Unit 9
coterminous1 a.毗连的;有一同边界的 [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]
counterpart n.相对物;极相似之物 [counterpane床罩,床单 counterpiston 逆活塞]
coupling n.联结;联合体
covenant4 n.契约;盟约 [ pres part of covenir, 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 贪图别人财产
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= cock's comb, origa]
jester小丑,弄臣
coy a.害臊的
cozen9 v.欺骗 [16th-c perh rel to COUSIN 堂兄弟 cozen a person of something=~ something of a] [person 骗取某人的某物 cozenage10 欺骗,哄骗]
cozy11 a.温暖而舒适的 [同cosplayY a ~ little restaurant 舒适高雅的小餐厅 cozy up to aperson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;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]
crepuscular24 a.在晨曦时刻活动的 [ crepusculumtwilight微明,晓光;希望;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]
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.不开心的 [ 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 ]
