复合形式: UK | cosily | high-school student |
buggy (US), pushchair (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (child's pushchair) | 儿童推车 ér tóng tuī chē |
| | 童车 tóng chē |
| | 宝宝车 bǎo bǎo chē |
| Sarah and Ian took their newborn out for a stroll in a buggy. |
bureaucratization, also UK: bureaucratisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (over-complicated administration) | 官僚化 guān liáo huà |
bureaucratize [sth], also UK: bureaucratise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make [sth] bureaucratic) | 使官僚化 shǐ guān liáo huà |
burglarize, UK: burgle vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US (burgle, rob) | 入室抢劫 rù shì qiǎng jié |
| | 入室行窃 rù shì xíng qiè |
burglarproof (US), burglar-proof (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (protected against theft) | 防盗的 fáng dào de |
| | 防贼的 fáng zéi de |
burglarproof [sth] (US), burglar-proof [sth] (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (protect against theft) | 给...做防盗处理
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| | 为...防贼
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burned, UK: burnt adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (damaged by fire) | 烧毁的 shāo huǐ de |
| The massive fire left behind a whole block of burned houses. |
burned, UK: burnt adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (food: overcooked) (食物) | 烧焦的,烤糊的
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| The beef was a bit burnt but we ate it anyway. |
burned out, burned-out, also UK: burnt out, burnt-out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (person: overworked, exhausted) (比喻) | 精疲力尽的 jīng pí lì jìn de |
备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| I'm totally burned out - I need a vacation badly, or at least a few days off. |
bus line (US), bus route (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (itinerary of a city bus) | 公交车路线 gōng jiāo chē lù xiàn |
| This bus line goes past the hospital and the railway station. The bus route was changed due to road construction. |
bus station (US), coach station (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (coach terminal) | 公交车站 gōng jiāo chē zhàn |
| | 长途车站 cháng tú chē zhàn |
| I arrrived at the bus station at 6 o'clock. |
business center (US), business centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (town: commercial district) | 商业中心 shāng yè zhōng xīn |
busing (US), bussing (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (to non-local schools) | 校车接送学生 xiào chē jiē sòng xué shēng |
busing, UK: bussing nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (transportation by bus) | 乘坐公共汽车 chéng zuò gōng gòng qì chē |
butcher, UK: butcher's, butcher's shop nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (meat shop, department) | 肉商 ròu shāng |
| | 肉贩 ròu fàn |
| The butcher is open until 5:00, but the rest of the store closes at 8:00. |
| 肉商只营业到5点,但其他店铺开到8点。 |
by installments (US), by instalments (UK) advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (a bit at a time) | 分期地 fēn qī de |
| | 分批地 fēn pī de |
| I'm paying for my saxophone by installments of $50 each month. |
cake pan (US), cake tin (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (tin for baking a cake) | 蛋糕烤盘 dàn gāo kǎo pán |
| | 烤制蛋糕的模具 kǎo zhì dàn gāo de mó jù |
| Line the bottom of the cake pan with parchment paper. |
caliber, UK: calibre nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, literal (size of a gun barrel) (本义) | 枪的口径、内径 qiāng de kǒu jìng nèi jìng |
calico (US), tortoiseshell-and-white (UK) n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (cat: with coloured markings) (动物) | 有斑点的,有斑纹的,花的
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caliper (US), calliper (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | usually plural (measuring instrument) (常作calipers) | 圆规,测径器
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| (常作calipers,测木材用) | 测径器,测径规
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| Calipers are used to measure the width or thickness of a tube. |
caliper (US), calliper (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | usually plural (leg brace) | (腿上用的)夹板或支架 tuǐ shàng yòng de jiá bǎn huò zhī jià |
| The leg is badly broken, and will require six weeks in a cast and then several more months in calipers. |
caliper (US), calliper (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (part of brake mechanism) | 夹制器
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| The mechanic replaced the calipers and readjusted the car's brakes. |
calisthenics (US), callisthenics (UK) nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (physical exercises) | 健美体操 jiàn měi tǐ cāo |
| | 柔体体操 róu tǐ tǐ cāo |
calisthenic (US), callisthenic (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (relating to calisthenics) | 健美体操的 jiàn měi tǐ cāo de |
