备考资料：托福考试词汇研究－Unit9a_托福考试

备考资料：托福考试词汇研究－Unit9a

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Unit 9　

　　coterminous¹ 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]

　　counterfeit² a.n.v.假冒的;伪作;骗子 [countrefet, -fait, pp. of contrefaire]

　　countermand³ v.撤回;取消 [contremander contramandare(CONTRA-,mandare order)]

　　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

　　covenant⁴ n.契约;盟约 [ pres part of co(n)venir, formed as CONVENE召集;集合]

　　covert⁵ a.暗地的;隐藏的 [ covert of covrir COVER]

　　covetous⁶ a.贪婪的 [coveitous Gallo-Roman be ~ of another person's]

　　property 贪图他人财产

　　cower⁷ v.畏缩;退缩 [kuren lie in wait COW 恐吓;威胁]

　　coxcomb⁸ 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

　　cozen⁹ 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 cozenage¹⁰ 欺骗,哄骗]

　　cozy¹¹ 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>]

　　crabbed¹³ a.乖戾的;暴躁的 [CRAB¹², assoc with CRAB 蟹]

　　cracker¹⁴ n.爆竹,摔爆;一种装有糖果

　　cram¹⁵ v.填塞;仓促用功 [crammian cramming¹⁶ adj]

　　cranky a.胡思乱想的;发疯的 [perh obs crank rogue¹⁷ feigning¹⁸ sickness CRANK曲柄;弯曲,虚浮的委婉话]

　　crass¹⁹ a.粗鲁的;愚蠢的 [ crassus solid, thick]

　　craven a.懦弱的 [ crepare burst;assim to ]

　　crease²⁰ n.v.皱痕;(使)起皱痕

　　credence²¹ n.相信 [credentia credere believe]

　　credo n.信条 [= I believe]

　　credulity n.轻信;易信 [ credulus credere believe]

　　creed²² n.教义;信条 [ creda CREDO]

　　creek²³ n.小湾;小溪 [kreke(or crike by lengthening)]

　　crepuscular²⁴ a.在晨曦时刻活动的 [ crepusculumtwilight(日出前的)微明,晓光;曙光;(较常指日落后的)黄昏,薄暮]

　　crestfallen²⁵ a.垂头丧气的 [CREST鸡冠+FALLEN]

　　crevice²⁶ n.裂缝;破口 [ crevace

　　cringe n.v.畏缩;奉承 [ crenge, crenche, cringan, crincan: CRANK脾气暴躁的

　　cringing²⁷ 谄媚的;奉承的　　

　　cripple n.跛子;残废的 [ crypel, rel to CREEP 爬行,匍匐]

　　crisp a.脆的;活泼的 [ crispus curled卷曲]

　　criterion n.标准;定规 [ kriterion means of judging(cf CRITIC)]

　　crooked²⁸ a.有钩的;弯曲的;秘密造的 [CROOK, prob after crook屈曲,弯曲部;曲柄拐杖]

　　cross a.不高兴的 [ cros kross cros crux²⁹ cruc-]

　　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 [ crudus raw, rough crudity 未成熟;生硬;粗杂;粗糙粗野的行为 (言辞)]

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1 coterminous
adj.毗连的，有共同边界的
参考例句：
China and thailand is coterminous.中国和泰国是毗连的。 For Marx,social class was determined by and coterminous with,economic class.马克思认为社会阶级取决于经济阶级，并与经济阶级具有紧密联系。

2 counterfeit
vt.伪造，仿造；adj.伪造的，假冒的
参考例句：
It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。 The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远，实际是最近的一幅赝品。

3 countermand
v.撤回(命令)，取消(订货)
参考例句：
I have now to countermand that order,in consequence of the receipting of the letter this morning.由于今日上午才收到来函，现在只好取消那份订单。 The general countermand the orders issued in his absence.将军撤销了他不在时所发布的命令。

4 covenant
n.盟约，契约；v.订盟约
参考例句：
They refused to covenant with my father for the property.他们不愿与我父亲订立财产契约。 The money was given to us by deed of covenant.这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。

5 covert
adj.隐藏的；暗地里的
参考例句：
We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。 The army carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.军队对这座建筑物进行了数月的秘密监视。

6 covetous
adj.贪婪的，贪心的
参考例句：
She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。 He raised his head,with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.他抬起头来，贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。

7 cower
v.畏缩，退缩，抖缩
参考例句：
I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.我决不会在任何一位大师面前发抖，也不会为任何恐吓所屈服。 Will the Chinese cower before difficulties when they are not afraid even of death?中国人死都不怕，还怕困难吗？

8 coxcomb
n.花花公子
参考例句：
Jones was not so vain and senseless a coxcomb as to expect.琼斯并不是那么一个不自量，没头没脑的浪荡哥儿。 He is a plausible coxcomb.他是个巧言令色的花花公子。

