的 ; 身 體 所 需 的 : corporeal needs, eg food and drink 維持生命的必需品; 身體的需要（如食物和飲料）. 2 material, rather than spiritual 物質的（與精神的相對）: He is very religious; corporeal world has little interest for him. 他虔信宗教,對物質上的享受不感興趣.

corps

/ kR:(r); kRr/ n (pl unchanged 復數不變/ kR:z; kRrz/)[CGp] 1 (a) military force made up of two or more divisions 兵團, 軍（軍事單位, 由兩個或兩個以上師的兵力組成）: the 6th Army Corps 陸軍第 6 兵團. (b) one of the technical branches of an army （陸軍的）特種部隊: the ,Royal ,Army `Medical Corps 英國皇家陸軍醫療隊. 2 group of people involved in a particular activity 從事某活動的集體: the Diplo`matic Corps, ie all the ambassadors, attaches, etc of foreign states in a particular country 外交使節團 *| the `press corps, ie journalists 記者團.

corps de ballet

/ 9kR: dE 5bleI; 9kRr dE bA`le/ (French 法) dancers in a ballet company who dance together as a group 芭蕾舞團.

corpse

/ kR:ps; kRrps/ n dead body (esp of a human being) 尸體（尤指人的）. Cf 參看 carcass.

corpulent

/ 5kR:pjUlEnt; `kRrpjElEnt/ adj (fml esp euph 文, 尤作委婉語) (of a person or his body) fat （指人或 602人的身體）肥胖的.

corpulence

/ 5kR:pjUlEns; `kRrpjElEns/ n [U].

corpus

/ 5kR:pEs; `kRrpEs/ n (pl corpora/ 5kR:pErE; `kRr-pErE/) collection of written (or sometimes spoken) texts （書面的, 有時為口語的）資料, 文集, 匯編:

analyse a corpus of spoken dialect 分析口語方言的匯集資料 *| the entire corpus of Milton's works 米爾頓作品的全集.

corpuscle

/ 5kR:pQsl; `kRrpQsl/ n (anatomy 解) any of the red or white cells in the blood （紅或白）血球.

corral

/ kE5rB:l; ?@ -5rAl; kE`rAl/ n (esp US) 1 enclosure for horses, cattle, etc on a ranch or farm （牧場或農場上關馬、牛等的）畜欄. 2 defensive circle of wagons, etc; laager （形成防御圈的）車陣.

corral

v (-ll-) 1 [Tn] drive (cattle, etc) into or shut up in a corral 把（牛等）趕入或關進畜欄. 2 [Tn] form (wagons, etc) into a corral 把（車輛等）布成車陣.

correct

/ kE5rekt; kE`rZkt/ adj 1 true; right; accurate 正確的; 對的; 準確的: the correct answer 正確的答案 *| Do you have the correct time? 你的表準嗎? *| The description is correct in every detail. 每個細節的敘述都很準確. *| Would I be correct in thinking that you are Jenkins? ie Are you Jenkins? 我想你就是詹金斯吧? *| `Are you Jenkins?' `That's correct.' ｀你是詹金斯嗎?＇｀是的.＇ 2 (of behaviour, manners, dress, etc) in accordance with accepted standards or convention; proper （指行為、 禮貌、 衣著等）符合公認標準的, 得體的: Such casual dress would not be correct for a formal occasion. 這樣的便服不宜在正式的場合穿. *| a very correct young lady 舉止很得體的年輕女士.

correctly

adv: answer correctly 正確地回答 *| behave very correctly 舉止十分得體.

correctness

n [U].

correct

/ kE5rekt; kE`rZkt/ v [Tn] 1 (a) make (sth) right or accurate; remove the mistakes from 改正（某事物）; 修改; 糾正: correct spelling, mistakes, misconceptions 改正拼寫錯誤、 謬誤、 錯誤的觀念 *| I corrected my watch by the time signal. 我按照報時信號對的表. *| Please correct my

pronunciation if I go wrong. 假若我的發音不準就 請 你 糾 正 . *| Spectacles correct faulty eyesight. 眼鏡可以矯正視力缺陷. *| `It was in April no, May,' he said, correcting himself. ｀那是在四月份--不, 在五月份,＇他改口說. (b) (of a teacher, etc) mark the errors in (sth) （指教師等）批改（某項作業的）錯處: correct an essay, a test, etc 批改作文、 測驗題等. 2 point out the mistakes or faults of (sb) 指出（某人）的錯誤或過失: `Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that a llama?' `No, it's not.' `I stand corrected', ie You have pointed out my mistake. 那是美洲駝嗎?

要是我說錯了, 就請指出來. ｀那不是.＇｀多謝您指正.＇ 3 adjust (sth) so as to make it accurate 校正（某事物）: Turn the wheel to the right to correct the steering. 把方向盤往右邊轉轉, 好修正駕駛上的偏差. *| Add salt to correct the seasoning. 加點鹽把味道調好.

correction

/ kE5rekFn; kE`rZkFEn/ n 1 [U] correcting 改正; 修改; 批改; 校正: the correction of exam papers 試卷的批改. 2 [C] right mark, etc put in place of sth wrong 錯 誤 之 處 的 批 改 記 號 : a written exercise with corrections in red ink 用紅筆批改過的書面作業. 3 [U] (fml 文) punishment 懲治: the correction of young delinquents 失足少年的改造 *| (arch 古) a house of correction, ie prison 感化院（監獄）.

corrective

/ kE5rektIv; kE`rZktIv/ adj having the effect of correcting sth 有改正作用的; 矯正的: corrective training, eg for young offenders 管教（如對失足少年） *| corrective surgery for a deformed leg 醫治腿部畸形的矯正外科.

