cadaverous: /kə'dævərəs/ a. Syn. pale (尸体似的,苍白的) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body | callous: /'kæləs/ a. (硬心肠的,无情的) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened |
candid: /'kændɪd/ a. Syn. straightforward; frank (率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial | candor: /kændə(r)/ n. Syn. frankness (开诚布公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
cantankerous: /kæn'tæŋkərəs/ a. Syn. irritable (脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious | capricious: /kə'prɪʃəs/ a. Syn. unpredictable; fickle; arbitrary (反复无常的) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
captious: /'kæpʃəs/ a. (难以讨好的,吹毛求疵的,爱挑毛病的) intended to confuse in an argument | caricature: /kærɪkə'tjʊə(r)/ n. Syn. distortion; burlesque (歪曲,漫画,讽刺画) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
castigate: /'kæstɪgeɪt/ v. Syn. punish (严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication | celestial: /sɪ'lɛstɪəl/;/sə'lZstʃl/ a. Syn. heavenly (天体的,天堂的) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel |
chauvinist: /'ʃoʊvɪnɪst/ n. (盲目爱国主义) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind | chicanery: /ʃɪ'keɪnərɪ/ n. Syn. trickery; deception (强辩,狡辩,欺骗) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
chronic: /'krɒnɪk/ a. (慢性的) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases | circumspect: /'sɜrkəmspɛkt/ a. Syn. prudent; cautious (慎重,周到) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |
circumvent: /sɜrkəm'vɛnt/ v. Syn. outwit (智取,包围) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit | civil: /'sɪv(ə)l/ a. Syn. civic (平民的,市民的,民事的,非军事的,国内的,文明的) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite |
clamorous: /'klæmərəs/ a. (吵闹的,喧哗的) speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud | clandestine: /klæn'dɛstɪn/ a. Syn. secret (秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |
coalesce: /koʊə'lɛs/ v. Syn. combine; fuse; mix (接合,结合,合并) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite | coalition: /koʊə'lɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. partnership; league; union (伙伴,同盟,集合) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body |
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