2015扎实词汇基础搞定核心词汇：第十四天

　　contrary相反的,对抗的:take the contrary view

　　contrast对照,对比,差异:the contrast between the two forms of government

　　contribute捐,捐献:He contributed 5dollars to the charity every payday

　　contrive设计,想出:contrive a new method

　　corrode损害,损伤:Bribery corrodes the confidence that must exist between buyer and seller

　　dawn 黎明，拂晓 work from dawn to dark

　　dazzle 使目眩，耀眼：He was dazzled by his sudden success.

　　deceive 欺骗，蒙蔽：deceive oneself

　　decent 体面的，像样的:She didnt have a decent dress for the ball.

　　decline 拒绝，谢绝：We sent him an invitation but he declined.

　　appeal 呼吁，恳求 I appealed to the children to make less noise.

　　applaud 鼓掌，喝彩，叫好 The audience applauds the performers for three minutes.

　　apply 涂，敷 He applied two coats of paint to the table.

　　chorus 合唱队

　　chronic 慢性的，久病的 chronic indigestion

　　clarity 澄清，阐明 clarify an issue

　　cling 粘着 The frightened child clung to her mother.

　　clumsy 笨拙的 a clumsy boy

　　monitor 班长 ;监控

　　mortgage 抵押He will have to ～ his land for a loan.

　　motion 动，运动the ～ of the planets

　　motive 动机，目的be proper in～

　　mount登上， 爬上～ the steps

　　cluster 串，束，簇; 的群，组 a cluster of tourists

　　clutch 紧抓，紧握 clutch at an opportunity

　　coherent 一致的，协调的 lack coherent political goals

　　cure 治愈，医治：this medicine cured him of his pains。

　　cut 切，割，剪，砍，削; The Mayor cut the ribbon to open a trade exhibition.

　　screen 屏，幕，帘 a folding ～

　　decompose 分解，腐烂，腐败：decompose a compound into its elements.

　　dedicate 奉献，把。。。用在: The doctor dedicated himself to finding a cure.

　　deduce 演绎，推论：From her conversation, I deduced that she had a large family.

　　define 解释，给。。。下定义: People define him as a genius.

　　deform变形：Heat deforms plastic.

　　constant 经常的，不断的 a constant noise

　　constitute 组成，构成 constitute a threat to sb.

　　consult 请教，与......商量 consult a doctor about ones illness

　　consume 消费,花费: consume much of ones time in reading

　　contact 接触,联系,交往: be in contact with sb

　　contain 包括,容纳, a list containing twelve items

　　contaminate弄脏,污染,玷污,毒害: Fumes contaminate the air

　　calculate 计算，推算 calculate the distance between New York and Chicago