cack /kaek/ noun [U] (BrE, slang) solid waste matter that is passed from the body through the bowels cack-handed /,kaek 'hsendid/ adj. {BrE, informal, disap­proving) a cack-handed person often drops or breaks things or does things badly 笨手笨脚的;每拙的 H771

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cackle /'kaekl/ verb, noun

a verb *1 [V] (of a chicken 鸡)to make a loud unpleasant noise 咯咯叫 2 to laugh in a loud unpleasant way 嘎嘎 地笑:[V] 77iey aH cac/ded with ddig/it•他们都高兴得嘎 嗅地笑。[also V speech]

■s fiown 1 the loud noise that a hen makes (母鸡等的 咯咯叫声2 a loud unpleasant laugh (难听的)大笑

声;嘎嘎的笑声

cac-oph-ony /ka'kDfani; NAmE -'karf-/ noun [u, sing.] (/omifl/) a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds ^ g 的嘈 杂声► cac.oph.on.ous /-nas/ flfif/'.

cac-tus /'kaektas/ noun {pi. cac-tuses or cacti /'kaektai/) a plant that grows in hot dry regions, especially one with thick stems covered in spines but without leaves. There are many different types of cactus•仙人掌科植

物;仙人掌

CAD /kasd; ,si: ei 'di:/ noun [U] the abbreviation for Computer-aided design* (the use of computers to design machinesbuildings, vehicles, etc.)计算机辅助设计,电 脑辅助设it* (全写为 computer-aided design ) cad /kaed/ noun (old-fashioned) a man who behaves in a dishonest or unfair way卑鄙的人;粗鄙的人;无赖 ca-da-ver /k0'dEeva(r)/ noun {technical 7^: i§) a dead human body 死尸;尸体 HT71 corpse ca-da-ver-ous /ka'daevaras/ adj. {literary) (of a person A) extremely pale, thin and looking ill/sick 惨白的;形容 枯槁的

cad-die (also caddy) /'kaedi/ noun, verb noun -ies) (in golf 高尔夫球)a person who helps a player by carrying his or her clubs and equipment during a game球童(比赛时替运动员背球棒、拿器具

等)

mverb (cad-dies, caddy ing, cad died, cad died) [V] to act as a caddie in the game of golf (为高尔夫球參)当球童 cad-dis /'kaedis/ (also 'caddis fly) noun a small insect. The young forms, called caddis worms, are often used for catching fish石蛾(幼虫常用作鱼饵V caddy /'kaedi/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 {especially Br£) = tea caddy 2 (NAm^) a small bag for storing or carrying small objects (装小件物品的)小包a sewing/ mafce-up caddy 针故 / 化妆包 3 = caddie ca-dence /'keidns/ noun 1 (formal) the rise and fall of ^he voice in speaking (说时语调的)抑扬顿挫,起 落:He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences. 他讲话缓慢而抑扬顿挫、把握有度。2theendofa musical phrase (乐段或乐句的)收束,静止 ca-denza /ka'denza/ noun 1 (music a short passage, usually near the end of a piece of classical music, which is played or sung by the soloist alone, and intended to show the performer^ skill 华彩段,_彩乐 段(通常在古典乐曲结尾,以突显独唱或独奏演员的技 巧)2 (S4/r£) if sb has a cadenza, they react suddenly