collaboration
合作;勾结;通敌
Garment making typically calls for a collaboration among yarn spinners, fabric weavers and sewing factories.
制衣通常需要纱纺纱、织布工织和工厂缝纫一系列程序。
collide
碰撞;抵触
The government collided with parliament over its industrial plans.
在工业计划方面政府与国会有严重分歧。
commemorate
庆祝,纪念
The Nobel Prize is awarded to commemorate Nobel, the great chemist.
诺贝尔奖的颁发是为了纪念伟大的化学家诺贝尔的。
commentary
评论;注释
It affords a striking commentary on the limitations of our present knowledge.
它对我们现有的局限知识做了引人注目的评论。
commonplace
老生常谈;司空见惯的事
When leaving the house, she was heard to make some commonplace remark to her husband.
有人听到她在离开房间时同他的丈夫寒暄。
complement
补足,补助
A flaming dessert complemented the dinner.
晚餐过后,还有火红的甜点做补充。
compliment
恭维;称赞
Your presence is a great compliment.
你的到来是一个很大的恭维。
compulsory
强制性的
English is a compulsory subject in this course; Art is optional.
英语是此课程中的必修课;艺术是选修的。
concise
简明的,简洁的
His letter was concise, omitting everything not pertinent to the job for which he was applying.
他的信是简明扼要,省略了与他申请的工作不相关的事情。
condolence
哀悼;慰问
Through his spokesman he expressed his condolences on the victims of the accident.
通过他的发言人,他表达了对意外事故中的受害者哀悼。
confidential
机密的;表示信任的
You are probably on much more confidential terms with Kitty than I am.
相比你和我,你很可能和吉蒂之间有更多的机密条款。
configuration
结构;外形
We know little about the configuration of the star's surface.
我们不是很清楚星星表面的构造。
conformity
一致,适合
Young people today do not care so much about conformity-they do what they like.
如今的年轻人不在意和别人一致,他们做自己喜欢的事。
confrontation
对抗;对质
She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.
她想避免再次与父亲发生冲突。
congressman
国会议员
There's not much prospect of Mr Smith's being elected as Congressman.
史密斯先生被选为议员的希望是不大的。
constrain
驱使;强迫;束缚
"People with poor motives will always exist," he says. "Sometimes environments constrain those people and sometimes environments give those people opportunity."
“有不良动机的人们将一直活下去,”他说。“有时环境约束那些人,有时环境给那些人机会。”
contamination
污染,玷污;污染物
We must pay much attention to the contamination of the water supply.
我们必须特别注意污染的水供应。
correlation
相关,关联
People believe that there is a correlation between smoking and lung cancer.
人们相信肺癌和吸引是有关系的。
credible
可靠的,可信的
A will must be attested by two or more credible witnesses.
一个遗嘱需要有两个或两个以上的可信的证人。