coterminous a.毗连的;有共同边界的 [也写作contermious, con+term边界,结束;terminate结束]
couch n.床;睡椅;麦牙糖 [var of QUITCH =quitch grass 茅草]
counterfeit a.n.v.假冒的;伪作;骗子 [E countermand v.撤回;取消 [ME counterpart n.相对物;极相似之物 [counterpane(装饰用的)床罩,床单 counterpiston 逆活塞]
coupling n.联结;联合体
covenant n.契约;盟约 [ME covert a.暗地的;隐藏的 [ME covetous a.贪婪的 [ME property 贪图他人财产]
cower v.畏缩;退缩 [ME coxcomb n.纨裤子弟;花花公子[鸡冠花(cockscomb)= cock's comb(see COCK), orig(a cap worn by)a
jester(尤指中世纪王侯、贵族所豢 养的)小丑,弄臣
coy a.害羞的 [ME cozen v.欺骗 [16th-c perh rel to COUSIN 堂兄弟(姊妹) cozen a person of (out of)something=~ something of (out of) a] [person 骗取某人的某物 cozenage 欺骗,哄骗]
cozy a.温暖而舒适的 [同COSY a ~ little restaurant 舒适雅致的小餐厅 cozy up to aperson(美口语)博取<某人>的欢心, 好]<[某人>]
crabbed a.乖戾的;暴躁的 [ME cracker n.爆竹,摔爆;一种装有糖果
cram v.填塞;仓促用功 [OE crammian cranky a.胡思乱想的;发疯的 [perh crass a.粗鲁的;愚蠢的 [L crassus solid, thick]
craven a.懦弱的 [ crease n.v.皱痕;(使)起皱痕
credence n.相信 [ credo n.信条 [ME credulity n.轻信;易信 [L credulus creed n.教义;信条 [OE creda creek n.小湾;小溪 [ crepuscular a.在晨曦时刻活动的 [L crepusculumtwilight(日出前的)微明,晓光;曙光;(较常指日落后的)黄昏,薄暮]
crestfallen a.垂头丧气的 [CREST鸡冠+FALLEN]
crevice n.裂缝;破口 [ME cringe n.v.畏缩;奉承 [ME crenge, crenche, OE cringan, crincan: CRANK脾气暴躁的
cringing 谄媚的;奉承的]
cripple n.跛子;残废的 [OE crypel, rel to CREEP 爬行,匍匐]
crisp a.脆的;活泼的 [OE criterion n.标准;定规 [Gk kriterion means of judging(cf CRITIC)]
crooked a.有钩的;弯曲的;秘密造的 [ME cross a.不高兴的 [OE cros crotchety a.思想奇怪的;怪僻的 [CROTCHET奇想;反复无常+-Y]crude a.未提炼的;生的;粗野 [ME crumble v.粉碎;崩溃;灭亡 [ME at the edges 那道古墙的边缘逐渐崩塌]
crunch v.嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼;压碎[同scrunch earlier cranch, assim to munch用力嚼 A dog was ~ing on a bone一只狗在咯吱咯吱地 啃 着骨头
crusade n.十字军;圣战;改革运动[earlier croisade(F crux n.紧要关头;要点 [L, = cross( cryogenic a.低温的;低温学的[cryogen (化学)致冷剂;冷冻剂 cryo- (用于复合字中) 表"冰冷,严寒"之义,如: cryometer低温计 (内装酒精,而非水银)
cryptic a.神秘的;隐藏的 [LL crypticus cryptogram n.密码 [cryptogrammic 亦作cryptogammatic 密码的;暗号的;似密码或暗号的 crypto(复合用词)表示"隐的,秘密的"]
cuddle v.抚爱地怀抱;贴着身睡 [16th c: perh cuisine n.烹调;烹饪法 [F culinary a.厨房的;烹调的 [L culinarius cull v.拣选;剔除 [ME culmination n.顶点;最高潮[the ~ of one's ambition 某人雄心 (抱负) 的极致 2(天文)通过子午线,中天 culminate 到达最高点 (极点,绝顶) ;达到最高潮 (极盛)
culpable a.该受谴责的 [ cultivate v.耕种 [medL cultivare cultivating n.力求与人交往
cupidity n.贪婪 [ME curb n.马勒;控制 [ME curmudgeon n.守财奴 [curly 鬈发的;卷曲的;卷缩的 curr(鸽、猫等)发咕咕声;发呜呜声 currant 小粒的无子葡萄干]
