【cabinet】a group of ministers that helps lead a government.
* The President meets every week with his cabinet.
总统每周召开内阁会议。
【call】(1) to give a name to ; (2) to ask for or request.
* I call myself John. (1)
我管我自己叫约翰。
* They called for an end to the fighting. (2)
他们要求结束战斗。
【calm】(1) quiet; (2) peaceful; (3) opposite of tense.
* The calm crowd waited for the president to speak.
沉着的听众等待总统讲话。
* The city was calm after two days of rioting.
两天的暴动之后城市平静了。
* Can you remain calm in a tense situation? (3)
你能在紧张形势中保持沉着吗?
【camera】a device for taking pictures.
* Your camera takes very good pictures.
你的相机能拍出很好的照片。
【camp】a place with temporary housing.
* The refugee camp provides temporary shelter, food and medical care.
难民营提供临时住所、食物和医疗。
【campaign】(1) a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; (2) a connected series of military actions during a war.
* Presidential campaigns are much too long and cost too much. (1)
总统竞选实在是时间太长而且代价太高。
* The Allied campaigns won the war in Europe and Asia. (2)
盟军的战役在欧洲和亚洲赢得战争。
【can】(1) to be able to; (2) to have the right to; (3) a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal.
* The two sides can meet on Tuesday. (1)
双方能在星期二见面。
* I can live anywhere I wish in this country because that is my right. (2)
在这个国家，我可以住在任何我希望住的地方，因为那是我的权利。
* I bought three cans of vegetables at the food store. (3)
我在食品商店买了3罐蔬菜。
food store：食品店(仓库)
【cancel】(1) to end; (2) to stop.
* Who cancelled the agreement? (1)
谁撤消了协议?
* Mary cancelled her plans to have a party next week. (2)
玛莉取消了她下星期举办聚会的计划。
【cancer】a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body.
* Scientists continue to find better ways to treat many kinds of cancer.
科学家继续发现更好的方法来治疗很多种癌症。
【candidate】a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor.
* Each political party has nominated a candidate for president.
每个政党都已经提名一个总统候选人。
【capital】(1) the official center of a government; (2) the city where a country's government is.
* The capital of the government is in Washington. (1)
政府的首都在华盛顿。
* Washington is the capital of the United States. (2)
华盛顿是美国首都。
【capitalism】an economic system in which the production of most goods and services is owned and operated for profit by private citizens or companies.
* In the United States, capitalism has produced the world's strongest economy.
在美国，资本主义已产生世界最强的经济。
【capture】(1) to make a person or animal a prisoner; (2) to seize or take by force; (3) to get control of.
* Police captured the terrorist before he could explode the bomb. (1)
在恐怖分子引爆炸弹之前，警察捕获了他。
* Rebel forces captured the city. (2)
反叛者武力夺取城市。
* Democrats won the election and captured control of Congress. (3)
民主党人当选并且获得对国会的控制权。
【car】(1) a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; (2) an automobile; (3) a part of a train.
* Electric street cars were replaced with buses many years ago. (1)
电车在许多年前被公共汽车取代了。
replace with：取代，以...代替，替换为
* Fred's and Martha's new car will carry six people. (2)
弗雷德和玛莎的新车能乘坐6 人。
* That train has 57 flat cars and 12 box cars. (3)
那列火车有57个平板车厢，12个棚车厢。
【care】(1) to like; (2) to protect; (3) to feel worry or interest.
* Jim told Laura that he cared for her and would like to see her again. (1)
吉姆告诉劳拉他喜欢她，想再次看到她。
care for照料，扶侍，喜欢，宠爱
* His mother told him to take care of his younger brother. (2)
母亲吩咐他照顾他的弟弟。
take care of：照顾
* Would you care if I borrowed your car? (3)
你介意我借你的汽车用吗？
【careful】(1) acting safely; (2) with much thought.
* Please be careful when you drive. (1)
你开车时要小心。
* He was careful to choose exactly the right words. (2)
他仔细的准确选择正确的单词。
【carry】to take something or someone from one place to another.
* Would you carry this bag for me, please?
你愿意为我运送这个袋在吗？
【case (court)】a legal action.
* The judge will call your case next.
法官下次开庭审理你的案子。
【case (medical)】an incident of disease.
* There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.
