at,s
'cradle noun
1
[U] a game in which you wrap string around the fingers of both hands to make
different patterns翻线戏，翻绳儿，挑绷乎（游戏） 2 [C] a pattern made
with string in a game of cafs cradle翻线戏花样
Cats-eye™
/'kaetsai/
noun {Br^) one of a line of
small objects that are fixed into a road and that reflect a car’s lights in
order to guide traffic at night _.“猫眼 固定 安装在道路上的夜间反光路标）
cat-suit /'kaetsurt; BrE also -sju:t/ noun a piece of women’s
clothing that fits closely and covers the body and legs女式紧身连衣裤
cat-tery /'kaetari/
noun (pi -ies) (6r£) a place where
people can pay to leave their cats to be cared for while they are away 猫代.所
cat-tie
/'kaetl/
noun [pi.] cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for
their milk or meat 牛：a herd o/catrfe 二一群牛◊ twenty head o/cattZe (s twenty
cows)二.十
'头牛◊ dafry/bee/cattZe 乳 / 肉牛
_
'cattle cake noun [U] (Sr£) food for cows pressed into flat cakes牛食饼（饼状牛饲料） cat-tie duff-ing /'kaetl dAfig/ noun {AustroIF) the stealing of cows 偷41;盜牛
'cattle grid {Br^) (NAmE 'cattle guard) noun metal bars that are
placed over a hole that has been made in the road. Cars can pass over the metal
bars but animals such as sheep and cows cannot.拦畜沟栅（铺在公路坑
上的金属架，车辆可通过，但牛羊过不去）
'cattle plague noun [u] (Srf) = rinderpest catty /'kaeti/ adj. (/n/or/rjo/) (cat-tier,,
cat*ti-est) (of
a woman 女人）saying unkind things about other people 散布流言飞语的；刁钻刻薄的；搬弄是非的^JBITCHY， spiteful ： a catty comment 尖酸刻薄的话► catti.ness noun [U]
,catty-'corner(ed). (also .kitty-’comei^ed》flc/y.” (NAmE, informat) opposite and at a diagonal angle from sth/slj成分角羲的（地）；.斜对面的（地）：a restaurant catty-comer
from the theater tt 0 Motorcyclists cut
catty-cornered across his yard.
摩托车的人斜穿过他的晓子。
cat-walk l'ksetwo±l
noun 1 {NAmE also run-way) the long stage that
models walk on during a fashion show (时装表演时供模特儿用的）狭长表演台，T形台2 a narrow platform
for people to walk on, for example along the outside of a building or a bridge (楼房旁、 桥面等处的）狭窄人行通道
Cau-ca-sian
/koi'keizian;
ko:'kei3n/
noun a member of any of
the races of people who have pale skin 白种人； 髙力卩索人► Cau.ca.sian
cau-cus
/'koikas/
noun
{especially NAm^) 1 a meeting of the members or leaders of a
political party to choose candidates or to decide policy; the members or
leaders of a political party as a group (由领导人或一般成员参
加的为挑选候选人或制定政策的）政党会议；（政党的）
全体成员，领导班子 2a
group of people with similar interests, often within a larger organization or political
party (常指较大组织或政党内部志趣相投的）派别，小
集团，小组：the Congressional
BZacfc Caucus 美国国会 提倡黑人民权的核心小组
caught pt, pp of CATCH
caul-dron (NAmE also cal-dron) /'koildran/ noun a large deep pot for
boiling liquids or cooking food over a fire 大邊:a
witch’s cauWrcm 女巫的大锅◊ (/i(gwraf/Ve)
The stadium was a seething cauldron 〇/ emotion.体育场内群
情沸腾。
cauli-flower /'kDliflau0(f); NAmE 'koili-; 'kaili-/ noun [ii, C] a vegetable with
green leaves around a large hard white head of flowers 花椰菜；.菜花：Do you like Cauli- _/?ower?你喜欢菜花吗？ ◊
two cau职owers两个花椰菜 —picture o page Ri8
.cauliflower
cheese (6r£)
(NAmE .cauliflower with
cheese) noun [U] a hot dish of
cauliflower cooked and served in a cheese sauce 奶酪菜花 .cauliflower 'ear noun an ear that is
permanently swollen because it has been hit many times (.因多次; 殴打而永远肿胀的）菜花耳
caulk /ko:k/
verb [VN] to fill the holes or cracks in stJi, especially a ship, with a
