area like a roof, especially branches of trees
in a forest 顶篷；天篷；（尤指森林里）天篷似的树荫3 a cover for the cockpit of an aircraft (飞机的）座舱盖. canst /kaenst/ verb thou canst (old use) used to mean ‘you can’，wtien talking to one person
(对某人说话时
示 you can )
cant /kaent/ noun, verb
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noun [U] statements, especially about moral or
religious issues, that are not sincere and that you cannot trust
(尤指有关道德或宗教问题的丨伪善言辞，虚假的话，空
话 SCI HYPOCRISY
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verb [V, VN] {formal) to be or put sth in a
sloping position
(使）倾斜
can^t short form cannot
Cantab /'kaentaeb/ abbr. (used after degree titles) of
can-ta-bile /kaen'taibilei/ adj., adv. (from Italian, music 音）in a smooth singing style 可歌如（地）；如歌的
(地）；的（地）
Can.ta.bri.gian /(kaent8'brid3ian/ adj. {formal or humorous) relating to Cambridge in England, or to
Cambridge University (英格兰）剑桥的；剑桥大学的
can-ta-loupe
/'kaentaluip/
noun a melon (= a type of fruit) with a green skin and orange flesh 甜瓜；哈邊瓜
can.tan.ker.ous
/kaen'taerjkeres/
adj. bad-tempered and always
complaining _气环且地怨不休的：a cantankerous oW man爱抱怨的老头
can-tata
/kaen'taita/
noun a short musical work,
often on a religious subject, sung by solo
singers, often with a CHOIR and ORCHESTRA康塔塔（常为宗教题材的短小
音乐作品，由独唱演员演唱，常有合唱和管弦乐队伴奏） —compare motet,
oratorio can-teen /kaen'tiin/ noun 1 {especially Br£) a place where food and
drink are served in a factory, a school, etc.食堂；餐厅.2 a small container used
by soldiers, travellers, etc. for carrying water or other liquid ( ± 兵、旅游者等用的）水壶3〜of cutlery (8r£) a box containing a
set of knives, forks and spoons (襄有一套 刀、叉和勺的）餐具盒
can'teen culture noun [u] {BrE, disapproving) a set of old-fashioned and
unfair attitudes that are said to exist among police officers (警队内部的）陈旧不公正意识 can-ter /'kaBnta(r)/ noun, verb
m noun [usually sing.] a movement of a horse at
a speed that is fairly fast but not very fast; a ride on a horse moving M this
speed (马的）慢跑，小跑；骑马慢跑：
She
set ojf at a canter.她骑着马慢跑出发。
a verft
(of a horse or rider 马或骑手）to move or make a horse
move at a canter 慢‘；使马慢跑：[V] We cantered dong the beach. 门骑着马沿海滩慢跑。[also
VN] — compare gallop, trot can*tide /'kasntikl/ noun a religious song with
words taken from the Bible圣歌，颂歌，赞美诗（歌词取自 《圣P》）
can-ti-lever /'kaentili:va(r)/ noun a long piece of metal or wood that sticks
out from a wall to support tJie end of a bridge or other structure (桥梁或其彳4构架的）悬
臂，悬桁，伸臂：
canto /'kaentau; NAmE -tou/ noun {pi. -os) one of the sections of a long poem (长诗的）请，章 can*ton /'kaentDn; NAmE -tan; -tain/ noun one of the official regions which some
countries, such as Switzerland, are divided into (瑞士等国的）行政区，■'州 Can-ton-ese /.kaenta'nirz/ noun, adj. m noun 1 (also Yue /jo'ei/) [U] a form of
Chinese spoken mainly in S China, including Hong Kong 粤语；广* 东话 2 [C] (pi. Can-ton-ese) a person whose first language is Cantonese第一语言i粤语的人；广东人
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adj. of or relating to people who speak
Cantonese, or their language or culture第一语言i粤语的人的；4语 的；广东人（或文化）的：Cantonese cooking粤菜
can-ton-ment /kaen'tonmant; -'tu:n-; NAmE kasn'tain-/ noun a military camp,
especially a permanent British military camp in