curry v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ME cursive a.草体的 [medL(scriptura)cursiva cursory a.匆促的;粗略的 [L cursorius of a runner(CURSOR计算尺游标)]
curtail v.缩短;缩减 [ cushion n.垫子;后腿肉;缓解 [ The grass ~ed his fall 草坪缓和了他坠落时的撞积 pincushion(裁缝用)针垫
custody n.监护;保管 [L custodia cute a.聪明的;可爱的 [shortening of ACUTE敏锐的]
cyclopean a.巨大的 [独眼巨人 Cyclops(似)的;cyclopia(医)独眼畸形]
cynic n.愤世嫉俗;不信人间真情 [L cynicus cynosure n.众人注目之的[ cytology n.细胞学 [cyto-, cyt- 表"细胞"之义 cytologist 细胞学家 cytokinesis (细胞分裂时之)
细胞浆移动;原浆移动] [cytochrome 细胞色素 cytogenous 细胞合成的]
dabble v.涉足;浅赏 [16th c: dainty a.优美的;讲究的;好吃的 [AF dainte, OF daintie, deintie dais n.讲台 [ME dally v.嬉戏;玩弄 [ME dampen v.弄湿;使消沉;挫锐气dandified打扮得华丽的]
dangle v.悬摆 [16th c(imit): cf Sw dangla, Da dangle TANTALIZE逗弄]
dank a.阴湿的 [ME prob dapple v.使起斑纹 [ME dappled, dappeld,(adj) dappled斑纹的,花的]
daredevil n.挺而走险的人;胆大的 [DARE大胆+DEVIL鬼]
dart v.投掷 [ME dashing a.勇敢的;有活力的;华丽的 [DASH急冲;突进]
dastard n.懦夫 [dastardly 懦弱的;卑鄙的 das'tardliness(惯用法)dastardly的狭义用法指懦弱的行为,广义用法指可]鄙 [行为]
daubster n.笨画匠 [( daunt v.恐吓;使失去勇气 [ME domare tame(undaunted不畏惧的)]
dauntless a.无所谓的;大胆的
dawdle v.怠惰;闲荡;浪费光阴 [perh rel to dial daddle, doddle idlea<人>没有工作的,不在工作的,闲散的 <时间>空的,闲着的 , dally] [浪费<时间>,蹉跎<时光>~ away the time 浪费时]
deadlock n.停顿;停滞 [DEAD+LOCK]
dearth n.缺乏;少 [ME, formed as DEAR]
debacle n.崩溃;瓦解 [( debase v.贬低;降格 [DE-+obs base for ABASE]
debauch v.使堕落 [de+bauch(大梁BEAM)debauchery放荡,游荡;酒色]
debenture n.债券 [ME debilitate v.使衰弱;使虚弱 [L debilitare(DEBILITY)]
debonair a.和蔼的;快乐的 [ME debutante n.初入社交界的少女 [(进入社交界) DEBUT 初在舞台(社交界);初次登台 make one's ~ 初次登台]
decadence n.衰弱;颓废 [F decadence decalogue n.十戒 [Decalogue deca十+logos 命令]
decamp v.撒营;逃走;逃亡 [F decamper(DE-, CAMP)]
decant v.慢慢倒出 [medL decanthare(DE-, L canthus deceit n.欺;诈欺;虚伪;奸诈 [ME deciduous a.落叶性的 [L deciduus decimate v.毁掉大部分;由十中选一 [L decimare take the tenth man decipher v.翻译;辨读;翻译密码
decompose v.分解(成分);腐烂 [F decomposer(DE-, COMPOSE)decomposition n]
decorum n.端正;礼貌合宜;礼节 [L, neut of decorus seemly DECORATION装饰;美化DECOROUS符合礼节的;相称的]
decoy n.引诱物;诱饵 [ decree n.v.法令;布告;判决 [ME decide(DE-, cernere sift)]decrepit a.衰老的;破旧的 [ME decry v.责难;轻视 [after F decrier: cf cry down]
dedicate v.奉献 [L dedicare(DE-, dicare declare, dedicate)]deducible a.可推知的 [deduce(;推断,推测,推论(→ infer)Ldeducere (as DE-, ducere] [duct- lead)]
