crumble v.粉碎;崩溃;灭亡 [ formed as CRUMB;The old wall is crumbling away]

at the edges 那道古墙的边缘逐渐崩塌

crunch v.嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼;压碎[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着骨头]

crusade n.十字军;圣战;改革运动[earlier croisade(croix cross)or crusado(Sp cruz cross)crusader 十字军战士改革运动者 crusado(铸有 十字架之)葡萄牙古金币或银币]

crux n.紧要关头;要点 [ = cross("十字形")the ~ of a problem 问题的核心 cruzeiro巴西的货币单位(相当于美金 5.4 cents] [(1965))]

cryogenic a.低温的;低温学的[cryogen (化学)致冷剂;冷冻剂 cryo- (用于复合字中) 表"冰冷,严寒"之义,如: cryometer低温计 (内装酒精,而非水银)]

cryptic a.神秘的;隐藏的 [ crypticus kruptikos(CRYPTO-)]

cryptogram n.密码 [cryptogrammic 亦作cryptogammatic 密码的;暗号的;似密码或暗号的 crypto(复合用词)表示"隐的,秘密的"]

cuddle v.抚爱地怀抱;贴着身睡 [16th c: perh dial couth snug舒适的]

cuisine n.烹调;烹饪法 [ coquina coquere to cook]

culinary a.厨房的;烹调的 [ culinarius culina kitchen]

cull v.拣选;剔除 [ coillier etc  colligere COLLECT]

culmination n.顶点;最高潮[the ~ of one's ambition 某人雄心 (抱负) 的极致 2(天文)通过子午线,中天 culminate 到达最高点 (极点,绝顶) ;达到最高潮 (极盛)]

culpable a.该受谴责的 [ culpabilis culpare culpa blame]

cultivate v.耕种 [med cultivare cultiva(terra)arable(land)(CULT)]

cultivating n.力求与人交往

cupidity n.贪婪 [ cupidite or  cupiditas ]

curb n.马勒;控制 [ courber curvare bend, CURVE曲线;弯曲]

curmudgeon n.守财奴 [curly 鬈发的;卷曲的;卷缩的 curr(鸽、猫等)发咕咕声;发呜呜声 currant 小粒的无子葡萄干]

curry v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ correier ]

cursive a.草体的 [medL(scriptura)cursiva currere curs- run]

cursory a.匆促的;粗略的 [ cursorius of a runner(CURSOR计算尺游标)]

curtail v.缩短;缩减 [ courtault court short curtus: assim to tail]

cushion n.垫子;后腿肉;缓解 [ mattress, 拉丁"腰,臀"a ~ against inflation 缓解通货膨胀的政策]

The grass ~ed his fall 草坪缓和了他坠落时的撞积 pincushion(裁缝用)针垫

custody n.监护;保管 [ custodia custos -odis guardian custodian管理人;看守人,afterguardian]

cute a.聪明的;可爱的 [shortening of ACUTE敏锐的]

cyclopean a.巨大的 [独眼巨人 Cyclops(似)的;cyclopia(医)独眼畸形]

cynic n.愤世嫉俗;不信人间真情 [ cynicus kunikos ]

cynosure n.众人注目之的[ kunosoura dog's tail, Ursa Minor kuon kunos dog+oura tail cynosural引人注意的 cynocephalous 似狗头的;似犬面的]

cytology n.细胞学 [cyto-, cyt- 表"细胞"之义 cytologist 细胞学家 cytokinesis (细胞分裂时之)]

细胞浆移动;原浆移动] [cytochrome 细胞色素 cytogenous 细胞合成的]来源：考大

dabble v.涉足;浅赏 [16th c:Du dabbelen or DAB (用)轻敲,轻抚,轻按,轻敷,轻扑(with)(又作 dabhand)(英口语)好手;高手],[ 专家(at)]

dainty a.优美的;讲究的;好吃的 [ dainte,  daintie, deintie dignitas-tatis dignus worthy]

dais n.讲台 [ deis discus disc, dish, in medL = table]

dally v.嬉戏;玩弄 [dalier chat dalliance戏弄;荒唐度日]

dampen v.弄湿;使消沉;挫锐气[dandified打扮得华丽的]

dangle v.悬摆 [16th c(imit): cf Sw dangla, Da dangle TANTALIZE逗弄]

dank a.阴湿的 [prob Scand: cf Sw dank marshy spot]

dapple v.使起斑纹 [ dappled, dappeld,(adj) dappled斑纹的,花的]