2018考研：英語大綱核心詞匯（10）
n. 合唱;合唱隊(duì);(歌曲的)副歌;合唱歌(曲);
vt. 合唱;齊聲背誦;異口同聲地說;
[例句]Caroline sang two verses and the chorus of her song.
卡羅琳唱了她歌曲中的兩段和副歌部分。
2. chronic
adj. 慢性的;長期的;習(xí)慣性的;
[例句]Anyone who does not believe that smoking is an addiction has never been a chronic smoker.
不相信抽煙能上癮的人肯定不是老煙民。
3. clarity
n. 清晰度;明確;透明;清楚，明晰;
[例句]In business circles he is noted for his flair and clarity of vision.
在商界，他的天賦和遠(yuǎn)見卓識(shí)是出了名的。
4. cling
vi. 堅(jiān)持;附著于，緊貼;抓緊或抱住;沿(岸)前進(jìn)，貼著(墻)走;
vt. 依戀，依附于;
[例句]Another man was rescued as he clung to the riverbank.
另外一個(gè)人因?yàn)榫o緊攀住河堤而獲救。
5. clumsy
adj. 笨拙的;復(fù)雜難懂的;得罪人的;(文體等)臃腫的;
[例句]I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer.
我從沒見過更笨拙、動(dòng)作更不協(xié)調(diào)的拳擊手。
6. cluster
n. 群;叢;簇，串;[語言] 輔音群;
vi. 叢生;群聚;使密集，使聚集;
[例句]There's no town here, just a cluster of shops, cabins and motels at the side of the highway.
這兒沒有城鎮(zhèn)，只在公路邊上有一片商店、小木屋和汽車旅館。
7. clutch
vt. 抓住;抓緊;緊握;抓取;
vi. 試圖抓住;踩離合器;
adj. 緊要關(guān)頭的;沒有手提帶的;
[例句]I staggered and had to clutch at a chair for support.
我踉踉蹌蹌地，不得不抓住一把椅子穩(wěn)住自己。
8. coherent
adj. 連貫的;一致的;條理分明的;清楚明白的;
[例句]He has failed to work out a coherent strategy for modernising the service.
他未能制定出一條連貫的策略來實(shí)現(xiàn)服務(wù)的現(xiàn)代化。
9. coin
n. 硬幣;金屬錢幣;[建筑]拐角，墻角石;
vt. 制造硬幣;杜撰;創(chuàng)造;
[例句]Jaron Lanier coined the term 'virtual reality' and pioneered its early development.
杰倫·拉尼爾創(chuàng)造了“虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)”這個(gè)詞，并成為推動(dòng)其早期發(fā)展的先驅(qū)人物。
10. coincide
vi. 相符;與…一致;想法、意見等相同;極為類似;
[例句]The kids 'views on life don't always coincide, but they're not afraid of voicing their opinions.
孩子們的人生觀并不總是一致，但他們敢于表達(dá)自己的觀點(diǎn)。
11. collaborate
vi. 合作，協(xié)作;(國家間的)協(xié)調(diào)，提攜;勾結(jié)，通敵;
[例句]He collaborated with his son Michael on the English translation of a text on food production.
他和兒子邁克爾合作，把一篇介紹食品生產(chǎn)的文章譯成了英文。
12. collapse
vi. 崩潰;倒塌;折疊;(尤指工作勞累后)坐下;
vt. 使倒塌;使坍塌;使瓦解;
n. 垮臺(tái);(身體的)衰弱;
[例句]A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.
海灣大橋有一段垮塌了。
13. collide
vi. 碰撞;相撞;沖突;抵觸;
[例句]Two trains collided head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning.
今天早上德國東北部兩列火車迎面相撞。
14. commemorate
vt. 紀(jì)念，慶祝;成為…的紀(jì)念;
[例句]One room contained a gallery of paintings commemorating great moments in baseball history.
有一個(gè)房間里陳列著很多紀(jì)念棒球史上偉大時(shí)刻的畫作。
15. commend
vt. 推薦; 表揚(yáng); 托付; 受到贊同;
[例句]I commended her for that action.
我贊揚(yáng)了她的那一舉動(dòng)。