corrective

n ~ (to sth) thing that produces an opposing view which is more accurate, fairer, etc 糾正錯誤看法之物: These artefacts are correctives to the usual view of these people as completely uncivilized. 通常認為這些人完全沒有開化, 這些工藝品改變了人們的這種看法.

correlate

/ 5kCrEleIt; ?@ 5kR:r-; `kRrE9let/ v [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (with sth); ~ A and/with B have a mutual relation or connection, esp of affecting or depending on each other; (try to) show such a relation or connection between sth and sth else 相關或相互關聯; （尤指）相互影響或相互依存; （試圖）顯示某事物與他事物的上述關系或聯系: The results of this experiment do not correlate 603with the results of earlier ones. 這次試驗的結果

與以往試驗的結果毫不相干. *| Researchers

cannot correlate the two sets of figures. 研究者

們看不出這兩組數字有什麼聯系. *| We can often

correlate age with frequency of illness. 年齡的

大小往往與發病率有關.

correlation

/ 9kCrE5leIFn; ?@ 9kR:r-; 9kRrE`leFEn/ n [sing, U] ~

(with sth); ~ (between A and B) mutual

relationship 相 互 的 關 系 : the correlation

between sb's height and weight 身高與體重之

間的關系.

correlative

/ kC5relEtIv; kE`rZlEtIv/ adj having or showing a

relation to sth else 相關的; 顯示相互關系的:

`Either' and `or' are correlative conjunctions.

either 和 or 是關聯連詞.

correspond

/ 9kCrI5spCnd; ?@ 9kR:r-; 9kRrE`spBnd/ v [I, Ipr] 1 ~

(with sth) be in agreement; not contradict sth

or each other 相一致; 相符合: Your account of

events corresponds with hers. 你說的情況跟她

說 的 相 符 . *| Your account and hers

correspond. 你的說法跟她的說法一致. *| The

written record of our conversation doesn't

correspond with (ie is different from) what was

actually said. 對我們交談所作的文字記錄與我們

的原話不符. *| Does the name on the envelope

correspond with the name on the letter inside?

信封上的名字與里面信上的名字是否相同? 2 ~ (to

sth) be equivalent or similar 相當的; 相似的:

The American Congress corresponds to the

British Parliament. 美國的國會相當於英國的議

會. 3 ~ (with sb) exchange letters 通信: We've

corresponded (with each other) (ie written to

each other) for years but I've never actually

met him. 我們已（互相）通信多年了, 可是我從未

見過他本人.

corresponding

adj that corresponds 相符的; 相當的; 通信的:

Imports in the first three months have

increased by 10 per cent compared with the

corresponding period last year. 第一季度的進

口 額 與 去 年 同 期 相 比 增 長 了 百 分 之 十 .

correspondingly adv: The new exam is longer

and correspondingly more difficult to pass. 新

的考試需時較長, 因而相應地較難及格.

correspondence

/ 9kCrI5spCndEns; ?@ 9kR:r-; 9kRrE`spBndEns/ n 1 [C, U]

~ (with sth/between sth and sth) agreement;

similarity 一 致 ; 相 似 : a close/not much

correspondence between the two accounts 兩種 敘 述 接 近 [ 不 太 ] 一 致 . 2 [U] ~ (with sb) letter-writing; letters 通信; 信件: She has a lot of correspondence to deal with. 她有大批信件需 要 處 理 . *| I refused to enter into any correspondence (ie exchange letters) with him about it. 我決不就這一問題與他通信. *| Is commercial correspondence taught at the school? 學校里是否教授商業函件?

correspondence course

course of study using books, exercises, etc sent by post 函授課程.

correspondent

/ 9kCrI5spCndEnt; ?@ 9kR:r-; 9kRrE`spBndEnt/ n 1 person who contributes news or comments regularly to a newspaper, radio station, etc, esp from abroad （報刊、 廣播電臺等的）通訊員, 記者（尤指派駐國外的）: our Hong Kong, Middle East, etc correspondent 我們派駐香港、中 東 的 通 訊 員 *| a foreign, war, cricket correspondent, ie sb gathering news in a foreign country, in a war, about cricket 國外、戰地、 板球比賽通訊記者. 2 person who writes letters to another 通信者: He's a good/poor correspondent, ie writes regularly/seldom. 他是個勤於[懶於]寫信的人.

corridor

/ 5kCrIdR:(r); ?@ 5kR:r-; `kRrEdL`/ n 1 long narrow passage, from which doors open into rooms or compartments 過道; 走廊. 2 long narrow strip of land belonging to one country that passes through the land of another country 一國領土穿越他國境內的狹長地帶. 3 (idm 習語) the corridors of `power the higher levels of the Government and administration, where important decisions are made 權力走廊（政府及行政部門進行重要決策的較高階層）: an issue much discussed in the corridors of power 在領導核心中進行了充分討論的問題.

corridor train

train with coaches which have compartments opening into a corridor 包廂列車.

corrigendum

/ 9kCrI5dVendEm; ?@ 9kR:r-; 9kRrI`dVZndEm/ n (pl -da/ -dE; -dE/) corrected error, esp one of a list printed at the beginning of a book 已改正的錯誤; （尤指書前的）勘誤表. Cf 參看 erratum.

corroborate

/ kE5rCbEreIt; kE`rBbE9ret/ v [Tn] confirm or give support to (a statement, belief, theory, etc) 證實 , 支 持 （ 某 種 說 法 、 信 仰 、 理 論 等 ） : Experiments have corroborated her 604predictions. 實驗證實了她的預言.

corroboration

/ kE9rCbE5reIFn; kE9rBbE`reFEn/ n [U] confirmation

or support by further evidence, esp from a

different source; additional evidence 進一步的

證實（尤指另有來源的）; 進一步的證據: His

possession of the gun is corroboration of his

guilt. 他 藏 有 槍 是 他 犯 罪 的 又 一 證 據 . *| In

corroboration of his story (ie to give support to

it) he produced a signed statement from his

employer. 為了進一步證明他所說的是事實, 他出

示了一份雇主簽了字的文件.

