托福考试阅读词汇附中英文注释(一)

cease--- To put an end to; discontinue使…停止；中止=stop

capability-- The quality of being capable; ability能力=ability

cumbersome --- Troublesome or onerous麻烦的=burdensome

crisscross--- To move back and forth through or over交叉移动move back and forth

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