call center (US), call centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (phone-in service) (美式拼写) | 呼叫中心 hū jiào zhōng xīn |
| If you need technical support you can contact the call center. |
calling card, UK: visiting card nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | dated (personal card left after visit) | 名片 míng piàn |
| | 到访笺
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| Lady Sylvia was not at her house when Mary went to visit, so Mary left her calling card with the butler. |
campground, camp ground, camping ground (US), campsite, camp site, camping site (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (site of or for a camp) | 野营地 yě yíng dì |
| | 露营地 lù yíng dì |
| Please put up tents only in designated campgrounds. |
can opener (US), tin opener (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (gadget for opening tin cans) | 开罐器 kāi guàn qì |
| How will I pour the condensed milk if I can't find a can opener? My mum has a special tin opener for people with arthritic hands. |
canalization, also UK: canalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (diversion into channels) | 渠化
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canalize [sth], also UK: canalise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (civil engineering: channel [sth]) (水利) | 在…开运河,在…修河道,在…开渠
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canceled (US), cancelled (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (event: called off) | 被取消的
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| The cancelled meeting was scheduled for a later date. |
canceled (US), cancelled (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (ended, finished) | 结束的 jié shù de |
| | 取消的 qǔ xiāo de |
| The number of cancelled subscriptions to the magazine has increased. |
canceled (US), cancelled (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (marked used or void) | 作废的
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| | 无效的 wú xiào de |
| The company donates all its cancelled postage stamps to charity. |
canceled check (US), cancelled check (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (bank cheque made void) | 注销的支票
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| | 废票 fèi piào |
canceler (US), canceller (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (counteracting device) | 对消器 duì xiāo qì |
| | 消除器 xiāo chú qì |
candor (US), candour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (openness, honesty) | 坦诚 tǎn chéng |
| | 坦率 tǎn shuài |
| The supervisor appreciated the guard's candor in admitting that he had fallen asleep. |
candor (US), candour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fairness) | 公正 gōng zhèng |
| | 公平 gōng píng |
| The hiring committee will consider all applicants with candor and sensitivity. |
candy apple (US), toffee apple (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (apple covered in syrup) | 焦糖苹果
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| She loves getting candy apples at Halloween. |
candy store (US), sweet shop (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (confectioner's shop) | 糖果屋 táng guǒ wū |
| | 糖果商店 táng guǒ shāng diàn |
| I am going to the candy store to buy some chocolate. |
candyfloss, candy floss (UK), cotton candy (US) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (confectionery: spun sugar) | 棉花糖 mián huā táng |
| The cotton candy they sell at the circus is one of our favorite treats. |
canned (US), tinned (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (food: tinned) | 罐装的 guàn zhuāng de |
| The shop is having a sale on tinned fish. |
cannibalization, also UK: cannibalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (repurposing of parts, etc.) | 重新利用旧部件 chóng xīn lì yòng jiù bù jiàn |
| | 用旧部件修配 yòng jiù bù jiàn xiū pèi |
cannibalize [sb], also UK: cannibalise [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (eat flesh of a person) (本义) | 吃(人)肉 chī rén ròu |
cannibalize [sth], also UK: cannibalise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (recycle parts of [sth]) | 拆用…的配件
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| | 将…的零部件用于
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canola (US, Can), rapeseed (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (crop grown for oil) | 芥菜籽 gài cài zǐ |
| | (加拿大)油菜籽 jiā ná dà yóu cài zǐ |
canola (US, Can), rapeseed (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (edible oil) | 卡诺拉油 kǎ nuò lā yóu |
| | 菜籽油 cài zǐ yóu |
canola oil (US, Can), rapeseed oil, rape oil (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (edible oil) | 芥花籽油 gài huā zǐ yóu |
| Canola oil is often used for frying food. Rapeseed oil is delicious in salad dressings. |
canonization, also UK: canonisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (declaring [sb] a saint) | 封为圣者 fēng wéi shèng zhě |
