阅读词汇附中英文注释(一)

    crawl—— To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground； creep爬行=creep

    counterpart—— A copy or duplicate of a legal paper复制品=version An adaptation of a work of art or literaturesintosanother medium or style版本

    counteract—— To oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary action； check抵制，抵消=negate

    core —— The basic or most important part； the essence核心，本质=center

    conventional—— Conforming to established practice or accepted standards； traditional传统的=traditional

    contribute to —— v.捐献=donate To present as a gift to a fund or cause； contribute捐赠

    consumption——The act or process of consuming消耗=eating

    constrain——To keep within close bounds； confine限制=bound To set a limit to； confine限制

    constitute——To found （an institution， for example）创建=make up

    constituent——Serving as part of a whole； component组成的=component

    constantly——Continually occurring； persistently持续的=continuously

    conspicuous——Attracting attention， as by being unusual or remarkable； noticeable值得注意的=noticeable

    consort with ——v.陪伴=associate To keep company陪伴

    conserve——To protect from loss or harm； preserve保存，保护=retain vt.留住；保住

    consequence——Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition结果=result

    conjecture——A statement， an opinion， or a conclusion based on guesswork猜想=based on guessing

    congestion——To be overfilled or overcrowded堵塞=overcrowded， crowded

    conflicting——To be opposing； different对立的，不同的=opposing， contrary

    confront——To come face to face with， especially with defiance or hostility面对与…面对面的=face To confront with complete awareness面对

    confine to ——To keep within bounds； restrict限制=limit， cramp Restrict； narrow受限制

    confederacy——A union of persons， parties， or states； a league联盟=ally One that is allied with another， especially by treaty同盟者

    conceal——To keep from being seen， found， observed， or discovered； hide隐藏=hide

    dramatically——Arresting or forceful in appearance or effect引人注目的=striking

    durable——Lasting； stable持久的；稳定的=lasting

    domains——[计]域=fields

    domestic——Tame or domesticated. Used of animals驯养的=tame

    dominate——To enjoy a commanding， controlling position in占支配地位=be prevalent in

    divergence——Difference， as of opinion意见分歧difference

    diverse——Made up of distinct characteristics， qualities， or elements多种多样的=various

    dogma——An authoritative principle， belief， or statement of ideas or opinion， especially one considered to be absolutely true信条=belief

    distinction——The condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct； difference差别=difference

    distinct——Readily distinguishable from all others； discrete有区别的，不同的=different， separate， definite

    dispute——To argue about； debate就…进行争论=argument， disagreement

    disseminate——To spread abroad； promulgate散布=spread， distribute

    disposal——The act or process of getting rid of something除掉=get rid of

    discrete——Constituting a separate thing； distinct分离的=separate Existing as an independent entity单独的

    discard——To throw away； reject丢弃，抛弃=get rid of

    diffuse——To become widely dispersed； spread out散布=travel To be transmitted， as light or sound； move or pass传送

    differentiate——To constitute the distinction between区分=distinguish To perceive as being different or distinct区分

    dictate——To prescribe with authority； impose命令；To issue orders or commands命令=determine To reach a decision； resolve解决，决定，=prescribe To set down as a rule or guide； enjoin指定，规定