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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