corroborative

/ kE5rCbErEtIv; ?@ -reItIv; kE`rBbE9retIv/ adj tending

to corroborate 確 證（ 性） 的 : corroborative

reports, evidence, etc 可以進一步說明問題的報

告、 證據等.

corrode

/ kE5rEUd; kE`rod/ v [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (away)

be destroyed or destroy (sth) slowly, esp by

chemical action 腐蝕, 侵蝕（某物）（尤指化學作

用）: The metal has corroded (away) because of

rust. 該金屬已銹蝕. *| Acid has corroded the

iron (away). 酸把鐵腐蝕了. *| (fig 比喻) a bitter

envy that had corroded their friendship 使他們

的友誼遭到損害的強烈的忌妒.

corrosion

/ kE5rEUVn; kE`roVEn/ n [U] corroding or being

corroded; corroded area or part 腐蝕; 受腐蝕的

部位: Clean off any corrosion before applying

the paint. 先除去所有的銹跡再上油漆.

corrosive

/ kE5rEUsIv; kE`rosIv/ n, adj (substance) that

corrodes 腐蝕性的（物質）: Rust and acids are

corrosive. 銹及酸類都是腐蝕性物質.

corrugate

/ 5kCrEgeIt; ?@ 5kR:r-; `kRrE9^et/ v [I, Tn usu passive

通常用於被動語態] be shaped or shape (sth) into

folds, wrinkles or furrows （使某物）起皺褶, 起

皺紋, 起波紋: His brow corrugated with the

effort of thinking. 他皺著眉頭用心地思考. *|

muddy roads corrugated (ie rutted and

furrowed) by cart-wheels 被大車壓出了一道道

轍印的泥濘的道路.

corrugated

/ 5kCrEgeItId; `kRrE9^etId/ adj folded, wrinkled or

furrowed 起 皺 褶 的 ; 起 皺 紋 的 ; 起 波 紋 的 :

corrugated cardboard, ie used for packing

fragile goods 瓦楞紙板 *| a corrugated roof, ie

made of corrugated iron 瓦楞鐵的屋頂. =>illus

見插圖.

corrugation

/ 9kCrE5geIFn; ?@ 9kR:r-; 9kRrE`^eFEn/ n fold; wrinkle 皺褶; 皺紋.

corrugated iron

sheet iron pressed into curving folds, used for roofs, fences, etc 波紋鐵; 瓦楞鐵.

corrupt

/ kE5rQpt; kE`rQpt/ adj 1 (a) immoral, esp sexually 不道德的; 墮落的; （尤指）有傷風化的: corrupt morals, behaviour, etc 腐敗的風氣、 行為等 *|a thoroughly corrupt novel which young people should not be allowed to read 應該不準年輕人閱讀的極其傷風敗俗的小說. (b) dishonest, esp through accepting bribes 不誠實的; 營私舞弊的; （尤指）貪污受賄的: corrupt officials who won't issue permits unless you bribe them 不行賄就不給辦理許可證的貪官污吏 *| corrupt practices, eg the offering and accepting of bribes 舞弊行為（如行賄受賄）. 2 (of languages, texts, etc) containing errors or changes （指語言、 文本等）有錯誤的, 有改動的: a corrupt manuscript 有錯誤的文稿. 3 (arch 古) impure 不純的: corrupt air/blood 不潔的空氣[血液].

corruptly

adv.

corruptness

n [U].

corrupt

/ kE5rQpt; kE`rQpt/ v [I, Tn] make (sb/sth) corrupt 使（某人或某事物）墮落, 腐化; 賄賂（某人或某事物）: young people whose morals have been corrupted 道德敗壞的年輕人 *| corrupt an official, ie gain his favour by offering bribes 賄賂 官 員 *| Pornography is defined by its `tendency to deprave or corrupt'. 是不是色情作品, 要看它有沒有｀誘人墮落或傷風敗俗的傾向＇.

corruptible

adj that can be corrupted 容易被腐蝕的; 可賄買的: corruptible young people, government officials, etc 易被腐蝕的年輕人、 政府官員等.

corruptibility

/ kE9rQptE5bIlEtI; kE9rQptE`bIlEtI/ n [U].

corruption

/ kE5rQpFn; kE`rQpFEn/ n [U] 1 corrupting or being corrupted 墮 落 ; 腐 化 ; 腐 敗 ; 敗 壞 ; 賄 賂 :

officials who are open to corruption, ie can be bribed 可以買通的官員 *| claiming that sex and violence on TV led to the corruption of young people 斷言電視中所宣揚的色情和暴力會誘使年輕人墮落. 2 (fml 文) decay 腐爛: the corruption of the body after death 尸體的腐爛. 605corsage

/ kR:5sB:V; kRr`sBV/ n small bouquet of flowers worn on the upper part of a woman's dress （女服上身佩帶的）小花束.

corsair

/ 5kR:seE(r); `kRrsZr/ n (history 史) pirate or pirate ship attacking ships of European countries, esp off the coast of N Africa 海盜（船）（尤指活動於北非沿岸以歐洲國家之船只為攻擊目標的）.

corselet (also corslet)

/ 5kR:slIt; `kRrslIt/ n suit of armour, esp one covering the back, chest and stomach only 護身鎧甲（尤指專門用以防護背部、 胸部及腹部的）.

corset

/ 5kR:sIt; `kRrsIt/ n close-fitting undergarment worn to shape the body, or support it in case of injury （為襯托身體曲線而穿的）緊身內衣; （為支撐受到損傷的身體而穿的）緊身胸衣.

cortege (also cortege)

