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Cel-tic
/'keltik/
oaf), connected with the Celts or their language # A
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history 0U*
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Celtic
‘cross noun a cross with the
vertical part longer than the horizontal part and a circle round the centre
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the .Celtic ‘fringe noun [sing.] (BrE) the people in Ireland and western parts
of Britain whose ancestors were
Celts, often used to refer
to Ireland, Scotland and Wales 0lft;#A^ ( &AAMft;#AftMftv^
iiiwa, mvm»a«^±)
.Celtic
'harp (also
clar-sach)
noun a small harp used in Scottish and Irish
music g^AftAS^ ) ce-ment /si'ment/ noun, verb
• noun [U] 1 a grey
powder made by burning clay and
lime that sets hard when
it is mixed with water. Cement is used in building to stick bricks together and
to make very hard surfaces. 7JCM 2 the hard substance that is formed
when cement becomes dry and hard ( AM/sMftft
) 7jc$s: a
floor of cement 0 a
cement
floor 7jc % itfe — see also concrete, mortar 3 a
soft substance that becomes hard when dry and is used for sticking things
together or filling in holes j?ij; KtlAJ; i*i 0 A1): dental cement (= for filling holes
in teeth) A 1& [§ |fj 4 (formal)
something
that unites people in a common interest ( ^H£ft
) M
MU A: values which are the cement of society
m verb [VN] 1 [often passive] ~ A and B
(together) to join two things together using cement, glue, etc. ( ffl 7}c 'M, ^ t ^ 2 to make a relationship, an
agreement, etc. stronger Jnr® , @ ( A ^ % )
PHH strengthen: The President’s visit was
intended to cement the alliance between the two countries. & if] ift
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cemen-ta tion /.sumen'teijn/ noun [U] 1 (chemistry fc) the process of
changing a metal by heating it together with a powder ( A lift ) 2 (geology jfe) the process
of grains of sand, etc.
sticking together to form sedimentary
rocks ( £!>±#ft )
ce‘
merit mixer (also concrete mixer) noun a machine with a
drum that holds sand, water and cement and turns to mix them together — picture
o construction
cem-et-ery /'sematri;
NAmE -teri/ noun (pi. -ies) an area of land used
for burying dead people, especially one that is not beside a church ( Ate AfliSf^ft ) ISM,
,
AS — compare churchyard, graveyard(I) ceno taph /'senataif; NAmE -taef/ noun a monument built in memory of
soldiers killed in war who are buried somewhere else ( APAftfcAft^trA-Allgft )
cen-ser /'sensa(r)/
noun a container for
holding and burning incense (=
a substance that produces a pleasant smell), used especially during religious
ceremonies (
m noun a person whose job is
to examine books, films/ movies, etc. and remove parts which are considered to
be offensive, immoral or a political threat ( AH.
ig&t
u verb [VN] to remove the
parts of a book, film/movie, etc. that are considered to be offensive, immoral
or a political threat M (All, + ijfjSfi
) : The news reports had been
heavily censored. ff HJlil B MA1^®! 15 „
cen sori ous /sen'soirias/ adj. (formal) tending to criticize
people or things a lot M I'J ft; % A ft
CRITICAL
cen-sor-ship /'sensajip;
NAmE -sarJ1-/ noun [U] the act or policy
of censoring books, etc. ;
j&g; $ij U: press censorship 0 The decree imposed
strict censorship of the media. A & A 5M ffrJ ^ A f* 1ft ft
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cen sure /'senja(r)/ noun, verb
•
noun [U] (formal) strong criticism Alft ft ff Jn; til
g: a vote of censure on the government’s foreign policy
•
verb [VN] ~ sb (for sth) (formal) to criticize sb severely, and often publicly, because of sth they have
done ( A ffilfim BEE1 rebuke: He was censured for leaking information to
the press, life E3 it A S A ®r ft
cen sus /'senses/ noun (pi. cen-suses) the process of officially counting sth, especially a country’s
population, and recording various facts ( Hf A ft )
APIS
Cent 0-w /sent/ noun
(abbr. c, ct) a coin and unit of money worth 1% of the main unit of money in many
countries, for example of the US dollar or of the euro A A£-j:v,
1%, jtnH7G^Bfc7G#) 1% ) ; AA —
see also percent, red cent
cent. abbr. century in the 20th cent. f£ 20
cen taur /'sentoi(r)/ noun (in ancient Greek
stories) a creature with a man’s head, arms and upper body on a horse’s body
and legs (
g^MMti&Aft ) AAA%l£t/ cen tenar ian /.senti'nearian; NAmE -'ner-/ noun a person who is
100 years old or more A^; ftTAAS? cen-ten-ary /sen’tirnari; NAmE -'tenari/ (pi. -ies) (BrE) (also cen-ten-nial NAmE, BrE) noun the 100th anniversary
of an event 100 The club will cele
brate its centenary next
year.
Ml A 0 o the centenary year —g M ¥ ££ ;& ¥ — see also
BICENTENARY,
TERCENTENARY
cen-ten-nial /sen'tenial/ noun (especially NAmE) = centenary — see also bicentennial cen-ter (NAmE) = centre
center-board, centered, cen ter-fold, center-
piece (NAmE) = CENTREBOARD, CENTRED, CENTREFOLD,
CENTREPIECE
centi- /'senti-/ combining
form (in nouns J$i % ii) 1 hundred — If: centipede 2 (often used in units of measurement £ A it it M A) one hundredth W A : centimetre MA
centi grade /'sentigreid/ adj. = Celsius : a temperature of 40 degrees centigrade M0 M B It: ft /m It ►centigrade noun [U]: temperatures in
centigrade and Fahren-
heitm^m^^mm
centi gram (also centi-gramme) /'sentigraem/ noun a unit for measuring weight. There are 100 centigrams in a gram. Mg
centi litre (BrE) (NAmE centi-liter) /'sentili:ta(r)/ noun (abbr. cl) a unit for measuring liquids. There are loo centilitres in a litre. MA
Centi metre o-w (BrE) (NAmE centi-meter) /'senti- mi:ta(r)/ noun (abbr. cm)
a unit for
measuring length. There are 100 centimetres in a metre. MA
centi pede /'sentipiid/ noun a small creature
like an insect, with a long thin body and many legs central 0-m /'sentral/ adj.
1 most important M M ^ M ± M : The
central issue is that of
widespread racism. H £ 1? (ft I b]
0 She has been a central figure in the
campaign. o
Prevention also plays a central role in traditional
medi- cine. AAlAfflo O Reducing
inflation is central to
(= is an important part of) the government’s economic policy. M AMI*
H H fi
power or control over
other parts $!] fj ^ : the central committee
(= of a political party)
( il&^^ft ) The organization has a
central
office in
of an area or object
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A ;ll' (ft; A A ft: central