crumble v.粉碎;崩潰;滅亡 [ formed as CRUMB;The old wall is crumbling away]
at the edges 那道古墻的邊緣逐漸崩塌
crunch v.嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼;壓碎[同scrunch earlier cranch, assim to munch用力嚼 A dog was ~ing on a bone一只狗在咯吱咯吱地啃著骨頭]
crusade n.十字軍;圣戰(zhàn);改革運動[earlier croisade(croix cross)or crusado(Sp cruz cross)crusader 十字軍戰(zhàn)士改革運動者 crusado(鑄有 十字架之)葡萄牙古金幣或銀幣]
crux n.緊要關(guān)頭;要點 [ = cross("十字形")the ~ of a problem 問題的核心 cruzeiro巴西的貨幣單位(相當(dāng)于美金 5.4 cents] [(1965))]
cryogenic a.低溫的;低溫學(xué)的[cryogen (化學(xué))致冷劑;冷凍劑 cryo- (用于復(fù)合字中) 表"冰冷,嚴(yán)寒"之義,如: cryometer低溫計 (內(nèi)裝酒精,而非水銀)]
cryptic a.神秘的;隱藏的 [ crypticus kruptikos(CRYPTO-)]來源：考試大
cryptogram n.密碼 [cryptogrammic 亦作cryptogammatic 密碼的;暗號的;似密碼或暗號的 crypto(復(fù)合用詞)表示"隱的,秘密的"]
cuddle v.撫愛地懷抱;貼著身睡 [16th c: perh dial couth snug舒適的]
cuisine n.烹調(diào);烹飪法 [ coquina coquere to cook]來源：考試大
culinary a.廚房的;烹調(diào)的 [ culinarius culina kitchen]
cull v.揀選;剔除 [ coillier etc colligere COLLECT]來源：考試大
culmination n.頂點;潮[the ~ of one's ambition 某人雄心 (抱負) 的極致 2(天文)通過子午線,中天 culminate 到達點 (極點,絕頂) ;達到潮 (極盛)]
culpable a.該受譴責(zé)的 [ culpabilis culpare culpa blame]來源：考試大
cultivate v.耕種 [med cultivare cultiva(terra)arable(land)(CULT)]
cultivating n.力求與人交往來源：考試大
cupidity n.貪婪 [ cupidite or cupiditas ]
curb n.馬勒;控制 [ courber curvare bend, CURVE曲線;彎曲]
curmudgeon n.守財奴 [curly 鬈發(fā)的;卷曲的;卷縮的 curr(鴿、貓等)發(fā)咕咕聲;發(fā)嗚嗚聲 currant 小粒的無子葡萄干]
curry v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ correier ]來源：考試大
cursive a.草體的 [medL(scriptura)cursiva currere curs- run]
cursory a.匆促的;粗略的 [ cursorius of a runner(CURSOR計算尺游標(biāo))]
curtail v.縮短;縮減 [ courtault court short curtus: assim to tail]來源：考試大
cushion n.墊子;后腿肉;緩解 [ mattress, 拉丁"腰,臀"a ~ against inflation 緩解通貨膨脹的政策]
The grass ~ed his fall 草坪緩和了他墜落時的撞積 pincushion(裁縫用)針墊
custody n.監(jiān)護;保管 [ custodia custos -odis guardian custodian管理人;看守人,afterguardian]
cute a.聰明的;可愛的 [shortening of ACUTE敏銳的]來源：考試大
cyclopean a.巨大的 [獨眼巨人 Cyclops(似)的;cyclopia(醫(yī))獨眼畸形]來源：考試大
cynic n.憤世嫉俗;不信人間真情 [ cynicus kunikos ]
cynosure n.眾人注目之的[ kunosoura dog's tail, Ursa Minor kuon kunos dog+oura tail cynosural引人注意的 cynocephalous 似狗頭的;似犬面的]
cytology n.細胞學(xué) [cyto-, cyt- 表"細胞"之義 cytologist 細胞學(xué)家 cytokinesis (細胞分裂時之)]
細胞漿移動;原漿移動] [cytochrome 細胞色素 cytogenous 細胞合成的]來源：考大
dabble v.涉足;淺賞 [16th c:Du dabbelen or DAB (用)輕敲,輕撫,輕按,輕敷,輕撲(with)(又作 dabhand)(英口語)好手;高手],[ 專家(at)]
dainty a.優(yōu)美的;講究的;好吃的 [ dainte, daintie, deintie dignitas-tatis dignus worthy]
dais n.講臺 [ deis discus disc, dish, in medL = table]來源：考試大
dally v.嬉戲;玩弄 [dalier chat dalliance戲弄;荒唐度日]
dampen v.弄濕;使消沉;挫銳氣[dandified打扮得華麗的]來源：考試大
dangle v.懸擺 [16th c(imit): cf Sw dangla, Da dangle TANTALIZE逗弄]
dank a.陰濕的 [prob Scand: cf Sw dank marshy spot]