/ kR:5teIV; kRr`teV/ n [CGp] (French 法) solemn procession, esp for a funeral 莊嚴肅穆的隊伍（尤指送葬行列）.

cortex

/ 5kR:teks; `kRrtZks/ n (pl cortices / 5kR:tIsi:z;`kRrtI9siz/) 1 (medical 醫) outer layer of the brain or other organ （腦或其他器官的）皮層, 皮: the cerebral cortex 大腦皮層 *| the renal cortex, ie the outer layer of the kidney 腎皮層（腎的表層）. 2 outer layer of a plant, eg the bark of a tree 植物的表層（如樹皮）.

cortical

/ 5kR:tIkl; `kRrtIkl/ adj of the cortex 皮層的; 表層的.

cortisone

/ 5kR:tIzEUn; `kRrtI9son/ n [U] (propr 專 利 名 ) hormone from the adrenal gland, often made synthetically, used medically in the treatment of arthritis and some allergies 可的松.

corundum

/ kE5rQndEm; kE`rQndEm/ n [U] hard crystallized mineral used chiefly in abrasives, or in powder form for polishing 剛玉; 剛石; 金剛砂.

coruscate

/ 5kCrEskeIt; ?@ 5kR:r-; `kRrEs9ket/ v [I] (fml 文) flash; sparkle 閃 耀 ; 閃 爍 : (fig 比 喻 ) coruscating wit/humour 煥發的才智[絕妙的幽默].

coruscation

/ 9kCrE5skeIFn; US 9kR:r-; 9kRrEs`keFEn/ n [C, U].

corvette

/ kR:5vet; kRr`vZt/ n 1 small fast warship designed for escorting merchant ships （為商船護航的）輕型護衛艦. 2 (formerly) warship with sails and

a single row of guns （舊時）木帆炮艦（設有單排炮位）.

cos

/ kCs; kBs/ n [C, U] (also ,cos `lettuce) (type of) long-leaved lettuce （一種）長葉萵苣.

cos (also cos)

/ kEz; kEz/ conj (infml 口) (esp in spoken English) because 因為.

cos

/ kCs; kBs/ abbr 縮寫 = (mathematics 數) cosine. Cf 參看 sin abbr 縮寫.

cosec

/ 5kEUsek; `kosIk/ abbr 縮寫 = cosecant.

cosecant

/ 9kEU5si:kEnt; ko`sikEnt/ n (abbr 縮 寫 cosec) (mathematics 數) in a right-angled triangle, the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to that of the opposite side 余割.

coset

/ 5kEUset; `kosZt/ n (mathematics 數) set that can be added to an existing set to produce a more inclusive larger set 傍系; 陪集.

cosh

/ kCF; kBF/ n (esp Brit) length of lead pipe, rubber tubing filled with metal, etc, used for hitting people 短棍, 鉛管, 內充金屬的橡皮管等（用以打人）.

cosh

v [Tn] (esp Brit) hit (sb) with a cosh 用短棍打（某人）: The train robbers coshed the guard. 搶劫列車的匪徒用短棍襲擊列車長.

co-signatory, cosignatory

/ 9kEU5sIgnEtErI; ?@ -tR:rI; ko`sI^nE9tRrI/ n ~ (of/to sth) person, state, etc signing jointly with others 連署者（人、 國家等）: The US and the former Soviet Union were co-signatories of/to the treaty. 美國和前蘇聯都是條約的簽署國.

cosine

/ 5kEUsaIn; `kosaIn/ n (abbr 縮 寫 cos) (mathematics 數) in a right-angled triangle, the ratio of the length of a side adjacent to one of the acute angles to the length of the hypotenuse 余弦. Cf 參看 sine, tangent 2.

cosmetic

/ kCz5metIk; kBz`mZtIk/ n (usu pl 通常作復數) substance for putting on the body, esp the face, to make it beautiful 化妝品（尤指用於面部的 ） : Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics. 口紅和護發素都是化妝品.

cosmetic

adj 1 used as a cosmetic 化妝用的; 美容的: cosmetic preparations 梳妝打扮. 2 (usu derog 606通 常 作 貶 義 ) intended to improve only the

appearance of sth 裝點門面的: The reforms he claims to have made are in fact merely cosmetic. 他自稱已經實行的改革實際上只不過是擺擺樣子罷了.

cosmetically

/ -klI; -klI/ adv.

cosmetician

/ 9kCzmE5tIFn; 9kBzmE`tIFEn/ n person who sells cosmetics or advises on their use 化妝品經銷商; 美容師.

cosmetic surgery

surgery performed to restore or improve one's outward appearance (rather than restore health) 整容外科.

cosmic

/ 5kCzmIk; `kBzmIk/ adj [usu attrib 通常作定語] of the whole universe or cosmos 宇宙的: Physics is governed by cosmic laws. 物理學受宇宙法則的 制約 . *| (fig 比喻 ) a disaster of cosmic proportions, ie very great 天大的災難.

cosmic dust

fine particles of matter that gather into clouds in outer space 宇宙塵.

cosmic rays

radiation that reaches the earth from outer space 宇宙射線.

cosmogony

/ kCz5mCgEnI; kBz`mB^EnI/ (also cosmology)n theory of the origin and development of the universe 天體演化學.

cosmology

/ kCz5mClEdVI; kBz`mBlEdVI/ n 1 [U] scientific study of the universe and its origin and development 宇宙學. 2 [C] = cosmogony.

cosmologist

/ -5mClEdVIst; -`mBlEdVIst/ n.

cosmonaut

/ 5kCzmEnR:t; `kBzmE9nRt/ n Russian astronaut （俄羅斯的）宇航員, 太空人.

