symbol used in writing,
printing or on computers (书 写、印刷或计算机上的）文字，字母，符号：Chinese characters 汉字◊ a Zine 30 characters
长达 30 字符 的一行 一 picture c> ideogram
H^TKl ,in character | ,out of character typical/not typical of
a person’s character 符合（或不待合）某人，的
.垂格：ffer behavfour Zast
n(ght w〇5 compZeteZy out 〇/ character.她昨晚的举止与她的性格截移不#。，in
•character (with sth) in the same style as sth (与风格 相同：7?ie
new wing 〇/ the museum was not
reaHy in character w油 the rest the bufWing•博物馆新建的侧翼
楼与大楼其他部分的风格有些不一样。
character actor noun an actor who always
takes the parts of interesting or unusual people 性格_ 员： character code noun {computing if) a combination of
numbers that is used to represent a particular letter, number or symbol字符码，字码（代表特定字母、数码
或符号的数字组合）
characterful
/'kaeraktafl;
NAmE -tarfl/ adj. very inter- esting
and unusual很有趣鱼富有特色的
char-ac-ter-is-tic
/.kaerakta'ristik/
adj., noun a adj. ~ (of sth/sb) very typical of sth or
of sb^ character 典型的；独特的；特有命：S/iespofcewithchiaracteristic
enthusiasm•她也话带着特有的热情。EBQuncharac- teristic ► char-ac-ter-is-tic al-ly adv. ： Characteristic- aHy, HeZen paid /or
everyone.海企按照她惯常的做法，为
每一个人付了费。
noun ~ (of sth/sb) a typical feature or
quality that sth/sb has 特征；特点；品质：The need to
communicate is a fcey characteristic 〇/human society.需要交流是人类 社会最重要的一个特症。◊ The two groups 〇/cWZdren have quite d访"erent
chamctemrics.■这两组九童具有截然
不同的特点。◊ Perscmd
characteristics, such as age and sex are taken into account.个人的特征，如年龄和性别
等，都要考虑进去。◊genericcharacteristics遗#特征 characterization {BrE also -isa-tion) /.kserak- tarai'zeijn/
noun [U, C] 1 the way that a writer makes characters in a book or
play seem real (对书或戏剧中
■人物的）刻画，描绘，塑造2 (/bm7〇/) the way in which sb/sth is described or defined 描述方法；界定方法
K771
portrayal ： the characterization
of physics as the study o/sim^icify把物理学界定为一打探求简单规律的
学问
characterize
{BrE also -ise) /'kaeraktaraiz/ verb
[VN] (formal) 1 to be typical of a person, place or thing 的特征；以…为為型：the roHing AiZk that
characterize this part 〇/England成为英格兰这一地区特征的绵延起伏
的丘陵地 2 [often passive] to
give sth 治 typical or most
noticeable qualities or features 使…具有择成（或最引.人 法目的特征）：The city is
characterized by faH modem buddings in stee〖 and gkzss.这座城市的特点是钢铁和玻
璃建造的现代化高楼大厦林弃。3 ~ sb/sth (as sth) to describe or show
the qualities of sb/sth in a particular way描述，刻画，表现（…的特征、特点）：activities that are
characterized as '‘male’ or ‘female’ work 被描述 为“男性”或“女性'工作的各种活动
characterless
/'kaeraktelas;
NAmE -tarlas/ adj. having
no interesting qualities无特征的；充个性的；平凡的
character
recognition noun [u] the ability of a
computer to read numbers or letters that are printed or written by hand字符识别（计算机读取印刷或手,写数字
或宇母的能力）
cha-rade /Ja'raid; NAmE Ja'reid/ noun 1 [C] a situation in
which people pretend that sth is true when it clearly is not明显的伪装；做戏；装模作样0523 pretence: Their whole marriage
had been a charade—they had
never 〖oved each other.他们的整个婚姻都是在做戏
他们从未相爱过。2 charades [U] a game in which
one player acts out the syllables of a word or title and the other players try
to guess what it is.打哑谜猜字游戏： Let’s piay charades.咱们来玩打哑谜猜字游戏吧。
cKar-broil /'tjaibroil;
