ESL ACT Vocabulary
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n. (求爱,求爱时期) a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman |
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cowhand |
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n. (牛仔) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback |
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cozy |
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a. Syn. comfortable; relaxing (舒适的,惬意的) comfortable; relaxing |
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crab |
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n. (蟹) a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply |
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crack |
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v. (裂缝,裂纹,缺点) break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through |
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crater |
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n. (火山口,弹坑) a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano |
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credence |
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n. Syn. credit; faith (信任,相信) credit; faith |
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credential |
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n. Syn. certificate; warrant (信任状,证书,介绍信) certificate; warrant |
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credit |
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n. Syn. reputation; prestige (学分) arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow |
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creditor |
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n. Syn. debtor (债权人) a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists |
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crimson |
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a. Syn. bloody (深红色(的)) bloody |
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crosscut |
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a. (对角路线,较近的路) a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one |
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crumble |
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v. Syn. fall apart; disintegrate (粉碎,崩溃) break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces |
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crystalline |
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a. (水晶的,透明的) consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals |
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crystallization |
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n. (结晶化) a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation |
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crystallize |
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v. (明确,使结晶化) assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape |
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cubism |
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n. (立体主义) an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes |
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cucumber |
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n. (黄瓜) cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons |
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culture |
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n. Syn. civilization (文明,文化) all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals |
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cupboard |
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n. (食橱,碗碟柜) a small room or cabinet used for storage space |