复合形式：
US | us |
codependent (US),
co-dependent (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (one of a mutually-reliant couple) | 相互依赖的关系中的一方
xiāng hù yī lài de guān xì zhōng de yì fāng |
coffee table,
also US: cocktail table nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (low table used in living room) | 矮茶几
ǎi chá jī |
| | Please don't put your feet on the coffee table. |
color (US),
colour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | countable (individual hue) | 色
sè |
| | | 颜色
yán sè |
| | Is red your favourite colour? |
| | 红色是否是您喜爱的颜色？ |
color (US),
colour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (cheeks: redness) | （脸颊上的）红润气色
liǎn jiá shàng de hóng rùn qì sè |
| | You could tell he'd been playing sport because of the colour in his cheeks. |
| | 看脸颊上的红润气色，就可以看出他一直有运动。 |
color [sth] (US),
colour [sth] (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (apply color to [sth]) | 给…涂颜色
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| | | 给…着色
gěi … zhuó sè |
| | The girl coloured a tree on her piece of paper. |
| | 女孩给纸上的一棵树涂上颜色。 |
color [sth] (US),
colour [sth] (UK) vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (influence [sth]) (尤指负面) | 影响
yǐng xiǎng |
| | His experience in the war coloured his understanding of the world. |
| | 他的战争经历影响了他对世界的认识。 |
color,
colour,
US: color nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | usually plural (range of hues, collectively) (常作 _s，统称) | 颜色
yán sè |
| | The colours in the paint are amazing. |
color,
colour,
US: color nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (skin pigmentation, tan) | 肤色的加深
fū sè de jiā shēn |
| | Have you been on the beach? You've got some colour on your skin. |
color,
colour,
US: color nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | usually plural (flag) (常作 _s) | （代表某一地区、国家等的）旗帜
dài biǎo mǒu yí dì qū guó jiā děng de qí zhì |
| | The marchers in the parade proudly showed the colours of their region. |
color,
colour,
US: color nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (exaggeration) (比喻) | 夸张成分
kuā zhāng chéng fèn |
| | Though he frequently added colour to his stories, people still appreciated them. |
color,
colour,
US: color viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (blush) | 脸红
liǎn hóng |
| | You could see him colour when asked about his girlfriend. |
color,
colour,
US: color adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not black and white) (电视) | 彩色的
cǎi sè de |
| | He bought a colour TV. |
color (US),
colour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (member's ribbon) | （代表某个组织的）彩带
dài biǎo mǒu gè zǔ zhī de cǎi dài |
| | They arrived, all wearing the club's colour. |
colors (US),
colours (UK) nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (jockey's uniform) (赛马) | 骑师服
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| | The racehorse owner was able to pick out the jockey by his colours. |
color,
colour,
US: color nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (paint, etc.) | 颜料
yán liào |
| | | 色彩
sè cǎi |
| | You need to add a little colour to this painting to brighten it up. |
color,
colour,
US: color nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sound quality) | 音色
yīn sè |
| | | 音质
yīn zhì |
| | These speakers really reproduce the colour of the music very well. |
color,
colour,
US: color nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (nature, essence) | 本色
běn sè |
| | | 本性
běn xìng |
| | | 本质
běn zhì |
| | Only after discussing politics could you see his true colours. |
color blindness (US),
colour blindness (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (medical condition) | 色盲
sè máng |
color chart (US),
colour chart (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (table illustrating a range of hues) | 色标
sè biāo |
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sè biǎo |
| | An artist uses a color chart to identify complementary colors. |
color contrast (US),
colour contrast (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (strong lights, darks) | 色对比度
sè duì bǐ dù |
| | | 色衬度
sè chèn dù |
| | I had to adjust the colour contrast on his television. |
color-coordinated (US),
colour-coordinated (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (having colors that match) | 颜色协调的
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| | Each dancer's outfit is a different style, but they are all color-coordinated. |
color film (US),
colour film (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (for photographing in color) | 彩色胶卷
cǎi sè jiāo juǎn |
| | Jane shot the photos using color film, scanned them into her computer and converted them to black and white. |
color movie (US),
colour film (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cinema: movie in color) | 有色电影
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| | | 彩色电影
cǎi sè diàn yǐng |
color guard (US),
colour guard (UK) | (flag bearer) | 护旗队
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color intensity (US),
colour intensity (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (saturation) | 色彩强度
sè cǎi qiáng dù |
| | | 颜色强度
yán sè qiáng dù |
| | Early digital cameras did not match the color intensity of 35 mm film. |
color line (US),
colour line (UK),
color bar (US),