NAmE 'tjair-/ verb [VN] to cook meat or other food
over charcoal 炭烤，炭炙（肉等
食物）
charcoal /'tjaikaul;
NAmE 'tXairkoul/ noun [U] 1 a black substance made
by burning wood slowly in an oven with little air. Charcoal is used as a fuel
or for drawing. 炭，木奋（可作燃料或供作画）：<*arcoaZgriHedsteafcs
319 charge
用木炭烤制的牛排◊ a charcoal drawing炭笔画2 (also ■ charcoal
‘grey) a very dark grey colour 深灰色
chard /tjaid; NAmE tja:rd/ (also .Swiss 'chard) noun [U] a vegetable with thick white stems
and large leaves
叶甜菜；牛皮菜；厚皮菜
Char-don-nay /'Jaidanei; NAmE 'Ja：rd-/ noun [u, c] a type of white wine, or the type of grape from which it is made霞多丽白葡萄酒；霞多丽葡萄
Charge /tja:d3； NAmEtja:rd3/ noun, verb mnoun
►
MONEY 钱 1.[C, U] ~ (for sth) the amount of money that sb asks for
goods and services (商品和服务所需的） 妻价，收费：We have to mafce a
smaH charge /or re介eshments.我们得收取少量茶点费。◊ admission c/iarges 入场费◊ Ddive/y is介ee o/charge•免费送货:。
o note at rate 2 [C, U] {NAmE,
informal) charge account, credit
account： Would you like to put
that on
your charge?你愿意把这笔费用记在你的账上吗？ ◊ ‘Are you paying cash?’
‘JVo, be a charge.’ “你用现金 支付吗?，）‘不，记胀吧。”''
►
OF CRIME/STH WRONG 罪行；过夕、3 [C，y] an official claim made by the police
that sb has committed a crime 指控；控告：criminal c/iarges 刑事指控◊ a
murder/a/i assauZt c/iarge谋杀罪的/侵犯人的指控◊ He will be sent back to
►
RESPONSIBILITY 职责 S
[U]'a position of having control over sb/sth; responsibility for sb/sth.主管；掌管；照
管；职责；责任：S/ie has charge 〇/ the day-to-day running 〇/ the busm⑶.她负责掌管日舍业务。◊ They left the
au pair in charge of the children for a week, ffe 们把孩子留给做换工的照料一周。◊ He toofc charge 〇/ the/arm a/ter his/ather’s death.他在父亲去世后芽管 T
.农◊ J’m ieaving the schooi in your
charge.我这就把
_ 段交给你掌管。6 [C] (/ormfl/ or /7wmor〇i«) a person that you have responsibility for and care for 被照管的
人；受照料者
►
ELECTRiCITT 电 7 [C, U] the amount of electricity that is put into a battery or carried
by a substance (电池或带 电物质的）充电i，电荷：a posftive/negative charge
正/负电荷
►
RUSH/ATTACK 猛冲;.■攻击 8 [C] a sudden rush or violent attack, for example by soldiers, wild
animals or players in some sports突然猛冲；猛攻；冲锋：He〖ed the charge down the月dd.他螓ir沿着球场蛉杀锋去，
►
EXPLOSIVE 炸妁 9 [C] the amount of explosive
needed to fire a gun or make an explosion (射击或爆炸需要
的）炸药量一see also depth
charge
►
STRONG FEEUNG 强烈感情 10 [sing.] the power to cause strong feelings 感染力；震撼力：the emoti'onaZ charge 〇/the piano p/ece烛首钢琴曲扣乂心弦的感染力
►
TASK 任务 11 [sing.] (/br/77fl〇 a task or duty 任务；责任： His charge was to
obtain specific information.
是收集具体的信息。
HTfBl bring/press/prefer 'charges
against sb {law #) to accuse sb formally of a crime so that
there can be a trial in court 起诉；控告 get a ■ charge out of sth (NAmE) to get a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure from sth从…中得到快感（或快乐、乐趣）
• verb
►
MONEY 钱.1 〜(sb/sth) for sth | 〜(sb) sth (for sth)
to ask
an amount.of money
for goods or a service 收彳费 > ;
向…）要价：（VN】 What did they charge /or the repairs ?他们收 了多士 修理费？ ◊ The restaurant charged £20 /or dinner.这家餐馆收丨了 ： 20英镑的餐费。◊ We won’t charge you /or deHve/y.我们送货不收舍。◊ TTi^y’re charging £3/or the catdogue. j也们為这硌齒品目