cosmopolitan

/ 9kCzmE5pClItEn; 9kBzmE`pBlEtn/ adj 1 (a) containing people from all over the world 世界性的; 有各國人的: a cosmopolitan city, club etc 國際的都市、 俱樂部等 *| the cosmopolitan gatherings at the United Nations Assembly 聯合 國 大 會 的 各 種世 界 性 集會 . (b) (botany or zoology 植或動) occurring in most parts of the world 遍布世界各地的: a cosmopolitan plant 遍生於世界各地的植物. 2 (approv 褒) (free from national prejudice because of) having wide experience of the world 無民族偏見的; 四海一家

的: a cosmopolitan person, outlook etc 四海為家的人、 觀念等.

cosmopolitan

n cosmopolitan(2) person 四海為家者; 世界主義者.

cosmos

/ 5kCzmCs; `kBzmEs/ the cosmos n [sing] the universe, ie all space, seen as a well-ordered system 宇宙.

cosset

/ 5kCsIt; `kBsIt/ v [Tn] (derog 貶) protect (sb/sth) too carefully; pamper 寵愛, 溺愛, 縱容（某人[某事物]）: industry cosseted by tariffs on foreign imports 由於向外國貨徵收進口稅而得天獨厚的產業.

cost

/ kCst; ?@ kR:st; kRst/ v (pt, pp cost) (with the n phrase indicating price, etc often preceded by an indirect object 在表示代價等的名詞詞組前常加 間 接 賓 語 ) 1 [In/pr] (not usu in the continuous tenses 通常不用於進行時態) be obtainable at the price of; require the payment of 價錢為; 需花費: These chairs cost 40 each. 這 些 椅 子 每 把 價 錢 為 40 英 鎊 . *| How much/What does it cost? 這東西值多少錢? *|It costs too much. 這東西價錢太貴. *| The meal cost us 30. 這頓飯花了我們 30 英鎊. *| It costs (them) 1000 a year to run a car. 使用一輛汽車每年（他們）要花 1000 英鎊. 2 [In/pr] (fig 比喻) (not usu in the continuous tenses 通常不用於進行時態) (a) result in the loss of (sth) 使付出（代價）; 使喪失（某事物）: Dangerous driving could cost you your life. 開車不注意安全有生命危險. *| The scandal cost her her career, ie resulted in her having to resign, being dismissed, etc. 這 件 丑 事 毀 了 她 的 前 程 . (b) require a certain effort or sacrifice 需做出某種努力或犧牲: Her irresponsible behaviour cost her father many sleepless nights. 她那不負責任的行為使她父親許多夜不得安眠. *| Compiling a dictionary costs much time and patience. 編纂詞典要用很多的時間, 要有極大的耐心. 3 [Tn] (pt, pp ~ed) (commerce 商) estimate the price to be charged for (an article or a service), based on the expense of producing or performing it 估價; 定價; 估計成本; 按成本作價:

Has this project been costed? 這項工程估價了嗎? 4 [Tn] (infml 口) be expensive for (sb) 對（某人）來說代價高昂: You can have the de luxe model if you like, but it'll cost you. 你愿意的話, 607可以買高級的, 不過得花很多錢. 5 (idm 習語)

charge/cost/pay sb the earth => earth. cost sb

`dear cause sb to suffer loss or injury 使某人付

出沉重的代價: That mistake cost him dear: he

lost the game because of it. 那個差錯使他付出

了沉重的代價: 他因而輸了這一局. ?B6 (phr v)

cost sth out estimate the cost of sth 估算某事

物的成本或價錢: I thought I could afford it, then

I costed it out properly and found it was too

expensive. 我以為能負擔得起那費用, 後來認真估

算了一下才知道過於昂貴.

costing

n [C, U] (commerce 商) estimation or fixing of

prices or costs 估價; 定價; 成本計算; 作價:

When we had done the costings on the project, it was clear it would not be economical to go

ahead with it. 我們計算了成本, 清楚表明這項工

程 不 合 算 . *| [attrib 作 定 語 ] the costing

department, clerk etc 成本會計部門、 會計等.

cost

/ kCst; ?@ kR:st; kRst/ n 1 [U, C] price (to be) paid

for a thing 價錢; 價格; 費用: the high cost of

car repairs 昂貴的汽車修理費 *| the costs

involved in starting a business 開創一企業所需

要 的 資 金 *| She built the house without

regard to cost, ie not caring if it would be

expensive. 她蓋這所房子根本不在乎花多少錢. *|

the cost of living/living costs, ie the general

level of prices 生活費用 *| the cost-of-living

index 生活費用指數. =>Usage at price 用法見

price. 2 [U, sing] that which is used, needed or

given to obtain sth; effort, loss or sacrifice （為

得到某事物而付的）代價; 努力; 損失; 犧牲: the

cost in time and labour 時間和精力方面的消耗

*| The battle was won at (a) great cost in

human lives. 犧牲了許多人的生命才換來了這次

戰役的勝利. 3 costs [pl] (law 律) expense of

having sth settled in a law-court 訴訟費用: pay

a 50 fine and 25 costs 繳納 50 英鎊罰金和 25 英

鎊訴訟費. 4 (idm 習語) at `all costs as the

supremely important consideration 不惜任何

代價: We must at all costs prevent them from

finding out about the plan. 我們無論如何不能讓

他們探知這個計劃. at `cost at cost price 按成本

價格: goods sold at cost 按成本價格出售的 蹺?

at the cost of sth involving the loss or sacrifice

of sth 以犧牲某事物為代價: She saved him from

drowning, but only at the cost of her own life.

他遇溺時她把他救了, 但卻犧牲了自己的生命.

count the cost => count1. to one's `cost to

one's loss or disadvantage 付了代價; 吃了苦頭: Wasp stings are serious, as I know to my cost, ie as I know because I have suffered from them.

