cadaverous | /kə'dævərəs/ a. Syn. pale
(屍體似的,蒼白的) like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body |
callous | /'kæləs/ a.
(硬心腸的,無情的) 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
(開誠佈公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
cantankerous | /kæn'tæŋkərəs/ a. Syn. irritable
(脾氣壞,易發怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
capricious | /kə'prɪʃəs/ a. Syn. unpredictable; fickle; arbitrary
(反复無常的) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
captious | /'kæpʃəs/ a.
(難以討好的,吹毛求疵的,愛挑毛病的) intended to confuse in an argument |
caricature | /kærɪkə'tjʊə(r)/ n. Syn. distortion; burlesque
(歪曲,漫畫,諷刺畫) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
castigate | /'kæstɪgeɪt/ v. Syn. punish
(嚴厲批評,懲罰) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
celestial | /sɪ'lɛstɪəl/;/sə'lZstʃl/ a. Syn. heavenly
(天體的,天堂的) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel |
chauvinist | /'ʃoʊvɪnɪst/ n.
(盲目愛國主義) person with prejudiced belief in superiority of own kind |
chicanery | /ʃɪ'keɪnərɪ/ n. Syn. trickery; deception
(強辯,狡辯,欺騙) 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,包圍) 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,非軍事的,國內的,文明的) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite |
clamorous | /'klæmərəs/ a.
(吵鬧的,喧嘩的) 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,結合,合併) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
coalition | /koʊə'lɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. partnership; league; union
(夥伴,同盟,集合) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body |
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