[资源] 托业考试综合辅导(5)

cash reserves n. bank deposits that are available on a short-term basis; treasury bills

cash v. to exchange a check (or another money order) for coins and bank notes; to redeem

cast n. throw; team of actors; squint (of the eye)

cast v. to throw; to project; to form; to shape; to mold; to choose actors, singers or entertainers (for a play, movie, show, music project, etc.)

catalog n. itemized list (the items on the list are usually described); index; directory

catalog v. to make an itemized list; to index; to classify

categorize v. to arrange in groups; to classify; to sort; to structure

category n. class; division; section; segment

cater v. to provide; to supply (food, etc.); to care for

catering n. business of supplying and servicing food (at parties and other events); company that offers food and beverage delivery

caution n. notice; warning; caveat; carefulness; premonition

caution v. to warn; to notify of danger

cautious adj. careful; wary; suspicious

caveat n. caution; warning; admonition; suspension of proceedings (law)

cement n. concrete; mortar; bonding agent; filling (for teeth)

cement v. to reinforce; to bind together; to strengthen a connection

ceremony n. rite; ritual; formality

certificate n. official document; license; reference; attestation

certificate v. to confirm; to license; to authorize

certify v. to confirm to be true; to authorize

cessation n. a bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing

chain n. group of stores, outlets, banks etc., under one management; series of metal rings which are linked together

chain v. to tie down

challenge n. difficult situation; invitation to engage in a contest; something which tests one's ability to handle difficult tasks

challenge v. to dare; to invite to engage in a contest; to stimulate; to test one's ability

changeable adj. arbitrary; fickle; flexible

character n. nature; disposition; attitude; figure; person; statement of qualities, features and abilities; letter of symbol (in Asian languages)

characteristic adj. typical; distinctive

characteristic n. trait; feature; ability; distinguishing quality; attribute

characterize v. to describe; to depict; to portray; to outline

charge n. price; cargo; responsibility

charge v. to entrust; to order; to command; to accuse; to fill with energy; to supply with power (i.e. a battery, accumulator, cell etc.)

chart n. graph; diagram

chart v. to make a graph; to draw; to diagram

check n. examination; money order; payment order; pausing; stopping; restaurant bill

chef n. professional cook; head cook in a restaurant of hotel

cheque n. written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount of money

chew v. to bite and grind with the teeth; masticate; to meditate on; ponder

chop n. cut of meat; seal; trademark; blow of an axe

chop v. to cut; to cut down; to cut into pieces; to mince

chore n. routine job; unpleasant task

circle n. ring-shaped geometric figure; round figure; group; society

circle v. to surround
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circulate v. to move in or flow through a circle or circuit; to move around, as from person to person or place to place; to spread widely among persons or places

circumspect adj. careful; cautious

circumstance n. condition; influencing factor; situation

circumstance v. to place in particular situations

circumvent v. to by-pass; to side-step; to evade

citation n. quotation; official praise; summons to a court of law

cite v. to quote as an authority or example; to mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof

citizen n. resident; native of a country; person who lives in a city or town; person who is not a soldier; civilian

citizenship n. right to live in a country; condition of being a member of a country

civic adj. pertaining to a city; pertaining to citizenship

claim v. to demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due; to take in a violent manner as if by right; to state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain; To deserve or call for; require

claim n. lawsuit; request; right

clarify v. to make clear; to explain

classify v. to arrange systematically; to structure; to group; to sort; to make confidential

clause n. paragraph; section in a document; part of a contract

clearance n. release; approval; washing

clearly adv. obviously; apparently; unmistakably

clerk n. minor office worker; book-keeper; bureaucrat

clerk v. to work as an employee (i.e. in the legal or bank business)

client n. customer; buyer; computer that serves as a terminal

clientele n. the clients of a professional person or practice considered as a group; a body of customers or patrons

climate n. weather conditions; surrounding conditions; atmosphere; setting

clip n. clamp; fastener; shred; sharp blow; sharp strike; short film; segment of video; selecting part of a graphic document for the purpose of editing (Computers)

clip v. to cut off; to curtail; to cut short; to leave out (a letter or letters) from a word; to trim off

clipping n. article cut from a newspaper; piece which has been cut off or clipped out

clock n. timepiece; device for telling time

close adj. near; adjacent; careful; secretive; stingy; dense; compact; crowded; oppressive; intimate

coach n. trainer; tutor; teacher; bus; railroad car; horse pulled carriage

coach v. to train; to teach; to instruct; to direct; to guide; to counsel; to consult; to advise

coal n. fuel made from carbon; cinder; ember

coalition n. alliance; union; voluntary joining together; agreement made between two or more parties to work together toward a common goal

code n. cipher; string of commands in a programming language (Computers); collection of instructions of the law; the codex and rules

code v. to cipher

cogent adj. appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing

cognition n. awareness; perception

coherent adj. sticking together; consistent

cohesive adj. sticking together; forming a unit or union; united; related to each other

coin n. metal money; piece of stamped metal currency (as opposed to paper bills)

coincide v. to occupy the same relative position or the same area in space; to happen at the same time or during the same period; to correspond exactly; be identical; to agree exactly, as in opinion; concur

coincidence n. chance occurrence; unforeseen event; occurrence of two or more events at the same time; condition of occupying the same place at the same time

collaborate v. to work together; to cooperate

collaboration n. working together; cooperation

collapse v. to fall down or inward suddenly; cave in; to break down suddenly in strength or health and thereby cease to function