讓黃蜂蜇了可不好受, 我吃過這苦頭.

cost accountant, cost clerk

person who keeps a record of the expenses in a business, etc 成本會計.

cost benefit

(economics 經) the relation of the cost of sth to the benefit it gives 成本效益: [attrib 作定語] cost-benefit analysis 成本效益分析.

cost-effective

adj giving enough profit, benefit, etc compared to money spent 成本效益好的; 合算的: It isn't cost-effective to build cars in such small quantities. 這麼小批量地制造汽車不劃算.

cost-effectiveness

n [U].

cost price

(commerce 商) cost of producing sth or the price at which it may be bought wholesale 成本價格. Cf 參看 selling price (sell).

costermonger

/ 5kCstEmQNgE(r); `kBstL9mQN^L/ n (dated 舊 Brit) person who sells fruit, vegetables, etc from a barrow in the street （推小車沿街叫賣水果、 蔬菜等的）小販.

costly

/ 5kCstlI; ?@ 5kR:st-; `kRstlI/ adj (-ier, -iest) costing much; expensive 費錢的; 昂貴的: It would be too costly to repair the car. 修理這輛汽車要花很多錢. *| a costly mistake, ie one involving great loss 造成重大損失的錯誤.

costliness

n [U].

costume

/ 5kCstju:m; ?@ -tu:m; `kBstum/ n 1 [C, U] garment or style of dress, esp of a particular period or group or for a particular activity 服裝, 服裝式樣（尤指用於某時期、 某團體或某活動的）: People wore historical costumes for the parade. 人們穿著古裝參加游行. *| The actor came on in full costume, ie wearing all his stage clothes. 那個男 演 員 身 穿 全 套 戲 裝 登 場 . *| Scotsmen in Highland costume, ie wearing kilts, etc 身穿高地服裝的蘇格蘭男子 *| skiing costume 滑雪服*| [attrib 作 定 語 ] a `costume piece/play/drama, ie one in which the actors wear historical costume 古裝劇. 2 [C] (dated 舊) woman's suit (ie a skirt and short coat of the same material) 女套裝（面料相同的裙子和西 608服短上衣）.

costumier

/ kC5stju:mIE(r); ?@ -5stu:-; kBs`tumIL/ n person who makes, deals in, or hires out costumes, esp for theatrical performances 服裝制作人經銷商或出租商（尤指戲裝）: a theatrical costumier 舞臺服裝制作人.

costume jewellery

jewellery made with artificial gems 人造珠寶飾物.

cosy (US cozy)

/ `kEUzI; `kozI/ adj (-ier, -iest) (approv 褒) 1 (warm and) comfortable （暖和而）舒適的: a cosy room, chair, feeling 舒適的房間、椅子、感覺 *| a nice cosy little house 美妙舒適的房子*| I felt all cosy tucked up in bed. 我鉆進被窩里, 暖暖和和舒服極了. *| (fig derog 比喻, 貶) He's had it too cosy in that job; we ought to keep a stricter check on him. 他那工作太輕松了, 我們應當經常對他進行嚴格的檢查. 2 intimate and friendly 親切友好的: a cosy chat by the fireside 在爐邊的親切閑談.

cosily

adv: sitting cosily in my armchair 舒舒服服地坐在單座沙發上.

cosiness

n [U]. cosy n cover to keep a teapot or boiled egg hot （茶壺、 煮熟的蛋的）保溫罩.

cot

/ kCt; kBt/ n 1 (Brit) (US crib) bed for a young child, usu with sides to prevent the child falling out 幼兒床（通常設有欄桿）. =>illus at App 1 見附錄 1 之插圖, page xvi. 2 (US) simple narrow bed, eg a camp-bed, or a bunk bed on a ship 簡易床（如行軍床或船上的鋪位）.

cot-death

n [C, U] sudden unexplained death of a sleeping baby 嬰兒猝死.

cotangent

/ kEU5tAndVEnt; ko`tAndVEnt/ n (abbr 縮寫 cot) (mathematics 數) tangent of the complement of a given angle 余切.

cote

/ kEUt; kot/ n (in compounds 用以構成復合詞) shed, shelter or enclosure for domestic animals or birds （家畜或家禽的）棚, 圈, 欄: a `dove-cote *| a `sheep-cote.

coterie

/ 5kEUtErI; `kotErI/ n [CGp] (often derog 常作貶義) small group of people with shared activities, interests, tastes, etc, esp one that tends to be

exclusive （由有共同的活動、 興趣、 愛好等人組成的）小圈子, （尤指排外的）小集團: a literary coterie 一幫文人.

coterminous

/ 9kEU5t:mInEs; ko`t[mEnEs/ adj [usu pred 通常作表語] ~ (with sth) (fml 文) having a shared boundary 有共同邊界; 毗鄰.

cottage

/ 5kCtIdV; `kBtIdV/ n small simple house, esp in the country 簡陋的小屋; （尤指）村舍: farm labourers' cottages 農場雇工的小屋.

cottager

/ 5kCtIdVE(r); `kBtIdVL/ n person who lives in a cottage 住農舍者; 村民.

cottage cheese

type of soft white cheese made from skimmed milk 農家乳酪（一種脫脂的白色軟乾酪）.

cottage hospital

(Brit) small hospital in the country 鄉間診療所.

cottage industry

business that can be carried on at home, esp skilled manual work such as knitting, pottery, some kinds of weaving, etc 家庭手工業（如針織、制陶、 某些編織等）.

cottage loaf

(Brit) loaf consisting of a large round mass of bread with a smaller one on top 農家面包（大小兩個圓面包相疊的）.

cottage pie

= shepherd's pie (shepherd).

cotter-pin

/ 5kCtE pIn; `kBtL9pIn/ n (engineering 工) pin used to hold parts of machinery in place 開尾銷; 扁銷.