colour bar (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (separation by skin color) | 种族界限
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| | | 种族分界线
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color photo (US),
colour photo (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (photograph in full color) | 彩色照片
cǎi sè zhào piān |
| | The book is full of beautiful colour photos. |
color photograph (US),
colour photograph (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (photo in full color) | 彩照
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| | | 彩色照片
cǎi sè zhào piān |
color photography(US),
colour photography (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (medium, artform: photos in color) | 彩色照相术
cǎi sè zhào xiàng shù |
| | Many photographers shunned the advent of color photography and preferred to continue working in black-and-white. |
color print (US),
colour print (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (photo in full color) | 彩色相片
cǎi sè xiàng piàn |
| | | 彩色照片
cǎi sè zhào piān |
| | | 彩照
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| | At the stationery store they make color prints directly from your digital camera. |
color purity (US),
colour purity (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (saturation) | 色纯度
sè chún dù |
| | | 色彩纯度
sè cǎi chún dù |
| | Black, white or gray tones diminish the color purity. |
color revolution (US),
colour revolution (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (social movement in Eastern Europe) | 颜色革命
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| 备注: 又称花朵革命，是发生在东欧等地、以颜色命名的非暴力革命运动。 |
color scheme (US),
colour scheme (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (restricted range of hues) | 配色方案
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| | Powerpoint offers users a choice of colour scheme for the presentation. |
color spectrum (US),
colour spectrum (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (physics: range of colors) (物理) | 色谱
sè pǔ |
| | A prism is needed to observe the full color spectrum present in white light. |
color temperature (US),
colour temperature (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (optics) | 色温
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color TV (US),
colour TV (UK) | informal (television set: shows images in colour) | 彩色电视机
cǎi sè diàn shì jī |
color TV (US),
colour TV (UK) | uncountable, informal (television shows broadcast in color) | 彩色电视节目
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color vision (US),
colour vision (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (ability to see hues) | 色觉
sè jué |
| | | 颜色视觉
yán sè shì jué |
| | Nocturnal animals tend not to have color vision; the night's light is not strong enough to make out more than gray shapes. |
color wheel (US),
colour wheel (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (chart showing color relationships) | 色轮
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color-coded (US),
colour-coded (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (classed and identified by color) | 颜色编码的
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| | The files were colour-coded to make it easier to find the correct one. |
colorblind,
color-blind (US),
colour-blind (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (unable to distinguish certain colors) | 色盲的
sè máng de |
colorblind,
color-blind (US),
colour-blind (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (not racially prejudiced) | 没有种族偏见的
méi yǒu zhǒng zú piān jiàn de |
colored (US),
coloured (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (having a certain color) | 有…颜色的
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| | | 着色的
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| | | 染色的
rǎn sè de |
colored (US),
coloured (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (biased or emotive) | 带偏见的，戴着有色眼镜的
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| | | 带情感因素的
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colored (US),
coloured (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | dated, very offensive (relating to non-white people) | 有色人种的
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colored,
Colored (US),
coloured,
Coloured (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | dated, very offensive (person: non-white) | 有色人种
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coloreds (US),
coloureds (UK) nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (non-white laundry items) | 有色衣物
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colored pencil,
color pencil (US),
coloured pencil (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (colored drawing tool) | 彩色铅笔
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| | I used a coloured pencil to draw my teddy bear. |
colored pencil (US),
coloured pencil (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (colored drawing medium) | 彩色铅笔
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| | She is a master of still lifes in coloured pencil. |
colorfast (US),
colourfast (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (dye, pigment: resistant to fading) | 不褪色的
bú tuì sè de |
colorfast dye (US),
colourfast dye (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (dye that resists fading) | 不掉色染料
