备考资料：托福考试词汇研究－Unit9b_托福考试

备考资料：托福考试词汇研究－Unit9b

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crumble¹ v.粉碎;崩溃;灭亡 [ formed as CRUMB;The old wall is crumbling² away]

　　at the edges 那道古墙的边缘逐渐崩塌

　　crunch³ 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(croix cross)or crusado(Sp cruz cross)crusader 十字军战士改革运动者 crusado(铸有十字架之)葡萄牙古金币或银币]

　　crux⁵ n.紧要关头;要点 [ = cross("十字形")the ~ of a problem 问题的核心 cruzeiro巴西的货币单位(相当于美金 5.4 cents] [(1965))]

　　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)]

　　cryptic⁶ a.神秘的;隐藏的 [ crypticus kruptikos(CRYPTO-)]

　　cryptogram⁷ 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 dial couth snug舒适的]

　　cuisine⁸ n.烹调;烹饪法 [ coquina coquere to cook]

　　culinary a.厨房的;烹调的 [ culinarius culina kitchen]

　　cull⁹ v.拣选;剔除 [ coillier etc colligere COLLECT]

　　culmination¹⁰ 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 culminate¹¹ 到达最高点 (极点,绝顶) ;达到最高潮 (极盛)]

　　culpable¹² a.该受谴责的 [ culpabilis culpare culpa blame]

　　cultivate v.耕种 [med cultivare cultiva(terra)arable(land)(CULT)]

　　cultivating n.力求与人交往

　　cupidity¹³ n.贪婪 [ cupidite or cupiditas ]

　　curb¹⁴ n.马勒;控制 [ courber curvare bend, CURVE曲线;弯曲]

　　curmudgeon¹⁵ 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]

　　curry¹⁶ v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ correier ]

　　cursive a.草体的 [medL(scriptura)cursiva currere curs- run]

　　cursory¹⁷ a.匆促的;粗略的 [ cursorius of a runner(CURSOR计算尺游标)]

　　curtail¹⁸ v.缩短;缩减 [ courtault court short curtus: assim to tail]

　　cushion n.垫子;后腿肉;缓解 [ mattress¹⁹, 拉丁"腰,臀"a ~ against inflation 缓解通货膨胀的政策]

　　The grass ~ed his fall 草坪缓和了他坠落时的撞积 pincushion(裁缝用)针垫

　　custody²⁰ n.监护;保管 [ custodia custos -odis guardian²¹ custodian管理人;看守人,afterguardian]

　　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 [ cynicus kunikos ]

　　cynosure²² n.众人注目之的[ kunosoura dog's tail, Ursa Minor²³ kuon kunos dog+oura tail cynosural引人注意的 cynocephalous 似狗头的;似犬面的]

　　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]来源：考大

　　dabble²⁵ v.涉足;浅赏 [16th c:Du dabbelen or DAB²⁴ (用)轻敲,轻抚,轻按,轻敷,轻扑(with)(又作 dabhand)(英口语)好手;高手],[ 专家(at)]

　　dainty a.优美的;讲究的;好吃的 [ dainte, daintie, deintie dignitas-tatis dignus worthy]

　　dais n.讲台 [ deis discus disc, dish, in medL = table]

　　dally²⁶ v.嬉戏;玩弄 [dalier chat dalliance戏弄;荒唐度日]

　　dampen v.弄湿;使消沉;挫锐气[dandified打扮得华丽的]

　　dangle²⁷ v.悬摆 [16th c(imit): cf Sw dangla, Da dangle TANTALIZE逗弄]

　　dank a.阴湿的 [prob Scand: cf Sw dank marshy²⁸ spot]

　　dapple v.使起斑纹 [ dappled, dappeld,(adj) dappled斑纹的,花的]

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1 crumble
vi.碎裂，崩溃；vt.弄碎，摧毁
参考例句：
Opposition more or less crumbled away.反对势力差不多都瓦解了。 Even if the seas go dry and rocks crumble,my will will remain firm.纵然海枯石烂，意志永不动摇。

2 crumbling
adj.摇摇欲坠的
参考例句：
an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子 The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。

3 crunch
n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声
参考例句：
If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。 People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

4 munch
v.用力嚼，大声咀嚼
参考例句：
We watched her munch through two packets of peanuts.我们看她津津有味地嚼了两包花生米。 Getting them to munch on vegetable dishes was more difficult.使他们吃素菜就比较困难了。