cotton

/ 5kCtn; `kBtn/ n [U] 1 (a) soft white fibrous substance round the seeds of a tropical plant, used for making thread, cloth, etc 棉花: bales of cotton 大包小包的棉花. (b) this plant when growing 棉樹; 棉株: [attrib 作定語] working in the cotton fields 在棉田里干活. 2 (a) thread spun from cotton yarn 棉線: a needle and cotton 針和線. (b) cloth made from this 棉布: [attrib 作定語] a cotton dress 棉布連衣裙.

cotton candy

(US) = candy-floss (candy).

cotton seed oil

oil obtained from cotton seed 棉籽油.

cottontail

n type of small N American rabbit 棉尾兔（產於北美洲的小兔）.

cotton wool

609soft fluffy absorbent material, originally made

from raw cotton, used for bandaging, cleaning, padding, etc 脫脂棉: (fig 比喻) You shouldn't

wrap your children in cotton wool, ie protect

them too much from the world. 你不該對孩子嬌

生慣養.

cotyledon

/ 9kCtI5li:dn; 9kBtl`idn/ n (botany 植 ) first leaf

growing from a seed 子葉.

couch

/ kaUtF; kaJtF/ n long bedlike seat for sitting or

lying on; sofa （坐臥兩用的）長沙發: on the

psychiatrist's couch 在精神病醫生的診察臺上.

couch

/ kaUtF; kaJtF/ v 1 [Tn.pr usu passive 通常用於被

動語態 ] ~ sth (in sth) (fml 文) express (a

thought, an idea, etc) (in words) （用詞語）表

達（思想、 概念等）: His letter was couched in

conciliatory terms. 他那封信里使用了表示和解

的言辭. *| a carefully couched reply 措辭 謹慎

的答覆. 2 [I] (arch 古) (of animals) lie flat, either

in hiding or ready to jump forward （指動物）

蹲伏, 趴下（或為躲藏或準備躍起）.

couch-grass

/ 5kaUtF grB:s, 5ku:tF-; ?@ -5grs; `kaJtF^rAs/ (also

couch) n [U] type of grass with long creeping

roots 匍匐冰草; 茅草.

couchant

/ 5kaUtFEnt; `kaJtFEnt/ adj (usu directly after a n

通常直接用於名詞之後 ) (heraldry 紋 ) (of an

animal on a coat of arms) lying with the body

resting on the legs and the head raised （指紋

章上的動物）昂首蹲伏的: a lion couchant 昂首蹲

伏的獅子像. Cf 參看 rampant 3.

couchette

/ ku:5Fet; ku`FZt/ n (French 法 ) bed in a railway

carriage which can be folded down to make

the back of a seat during the day （列車的）坐

臥兩用鋪位（可摺疊成靠背椅）.

cougar

/ 5ku:gE(r); `ku^L/ n (esp US) = puma.

cough

/ kCf; ?@ kR:f; kRf/ v 1 [I] send out air from the

lungs violently and noisily, esp to clear one's

throat or when one has a cold, etc 咳嗽: She

was coughing (away) all night. 她咳了一整夜.

*| (fig 比 喻 ) The engine coughed and

spluttered into life, ie started noisily. 這發動機

起動時喀喀作響. 2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) get sth

out of the throat or lungs by coughing 咳出某

物: He'd been coughing up blood. 他那時一直在

咳血. 3 (phr v) cough (sth) up (Brit infml 口) say or produce sth reluctantly 勉強說出某話; 不情愿地提供某物: He owes us money, but he won't cough (it) up. 他欠我們錢, 卻不愿還帳. *|Come on, cough up: who did it? 好了, 說出來, 是誰干的?

cough

n 1 [C] act or sound of coughing 咳嗽; 咳嗽聲: She gave a quiet cough to attract my attention. 她輕輕地咳了一聲好引起我注意. 2 [sing] illness, infection, etc that causes a person to cough often 咳嗽: have a bad cough 咳嗽得很厲害 *|[attrib 作定語] `cough medicine, mixture, etc, ie taken to relieve a cough 止咳的藥、 合劑等.

could

/ kEd; kEd; strong form 強讀式 kUd; kJd/ modal v (neg 否定式 could not, contracted form 縮約式couldn't/ 5kUdnt; `kJdnt/) 1 (indicating permission 表示允準): Could I use your phone? 讓我用一下你的電話好嗎? *| Could I borrow your bicycle? 我可以借一下你的自行車嗎? *|Could I come round next week? 我下星期來拜訪好嗎? =>Usage 1 at may1 見 may11 項. 2 (indicating requests 表 示 請 求 ): Could you baby-sit for us on Friday? 星期五你替我們照看小孩行嗎? *| Could you type one more letter before you go? 你臨走以前再打一封信行嗎? *|Do you think I could have a cigarette? 我可以吸支香煙嗎? 3 (indicating result 表示結果): I'm so unhappy I could weep. 我難過得要哭. *|What's for dinner? I could eat a horse. 吃什麼飯? 我餓得要命. 4 (indicating possibility 表示可能性): You could be right, I suppose. 我想可能是你對. *| My wife's in hospital our baby could arrive at any time. 我妻子住進了醫院--我們的小寶寶隨時都可能出生. *| Don't worry they could have just forgotten to phone. 別擔心--他們很可能只是忘了打電話. *| Somebody must have opened the cage the lion couldn't have escaped on its own. 一定是有人打開了籠子--因為獅子是不可能自己跑出來的. *| You could at least have sent a card, ie It was possible but you didn't do it. 你本來至少可以寄張明信片來吧.

=>Usage 2 at may1 見 may12 項. 5 (indicating suggestions 表示建議): We could write a letter to the headmaster. 我們不妨給校長寫封信. *|You could always try his home number. 實在不 行的話 , 你還 可以試 一試 他家的 電話號 碼 . =>Usage 3 at shall 見 shall 所附用法第 3 項.

