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Dictionary Work. “ C” Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary 6 th Edition. Changed (adj.) (人或情况)指与以前截然不同的,变化大的 She’s a changed woman since she got that job. Compare: she’s another woman… Changeover (n.) (系统或工作方法的)改变,转变,更换
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Dictionary Work “C” Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary 6th Edition
Changed (adj.) (人或情况)指与以前截然不同的,变化大的 • She’s a changed woman since she got that job. • Compare: she’s another woman… • Changeover (n.) (系统或工作方法的)改变,转变,更换 • The changeover from a manual to a computerized system. • Compare: change • Channel (n.) (思想,感情上的)方式,方法,手段 • The campaign provided a channel for protest against the war. • Compare: way; method • Channel sth. (into sth.) 为…引资;贯注 • He channels his aggression into sport • Chant (v.) 反复唱;反复呼喊 • The crowd chanted their hero’s name. • Compare: shouted repeatedly • Chap (n.) (对男子的友好称呼)家伙,伙计 • He isn’t such a bad chap really. • Compare: guy
Chapped (adj.) (皮肤或唇)尤指因风吹或天冷而皲裂的,开裂的 • Chapter and verse (idm.) 准确细节;(尤指信息的)确切出处 • I can’t give chapter and verse, but that’s the rough outline of our legal position. • Compare: details • Character (n.) (事件、事物或地方的)特点,特征,特色 • Buildings that are very simple in character • Compare: style • Character (n.)(informal) 古怪的;有趣的人 • She’s a character! • Compare: an interesting person • Chasten (v.) 使内疚;使懊悔 • He felt suitably chastened and apologized. • Compare: He felt very sorry and apologized. • Chauffeur(v.) 为某人开车;当司机 • He was chauffeured to all his meetings. • Check (v.) 克制;抑制(做某事或表露感情) • She wanted to tell him the whole truth but she checked herself—it wasn’t the right moment. • Chime (v.) (钟或时钟)鸣;敲;报时 • I heard the clock chime. • Eight o’clock had already chimed. • The clock chimed midday.
Choke (v.) (尤指感情激动而)说不出话来 • Despair choked her words. • Chuck (VN) (BrE) 终止(或断绝)恋爱关系 • Has he chucked her? 他同她分手了吗? • Chuck sb. off (sth) / chuck sb. out (of sth.) 撵走;解雇 • They got chucked off the bus. 他们被赶下了公共汽车。 • You can’t just chuck him out. 你不能只把他解雇了事。 • Churn sth out (PHR V)(粗制滥造地)大量生产,大量炮制 • She churns out novels at the rate of three a year. 她以一年三本的速度粗制滥造地写小说。 • Circumvent (v.) 设法回避;规避 • They found a way of circumventing the law. • Close (v.) (使)缩小,接近;变小;变窄 • These measures are aimed at closing the gap between rich and poor. • Compare: narrowing • Club together (PHR V) 凑份子;分担费用 • We clubbed together to buy them a new television.
同义珠玑 • 他朝桌子对面偷偷地瞥了她一眼。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • He secretly glanced at her across the table. • The better translation through head-resetting: • He stole a covert glance at her across the table. • The new head is: • Covert (Oxford)
独到措辞 • 她很容易被有权势的人吓住。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • She will be easily threatened by those powerful people. • The better translation through head-resetting: • She was easily cowed by people in authority. • The new head is: • Cow (Oxford)
同义珠玑 • 她对她那件衣服花了多少钱有点吞吞吐吐。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • She refrained herself from telling directly how much the dress cost. • The better translation through head-resetting: • She was a little coy about how much her dress cost. • The new head is: • Coy (Oxford)
独到措辞 • 他整个星期都一直在拼命准备应考。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • He spent the whole week on preparation of exam. • The better translation through head-resetting: • He’s been cramming for his exams all week. • The new head is: • Cram (Oxford)
独到措辞 • 她不让我一起去参加聚会,怕我使她受拘束。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • She did not let me go to the party with her in case she would feel uncomfortable. • The better translation through head-resetting: • She didn't want me to go with her to the party in case I cramped her style. • The new head is: • Cramp (Oxford)
同义珠玑 • 我来你家打几个晚上的地铺。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • I came to sleep on your floor for a couple of nights. • The better translation through head-resetting: • I’ve come to crash on your floor for a couple of nights. • The new head is: • Crash (Oxford)
独到措辞 • 她对老板总是谄媚奉承。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • She always flatters her boss. • The better translation through head-resetting: • She’s always crawling to the boss. • The new head is: • Crawl (Oxford)
独到措辞 • 人们讲话的声音越来越大,盖过了他的声音。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • People’s voice became louder and louder, he could barely be heard. • The better translation through head-resetting: • Voices rose in a crescendo and drowned him out. • The new head is: • Crescendo (Oxford)
独到措辞 • 每当我想起我那时写的诗歌就感到很难堪。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • When I think of the poems I wrote at that time, I feel embarrassed. • The better translation through head-resetting: • I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then. • The new head is: • Cringe (Oxford)
同义珠玑 • 这项工作不能真正地考验出她的能力。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • This task was not able to test her potentiality . • The better translation through head-resetting: • The job doesn’t really challenge her. • The new head is: • Challenge (Oxford) ?
