1. contrive v. 谋划;图谋;设法想到
contrive to do sth. 设法做某事;(不顾困难地)促成某事
manage to do sth 也表示设法做某事,说的时候已经成功做到,而contrive to do sth 通常说的时候还没有实行。
It was said that Osama bin Laden contrived to attack four cities of America before he died.
2. converge v. 会合;聚集 (meet at a common point)
converge on 集中于
The two rivers converge here.
3. cordial a. 热情的
cordial的近义词还有passionate,hospitable,enthusiastic等。
The president received a cordial welcome on his visit in Canada.
4. corrupt a./v. 腐败的;腐蚀;堕落
The corrupt officials will be punished one day!
词汇扩展:跟腐败相关的词汇~ corruption n. 贪污 bribe v. 行贿 accept /take bribe 受贿
5. cozy a. 舒适的
cozy是美式拼法,cosy是英式拼法,二者意思一样,它的同义词是comfortable。
I don't want to leave the cozy room.
6. counterpart n. 对应的人或物;副本;对应物
counterpart funds 配套资金 counterpart talks 对口会议 counterpart staff 对应工作人员
Only with the counterpart of the contract will it works.
7. criterion n. 标准
criterion的复数形式即为criteria,standard也表示标准,他们的区别如下:
criterion 正式用词,指判断、批评事物的标准,但不一定是规章。
standard 指公认为决定事物质量或人的品质的准则或原则。
measure 与standard基本同义,但多用于比喻,指衡量某事物的质量准则。
Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.
8. curb v. 控制;约束
同义词有restrain、restrict等。
curb还可以表示路边。
curb也可作名词,如curb on sth 起控制(或限制)作用的事物 curbs on price of commodities 抑制物价的措施
I have to curb my appetite to keep diet.
9. cynical a. 愤世嫉俗的;悲观的
cynic n. 愤世嫉俗者;悲观者,怀疑者
She is more cynical about life for the influence of this novel.
10. dazzle v. 眩目;(美貌、技能、知识等)使赞叹不已
The sunlight dazzles me.
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