ca
rate /ka'raef/
noun a glass container
with a wide neck in which wine or water is served at meals; the amount
contained in a carafe ( ) #J°A0
m, HIS ( )
caramel /'kaeramel/
noun 1 [u, C] a type of hard
sticky sweet/candy made from butter, sugar and milk; a small piece of this 2 [U] burnt sugar used for adding
colour and flavour to food MW; (
ffiTA’nnlr&fflilf ) — see also creme
caramel 3 [U] a light brown colour
cara mel-ize {BrE also -ise) /'kaeramalaiz/ verb 1 [V] (of sugar H) to
turn into caramel 2 [VN] to
cook
sth, especially fruit,
with sugar so that it is covered with caramel ( XIb^K^ ) ‘$±-~MMW cara pace /'kasrapeis/ noun (technical A i§) the hard shell
on the back of some animals such as crabs,
that protects them ( #Pl8^
)
carat /'kaerat/
noun (abbr. ct) 1 a unit for measuring
the weight of diamonds and other precious
stones, equal to 200 milligrams XU ( ^
A 200 MX ) 2 (especially BrE) {NAmE usually karat) a unit for measuring
how pure gold is. The purest gold is 24 carats, M ± A 4 M {£
, ££ ft X 24 Jf ) : an
18-carat
gold ring * 18
cara
van /'kaeravaen/
noun 1 (BrE) (NAmE camper) a road vehicle without
an engine that is pulled by a car, designed for people to live and sleep in,
especially when they are on holiday/vacation JjfcfrffiA,
a caravan site/park — picture o bus
2 (BrE) a covered vehicle
that is pulled by a horse and used for living in (
Gypsy
caravan ^ MS A A H A 3 a group of people with
vehicles or animals who are travelling together, especially across the desert ( XEb WM'M ) MEf
a, mx
cara van ning /'kaeravaemr)/ noun [U] (BrE) the activity of
spending a holiday/vacation in a caravan MMEfEfa
cara van serai /.kaera'vaensarai; -ri/ (BrE) (NAmE cara- van-sary /.kaera'vaensari/ pi -ies) noun 1 in the past, a
place where travellers could stay in desert areas of
2 (formal) a group of people
travelling together MEr\A
cara way /'kaerawei/ noun [U] the dried seeds
of the caraway plant, used to give
flavour to food ( ) : caraway seeds
car-bine /'kaibain;
NAmE 'kairb-/ noun a short light rifle
carbo-hy drate /.kaibau'haidreit; NAmE .kairbou-/ noun 1 [C, U] a
substance such as sugar or starch that
consists of carbon, hydrogen and
oxygen. Carbohydrates in
food provide the body with energy and heat. $*7jCW^ 2 carbohydrates [pi.] foods such as
bread, potatoes and rice that contain a lot of carbohydrate
car bol ic /kai'bDlik; NAmE kair'bailik/ (also car,bolic acid) noun [U] a chemical that kills
bacteria, used as an antiseptic and
as a disinfectant (= to
prevent infection from spreading) ^ ) :
carbolic soap
'car bomb noun a bomb hidden inside or under a car
car-bon /'kaiban;
NAmE 'kairb-/ noun 1 [U] (symb C) a chemical element.
Carbon is found in all living things, existing in a pure state as diamond, graphite and buckminsterfullerene. 6$: carbon fibre ^ 2 [C] = carbon copy 3 [c] a piece of carbon paper car-bon-ara /.kaiba'naira; NAmE ,kairb-/ adj. (from Italian) carbonara sauce is
made with bacon and eggs
and served with pasta (
$J, spaghetti carbonara
car bon ate /'kaibaneit; NAmE 'kairbanat/ noun (chemistry Ec) a salt that contains carbon and oxygen together with another
chemical