mber /‘kaembafc)/
noun a slight downward
curve from the middle of a road to each side jg ( j& tSf fr1
jaUR&Mffi®)
[sing.]
cambric /'kaembrik/ noun
[U] a type of thin white cloth made from cotton or linen
cam-cord-er
/'kaemka:d0(r);
NAmE -ka:rd-/ noun a video camera that records pictures and sound
and that can be carried around ( MtSfjS ) MiMfJl came pt of come
camel
/'kaeml/
noun 1 [C] an animal with a
long neck and one or two humps on its back, used in
desert countries for riding on or for carrying goods Ijfr !£ — compare dromedary
2
[U]
= camel hair: a camel coat ITiTXI see straw
'camel
hair noun [u] (also camel) a type of thick soft
pale brown cloth made from camel’s hair or a mixture of camel’s hair and wool,
used especially for making coats m % pi -?, ) : a
camel-hair coat
cam
el Sia /ka'miilia/ noun
a bush with shiny leaves and white, red or pink flowers that look like roses and are also called camellias ii|^;
ii|^|£
Cam-em-bert
/'kaemambea(r);
NAmE -ber/ noun [U, C] a type of soft French cheese with a
strong flavour
cameo /'kaemiau; NAmE
-miou/ noun {pi. -os) 1 a small
part in a film/movie or play for a famous actor (
M'J M U (ft K fa
: a. cameo
role/appearance
/H£/| ; jKl/| 2 a short piece of writing that gives a
good description of sb/sth /ht$i3t 3 a piece of jewellery
that consists of a raised design, often of a head, on a background of a
different colour # H tfr ffl: a
cameo brooch/ritig
flash
zoom lens
camera
cam-era <Hr /'kaemara/ noun a piece of
equipment for taking photographs, moving pictures or television pictures M #1; ( ffe W> ) St B
tJl; ( ) Hff #1: dust point the camera and press
the button.
KlUIliWI,
0 Cameras
started clicking as soon as she stepped out of the car.
- jf o 0 a TV/video camera eft fffl jf If lit; Wl If IJL 0 a camera crew HHjIHS. IT»T71 in 'camera {law '&) in a judge’s private room,
without the press or the public being present The
trial was held in camera. "#r£ij%IttIt0
on 'camera being filmed or shown on
television PeWlM fr1; # t&M Jt
jf/fc: Are you prepared to tell your story on camera?
cameraman /'kaemramaen/,
camera-woman
/'kaemra
woman/ noun {pi -men /-men/, -women /-wimin/) a person whose job is operating
a camera for making films/movies or television programmes (
eft
camera obscura /.kaemara
Db'skjuara; NAmE a:b- 'skjura/ noun an early form of camera
consisting of a dark box with a tiny hole or lens
in the front and a