evening’s performance? (= tickets that have
been returned) 4* (ft £il W ii M ? 3 [U] the fact of
making sth no longer valid jfr jg ; ; 4> it: the
cancellation of the contract lf[B](ft|5li$
Can
cer /'kaensa(r)/
noun 1 [U] the fourth sign of
the zodiac, the Crab JtitlfSHE; ; g| ( I ) 1
2 [sing.] a person born under the
influence of this sign, that is between 22 June and 22 July, approximately 6 ft 22 0 M 7 ^
22 H )
►
Can-cer-ian /kaen'siarian; /VArnE
-'sir-/ noun, ad/, can cer 0-w /'kaensa(r)/ noun
1
[U, C] a serious disease in which growths of cells,
also called cancers, form
in the body and kill normal body cells. The disease often causes death. Jg; £e : lung/breast cancer flip / f L Si IS 0 cancer of the bowel/
stomach M / fj IS! 0 Most skin cancers are
completely curable. k%%fc M ^ £ nlW & Ift o 0 The
cancer has spread to his
stomach. f§TEljf'iStf|Mtk£ftP
nP0
0
cancer patients ^ A 0 cancer research
lEhf/Mfl
2
[C] (literary) an evil or dangerous
thing that spreads
quickly ( ) IPS; ( lift ) Violence is
a cancer in our
society. B fifth Ml ft ff] It ft £ft # ft „
►
can cer ous /'kaensaras/ adj.: to become cancerous ft
'fM'ft O cancerous
cells/growths/tumours ii fjf]; ii
SttWii
can dela /kaen'dela; -'diila; 'kaendila/ noun {physics tyf) [abbr. cd) a unit for measuring
the amount of light that shines in a particular direction JfcJc, (
)
can-de-la-bra /.kaenda'laibra/ (also /ess frequent can-de- la-brum /.kaenda'larbram/) noun {pi. can-de-la-bra, can- de-la-bras, US also can-de-la-brums) an object with several
branches for holding candles or
lights I&HAA
(mi ft)
can did /'kaendid/ adj. 1 saying what you think
openly and honestly; not hiding your thoughts Jg (ft; fi M (ft; If ^it (ft: a candid
statement/interview Jfi$(ft pf — see also candour 2 a candid photograph
is one that is taken
without the person in it knowing that they are being photographed jfc#j(ft,
fit#] (ft ( M It ) ►can did ly
adv.
can-dida /'kaendida/ noun [U] {medical [§) the fungus that can cause an infection of thrush Sit if (
HHfelBnjS
V
can di dacy /'kaendidasi/ noun [C, U] {pi. -ies) (also can- di-da-fure especially in BrB) the fact of being
a candidate in an election fig & k ft ^ ( sfc ft
i9t ) : to
announce/declare/withdraw your candidacy for
the post
Can-dl-date
0-w /'kaendidat;
-deit/ noun
1
~ (for sth) a person who is trying to be
elected or is
applying for a job ( IRlft ) Bj&X, $ifA:
one of the leading
candidates for the presidency AUftlRfv ft±fcfg$ihZ. ' o
a presidential candidate
0 {BrE) He stood as a
candidate in the local elections, it # h fg ii X # Jta'ffe AtM ?£ „ o There were a large
number of candidates for the job. ff
if % # ft if {ft
X ft o 2 (fir£) a person taking an exam ft % |f;
#; # jjn # ut ft A: a candidate for the
degree of MPhil ±# 3 ~ (for sth) a person or group that is
considered suitable for sth or that is likely to get sth or to be sth l&iA^ii'n #; n^#:
Our team is a prime candidate for
relegation this year. 4* ff ] PA H Af
WISM, o Tour father is an obvious candidate for a heart attack, ff ^ ^ JH X' It ^
ftAc<
candidature /'kaendidatj'a(r)/
noun (especially BrB)
= CANDIDACY
can-died /'kaendid/ adj. [only before noun]
(of fruit or other food ;Jc ^ §£ If it ft W) preserved by boiling
in sugar; cooked in sugar M ft ; ft W ; H M W : candied fruit
can
dle /'kaendl/
noun a round stick of wax with a piece of string (called a wick) through the middle which is lit to
give light as it burns —picture o
light
rnX^I cannot hold a
candle to sb/sth is not as good as sb or sth else X• • • If;
ttXA - ; His