cower

【考法1】vi. 畏缩：to cringe in fear

【例】The dogcowered under the table. 狗吓得蜷缩在桌子下面

【近】fawn,flinch, grovel, quail, recoil, wince

cozen

【考法1】v. 诱骗：to mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive

【例】Thesalesman cozened the old lady into buying his goods. 推销员诱使老太太买下了他的东西

【近】bamboozle,dupe, cheat, deceive, beguile, delude, take in

cramped

【考法1】n. 狭促的：uncomfortably small or restricted

【例】a crampedcubbyhole in an office 办公室里狭小的隔间

【近】confined,limited, restrained

【反】commodious, spacious 宽敞的

【派】cramp n. 狭窄

crass

【考法1】adj. 粗俗的，愚钝的：so crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination andsensibility

【例】crassreceptionist 粗俗的招待员

【近】coarse,crude, rude, incult, uncouth, vulgar

【反】civilized,polished, refined, urbane. genteel 有教养的

crave

【考法1】vt. 热望：to have an intense desire for

【例】cravealcohols and cigarettes 渴望烟酒

【近】need,yearn, desire, pine, thirst, itch, long, yen

【反】spurn 摒弃

【派】craving n.迫切的渴望

craven

【考法1】adj. 非常懦弱的，因胆小令人鄙视的：lacking the least bit of courage; contemptibly fainthearted

【例】a cravendeserter 一个懦弱的逃兵

【近】cowardly,gutless, pusillanimous, spineless

【反】dauntless,fearless, gallant, gutsy, intrepid, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, valiant,valorous 勇敢的

crease

【考法1】n. 折痕：a line made by pressing, folding, or wrinkling

【例】flattenthe creases of the map 抚平地图上的折痕

【近】wrinkle,corrugation, fold, furrow

【派】creasedadj. 有折痕的

credence

【考法1】n. 坚信：firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, orgenuineness of someone or something

【例】givecredence to gossip 相信绯闻

【近】belief,credit, faith, trust, reliance

【反】doubt,skepticism 怀疑

credulous

【考法1】adj. 轻信的，易受骗的：disposed to believe tooreadily; gullible

【例】accused ofswindling credulous investors 被控欺骗轻信的投资者

【近】believing,unwary, gullible, na.ve, unsuspecting

【反】disbelieving, skeptical 怀疑的

【派】credulityn. 轻信

creek

【考法1】n. 小溪，小河：a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributaryto a river

【例】wentwading in the creek 在小溪中涉水而行

【近】stream, branch, brook, rivulet