610could

pt of can2.

coulter (US colter)

/ 5kEUltE(r); `koltL/ n metal blade fixed vertically in front of a ploughshare, to cut the soil before it is lifted and turned by the share 犁刀.

council

/ 5kaUnsl; `kaJnsl/ n [CGp] 1 group of people elected to manage affairs in a city, county, etc 會議; 政務會; 議會: a city/county council 市[郡]議會 *| The local council is/are in charge of repairing roads. 地方議會負責維修道路. *|[attrib 作定語] council services, elections 議會的部門、 選舉. 2 group of people appointed or elected to give advice, make rules, manage affairs, etc （顧問、 立法、 管理等）委員會: A council of elders governs the tribe. 有個叫長老會的組織治理這個部落. *| In Britain, the Design Council gives awards for good industrial design. 在英國, 設計委員會給優秀的工業產品設計頒獎. *| a council of war, ie a meeting of leaders, military commanders, etc to discuss tactics 軍事會議.

council-chamber

n large room in which a council meets 會議室.

council estate

(Brit) housing estate (housing 1) built by a city, county, etc 市、 郡等的統建住房.

council flat, council house

(Brit) flat/house built or provided by a city, county, etc 市、 郡等統建或提供的公寓[房屋].

councillor (US also councilor)

/ 5kaUnsElE(r); `kaJn-slL/ n member of a council （市、 郡等的）政務會委員; 議員: Councillor Jones 瓊斯議員.

counsel

/ 5kaUnsl; `kaJnsl/ n 1 [U] (fml 文 ) advice; suggestions 勸告; 建議: Listen to the counsel of your elders. 聽從長輩的勸告吧. *| wise counsel 高明的建議. 2 [C] (pl unchanged 復數不變) barrister conducting a law case 訟務律師: counsel for the defence/prosecution 被告[原告]的律師 *| The court heard counsel for both sides. 法庭 聽取了 雙方律師 的陳述 . Cf 參 看King's Counsel (king). 3 (idm 習語) a counsel of per`fection advice that is very good but is difficult or impossible to follow 難以照辦的好建議. hold/take counsel with sb (fml 文) consult sb 與某人商量. keep one's own `counsel keep one's opinions, plans, etc secret 將自己的意見、計劃等保密. take `counsel together (fml 文)

consult each other 共同商量.

counsel

/ 5kaUnsl; `kaJnsl/ v (-ll-; US also -l-) 1 [Tn] give professional advice to (sb with a problem) 向（ 某人 ）提供 專業 建議 : a psychiatrist who counsels alcoholics 對酗酒者提出輔導的精神病科醫生. 2 [Tn] give (the stated advice) 提出（勸告）: I would counsel caution in such a case. 我奉勸在此情況下務必小心. 3 [Dn.t] (fml 文) advise 勸告; 建議: He counselled them to give up the plan. 他建議他們放棄這項計劃.

counselling

/ -sElIN; -slIN/ n [U] advice, esp from a professional person （ 尤 指 行 家 的 ） 意 見 :

psychiatric/financial counselling 精神輔導[財務諮詢] *| [attrib 作定語] a student counselling service 輔導學生的工作.

counsellor (US also counselor)

/ 5kaUnsElE(r);`kaJnslL/ n 1 adviser 顧問: a wise counsellor in time of need 困難時的好參謀 *| a marriage guidance counsellor 婚姻問題顧問. 2 (US or Irish 用於美國或愛爾蘭) lawyer 律師 count

/ kaUnt; kaJnt/ v 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (from sth) (to sth) say or name numbers in order 數; 計數: He can't count yet. 他還不會數數. *| count from 1 to 20 從 1 數到 20 *| I can count (up) to 100. 我能數到 100. 2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) calculate the total of sth 算某物的總數: Don't forget to count your change. 別忘了數一數你的零錢. *| Have the votes been counted up yet? 選票算好了沒有? 3 [Tn] include (sb/sth) in a calculation 把（某人[某物]）計算在內: fifty people, not counting the children 五十人, 兒童除外. 4 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (for sth) be of value or importance 有價值; 有重要性: Her opinion counts because of her experience. 因為她有經驗, 所以她的意見很重要. *| Knowledge without common sense counts for little. 光有學問而無常識, 則這種學問無甚價值. *| We've only a few bullets left, so make each one count, ie use it effectively. 我們只剩幾顆子彈了, 因此要彈不虛發. (b) [I, Ipr] ~ (as sth) be accepted or valid 認可; 有效: You didn't shut your eyes before you made the wish, so it doesn't count! 你祈求實現愿望時沒閉上眼睛, 所以不算數! *| A few lines of rhyming doggerel don't count as poetry. 幾行押韻的蹩腳詩算不上是詩. 5 [Cn.a, Cn.n, Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth (as) sb/sth consider sb/sth to be sb/sth 認為（某 611事物或某人）...: I count myself lucky to have a

job. 我有工作實在很幸運. *| I count him a good

judge of character. 我認為他很會判斷別人品性

的好壞. *| We count her as one of our oldest

friends. 我們把她看作交情最久的一個朋友. 6

(idm 習語) count one's `blessings be grateful

for what one has 知足: Don't complain! Count

your blessings! 別怨天尤人了! 你應該知足!

count one's `chickens (before they are

`hatched) be too confident that sth will be

successful 小雞還沒孵出, 先計算雞數; 打如意算

盤 . count the cost (of sth) suffer the

consequences of a careless or foolish action 因

粗心或做了蠢事而吃苦頭; 自作自受: The town is

now counting the cost of its failure to provide

adequate flood protection. 該鎮未采取適當的防

洪措施, 現在吃到了苦頭. 7 (phr v) count against

sb; count sth against sb be