5 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。

6 cryptic
adj.秘密的，神秘的，含义模糊的
参考例句：
She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life.她隐晦地表示说这部电影是她人生的写照。 The new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms.新的保险单在编写时没有隐秘条款或秘密条款。

7 cryptogram
n.密码
参考例句：
A government uses a cryptogram or secret code.政府使用密码或暗号。 He regarded the universe as a cryptogram set by the Almighty.他将宇宙视为上帝用密文书写的文件。

8 cuisine
n.烹调，烹饪法
参考例句：
This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。 This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。

9 cull
v.拣选；剔除；n.拣出的东西；剔除
参考例句：
It is usually good practice to cull the poorest prior to field planting.通常在实践上的好方法是在出圃栽植前挑出最弱的苗木。 Laura was passing around photographs she'd culled from the albums at home.劳拉正在分发她从家里相册中挑选出的相片。

10 culmination
n.顶点；最高潮
参考例句：
The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。 It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。

11 culminate
v.到绝顶，达于极点，达到高潮
参考例句：
The celebration of the centenary will culminate with a dinner.百年庆典活动将以宴会作为高潮。 Everyone feared that the boundary dispute between these two countries would culminate in a war.人人都担心,这两国间的边境争端将以一场战争到达顶点。

12 culpable
adj.有罪的，该受谴责的
参考例句：
The judge found the man culpable.法官认为那个人有罪。 Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.他们不采取任何行动的决定使他们难辞其咎。

13 cupidity
n.贪心，贪财
参考例句：
Her cupidity is well known.她的贪婪尽人皆知。 His eyes gave him away,shining with cupidity.他的眼里闪着贪婪的光芒，使他暴露无遗。

14 curb
n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制
参考例句：
I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。 You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

15 curmudgeon
n. 脾气暴躁之人，守财奴，吝啬鬼
参考例句：
The old curmudgeon found a new scapegoat and that let me out.那个老守财奴找到一个新的替罪羊，这样我就脱身了。 The old curmudgeon was talking about the smothering effects of parental duty on creative lives.那些坏脾气的老人们喋喋不休于父母生儿育女之责任的妨碍性效应。

16 curry
n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革
参考例句：
Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。 Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。

17 cursory
adj.粗略的；草率的；匆促的
参考例句：
He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.他只草草看了一眼报告就签了名。 The only industry mentioned is agriculture and it is discussed in a cursory sentence.实业方面只谈到农业,而且只是匆匆带了一句。

18 curtail
vt.截短，缩短；削减
参考例句：
The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。 The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。

19 mattress
n.床垫，床褥
参考例句：
The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。 The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

20 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

21 guardian
n.监护人；守卫者，保护者
参考例句：
The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。 The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

22 cynosure
n.焦点
参考例句：
Let faith be your cynosure to walk by.让信仰成为你生活中的灯塔。 The princess,dressed head to foot in gold,was the cynosure of all eyes.公主全身上下披金戴银，是众目注视的焦点。

23 minor
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。 I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

24 dab
v.轻触，轻拍，轻涂；n.(颜料等的)轻涂
参考例句：
She returned wearing a dab of rouge on each cheekbone.她回来时，两边面颊上涂有一点淡淡的胭脂。 She gave me a dab of potatoes with my supper.她给我晚饭时，还给了一点土豆。

25 dabble
v.涉足，浅赏
参考例句：
They dabble in the stock market.他们少量投资于股市。 Never dabble with things of which you have no knowledge.绝不要插手你不了解的事物。

26 dally
v.荒废(时日)，调情
参考例句：
You should not dally away your time.你不应该浪费时间。 One shouldn't dally with a girl's affection.一个人不该玩弄女孩子的感情。

27 dangle
v.(使)悬荡，(使)悬垂
参考例句：
At Christmas,we dangle colored lights around the room.圣诞节时，我们在房间里挂上彩灯。 He sits on the edge of the table and dangles his legs.他坐在桌子边上，摆动著双腿。

28 marshy
adj.沼泽的
参考例句：
In August 1935,we began our march across the marshy grassland. 1935年8月，我们开始过草地。 The surrounding land is low and marshy. 周围的地低洼而多沼泽。