常用詞匯Unit 2詞匯部分(2)
cause[kz]
n.①原因,起因the cause of the fire火災的起因; cause and effect因果 ②~(for sth.) reason 理由;緣故 There is no cause for anxiety.不必憂慮。③事業,(奮斗的)目標the cause of justice正義事業 vt.①使發生,引起Smoking can cause lung cancer.吸煙可致肺癌。
cautious[ks]
a.~(about/of sb./sth.)十分小心的,謹慎的She is cautious of telling secrets.她很謹慎, 不會泄露秘密。
cease[sis]
n.&v.停止,終止cease to do sth./doing sth.停止做某事;without cease不停地,不斷地
ceiling[silη]
n.①天花板,頂棚rooms with high ceilings高頂棚房間 ②(價格、工資等)最高限度,最大限額The government has set a wages and prices ceiling of 10%.政府規定工資和物價提高的最高限度為10%。
常用短語ceiling of…最大限額
impose/set/put a ceiling(on sth.)規定最大限額
raise/lower the ceiling(on sth.)提高/降低某物的最高限度
celebrate[selbret]
vt.①慶祝celebrate a victory慶祝勝利②頌揚,贊美poems that celebrate the joys of love贊美愛情的詩 vi.慶祝,過節Let’s celebrate!讓我們好好慶祝一下吧!
ceremony[sermn]
n.①典禮,儀式a marriage/wedding ceremony 婚禮②禮節,禮儀The queen was crowned with due ceremony女王加冕禮儀很隆重。stand on ceremony拘于禮節
certificate[stfkt]
n.證(明)書,證明,執照birth/marriage/death certificate 出生/結婚/死亡證書
chain[ten]
n.①鏈,鏈條keep a dog on a chain 用鏈子把狗拴住②一連串,一系列a chain of mountains/circumstances連綿的山/情況③聯號,連鎖店a chain of supermarkets/a supermarket chain超級市場聯號;chain reaction連鎖反應④[pl.]枷鎖,鐐銬the chains of poverty 貧困的桎梏 vt.用鏈條拴住chain(up)a dog to the tree用鏈子把狗拴在樹上<同根詞>同根詞>
n. 典禮,儀式,禮節,禮儀