calculate 计算，推算 calculate the distance between New York and Chicago capture 俘虏，捕获 capture butterflies case 事例，事实，事情
【搭配】 in any case(=for love or money, at any rate, at any price, at any cost, whatever happens; anyhow)无论如何 in case (=for fear that) 万一;
in case of (=in the event of)如果发生…万一 in the case of 至于…, 就…而言
in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句)
cast 投，扔，抛，撒，掷 cast doubt(s) on the feasibility of a scheme casual 偶然的，无计划的，随便的，非正式的 a casual meeting cease 停止，终止，结束 The music ceased suddenly. cherish 珍爱，珍视 cherish one’s native land chronic （疾病）慢性的，（人）久病的 chronic indigestion clarity 澄清，阐明 clarify an issue
cling 粘着 The frightened child clung to her mother. clumsy 笨拙的 a clumsy boy
cluster （果实，花等的）串，束，簇; (人或物)的群，组 a cluster of tourists clutch 紧抓，紧握 clutch at an opportunity
coherent 一致的，协调的 lack coherent political goals
coincide 相符，相一致 100 Centigrade coincides with 212 Fahrenheit. collaborate （尤指在文艺、科学等方面）合作，协作 He and I collaborated in writing plays.
collapse 倒坍，崩溃，瓦解 The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow. collide 碰撞，互撞 The car collided with the truck. commemorate 纪念，庆祝 commemorate a holiday commend 表扬，称赞 commend a soldier for bravery compact 紧密的，坚实的 a compact piece of luggage
compare 比较，对照(with, to) compare the body to a finely tuned machine compatible 能和睦相处的，合的来的
You should choose a roommate more compatible to your tastes. compile 汇编，编制
compile an anthology of poems 编撰诗歌选集 comply 遵从，顺从，服从 【搭配】 comply with (=act in accordance with a demand, order, rule etc.) 遵守, 依从
Everyone should comply with the law. compose 组成，构成
England, Scotland, and Wales compose the island of Great Britain. 【搭配】be composed of 由….组成
compress 压缩 He compresses a lifetime as a soldier into a few sentences comprise 包含，包括 The shipyard comprises three docks.
compromise 妥协，折衷 compromise over the hard-fought next.
compulsory 必须做的，义务的
a compulsory course 必修课 selective/ optional course 选修课 conceal 隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽
【搭配】conceal sth from sb 对某人隐瞒某事
He tried to conceal his heavy drinking from his family.
他极力对家人隐瞒自己酗酒的事。搭 配对某人隐瞒某事 conceive 构想出，设想
【搭配】 conceive of (think of, imagine, consider) 想象,设想
I can't conceive of your allowing the child to travel alone. 我想不通你怎么会让孩子独自去旅行。 conceive an idea
concentrate 集中，专心
I can't concentrate on my work when I'm tired. 我累了就无法集中精力工作。 【搭配】concentrate (or upon) 集中,专心
I can't concentrate on my studies with all that noise going on. 吵闹声不绝於耳, 我精神无法集中（於学习）. condemn vt. 1.谴责2.判...刑，宣告...有罪 condemn sb. to 判决
The criminal was condemned to death. 这个罪犯被判死刑 condense （使）压缩，（使）凝结，使简洁 condense a speech to half confine vt. 1.限制，使局限2.使不外出，禁闭 n.[pl.] 界限，范围 【搭配】confine ....to 把…限制在某范围内
I wish the speaker would confine himself to the subject. 我希望演说者不要离题。 They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.
conform 遵照，适应 (=be in agreement with, comply with) 符合,遵照,遵守 【搭配】 confirm to 遵照，尊从，照…办
he refused to conform to the normal social conventions. 她拒绝遵从正常的社会习
俗。
The building does not conform to safety regulations. 这座建筑物不符合安全条例。 confront （使）面临，（使）遭遇
【搭配】 be confronted with(=be brought face to face with) 面对, 面临 The war confronted him with hardships. consent 同意，赞同，准许
be consent to(=give agreement to permission)同意 The people will never be consent to another war.
