creep

【考法1】vi./n.缓慢地行进：to go very slowly

【例】creepingthrough the crowd 在人潮中缓慢前行

【近】drag,loiter, tarry

【反】scurry,run 快步走，跑

【考法2】vi.匍匐前进：to move slowly with the body close to the ground

【例】The kittencrept silently across the floor before suddenly pouncing on the mouse. 小猫静静地匍匐穿过

地板，然后突然向老鼠发起猛扑

【近】crawl,grovel, slide, slither

【反】swagger 昂首阔步

crescendo

【考法1】n./v.（声音）渐强：a gradual increase in volumeof a musical passage

【例】Themovement begins with a crescendo of a clarinet. 乐章伴随着渐强的单簧管奏响

【反】decrescendo （声音）渐弱

【考法2】n. （渐强之后到达的）顶峰：the peak of a gradual increase

【例】complaintsabout stifling smog conditions reach a crescendo 对于让人窒息的烟雾的抱怨到达了顶峰

【近】apex, acme,apogee, climax, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith

【反】nadir 最低点

crest

【考法1】n. 顶部，浪尖：the top, as of a hill or wave

【例】on thecrest of a wave 如日中天，非常成功

【近】apex,acme, apogee, climax, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith

【反】bottom 底部

crestfallen

【考法1】adj. 垂头丧气的，沮丧的：dispirited and depressed;dejected

【例】becrestfallen at the failure 因失败而垂头丧气

【近】downcast,dispirited, low, gloomy, melancholic, sorrowful, woeful

【反】elated,buoyant, excited, exhilarated, exultant 激动的，欢悦的

cronyism

【考法1】n. 任人唯亲，对好朋友的偏袒：favoritism shown to old friends without regard for theirqualifications

【例】officialspracticing cronyism 任人唯亲的官员

【近】favoritism

crook

【考法1】v. 使弯曲：to cause to turn away from a straight line

【例】crook yourfinger to pull the trigger 弯曲你的手指来扣动扳机

【近】arch, bow,crook, curve, hook, swerve

【反】straighten, unbend, uncurl 拉直，伸直

croon

【考法1】v. 低声歌唱或说话：to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner

【例】croonmellow tunes 低声唱柔和的调子

【近】whisper,grumble, mumble, murmur

【反】shout,yell 大声喊叫

crouch

【考法1】v. 蹲伏：to lower the body stance especially by bending the legs

【例】crouchedbehind a rock and watched vigilantly 蹲伏石头后紧惕地观察

【近】huddle,squat

【反】arise,stand 站立

crucial

【考法1】adj. 非常重要的，决定性的：extremely significant orimportant

【例】a crucialstep in his professional career 他职业生涯中具有决定性的一步

【近】critical,decisive, key, pivotal, vital

【反】inconsequential, insignificant, trivial 不重要的

crumple

【考法1】v. 弄皱：to press, bend, or crush out of shape

【例】crumple apiece of paper 弄皱一张纸

【近】rumple,crimple, crease, fold, wrinkle

【反】smooth 使平滑

【考法2】v. （因外力挤压而）垮塌：to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

【例】The boxcrumpled when I accidentally dropped a brick on it. 我不小心扔了块石头在箱子上，它就倒塌了

【近】collapse, founder, implode, tumble, yield