cam pan ology
/,kaempa'nDlad3i; NAmE -'nail-/ noun [U]
(formaf) the study of bells and the art of ringing
bells # ¥; # * ► cam pan olo gist /-ad3ist/ noun — see
alSO
BELL-RINGER
camp 'bed (Br£)
{NAmE cot) noun a light narrow bed that you can fold up
and carry easily iff#*; ff ^ J* — picture c> cot
camper /'kaempa(r)/ noun 1 a person who spends a holiday/vacation
living in a tent or at a holiday camp KF##; #; 2 (also 'camper van) (both
BrE)
{NAmE RV, recre ational vehicle) (also motor- home NAmE, BrE) a large vehicle designed for people to
live and sleep in when they are travelling If If
) —picture o bus 3 {NAmE) = caravan(I) see happy adj.
camp-fire /'kaempfai0(r)/
noun an outdoor fire made by people who are
sleeping outside or living in a tent
t*; ft*
camp 'follower noun 1 a person who supports a particular
group or political party but is not a member of it ( ) MBS#
2 (in the
past) a person who was not a soldier but followed an army from place to place
to sell goods or services ( IBN'lft )
camp-ground /‘kaempgraund/
noun {NAmE) = campsite^)
cam
phor /'kaemfa(r)/ noun [U] a white substance with a strong smell,
used in medicine, for making plastics and to keep insects away from clothes
camp-site /'kaempsait/ noun 1 (also 'camping site) (both BrE) {NAmE 'camp-ground) a place where people on holiday/vacation
can put up their tents, park their caravan,
camper, etc., often with toilets, water, etc. IFUlft; JffiHtJtil 2 {NAmE)
a place in a
campground where you can put up one tent or park one camper,
etc. Sf^bfv
cam-pus /'kaempas/ noun the buildings of a university or college
and the land around them ( )
HI, K: She lives on campus {= within the main university area). M {£ #• * '4^ @1 K. * 0 0 campus life
cam-shaft /'kaemjaift; NAmE -Jaeft/ noun a long straight piece of metal with a
WHICH
WORD?
can * may
■ Can and cannot (or can’t) are the most common words used for asking
for, giving or refusing permission. * can fP cannot ( §£ can’t )
if-of § 3fi ffl isj: Can I borrow your calculator? fSoJlUff o You can
come with us if you
want to. jtP *# ® If "BT If SK fieill
-&-%0 o You
can’t park your car there. ffcTFf
m*0
m May (negative may not) is used as a polite and fairly formal way
to ask for or give permission. * may ( may not) ill flfftftJilijt
$$$&'fifr
of: May I borrow your newspaper? ffijfppfj
jf £ftff
o You
may come if you wish. jtPMffcMD; Rf \cXMo It is often used in official
signs and rules.
=E: Visitors may use the swimming pool between
±
may not use the
college car park,
The form mayn’t is almost never used in modern English, mayn’t0
Can1 On /