bú diào sè rǎn liào |
| | | 不褪色染料
bú tuì sè rǎn liào |
| | She told me the scarf was painted using colorfast dyes, but it still turned all of my white shirts pink in the washing machine. |
colorful (US),
colourful (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (many-hued) | 各种颜色的
gè zhǒng yán sè de |
| | | 色彩丰富的
sè cǎi fēng fù de |
| | | 五彩缤纷的
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn de |
| | His paintings are certainly colorful, aren't they? |
| | 他的画一定是五彩缤纷的，不是吗？ |
colorful (US),
colourful (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (brightly-hued) | 色彩鲜艳的
sè cǎi xiān yàn de |
| | | 颜色醒目的
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| | The hikers wore colorful jackets so they would be visible to hunters. |
| | 徒步者穿了颜色醒目的外套，好让猎人分辨出来。 |
colorful (US),
colourful (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (person: full of character) | 富有特色的
fù yǒu tè sè de |
| | | 吸引人的
xī yǐn rén de |
| | | 引人注目的
yǐn rén zhù mù de |
| | He makes a very colorful dinner guest. |
| | 他是位非常引人注目的晚宴嘉宾。 |
colorful (US),
colourful (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (description: vivid) | 生动的
shēng dòng de |
| | | 绘声绘色的
huì shēng huì sè de |
| | They provided a colorful description of their travels. |
| | 他们绘声绘色地描述了他们的旅行。 |
colorful character (US),
colourful character (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (outgoing or eccentric person) | 怪人
guài rén |
| | | 与众不同的人
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colorful language (US),
colourful language (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (rude words) | 粗口，冒犯性言语
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| | I have to warn you, this movie contains some rather colourful language. |
colorful language (US),
colourful language (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (vivid description) | 生动的语言，鲜活的语言
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| | The author described the scene with such colorful language that I felt as though I were actually there. |
colorfully (US),
colourfully (UK) advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in bright hues) | 颜色鲜艳地
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colorfully (US),
colourfully (UK) advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in many different hues) | 绚烂地
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| | | 多彩地
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colorfully (US),
colourfully (UK) advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative (describe: vividly) | 生动地
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coloring (US),
colouring (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (skin pigmentation) | 肤色
fū sè |
| | Choose a foundation to match your natural coloring. |
coloring (US),
colouring (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (adding color to pictures) | 上色，涂色，着色
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| | Most children love coloring. |
coloring (US),
colouring (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (substance used to add color) | 染色剂，着色剂
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coloring (US),
colouring (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (aspect or tone) (指带有某种情调或倾向) | 色彩
sè cǎi |
coloring book (US),
colouring book (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (picture outlines) | 着色簿
zhuó sè bù |
| | | 填色画册
tián sè huà cè |
| | I always take colouring books on long journeys to keep the children amused. |
colorist (US),
colourist (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (artist: focused on use of color) (美式拼写) | 擅长于运用色彩的艺术家
shàn cháng yú yùn yòng sè cǎi de yì shù jiā |
colorist (US),
colourist (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hairdresser who specializes in dyeing hair) | 擅长于头发染色的美发师
shàn cháng yú tóu fà rǎn sè de měi fà shī |
| | | 发色配搭专家
fà sè pèi dā zhuān jiā |
colorization (US),
colourization,
colourisation (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (addition of color to film or photos) | 着色
zhuó sè |
| | | 上色
shàng sè |
| | | 染色
rǎn sè |
colorize [sth] (US),
colourize [sth],
colourise [sth] (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (tint [sth], add color) | 给...染色
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| | | 给…上色
gěi shàng sè |
| | | 使…着色
shǐ zhuó sè |
colorless (US),
colourless (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (without color, clear) | 无色的
wú sè de |
| | Oxygen is a colourless gas. |
colorless (US),
colourless (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (pallid, dull in hue) | 颜色暗淡的
yán sè àn dàn de |
| | The hotel decor was colorless and boring. |
colorless (US),
colourless (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (dull, lacking excitement) | 苍白无趣的
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| | | 不生动的
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colorway (US),
colourway (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fashion, design: color scheme) | 配色
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| | | 色彩搭配
sè cǎi dā pèi |
come around (US),
come round (UK) vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | figurative (be persuaded) | 改变观点