deed n.行为;契据;立契出让 [a ~ of covenant(经签名盖章的)条款,契据]
deem v.认为;视为 [OE deman deface v.伤毁(外表或美观) [ME defalcate v.盗用公款 [medL defalcare lop(DE-, L falx -cis sickle)]
defamation n.诽谤;中伤 [DEFAME ME default n.不履行责任;缺席 [ME defeatist a.失败主义者的 [defeatism 失败主义;失败主义的行动]
defect n.缺点;缺乏;背叛;脱离 [L defectus deference n.服从;尊重 [F deference(DEFER)]
defiant a.大胆反抗的;傲慢的 [a ~ stare 挑衅的瞪视]
defile v.弄脏;亵渎 [F defiler and defile pp.(DE-, FILE 锉刀;锉子 (the~)修整,锉光;(对文章等的)润饰(纵)列]
definition n.定义;鲜明度;精确度 [E deflate v.放气;通货紧缩[DE-+INFLATE(上涨;使<通货>膨胀 deflated 灰心丧气的
deflect v.使偏斜;使转向 [L deflectere(DE-, flectere flex-bend)deflection歪斜,偏;偏向]
defraud v.欺诈 [ME defunct a.死亡的;已倒闭的 [L defunctus dead, pp. of defungi(DE-, fungi perform)]
degenerate v.退步;衰败 [L degeneratus pp. of degenerare(DE-, genus -erisrace)]
degrade v.降级;使堕落;使退化 [ME deign v.屈尊;俯允 [ME deist n.奉自然神教者;理神论者 [ dejected a.沮丧的,灰心的
delegate n.代表;委派;委任 [ME deleterious a.有害的 [medL deleterius deliberate a.深思熟虑的;故意的 [deliberatus pp.of deliberare(DE-, librare weigh delinquent a.n.怠忽职务的;流氓 [de+linqu同LINGER闲荡)DELICT犯罪 delinquency过失;失职]
delusion n.谬见;幻想 [ME delve v.探究;查考;掘;凹下 [OE delfan demagogue n.群众煽动家 [Gk demagogos demean v.贬抑 [de+MEAN(<中OE "普通的")卑鄙的,下流的]
demeanor n.行为;风度 [misdemeanor 轻罪]
demesne n.领域;私有土地 [ME demise n.死亡 [AF use of pp. of OF de(s)mettre DISMISS, in refl abdicate]
demolish v.破坏;粉碎;推翻(制度等)[F demolir demotic a.民众的;通俗的 [Gk demotikos demur v.犹豫;抗议 [ME demure a.严肃的;端庄的 [ME, perh成熟的 烂熟的;圆熟的
denigrate v.涂黑;玷辱 [L denigrare(DE-, nigrare denizen n.居民;入籍者 [ denomination n.名称 [E denotation n.(明示的)意义;指示 [(反)connotation (常 ~s)言外之意,含蓄,暗示,涵义(逻辑)内涵]
denouement n.结局;终场 [DE-, L nodare denounce v.攻击;揭发;通知废止 [ME depict v.描述;叙述 [L depingere depict-(DE-, pingere paint)]
depilate v.去...之毛发 [L depilare(DE-, pilare deplete v.使空虚;用尽 [L deplere(DE-, plere plet- fill)depletion n]
deplorable a.不幸的;可叹的
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deploy v.散开;布置 [F deployer deposition n.证言;口供 [ME depravity n.腐败;邪恶 [DE-+obs pravity deprecate v.驳斥;反对;乞求免去 [L deprecari(DE-, precari pray)]
depreciate v.跌价 [LL depretiare(DE-, pretiare depredation n.抢夺 [F depredation~ a village] [抢劫村庄]
deracinate v.根除;灭绝;使隔绝 [DE-, racine deranged a.疯狂的 [de+RANGE排列 DERANGEMENT精神错乱 derange 扰乱;使狂;使发狂]
derelict a.被弃的 [L derelictus pp. of derelinquere(DE-,
relinquere=RELINGUISH放弃)]