conserve 保护，保藏，保存 conserve natural resources consist 组成，构成(of)
面对, 面临consist of(=be composed of)由…组成的. consist in主要在于.
consist with符合,与…一致 The house consists of six rooms.
consolidate 1.巩固，加强2.(把...)联为一体，合并 【同】unite; compress; pack; fuse 【例】All the debts have been consolidated. 所有债务均已合并。He bribes his
leader to consolidate his position. 他贿赂他的领导来巩固他的地位。The two companies consolidated last year. 这两个公司去年合并了。 conspicuous 显眼的，明显的，引人瞩目的
A traffic sign should be conspicuous. 交通标志应该明显 constitute 组成，构成
Twelve months constitute one year. 十二个月构成一年 contain 包括,容纳, a list containing twelve items contaminate弄脏,污染,玷污,毒害:
The river was contaminated with waste. 这河水被垃圾污染了。 contempt轻视,轻蔑:show a contempt for sb
contract合同,契约:enter into(make)a contact with
contradict反驳,同….相矛盾,同….相抵触:The facts contradict his theory contrary相反的,对抗的:take the contrary view
【搭配】contrary to (=in opposition to) 与…相反 contrast对照,对比,(对比之下显出的)差异: 【搭配】contrast…with 把…与…相对(对照) in contrast to/with 和…形成对比 by contrast 对比之下
By contrast, Mary is much diligent than Tom.相比之下，玛丽比汤姆勤奋得多 In contrast with their systems, ours seems very old-fashioned.与他们的制度相比，我们的显得太陈旧了。
contribute捐(款等),捐献:He contributed 5dollars to the charity every payday contrive设计,想出:contrive a new method
controversy(尤之以文字形式进行的争论),辨证:a point of controversy convention(正式)会议,(定期)大会:draft a new constitution at a convention convert转变,转化:convert coal to (into) pipeline gas
convey运送,输送,传送:a wire conveys an electric current
convict(经审讯)证明…有罪,宣判…有罪:He was convicted of smuggling coordinate调节,协调:coordinate the functions of government agencies cordial热情友好的,热诚的,真心的:a cordial hello(smile, invitation) correspond相符合相称
【搭配】 correspond to 相当于 .
correspond with 符合,一致
:Fulfillment seldom corresponds to anticipation
correspondent通信者,通讯员,记者:a good(bad)correspondent corresponding符合的,一致的:corresponding fingerprints corrode(渐渐)损害,(一点一点地)损伤
vi. 受腐蚀 vt. 腐蚀, 侵蚀 【同】rot; destroy; decay
【例】The metal has corroded because of rust. 该金属已锈蚀。
Bribery corrodes the confidence that must exist between buyer and seller corrupt堕落的,腐败的,贪赃舞弊的:lead a corrupt life
courtesy 谦恭有礼。有礼的举止（或）言辞：come in without courtesy D
dazzle （强光等）使目眩，耀眼：He was dazzled by his sudden success. deceive 欺骗，蒙蔽：deceive oneself
decent 体面的，像样的:She didn’t have a decent dress for the ball. decline vi. 1.下降, 减少2.衰退, 衰落3.谢绝, 拒绝 vt. 谢绝, 拒绝. 【搭配】on the decline 在衰退中, 在减少中 in decline 下降; on the increase 在增加
Divorcing ourselves from the masses and from reality only results in the nation’s falling behind and power decline.
闭门造车只能导致国家的落后和国力的衰退。Television is having such a vast effect on national habits that it has caused a serious decline in the film attendance, and many cinemas have had to close down.
电视正对国民的生活习惯产生着巨大影响，导致了电影上座率的严重下滑，许多电影院也不得不关门大吉。
decompose 分解，腐烂，腐败：decompose a compound into its elements. dedicate 奉献，把。。。用在（to）
【搭配】dedicate …to 将….奉献给 ，致力于
In old age, there is no greater comfort than realizing that he had dedicated all his vigor and vitality to an immortal cause when he was young.