substance that keeps out water
补（船的）漏洞；填（船）缝
causal /'ko:zl/
adj. 1 {formal) connected with the
relationship between two things, where one causes the other to happen因果关系的；前因后果的；原因的•: the causal
relationship between poverty and disease 疾病的因果关系 2 ~
conjunction/connective tera/n/m/r a word such as because
that introduces a state- ment about the cause of sth表示因果关系的（连接词，
如 becauseJ
caus-al-ity /koi'zaelati/
(also caus-ation) noun [u] (formal) the relationship between sth that happens
and the reason for it happening; the principle that nothing can happen without
a cause因桌矣系；因果律（或性） caus-ation /koi'zeijn/ noun [u] {formal) 1 the process of one
event causing or producing anotiher event 诱因； 起因；原因2 = CAUSALITY
causa-tive /'koizetiv/
adj. 1 (formal) acting as t±ie cause
of sth 成为.原因_的；..起因.的：Smofcing is a causative /actor m severd
major diseases.抽烟是引起几种严重疾病
的病因。2 (grammar
语法）a causative verb expresses a cause, for
example which means 4to .cause
to
become black’ 使役时（动询，如 blacken
) '“compare
ERGATIVE, INCHOATIVE
Cause 〇■» /ko:z/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C] the person or
thing that makes sth happen H 因；起因：Uhemp〖oyment is a major
cause 〇/ poverty. 失业是贫困尚主要原因。77iere was discussion
about /ire and its欣办cause.对那场火灾及萁可能的起自进
…行 T讨论。：◊ Drinfcfng and
driving is one 〇/ the most common causes
o/traj5fiic accidents.酒后驾:车'是导致交通 事故最常见的原&之一。資,note
at reason 2 [U]〜(for sth) a reason for having
particular feelings or behaving in a particular way 理由；动机；缘故：There is no cause/or concern.没:着理，由担忧、◊ 77ie ,ood w〇5 excellent~~J had no cause/or
complaint.饭菜游极了， 我没理由抱怨。◊ wftfi/without good cause (= with/ without a good reason)理由免分；芜缘无故 3
[C] an organization or idea that people support or fight for (支持或为之奋蚌的）事业，目标，思想：AnimaZ welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for
their cause last year.动物保护主义者去年'为保护动物募集了 7万英镑。:◊ a good cause (= an organization
that does good work, such _as a. charity)崇高的事並■ o 你hring/oir the Republican
cause 为共和党的‘业而奋斗 一 see also lost cause 4 [C] (/ovv 律）a case that .goes to
court,诉换案 be for/in a good
'cause worth
doing, because it is helping other people 做好事；：jf 善一 more at common adj.
• verb to make sth happen,
especially sth bad or unpleasant使发生；造也；引起；导致：[VN] Do they know
w/iat caused the/ire?他们知道引起这_火灾的原因
吗？ ◊ Are you
causing trouWe again?你又在惹索烦 吗？ ◊
77ie bad weat/ier is causing probkms /or many /armers.恶劣的天气给许多农民造成了困难。◊ deaths caused by dangerous driving 危险驾驶造成的死亡◊ [VN to inf]
The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply.
好导致病/价急剧上涨。◊ [VNN] The
project is sriH causing him a〖ot o/proWems.这项工程现在仍然给他带来许多的
麻烦。
cause ce-lebre /,ko:z se'lebra/ noun (from French) {pi. causes ce*lebres /,ko:z se'lebra/) an
issue that attracts a lot of attention and is supported by a lot of people
广受关往的有争议问题
cause-way
/'koizwei/
noun a raised road or path
across water or wet ground (穿越水面或湿地的）堤道 caus-tic /'koistik/ adj. 1 (of a chemical
substance ft：# 物廣）able to destroy or
dissolve other substances 腐 蚀性的；苛的corrosive 2 critical in a bit- ter
or sarcastic way,尖酸刻薄的；挖昔的；讥讽的
HTTI scathing ： caustic
comments/wft 刻薄话；长 i
讽刺.►
caus.tic.a 丨.丨 y /-kli/ oc/v.
.caustic
'soda noun [U] a chemical used
in making paper and soap苛性钠；烧碱；氢氧化钠