独到措辞 • 他长了一头蓬乱的棕色卷发。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • He has brown curly hair. • The better translation through head-resetting: • His head was crowned with a mop of brown curls. • The new head is: • Crown (Oxford)
独到措辞 • 脾气暴躁的老人 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • A bad-tempered old man • The better translation through head-resetting: • A crusty old man • The new head is: • Crusty (Oxford)
同义珠玑 • 令人困惑的信息 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • A confusing message • The better translation through head-resetting: • A cryptic message • The new head is: • Cryptic (Oxford)
同义珠玑 • 在伦敦举行的一场精彩的音乐会将为他们的夏季巡回演出画上句号。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • Their summer tour will end with a spectacular music concert in London. • The better translation through head-resetting: • Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London. • The new head is: • Culminate (Oxford) ?
独到措辞 • 我一见他有枪,就想这下子我算是完了。 • The L1-influenced translation by intermediate English learners in China: • When I saw he had a gun, I thought I would die. • The better translation through head-resetting: • When I saw he had a gun, I thought it was curtains for me. • The new head is: • Curtains (Oxford)
Crinkle变皱,起皱纹 • He smiled,his eyes crinking. • Her face crinkled in a smile. • The pages crinkled and curled and turned to ashes in the fire.
croak • 用低哑的声音说话 • I had a sore throat and could only croak. • He managed to croak a greeting.
crop • 1.动物啃吃(青草或其它植物上面的部分) • The horses were quietly cropping the grass. • 2.植物有收成 • The potatoes cropped well this year. • 3.种地,种庄稼 • The river valley is intensively cropped. • 4.crop up (尤指意外地)出现,发生 • His name just cropped up in conversation. • I’ll be late---something’s cropped up at the office.
Cross • 1.穿越,越过,横过,渡过 • I waved and she crossed over. • We crossed from Dover to Calais. • He crossed over the road and joined me. • The bridge crosses the River Dee. • A look of annoyance crossed her face. • They crossed the finishing line together.
2.交叉,相交 • The roads cross just outside the town. • The straps cross over at the back and are tied at the waist. • Our letters must have crossed in the mail. • We seemed to have a crossed line. • 3.使交叉,使交叠 • She sat with her legs crossed. • 4.反对,反驳,否定(某人或计划,意愿) • She’s really nice until you try to cross her. • He had been crossed in love.
5.使杂交,使异种交配 • A mule is the product of a horse crossed with a donkey. • He behaved like an army officer crossed with a professor. • 6.(体育运动)横传 • Merson crossed to Joachim.
7.cross your fingers祈求成功 • I am crossing my fingers that my proposal will be accepted. • Keep your fingers crossed! • 8.cross my heart( and hope to die)我发誓(否则不得好死) • I saw him do it----cross my heart. • 9.cross your mind掠过心头,出现在脑海 • It never crossed my mind that she would lose. • 10.cross sb’s path/people’s paths cross偶然相遇,不期而遇 • I hope I never cross her path again. • Our paths were to cross again many years later. • 11.cross sb/sth off sth(从名单或清单上)删掉,划掉 • We can cross his name off;he’s not coming.
crow • (尤指在其它人不成功时)洋洋自得地夸口,自鸣得意 • He won’t stop crowing about his victory. • “I’ve won! I’ve won!”she crowed.
crowd • 1.挤满,塞满,使拥挤 • Thousands of people crowded the narrow streets. • 2.涌上心头,涌入脑海 • Memories crowded his mind. .
3.crowd around/round聚集在周围,聚拢 • We all crowded around the stove to keep warm • Photographers were crowding around outside. • 4.crowd in (on sb.)/crowd into sth涌上心头,涌入脑海 • Too many uncomfortable thoughts were crowding in on her. • Memories came crowding into her mind. • 5.crowd into/onto sth. |crowd in大批涌入(狭小的空间) • We all crowded into her office to sing “Happy Brithday” • 6.crowd sb/sth into/onto sth | crowd sb/sth in把…装满(或塞满) • Guests were crowded into the few remaing rooms.
crown • 1.为……加冕 • Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. • The prince was soon to be crowned King of England. • 2.形成……顶部;给……加顶 • His head was crowned with a mop of brown curls. • 3.(尤指通过增添成就,成功等)使圆满,使完美 • The award of the Nobel Prize has crowned a glorious career in physics. • Their efforts were finally crowned with success. • 4.(在牙齿上)镶人造冠 • I’ve had my one of my teeth crowned. • 5.to crown it all(在一系列不愉快或讨厌的事件中)最糟糕的是 • It was cold and raining,and,to crown it all, we had to walk home.
cruise • 1.乘船游览 • They crusied down the Nile. • We spent two weeks cruising the Bahamas. • 2.(尤指查看或寻找时)慢速行驶,巡行 • She cruised around the block looking for a parking place. • Taxies cruised the streets,looking for fares. • 3.轻而易举赢得(或获得);轻取 • The home team cruised to victory.
crumble • 1.使破碎,成碎屑 • Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble. • Crumble the cheese over the salad. • 2.坍塌,损坏,崩裂 • The cliff is gradually crumbling away. • 3.开始渐渐衰退,衰弱,崩溃,瓦解,消亡。 • All his hopes bagan to crumble away. • The empire finally crumbled into dust.
crush • 1.压坏,压伤,挤压变形 • The car was completely crushed under the truck. • They crushed the olives with a heavy wooden press. • Several people were crushed to death in the accident. • 2.把…挤入,把…塞进(狭小的空间内) • Over twenty prisoners were crushed into a small dark cell. • 3.压碎,捣碎,碾成粉末 • Add two cloves of crushed garlic. • 4.用暴力制伏,镇压 • The army was sent in to crush the rebellion. • 5.破坏,毁坏(某人的信心或幸福) • She felt completely crushed by the teacher’s criticism.