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| | | 改变看法
gǎi biàn kàn fǎ |
come around to [sth] (US),
come round (UK) vi phrasal + prep | (revise your opinion) | 改变观点
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| | | 改而接受…的观点
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| | Steve eventually came round to my opinion. |
come to naught (US),
come to nought (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (fail, have no effect) | 落空
luò kōng |
| | | 化为泡影
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come to the defense of [sb/sth] (US),
come to the defence of [sb/sth] (UK) v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (defend, support) | 保护
bǎo hù |
| | | 保卫
bǎo wèi |
commercial traveler (US),
commercial traveller (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (traveling salesperson) | 旅行推销员
lǚ xíng tuī xiāo yuán |
community center (US),
community centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (local venue) | 社区中心
shè qū zhōng xīn |
| | | 社区活动中心
shè qū huó dòng zhōng xīn |
| | The summer program at the community center keeps the kids off the streets. |
complementary color (US),
complementary colour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (contrasting hue) | 补色
bǔ sè |
| | Purple is the complementary color of yellow. |
compliance,
also US: compliancy nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (following law, norm) (法律、规范等) | 服从，遵守，合规
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| | The building was checked for compliance with the codes. |
| | 这座大楼接受了检查，确保其符合规范。 |
compliance,
also US: compliancy nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (conformity, obedience) | 顺从
shùn cóng |
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zūn cóng |
| | | 遵从
zūn cóng |
| | His compliance makes him a good team member. |
compliance,
also US: compliancy nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (physics, biology: ability to adjust elastically) (物理学) | 可塑性
kě sù xìng |
| | The test measures the compliance of materials. |
confectioner's sugar,
powdered sugar,
powder sugar (US),
icing sugar (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fine sugar for frosting) (做甜点用) | 糖粉
táng fěn |
| | Ellen usually dusts her brownies with powdered sugar before she serves them. |
consent judgment,
judgment by consent (US),
consent judgement (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (law: agreement) | 同意协议
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Constitution,
the Constitution,
the US Constitution nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (US law) | 美国宪法
měi guó xiàn fǎ |
| | All public servants must uphold the Constitution. |
control center (US),
control centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (operational hub) | 控制中心
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convention center (US),
conference centre,
convention centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (event space) | 会展中心
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| 备注: In the UK, the term "conference centre" is more common. |
copper-colored,
copper colored (US),
copper-coloured,
copper coloured (UK),
copper n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (red-brown) | 红棕色
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| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Mary has lovely copper hair. |
| | 玛丽生着一头可爱的红棕色头发。 |
corespondent (US),
co-respondent (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (law: joint defendant) (尤指离婚案中因与原告配偶通奸而被诉者) | 共同被告
gòng tóng bèi gào |
Cornish hen (US),
poussin (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (young chicken raised for meat) | 童子鸡
tóng zǐ jī |
| | Cornish hens are just midget chickens. |
cornstarch (US),
cornflour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (thickener used in cooking) | 玉米淀粉
yù mǐ diàn fěn |
| | | 玉蜀黍淀粉
yù shǔ shǔ diàn fěn |
| | Use cornstarch to thicken the gravy. |
cost center (US),
cost centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (business) | 成本中心
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costume jewelry (US),
costume jewellery (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (jewelry: fake) (装饰于服装上的) | 人造珠宝饰物
rén zào zhū bǎo shì wù |
| | I prefer to wear costume jewellery as the real thing's so expensive. |
cot (US),
camp bed (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (portable bed) | 简易床
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| | The visitor slept on a cot in the back porch. |
| | 客人睡在后院门廊的简易床上。 |
cot (US),
cot bed (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (camp or military bed) | 行军床
xíng jūn chuáng |
cotton ball (US),
cotton wool ball (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fluffy fiber ball) | 棉球
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| | I use a cotton ball to apply nail polish remover. |
cotton swab (US),
cotton bud (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cotton wool on stick) | 棉签
mián qiān |
| | You shouldn't put anything in your ears, but most people clean them with a cotton swab anyway. |
counseling (US),
counselling (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (talk therapy) | 心理咨询
xīn lǐ zī xún |
| | Harold's doctor recommended counseling for his anger and depression. |