dapple v.使起斑紋 [ dappled, dappeld,(adj) dappled斑紋的,花的]
at the edges 那道古墻的邊緣逐漸崩塌
crunch v.嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼;壓碎[同scrunch earlier cranch, assim to munch用力嚼 A dog was ~ing on a bone一只狗在咯吱咯吱地啃著骨頭]
crusade n.十字軍;圣戰(zhàn);改革運動[earlier croisade(croix cross)or crusado(Sp cruz cross)crusader 十字軍戰(zhàn)士改革運動者 crusado(鑄有 十字架之)葡萄牙古金幣或銀幣]
crux n.緊要關(guān)頭;要點 [ = cross("十字形")the ~ of a problem 問題的核心 cruzeiro巴西的貨幣單位(相當(dāng)于美金 5.4 cents] [(1965))]
cryogenic a.低溫的;低溫學(xué)的[cryogen (化學(xué))致冷劑;冷凍劑 cryo- (用于復(fù)合字中) 表"冰冷,嚴(yán)寒"之義,如: cryometer低溫計 (內(nèi)裝酒精,而非水銀)]
cryptic a.神秘的;隱藏的 [ crypticus kruptikos(CRYPTO-)]來源：考試大
cryptogram n.密碼 [cryptogrammic 亦作cryptogammatic 密碼的;暗號的;似密碼或暗號的 crypto(復(fù)合用詞)表示"隱的,秘密的"]
cuddle v.撫愛地懷抱;貼著身睡 [16th c: perh dial couth snug舒適的]
cuisine n.烹調(diào);烹飪法 [ coquina coquere to cook]來源：考試大
culinary a.廚房的;烹調(diào)的 [ culinarius culina kitchen]
cull v.揀選;剔除 [ coillier etc colligere COLLECT]來源：考試大
culmination n.頂點;潮[the ~ of one's ambition 某人雄心 (抱負) 的極致 2(天文)通過子午線,中天 culminate 到達點 (極點,絕頂) ;達到潮 (極盛)]
culpable a.該受譴責(zé)的 [ culpabilis culpare culpa blame]來源：考試大
cultivate v.耕種 [med cultivare cultiva(terra)arable(land)(CULT)]
cultivating n.力求與人交往來源：考試大
cupidity n.貪婪 [ cupidite or cupiditas ]
curb n.馬勒;控制 [ courber curvare bend, CURVE曲線;彎曲]
curmudgeon n.守財奴 [curly 鬈發(fā)的;卷曲的;卷縮的 curr(鴿、貓等)發(fā)咕咕聲;發(fā)嗚嗚聲 currant 小粒的無子葡萄干]
curry v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ correier ]來源：考試大
cursive a.草體的 [medL(scriptura)cursiva currere curs- run]
cursory a.匆促的;粗略的 [ cursorius of a runner(CURSOR計算尺游標(biāo))]
curtail v.縮短;縮減 [ courtault court short curtus: assim to tail]來源：考試大
cushion n.墊子;后腿肉;緩解 [ mattress, 拉丁"腰,臀"a ~ against inflation 緩解通貨膨脹的政策]
The grass ~ed his fall 草坪緩和了他墜落時的撞積 pincushion(裁縫用)針墊
custody n.監(jiān)護;保管 [ custodia custos -odis guardian custodian管理人;看守人,afterguardian]
cute a.聰明的;可愛的 [shortening of ACUTE敏銳的]來源：考試大
cyclopean a.巨大的 [獨眼巨人 Cyclops(似)的;cyclopia(醫(yī))獨眼畸形]來源：考試大
cynic n.憤世嫉俗;不信人間真情 [ cynicus kunikos ]
cynosure n.眾人注目之的[ kunosoura dog's tail, Ursa Minor kuon kunos dog+oura tail cynosural引人注意的 cynocephalous 似狗頭的;似犬面的]
cytology n.細胞學(xué) [cyto-, cyt- 表"細胞"之義 cytologist 細胞學(xué)家 cytokinesis (細胞分裂時之)]
細胞漿移動;原漿移動] [cytochrome 細胞色素 cytogenous 細胞合成的]來源：考大
dabble v.涉足;淺賞 [16th c:Du dabbelen or DAB (用)輕敲,輕撫,輕按,輕敷,輕撲(with)(又作 dabhand)(英口語)好手;高手],[ 專家(at)]
dainty a.優(yōu)美的;講究的;好吃的 [ dainte, daintie, deintie dignitas-tatis dignus worthy]
dais n.講臺 [ deis discus disc, dish, in medL = table]來源：考試大
dally v.嬉戲;玩弄 [dalier chat dalliance戲弄;荒唐度日]
dampen v.弄濕;使消沉;挫銳氣[dandified打扮得華麗的]來源：考試大
dangle v.懸擺 [16th c(imit): cf Sw dangla, Da dangle TANTALIZE逗弄]
dank a.陰濕的 [prob Scand: cf Sw dank marshy spot]
dapple v.使起斑紋 [ dappled, dappeld,(adj) dappled斑紋的,花的]