考研英语写作的专用词汇C

　　Ccall - v to give a name to ; to ask for or request ; to ask for or request

　　calm - ad. quiet; peaceful; opposite tense

　　camera - n. a device for taking pictures

　　camp - n. a place with temporary housing

　　campaign - n. a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war

　　can - v. to be able to; to have the right to; n. a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal

　　cancel - v. to end; to stop

　　cancer - n. a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body

　　candidate - n. a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor

　　capital - n. the official center of a government; the city where a countrys government is

　　capitalism - n. an economic system in which the production of most goods and services is owned and operated for profit by private citizens or companies

　　capture - v. to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force; to get control of

　　car - n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an automobile; a part of a train

　　care - v. to like; to protect; to feel worry or interest

　　careful - ad. acting safely; with much thought

　　carry - v. to take something or someone from one place to another

　　case - n. a legal action

　　case - n. an incident of disease

　　cat - n. a small animal that often lives with humans

　　catch - v. to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands

　　cause - v. to make happen; n. the thing or person that produces a result

　　ceasefire - n. a halt in fighting, usually by agreement

　　celebrate - v. to honor a person or event with special activities

　　center - n. the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point of an activity

　　century - n. one hundred years

　　ceremony - n. an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition

　　chairman - n. a person leading a meeting or an organized group

　　champion - n. the best; the winner

　　chance - n. a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen

　　change - v. to make different; to become different

　　charge - v. to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; n. a statement in which someone is accused of something

　　chase - v. to run or go after someone or something

　　cheat - v. to get by a trick; to steal from

　　cheer - v. to shout approval or praise

　　chemicals - n. elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry

　　chemistry - n. the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances

　　chief - n. the head or leader of a group; ad. leading; most important

　　child - n. a baby; a boy or girl

　　children - n. more than one child

　　choose - v. to decide between two or more

　　circle - n. a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an O

　　citizen - n. a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law

　　city - n. any important large town

　　civilian - ad. not military

　　civil rights - n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation

　　claim - v. to say something as a fact

　　clash - n. a battle; v. to fight or oppose

　　clean - v. to make pure; ad. free from dirt or harmful substances

　　clear - ad. easy to see or see through; easily understood

　　clergy- n. a body of officials within a religious organization

　　climate - n. the normal weather conditions of a place

　　climb - v. to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands

　　clock - n. a device that measures and shows time

　　close - v. to make something not open; ad. near to

　　cloth - n. a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances

　　clothes - n. what people wear

　　cloud - n. a mass of fog high in the sky

　　coal - n. a solid black substance used as fuel

　　coalition- n. forces, groups or nations joined together

　　coast - n. land on the edge of the ocean

　　coffee - n. a drink made from the plant of the same name

　　cold - ad. not warm; having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature

　　collect - v. to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive

　　college - n. a small university

　　colony - n. land controlled by another country or government

　　color - n. the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others

　　combine - v. to mix or bring together

　　come - v. to move toward; to arrive

　　command - v. to order; to have power over something

　　comment - v. to say something about; to express an opinion about something

　　committee - n. a group of people given special work

　　common - ad. usual; same for all

　　communicate - v. to tell; to give or exchange information

　　community - n. a group of people living together in one place or area

　　company - n. a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes

　　compare - v. to examine what is different or similar

　　compete - v. to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others

　　complete - ad. having all parts; ended or finished

　　complex - ad. of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not simple

　　compromise - n. the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded

　　computer - n. an electronic machine for storing and organizing information, and for communicating with others

　　concern - n. interest, worry ; v. to fear

　　condemn - v. to say a person or action is wrong or bad

　　condition - n. something declared necessary to complete an agreement; a persons health

　　conference - n. a meeting

　　confirm - v. to approve; to say that something is true

　　conflict - n. a fight; a battle, especially a long one

　　congratulate - v. to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck

　　Congress - n. the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States ; a similar organization in other countries

　　connect - v. to join one thing to another; to unite; to link

　　conservative - n. one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change

　　consider - v. to give thought to; to think about carefully

　　constitution - n. the written general laws and ideas that form a nations system of government

　　contain - v. to hold; to include

　　container - n. a box, bottle or can used to hold something

　　continent - n. any of the seven great land areas of the world

　　continue - v. to go on doing or being

　　control - v. to direct; to have power over

　　convention - n. a large meeting for a special purpose

　　cook - v. to heat food before eating it

　　cool - ad. almost cold

　　cooperate - v. to act or work together

　　copy - v. to make something exactly like another; n. something made to look exactly like another

　　corn - n. a food grain

　　correct - ad. true; free from mistakes; v. to change to what is right

　　cost - n. the price or value of something ; v. to be valued at

　　cotton - n. a material made from a plant of the same name

　　count - v. to speak or add numbers

　　country - n. a nation; the territory of a nation; land away from cities

　　court - n. where trials take place; where judges make decisions about law

　　cover - v. to put something over a person or thing; n. anything that is put over a person or thing

　　cow - n. a farm animal used for its milk

　　crash - v. to fall violently; to hit with great force

　　create - v. to make; to give life or form to

　　creature - n. any living being; any animal or human

　　credit - n. an agreement that payments will be made at a later time

　　crew - n. a group of people working together

　　crime - n. an act that violates a law

　　criminal - n. a person who is responsible for a crime

　　crisis - n. an extremely important time when something may become much better or worse; a dangerous situation

　　criticize- v. to say what is wrong with something or someone; to condemn; to judge

　　crops - n. plants that are grown and gathered for food, such as grains, fruits and vegetables

　　cross - v. to go from one side to another; to go across

　　crowd - n. a large number of people gathered in one place

　　crush - v. to damage or destroy by great weight; to defeat completely

　　cry - v. to express or show sorrow or pain

　　culture - n. all the beliefs, traditions and arts of a group or population

　　cure - v. to improve health; to make well ; n. something that makes a sick person well

　　curfew - n. an order to people to stay off the streets or to close their businesses

　　current - n. movement of air, water or electricity; ad. belonging to the present time

　　custom - n. a long-established belief or activity of a people

　　customs - n. taxes on imports

　　cut - v. to divide or injure with a sharp tool; to make less; to reduce