| | 追封为圣人 zhuī fēng wéi shèng rén |
canonization, also UK: canonisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (reverent treatment) | 虔诚对待 qián chéng duì dài |
| | 奉为典范 fèng wéi diǎn fàn |
canonize [sb], also UK: canonise [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (declare [sb] a saint) | 将…封为圣徒
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canonize [sb/sth], also UK: canonise [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (treat [sb], [sth] with reverence) | 虔诚地对待
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capitalization, also UK: capitalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (using upper-case letters) | 大写的使用 dà xiě de shǐ yòng |
| Please check the document for proper capitalization. |
capitalization, also UK: capitalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (financing) | 资本化 zī běn huà |
| Before we can begin production, we need to finalize the details of the capitalization. |
capitalization, also UK: capitalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (making the most of [sth]) | 最大化的利用 zuì dà huà de lì yòng |
| The company's capitalization on the idea really paid off; they made a fortune in the end. |
capitalize [sth], also UK: capitalise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (put [sth] in uppercase letters) | 以大写字母书写 yǐ dà xiě zì mǔ shū xiě |
| Please capitalize the first letter of the word. |
capitalize [sth], also UK: capitalise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (give [sth] an uppercase initial) | 首字母大写 shǒu zì mǔ dà xiě |
| Proper nouns should be capitalized. |
capitalize [sth], also UK: capitalise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (finance: supply capital for [sth]) | 为…提供资本
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| An anonymous investor capitalized the project. |
capitalize [sth], also UK: capitalise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (finance: convert to capital) | 使资本化
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| | 将…转化为股本
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| The entrepreneur was able to capitalize his business after two years. |
capsulize [sth], also UK: capsulise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (encapsulate, condense) | 概括 gài kuò |
| | 节略 jié lüè |
car hood (US), car bonnet (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (part covering car's engine) | 引擎盖
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| | 汽车前盖
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car rental, also UK: car hire nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hiring a motor vehicle) | 租车
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| | 汽车租赁
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car trunk (US), car boot (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (boot: car's rear compartment) | 汽车行李箱
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| When we went to the drive-in we would usually sneak in some friends in the car trunk. |
caramelize [sth], also UK: caramelise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (turn [sth] into sugar syrup) | 加熔使变为焦糖 jiā róng shǐ biàn wéi jiāo táng |
| | 使…变成焦糖 shǐ biàn chéng jiāo táng |
caramelize, also UK: caramelise viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (turn to sugar syrup) | 变成焦糖 biàn chéng jiāo táng |
| | 形成焦糖 xíng chéng jiāo táng |
carbon fiber (US), carbon fibre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (strong, thin fiber made of carbon) | 碳纤维
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carbonize [sth], also UK: carbonise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (burn to ashes) | 把…烧成碳 bǎ shāo chéng tàn |
| | 使…碳化 shǐ tàn huà |
| | 使…焦化 shǐ jiāo huà |
carbonize [sth], also UK: carbonise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (coat with carbon) | 给…涂炭
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carburetor, UK: carburettor nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (part of an engine) | (引擎上的)汽化器 yǐn qíng shàng de qì huà qì |
| | 化油器 huà yóu qì |
carburize [sth], also UK: carburise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (metal: treat with carbon) (冶金) | 使渗碳
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carcass, also UK: carcase nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | slang (idle person's body) | (人的)躯干,身躯
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| | (人的)尸体 rén de shī tǐ |
| Drag your carcass out of bed, would you? We've got work to do. |
cardigan sweater, UK: cardigan nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (front-fastening sweater) | 开襟毛衣 kāi jīn máo yī |
| | 前排扣式毛衣 qián pái kòu shì máo yī |
| Do up the buttons on your cardigan before you go outside. |
cargo pants (US), cargo trousers (UK) nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (casual trousers) | 工装裤 gōng zhuāng kù |