暮年时最大的欣慰莫过于认识到，自己已经把年轻时的全部活力，全部生命都献给了不朽的事业。
The doctor dedicated himself to finding a cure.
deduce 演绎，推论：From her conversation, I deduced that she had a large family. deform(使)变形：Heat deforms plastic.
defy 公然违抗，反抗：He was going ahead defying all difficulties.
degenerate 衰退，堕落，变坏（into）: Her eyesight degenerated with the years. deliberate 慎重的，深思熟虑的：
The government is taking deliberate action to lower prices. delight 高兴，快乐：
【搭配】to one’s delight 令某人感到高兴
to one’s regret 遗憾; sorrow悲痛; relief 安心; distress 苦恼; shame羞愧; surprise 惊奇; astonishment 惊奇;
delight in(=take great pleasure in doing sth.)喜欢, 取乐 ake (a) delight in 喜欢干…, 以…为乐
To the teacher’s great delight , all his students passed the examination. deliver 投递，传送，运输：deliver the mail
demonstrate 论证，证明 ：demonstrate a philosophical principle denote 表示，是。。。的标志，意思是：A frown often denotes displeasure. dense 稠密的，密集的:a dense forest
deposit 存放： She deposited her bag in the cloakroom. deprive 剥夺，使丧失：deprive sb. of his property 【搭配】 deprive sb. of sth. 剥夺某人某物
Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. 贫穷常常使人丧失全部精神与美德，空口袋是难以站直的。 derive vt. 1.取得, 得到2.追溯...的起源(或来由) vi. (from)起源, 衍生
【搭配】 derive…from(=obtain…from)从…取得,由…来的.derive from(=come from)起源于
He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father。 descend 下来，下降：Darkness descended too soon.
deserve 应得，值得：She was staring at me as if to say \她瞪着我，好像在说“你活该”。
The question deserves consideration.
desolate 荒芜的，不毛的：bleak and desolate landscape 荒凉的景色 detach 拆卸：They detached their trailer and set up camp. detain 留住，担搁：
The police detained him for questioning. 警察对他拘留审问。 deteriorate （使）恶化,(使)变坏,(使)退化:
Relations between the two countries began to deteriorate. deviate 背离，偏离：
【搭配】 deviate from 偏离, 不按…办
To serve the people is honor; to deviate from the people is disgrace.
以服务人民为荣，以背离人民为耻。
diagnose 诊断，判断：The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
differentiate 使不同，使有差别，区分，区别：differentiate varieties of plants diffuse 扩散（气体，液体等）：The colors of the sunset were diffused across the sky. diminish 减少，降低：His illness diminished his strength. diplomat 外交家，外交官，圆滑的人：a career diplomat discard 丢弃，抛弃：discard an old pair of shoes
discern 看出，觉察出：We could discern from his appearance that he was upset. disclose 揭露，透露，使公开：disclose information to sb.
discharge 释放：The judge found him not guilty and discharged him. discount 把（价格，费用等）打折扣，削价出售： The store discounts 3 per cent on all bills paid when due.
discriminate 区别，辨别：It’s difficult to discriminate between the twin brothers. disgrace 丢脸，耻辱：bring disgrace on oneself
disperse 分散，驱散，散去：Police dispersed the rioters with tear gas displace 移动。。。的位置：
Many of the inhabitants were displaced by the rising floodwaters dispose 布置，整理:
【搭配】dispose of (=get rid of ,throw away)处理掉
He doesn't know how to dispose of his spare time. 他不知道怎样安排业余时间。 The stores disposed the jewellery in an attractive display
disregard 不理会，不顾：Disregard the noise and keep working distinct 有区别的，不同的：Three distinct types of people distort 扭歪，扭曲：a face distorted by (或with)pain distract 使转向：be distracted from one’s original purpose
distribute 分配，分发：distribute the prizes among the winners divorce 离婚，分离，脱离：sue for a divorce