031. call off 取消,放弃(cancel)
EG: He phoned me and called the appointment off.
032. call on/upon
[1]拜访(某人);
[2]要求做…(to do);
call on him for a speech = call on him to make a speech
[3]请求。
033. call up
[1]召集,动员;应征入伍;
[2]使人想起 call up scenes of childhood
ring up;
[3]打电话=ring up;
[4]起床。
034. can’t /couldn’t help 禁不住,不得不
I can’t help laughing (+动名词) / but
laugh (but+动词原形)
035. care for
[1]照料,照顾;
[2](主要用于疑问句和否定句中)喜好,希望;
EG: Do you care for cheese? 你喜欢奶酪吗?
[3]忧虑,担心。
036. carry off
[1]夺去;
EG: Tom carried off all the school prizes.
[2]渡过,完成;
[3]勇敢地面对,坚持。
037. carry on
[1]继续下去,坚持下去;
[2]从事,经营;
EG: The baker1 has carried on business here for years. 面包师傅在此地经营了许多年。
[3](口语)出丑,惊慌;
[4](口语)与…调情,调戏<with>;
[5]加油;继续(中断的工作等)。
038. carry out 贯彻,执行,实现
carry out one’s promise 实现承诺
carry out experiments 做实验
039. carry /bring into effect 实行,实现
=accomplish
040. cast /shade / throw light on/upon 对…加以说明,澄清
041. catch fire =take fire 开始燃烧
042. catch on
[1]理解,明白;
EG: I catch on to the job gradually. 渐渐地我明白这工作怎么做了。
[2]受欢迎,流行。
043. catch one’s breath 吓一跳,屏息
044. catch one’s eye 引人注目
045. catch sight of 看到