circumscribe: (限制) limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle | circumspect: (慎重,周到) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |
circumvent: (智取,包圍) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit | clairvoyant: (預知,預言者) having foresight; fortuneteller |
clamor: (吵鬧聲,噪音) noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest | clandestine: (秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |
counterfeit: (偽造,仿造) make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge | covert: (隱蔽的,暗地裡的,偷偷摸摸的) secretive, not openly shown |
credible: (可信的,可靠的) capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy | credulous: (輕信的,易信的) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily |
cringe: (畏縮,諂媚,奉承) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility | cryptic: (秘密的,神秘的) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
curtail: (減短,降低) cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part | cynical: (憤世嫉俗) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic |
decorum: (禮貌,溫文爾雅) propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior | decoy: (引誘) lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger |
deference: (尊重的,尊重他人的) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect | defoliate: (落葉) strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals |
defunct: (死的,不存在的,報廢的) dead; no longer in use or existence | degradation: (降級,降格,退化) humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level |
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