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研英词汇宝典:单词的熟词生义小结(3)

21 compromise
compromise 危害 妥协
A concession to something detrimental or pejorative:
危害:对于一些有害或恶劣情况的让步:
Such conduct will compromise your reputation.
如此举动将会损害你的名誉。

22 contain
contain v. 制服(To halt the spread or development of)
The man was later contained by the police.

23 context
social context 社会大环境

24 control
control (科技)对照(实验)
controlled experiment

25 controller
controller 大企业的会计

26 couch
couch vt.表达(express),隐含 n. 躺椅
The reply was couched in insolent terms.
回答措辞蛮横

27 count
count n&v
1计算,
2包括
there are 10 people in classroom counting 2 teachers
3控诉的罪 The prison was found not guilty on all counts
4以为,视为 She was counted among the greatest dancers
5 有价值 It is not how much you read but what you read that counts
(重要的不是你读了多少,而是你读了什么)
6 count for 有价值 To have a specified importance or value:
Their opinions count for little. Each basket counts for two points.
他们的观点没什么价值。每投一球得两分
7 count on 信任 rely on,depend on

28 crack
crack down vi 制裁,To act more forcefully to regulate, repress, or restrain
The police cracked down on speeding. 警察取缔超速行车
The government cracked down on violators. 政府对于违法者采取严厉手段。

29 cream
cream 精华 The choicest part

30 crook
crook 小偷,钩子 =thief
That salesman is a real crook.