| | 休闲裤
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caroler (US), caroller (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (singer of Christmas songs) (美式拼写) | 唱诗班的歌者,唱圣歌的人
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carsick, UK: car-sick, car sick adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (nauseous from car travel) | 晕车的 yùn chē de |
| Reading in the car can make some people carsick. |
caseload, UK: case-load nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (number of cases) | 案件总数 àn jiàn zǒng shù |
| The attorney's growing caseload made him consider hiring an assistant. |
cash a check (US), cash a cheque (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (exchange a cheque for money) | 兑现支票
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cataloger (US), cataloguer (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person who catalogs [sth]) (美式拼写) | 编制目录的人,编目人员
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catalyze [sth], also UK: catalyse [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (speed [sth] up) | 促进 cù jìn |
| | 使加速 shǐ jiā sù |
catalyze [sth], also UK: catalyse [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cause to start, initiate [sth]) | 促成 cù chéng |
| | 催化 cuī huà |
catechize [sb], also UK: catechise [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (instruct [sb] in Christian doctrine) | 用问答法教授…教义教理
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catechize [sb], also UK: catechise [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (question [sb] closely) | 盘诘 pán jié |
| | 盘问 pán wèn |
categorization, also UK: categorisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (classification) | 分类 fēn lèi |
categorize [sth/sb], also UK: categorise [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (classify [sth], [sb]) | 将…分类 jiāng … fēn lèi |
| | 将…归类 jiāng … guī lèi |
| Christa is difficult to categorize because her interests are so varied. |
categorize [sth/sb], also UK: categorise [sth/sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (define, describe [sth], [sb]) | 给…标示分类
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| We can categorize the flowers by their size, color, shape, and fragrance. |
categorize [sth/sb] as [sth], also UK: categorise [sth/sb] as [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (define, describe [sth], [sb] as [sth]) | 将…分类 jiāng … fēn lèi |
| Based on Eli's fashion, we categorized him as an outdoors type. |
catheterize [sb], also UK: catheterise [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (insert a catheter into [sb]) | 将导管插入
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| (人) | 给...插导管
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cauterization, also UK: cauterisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (heat-sealing a wound) | 烧灼伤口消毒 shāo zhuó shāng kǒu xiāo dú |
| | 烧灼伤口止血 shāo zhuó shāng kǒu zhǐ xiě |
cauterize [sth], also UK: cauterise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (wound: seal with heat) | 对(伤口)进行烧灼处理 duì shāng kǒu jìn xíng shāo zhuó chǔ lǐ |
caviler (US), caviller (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (complainer) | 无理指责者 wú lǐ zhǐ zé zhě |
| | 吹毛求疵者 chuī máo qiú cī zhě |
cecal (US), caecal (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (relating to the intestinal pouch) | 盲肠的 máng cháng de |
cecum (US), caecum (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (intestinal pouch) (美式拼写) | 盲肠 máng cháng |
celiac (US), coeliac (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (suffering from celiac disease) | 患有乳糜泻疾病的
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| My sister is celiac, so she cannot eat gluten. |
celiac disease (US), coeliac disease (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (intestinal disorder) (与谷蛋白摄入有关的消化系统疾病) | 乳糜泻
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cell phone (US), mobile phone, mobile telephone (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (portable telephone) | 手机 shǒu jī |
| Cell phones are a lot smaller than they were 20 years ago. |
cellular telephone, also UK: mobile telephone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | formal (mobile phone) | 手机 shǒu jī |
center, UK: centre nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (town: central area) (城市) | 中心,中心区
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| At the centre of the town is the Town Hall. |
center, UK: centre nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (basketball position) (篮球) | 中锋 zhōng fēng |
| Yao Ming played center for the Houston Rockets. |
center, UK: centre nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (chocolate, etc.: filling) (巧克力) | 夹心
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| These chocolates all have soft centres. |