chum n.室友; 好友; 挚友 [be ~s with ┅ 与…是好朋友 a new ~ 新来的移民 Tom ~med up with me汤姆和我成为好朋友] [chummage (俗)同室;共宿旧囚犯向新囚犯勒索金钱]

churlish a.粗野的;下贱的;难驾驭的 [ cierlisc, ceorliscceorl CHURL下贱的人;吝啬鬼]

ciliated a.有纤毛的

circlet n.戒指;小圈

circuitous a.绕行的;迂回的 [circuitus CIRCUIT 巡回;环游旅行;周围,纡路;电路;姊妹]

circumlocution n.迂回累赘的陈述 [ circumlocution or circumlocutio(CIRCUM-,LOCUTION 说话法;语风), transl of ] [PERIPHRASIS(修辞)迂说法;拐弯抹角的说法, 绕圈子的说法]

circumspect a.慎重的;小心的 [CIRCUM-, specere spect-ook]

circumvent v.占上风;智取;规避 [CIRCUM-, venire come]

citadel n.城堡;要塞 [ civitas -tatis city]

cite v.引用;举例 [ citareciere set moving]

clairvoyant a.具有洞察力的 [clairvoyance 透视力;异常的洞察力clair CLEAR+voir voy- see

CLAIRAUDIENCE超人的听力] [VOYAGE航行]

clamber v.攀爬 [clamb, obs past tense of CLIMB]

clammy a.粘湿的;病态的 [clam to daub(涂抹;弄赃)]

clamorous a.吵闹的 [clamor喧闹;大声叫嚷]

clamp n.钳子;夹住 [16th c: probDu klamp heap(in sense related to CLUMP 丛生,结块;笨重的脚步声]

clandestine a.暗中的;秘密的 [clam secretly]

clarion n.响亮尖锐之声 [ clario -onis clarus clear]

clarity n.清楚;明了;澄澈 [ claritasclarus clear]

clash n.当当声;冲突;猛撞;抵触 [clack, clang发铿锵声 crack打开;破裂;裂缝 crash压坏;压碎]

claustrophobia n.幽闭恐惧症 [ claustrum: CLOISTER修道院;寺庙]

cleanse v.使纯洁;使清洁 [ cl'nsian(see CLEAN)]

cleave v.劈裂;开辟 [(用斧头等沿着树纹、劈开面)劈开木材、岩石等>cleavage 劈开,劈开部;分裂]

cleft n.裂口 [ rel to CLEAVE(用斧头等沿树纹、劈开面)劈开,剖开]

clemency n.仁慈;和蔼 [ clemens -entis clement仁慈的,宽厚的]

cliche n.陈腔滥调;老套 [clicher to stereotype]

climactic a.高潮的 [CLIMAX+-IC, perh after SYNTACTIC文章构成法 orCLIMACTERIC危机的,更年期的]

clinch v.钉牢;揪住 [同CLENCH 咬紧牙关;紧闭嘴巴;紧握拳头;紧握,抓住某物]

clip v.修剪;包围 [ klippa, prob imit]

clique n.朋党;派系 [cliquer CLICK嘀哒声]

clog v.阻碍 [缚在动物等脚上限制其行动 (防止逃跑) 的圆木 阻碍,妨碍(with)]

cloister n.修道院;寺院 [claudere claus- CLOSE cloistered 住在修道院的,隐居的]

clout n.影响力 [ clut, rel to CLEAT 楔子形的栓;(鞋底等的)止滑片, CLOT结块,凝固]