学校里有仅一个水痘病例。
【cat】a small animal that often lives with humans.
* My cat climbed that tree and is afraid to come down.
我的猫爬上了那棵树并且害怕下来。
be afraid to：害怕
【catch】(1) to seize after a chase; (2) to stop and seize with the hands.
* He runs so fast that no one can catch him. (1)
他跑的如此快以至没有任何人能抓住他。
* Catch the ball and throw it back to me. (2)
接球并且回传给我。
throw back：推迟，阻止，掷回，丢回
【cause】(1) to make happen; (2) the thing or person that produces a result.
* Too much rain caused the flood. (1)
太多雨引起洪水。
* The cause of the flood was too much rain. (2)
引起洪水的原因是由于太多的雨水。
【ceasefire】a halt in fighting, usually by agreement.
* The ceasefire stopped the fighting.
停火协议终止了战斗。
【celebrate】to honor a person or event with special activities.
* I think we should have a party to celebrate your birthday.
我认为我们应该举办聚会庆祝你的生日。
【center】(1) the middle of something; (2) the place in the middle; (3) a place that is the main point of an activity.
* There was a hole in the center of the target. (1)
在靶子的中心有一个洞。
* The chair sat at the center of the room. (2)
椅子放在房间的中心。
* The experts checked the nuclear center for radiation leaks. (3)
因为辐射泄漏，那些专家检查了核中心。
【century】one hundred years.
* This is the first year of the 21st century.
这是第21世纪的第一年。
【ceremony】an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition.
* The new president took the oath of office at the inaugural ceremony in front of the capitol.
新总统在美国州议会大厦前面的就职典礼上宣誓就职。
【chairman】a person leading a meeting or an organized group.
* The party chairman led the meeting.
政党主席主持会议。
【champion】(1) the best; (2) the winner.
* John is a champion swimmer. (1)
约翰是名游泳冠军。
* The New York Yankees were the champions of professional baseball in the first year of the new century. (2)
纽约扬基队是新世纪的第一年职业棒球的冠军。
【chance】a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen.
* We have a good chance of getting home before dark.
我们天黑以前有回家的好机会。
【change】(1) to make different; (2) to become different.
* Will you change your decision? (1)
你会改变你的决定吗?
* His voice changed last year. (2)
去年他的声音就变了。
【charge】(1) to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; (2) a statement in which someone is accused of something.
* She was charged with stealing a car. (1)
她被指控偷一辆汽车。
be charged with：装满, 承担, 〔法〕被控告，负...责任, 受...指控
* The charge was false. (2)
控诉是虚假。
【chase】to run or go after someone or something.
* The dog chased the cat around the house.
狗沿着房子的四周追逐猫。
【cheat】(1) to get by a trick; (2) to steal from.
* He cheated on the history examination. (1)
他在历史考试中作弊。
cheat on：作弊，对…不忠实
* The dishonest lawyer became rich by cheating the people that he represented. (2)
不诚实律师通过欺骗他的当事人变得富有。
【cheer】to shout approval or praise.
* The crowd cheered every time their team scored.
每当他们队得分的时候，观众就欢呼。
【chemicals】(1) elements found in nature or made by people; (2) substances used in the science of chemistry.
* Oxygen and hydrogen are the chemicals that form water. (1)
氧和氢是形成水的化学物质。
* Do you read the list of chemicals listed in the foods you eat? (2)
你读了列在你吃的食品单上的化学成分的目录吗？
【chemistry】the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances.
* How many years did you study chemistry?
你学习化学多少年了？
【chief】(1) the head or leader of a group; (2) leading; (3) most important.
* Mr. Thompson is the new chief of our tax office. (1)
汤普森先生是我们的税务局的新领导。
* The chief cause of lung cancer is smoking. (2)
肺癌的主要的原因是吸烟。
* The chief reason he got the job was his experience with tax issues. (3)
他找到工作的主要前提是他有税务事宜经验。
【child】(1) a baby; (2) a boy or girl.
* The child was born with the disease. (1)
这孩子有先天疾病。
* Every child, boy or girl, should have an equal chance to succeed. (2)
每一个孩子，男孩或者女孩应该有同等取得成功的机会。
【children】more than one child.
* Sixty children were chosen to go to a camp in the mountains.
60个孩子被选择去山中的一个营地。