deride v.嘲笑 [L deridere(DE-, ridere ris- laugh)derision嘲笑;愚弄]
dermatologist n.皮肤(病)学家 [s DERMATITIS+-LOGY]
derogatory a.贬抑的 [LL derogatorius DEROGATE v贬抑;毁损]
descant v.详论;絮说 [ME descend v.降;下来;减少;降低 [ME descry v.发现;远远看到 [ desiccate v.使干 [L desiccare(DE-, siccus dry)a ~d skin 干燥的皮肤 desiccator 2(化学)保干器,干燥器,防潮器]
desideratum n.所愿望之物 [L neut pp.: DESIDERATE渴望,希求 DE-, siderare as inCONSIDER]
desirable a.希望的;愿望的 [ME desolate a.v.荒芜的;孤独的;不安的 [ME despatch v.派遣;发送;调遣 [同dispatch(<意大利语"快走")急派<军队、特使等>(往),(处理等的)迅速;迅速的处理 with ~ 迅速地],[ 快速地,敏捷地
despicable a.可鄙的;卑劣的 [LL despicabilis despise v.轻视;蔑视 [ despoil v.夺取;抢劫 [ME despotic a.专制的
[(despot 的形容词)despot( 专制,专制政治;独裁制,暴政
despotism n.专制;暴政 [despotic adj]
destine v.指定;命运注定 [ME destitute a.极端穷困的 [ME destruction n.破坏;灭亡;毁灭 [E desuetude n.废止;不用 [DE-, suescere suet- be accustomed]
desultory a.散漫的;随便的 [DE-, salt- pp. stem of salire leap跳跃]
detachment n.分离;分遣;分遣队;超然 [detachement DETACH 分离 detached分离的;公平的]
deter v.阻止;拦住 [L deterrere(DE-, terrere frighten)deterrent 防止,挽留;妨碍物
determent 制止(物)]
detergent n.清洁剂 [L detergere(DE-, tergere ters- wipe擦拭)]
deteriorate v.变化;恶化 [LL deteriorare deteriorat- detour n.绕路;便道;绕路而行 [F detour change of direction detraction n.诽谤 [de+tract拉+ion detractor贬低者 DETRACT 去掉;损伤,损坏;转移注意;责难]
devastate v.使荒废;破坏 [L devastare devastat-(DE-, vastare lay waste)]
deviate v.逸出正轨;违背
[LL deviare deviat-(DE-, via way) deviant a.越轨的;反常的n.异常者,变态者 deviance 异常;逸出正轨; 偏差
devious a.不正当的;迂回 [L devius devoid a.缺乏的 [ME, pp. of obs devoid devolve v.委任;移交 [ME devotion n.献身;专心热爱;祈祷 [ME devour v.吃光;毁灭;吞没;使着迷 [ME devout a.虔敬的 [ME dexterity n.灵巧;机敏;用惯右手的人 [F dexterite diabolical a.残酷的 [diabolic 恶魔(一样)的,魔鬼性格的 diabolatry 魔鬼崇拜]
diadem n.王冠;王位 [ME dialectic n.辩证法;逻辑 [ diaphanous a.透明的;澄清的 [medL diaphanus diatribe n.恶骂;非难 [ discourse dichotomy n.两半;二分法;对生 [modL dichotomia dictate v.听写;口述;命令;指挥 [L dictare dictat- frequent of dicere dict- say dictator n]
dictum n.格言;权威的断言 [L, = neut pp. of dicere say]
didactic a.教诲的;教训的 [Gk didaktikos diffidence n.羞怯;谦虚 [(反)confidence 信任,信赖(in)自信(in)]
diffuse v.扩散;普及;散开 [ME digression n.离题;扯到枝节上;脱轨 [L digredi digress-(DI-, gradi walk)digress
v.走向岔道, 离开本题(主题), 扯到枝节上]
dilapidation n.倒塌;毁坏 [ME荒废,使<汽车等>毁坏
变为荒废,变破旧 DI-, lapis] [lapid- stone]
dilate v.扩大;膨胀 [ME dilatory a.不慌不忙的 [LL dilatorius(DI-, dilat- pp. stem of differre
DEFER)