9 cozen
v.欺骗，哄骗
参考例句：
A clever lawyer can cozen the prisoner into an admission of guilt.一个聪明的律师能施小计诱使囚犯承认有罪。 Call me cousin,but cozen me not.与我攀亲可以，但欺骗我可不行。

10 cozenage
n.欺骗，哄骗，瞒骗
参考例句：

11 cozy
adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的
参考例句：
I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。 We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

12 crab
n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气
参考例句：
I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。 The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。

13 crabbed
adj.脾气坏的；易怒的；（指字迹）难辨认的；（字迹等）难辨认的v.捕蟹( crab的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
His mature composi tions are generally considered the more cerebral and crabbed. 他成熟的作品一般被认为是触动理智的和难于理解的。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 He met a crabbed, cantankerous director. 他碰上了一位坏脾气、爱争吵的主管。来自辞典例句

14 cracker
n.（无甜味的）薄脆饼干
参考例句：
Buy me some peanuts and cracker.给我买一些花生和饼干。 There was a cracker beside every place at the table.桌上每个位置旁都有彩包爆竹。

15 cram
v.填塞，塞满，临时抱佛脚，为考试而学习
参考例句：
There was such a cram in the church.教堂里拥挤得要命。 The room's full,we can't cram any more people in.屋里满满的，再也挤不进去人了。

16 cramming
n.塞满，填鸭式的用功v.塞入( cram的现在分词 )；填塞；塞满；（为考试而）死记硬背功课
参考例句：
Being hungry for the whole morning, I couldn't help cramming myself. 我饿了一上午，禁不住狼吞虎咽了起来。来自《简明英汉词典》 She's cramming for her history exam. 她考历史之前临时抱佛脚。来自《简明英汉词典》

17 rogue
n.流氓；v.游手好闲
参考例句：
The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。 They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

18 feigning
假装，伪装( feign的现在分词 )；捏造（借口、理由等）
参考例句：
He survived the massacre by feigning death. 他装死才在大屠杀中死里逃生。 She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。

19 crass
adj.愚钝的，粗糙的；彻底的
参考例句：
The government has behaved with crass insensitivity.该政府行事愚蠢而且麻木不仁。 I didn't want any part of this silly reception,It was all so crass.我完全不想参加这个无聊的欢迎会，它实在太糟糕了。

20 crease
n.折缝，褶痕，皱褶；v.(使)起皱
参考例句：
Does artificial silk crease more easily than natural silk?人造丝比天然丝更易起皱吗？ Please don't crease the blouse when you pack it.包装时请不要将衬衫弄皱了。

21 credence
n.信用，祭器台，供桌，凭证
参考例句：
Don't give credence to all the gossip you hear.不要相信你听到的闲话。 Police attach credence to the report of an unnamed bystander.警方认为一位不知姓名的目击者的报告很有用。

22 creed
n.信条；信念，纲领
参考例句：
They offended against every article of his creed.他们触犯了他的每一条戒律。 Our creed has always been that business is business.我们的信条一直是公私分明。

23 creek
n.小溪，小河，小湾
参考例句：
He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。 People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

24 crepuscular
adj.晨曦的；黄昏的；昏暗的
参考例句：
Bats are crepuscular creatures.蝙蝠是在黎明或黄昏时分活动的动物。 It has nothing to do with walk,this is called a crepuscular walk.这和散步没有任何关系，这叫黄昏漫步。

25 crestfallen
adj. 挫败的，失望的，沮丧的
参考例句：
He gathered himself up and sneaked off,crushed and crestfallen.他爬起来，偷偷地溜了，一副垂头丧气、被斗败的样子。 The youth looked exceedingly crestfallen.那青年看上去垂头丧气极了。

26 crevice
n.(岩石、墙等)裂缝；缺口
参考例句：
I saw a plant growing out of a crevice in the wall.我看到墙缝里长出一棵草来。 He edged the tool into the crevice.他把刀具插进裂缝里。

27 cringing
adj.谄媚，奉承
参考例句：
He had a cringing manner but a very harsh voice.他有卑屈谄媚的神情，但是声音却十分粗沙。 She stepped towards him with a movement that was horribly cringing.她冲他走了一步，做出一个低三下四，令人作呕的动作。

28 crooked
adj.弯曲的；不诚实的，狡猾的，不正当的
参考例句：
He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。 You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。

29 crux
adj.十字形；难事，关键，最重要点
参考例句：
The crux of the matter is how to comprehensively treat this trend.问题的关键是如何全面地看待这种趋势。 The crux of the matter is that attitudes have changed.问题的要害是人们的态度转变了。