Unit 9
coterminous a.毗連的;有共同邊界的 [也寫作contermious, con+term邊界,結(jié)束;terminate結(jié)束]
couch n.床;睡椅;麥牙糖 [var of QUITCH =quitch grass 茅草]
counterfeit a.n.v.假冒的;偽作;騙子 [countrefet, -fait, pp. of contrefaire]
countermand v.撤回;取消 [contremander contramandare(CONTRA-,mandare order)]
counterpart n.相對物;極相似之物 [counterpane(裝飾用的)床罩,床單 counterpiston 逆活塞]
coupling n.聯(lián)結(jié);聯(lián)合體
covenant n.契約;盟約 [ pres part of co(n)venir, formed as CONVENE召集;集合]
covert a.暗地的;隱藏的 [ covert of covrir COVER]
covetous a.貪婪的 [coveitous Gallo-Roman be ~ of another person's]
property 貪圖他人財產(chǎn)
cower v.畏縮;退縮 [kuren lie in wait COW 恐嚇;威脅]
coxcomb n.紈褲子弟;花花公子[雞冠花(cockscomb)= cock's comb(see COCK), orig(a cap worn by)a]
jester(尤指中世紀(jì)王侯、貴族所豢 養(yǎng)的)小丑,弄臣
coy a.害羞的
cozen v.欺騙 [16th-c perh rel to COUSIN 堂兄弟(姊妹) cozen a person of (out of)something=~ something of (out of) a] [person 騙取某人的某物 cozenage 欺騙,哄騙]
cozy a.溫暖而舒適的 [同COSY a ~ little restaurant 舒適雅致的小餐廳 cozy up to aperson(美口語)博取<某人>的歡心, 好]<[某人>]
crabbed a.乖戾的;暴躁的 [CRAB, assoc with CRAB 蟹]
cracker n.爆竹,摔爆;一種裝有糖果
cram v.填塞;倉促用功 [crammian cramming adj]
cranky a.胡思亂想的;發(fā)瘋的 [perh obs crank rogue feigning sickness CRANK曲柄;彎曲,虛浮的委婉話]
crass a.粗魯?shù)?愚蠢的 [ crassus solid, thick]
craven a.懦弱的 [ crepare burst;assim to ]
crease n.v.皺痕;(使)起皺痕
credence n.相信 [credentia credere believe]
credo n.信條 [= I believe]
credulity n.輕信;易信 [ credulus credere believe]
creed n.教義;信條 [ creda CREDO]
creek n.小灣;小溪 [kreke(or crike by lengthening)]
crepuscular a.在晨曦時刻活動的 [ crepusculumtwilight(日出前的)微明,曉光;曙光;(較常指日落后的)黃昏,薄暮]
crestfallen a.垂頭喪氣的 [CREST雞冠+FALLEN]
crevice n.裂縫;破口 [ crevace來源：考試大
cringe n.v.畏縮;奉承 [ crenge, crenche, cringan, crincan: CRANK脾氣暴躁的
cringing 諂媚的;奉承的
cripple n.跛子;殘廢的 [ crypel, rel to CREEP 爬行,匍匐]
crisp a.脆的;活潑的 [ crispus curled卷曲]
criterion n.標(biāo)準(zhǔn);定規(guī) [ kriterion means of judging(cf CRITIC)]
crooked a.有鉤的;彎曲的;秘密造的 [CROOK, prob after crook屈曲,彎曲部;曲柄拐杖]
cross a.不高興的 [ cros kross cros crux cruc-]
crotchety a.思想奇怪的;怪僻的 [CROTCHET奇想;反復(fù)無常+-Y]crude a.未提煉的;生的;粗野 [ crudus raw, rough crudity 未成熟;生硬;粗雜;粗糙粗野的行為 (言辭)]
coterminous a.毗連的;有共同邊界的 [也寫作contermious, con+term邊界,結(jié)束;terminate結(jié)束]
couch n.床;睡椅;麥牙糖 [var of QUITCH =quitch grass 茅草]
counterfeit a.n.v.假冒的;偽作;騙子 [countrefet, -fait, pp. of contrefaire]
countermand v.撤回;取消 [contremander contramandare(CONTRA-,mandare order)]
counterpart n.相對物;極相似之物 [counterpane(裝飾用的)床罩,床單 counterpiston 逆活塞]
coupling n.聯(lián)結(jié);聯(lián)合體
covenant n.契約;盟約 [ pres part of co(n)venir, formed as CONVENE召集;集合]
covert a.暗地的;隱藏的 [ covert of covrir COVER]
covetous a.貪婪的 [coveitous Gallo-Roman be ~ of another person's]
property 貪圖他人財產(chǎn)
cower v.畏縮;退縮 [kuren lie in wait COW 恐嚇;威脅]
coxcomb n.紈褲子弟;花花公子[雞冠花(cockscomb)= cock's comb(see COCK), orig(a cap worn by)a]
jester(尤指中世紀(jì)王侯、貴族所豢 養(yǎng)的)小丑,弄臣
coy a.害羞的
cozen v.欺騙 [16th-c perh rel to COUSIN 堂兄弟(姊妹) cozen a person of (out of)something=~ something of (out of) a] [person 騙取某人的某物 cozenage 欺騙,哄騙]
cozy a.溫暖而舒適的 [同COSY a ~ little restaurant 舒適雅致的小餐廳 cozy up to aperson(美口語)博取<某人>的歡心, 好]<[某人>]
crabbed a.乖戾的;暴躁的 [CRAB, assoc with CRAB 蟹]
cracker n.爆竹,摔爆;一種裝有糖果
cram v.填塞;倉促用功 [crammian cramming adj]
cranky a.胡思亂想的;發(fā)瘋的 [perh obs crank rogue feigning sickness CRANK曲柄;彎曲,虛浮的委婉話]
crass a.粗魯?shù)?愚蠢的 [ crassus solid, thick]
craven a.懦弱的 [ crepare burst;assim to ]
crease n.v.皺痕;(使)起皺痕
credence n.相信 [credentia credere believe]
credo n.信條 [= I believe]
credulity n.輕信;易信 [ credulus credere believe]
creed n.教義;信條 [ creda CREDO]
creek n.小灣;小溪 [kreke(or crike by lengthening)]
crepuscular a.在晨曦時刻活動的 [ crepusculumtwilight(日出前的)微明,曉光;曙光;(較常指日落后的)黃昏,薄暮]
crestfallen a.垂頭喪氣的 [CREST雞冠+FALLEN]
crevice n.裂縫;破口 [ crevace來源：考試大
cringe n.v.畏縮;奉承 [ crenge, crenche, cringan, crincan: CRANK脾氣暴躁的
cringing 諂媚的;奉承的
cripple n.跛子;殘廢的 [ crypel, rel to CREEP 爬行,匍匐]
crisp a.脆的;活潑的 [ crispus curled卷曲]
criterion n.標(biāo)準(zhǔn);定規(guī) [ kriterion means of judging(cf CRITIC)]
crooked a.有鉤的;彎曲的;秘密造的 [CROOK, prob after crook屈曲,彎曲部;曲柄拐杖]
cross a.不高興的 [ cros kross cros crux cruc-]
crotchety a.思想奇怪的;怪僻的 [CROTCHET奇想;反復(fù)無常+-Y]crude a.未提煉的;生的;粗野 [ crudus raw, rough crudity 未成熟;生硬;粗雜;粗糙粗野的行為 (言辭)]