symbol used in writing,
printing or on computers ( 4$
Chinese
characters EE'ff 0 a
line 30 characters long 30 (ft—‘fx — picture o ideogram
IBTB1 in character | ,out of character typical/not typical of
a person’s character W'a ( A Wft ) 3£A.(ft '14 : Her behaviour last
night was completely out of
character. M^B&(ft#ltHM(ft14f&IIMAff o ,in 'character (with sth) in the same style as sth (%•••) ft]: The new wing of the
museum was not really in
character with the rest of the
building, t#
$Jtff Tl (ft fW If
character actor noun an actor who always
takes the parts of interesting or unusual people p M
'character code noun (computing if) a combination of numbers that is used to represent a
particular letter, number or symbol
characterful /'kaeraktafl; NAmE -tarfl/ adj. very interesting and
unusual fMA'ilJi^A^'feEft char ac ter is tic 0-w /.kaerakta'ristik/ adj., noun £ adj.
- (of sth/sb) very typical of sth or of sb’s character :&M£ft; !&#Eft; ^^(ft: She spoke with
characteristic enthusiasm. Mifei|ff|?ir#^Eft^11fo
EG33uncharacteristic ► char ac
teristic al ly adv. : Characteristic
ally, Helen paid for
everyone. ^f£&MM1ft#(ftfft'A, A
#-AAttTlt
noun ~ (of sth/sb) a typical feature or quality that sth/sb
has #|iE; #,&; ppM: The need to communicate is a key
characteristic of human society,
4fc£.ii:$fc(ft—0 The
two groups of children have quite different characteristics. HMMJLli
A #11 Aftl(ft#Ho O Personal
characteristics, such as age and sex are taken into account. A
A (ft #
fiE, A M fn
14 M
o 0 genetic
characteristics
characterization [BrE also -isation) /,kaerak- tarai'zeijn/
noun [U, C] 1 the way that a writer makes characters in a book or
play seem real ( A
A#J(ft ) MM, Mia 2 (format) the
way in which
sb/sth is described or
defined J& A A ; I?- M A fe H771 portrayal: the characterization
of physics as the
study of simplicity A—
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characterize (BrE also -ise) /'kaeraktaraiz/ verb [vn] (format) 1 to be
typical of a person, place or thing Ji--- (ft # ft; iff--'A MM: the
rolling hills that characterize this part of
EftJx|£.itfe 2 [often passive] to give sth its typical or most
noticeable qualities or features {<1 ( iJcJI'jIA
ft f! (ft# ft ) : The city is characterized by tall modem
buildings in steel and glass.
3 ~ sb/sth (as sth) to
describe or show the qualities
of sb/sth in a particular
wayfgft, MM, ( •••W!l#ft, #4 ) : activities that are
characterized as ‘male’ or female’ work
ft.“l!14”
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characterless /'kaeraktalas; NAmE -tarlas/ adj. having no interesting
qualities A#ft(ft; AA14(ft; A:J4fft 'character recognition noun [u] the ability of a
computer to read numbers or letters that are printed or written by hand
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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 IfliHTfl pretence : Their whole marriage had been a
charade—they had
never loved each other, fife il l Eft i? A ^ Ji ZE f$
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 JJ ® ij$ fj# A
W :
Let’s play charades. Aifi^Bo
char-broil /'tjcubrail; NAmE 'tja:r-/ verb [VN]
to cook meat or other food over charcoal ^ #
m)
char-coal /'tjaikaul; NAmE 'tjairkoul/ 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. M, A#c ( ) :
charcoal
grilled steaks
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o a charcoal drawing
M^Wb 2
(also
.charcoal ‘grey) a very dark grey colour MfkEi
chard /tja:d;
NAmE tjaird/
(also .Swiss 'chard) noun [U] a vegetable with thick
white stems and large leaves
mm-, mm
Char-don-nay /'Jaidanei; NAmE ‘Jaird-/ noun [u, C] a type of white wine, or the type of grape from which it is made
charge On* /tja:d3; NAmEtSairdff noun, verb
#noun
►
MONEY -f£ 1 [C, U] ~ (for sth) the amount of money that
sb asks for goods and
services ( $[ pp ffl HU # Jjjjljr ^ ) S£ ffr , iBc H : We have to make a small charge for
refreshments. 3% fft o 0 admission
charges Ai^/H <> Delivery is free of
charge. o
o note at rate 2 [C, U] (NAmE, informal) '>=» charge account, credit account: Would you like to put
that on your charge? o
‘Are you paying cash?’ ‘No, it’ll be a charge.’
iS«„
”
►
OF CRIME/STH WRONG f fj ; HA 3 [C, U] an official
claim made by the police
that sb has committed a crime ^ A : criminal charges JPJ ^ ^ S a
murder/an assault charge il^^Eft / <>
He will be sent back to
0 They decided to drop the charges against
the newspaper and settle out of court, fife Cl £ A
o After being
questioned by the police, she
was released without charge. 4 [C] a statement
accusing sb of doing sth wrong
or bad ft 5if; ijt JfC allegation: She
rejected the charge that the story was untrue. flfe^S0 Be careful you
don’t leave yourself
open to charges of political bias.
►
RESPONSIBILITY CH /Ji 5 [U] a position of
having control
over sb/sth;
responsibility for sb/sth ^ W; M
W ; IH 1a ; ft (i : She
has charge of the day-to-day
mnning of the business. £ifeAlt#1f0#ife#o 0 They left the au pair in
charge of the children for a week, fife fll fE A S $CT (ft M 44—Mi o o He took charge of
the farm after his
father’s death. ftfe& T
o I’m leaving the school
in your charge. f o 6 [C] (formal or humorous) a person
that you have
responsibility for and care for M M If Eft A; &JRW#
►
ELECTRICITY ft 7 [C, U] the amount of
electricity that is put into a battery or carried by a substance ( 4 fife
) Aftiit, ffeW: a positive/negative
charge
►
RUSH/ATTACK ; Xftifj 8 [C] a sudden rush or
violent
attack, for example by
soldiers, wild animals or players in some sports % M ffi ?t; S H : He led the
charge down the field. ftfe^A'/S^^^/t^HAc
►
EXPLOSIVE i\- l 9 [C] the amount of explosive needed to fire a gun or make
an explosion (
(ft ) i$%jM — see also depth charge
►
STRONG FEELING ® A
'If. 10 [sing.] the power to
cause
strong feelings lift: the
emotional charge
of the piano piece
SP^#(I^ft4DA>C'^(ft^^A
►
TASK ft # 11 [sing.] (formal) a task or duty ftffft:
His
charge was to obtain specific information, fife6ftft#
ITSTOl bring/press/prefer charges against sb (law W)
to accuse sb formally of
a crime so that there can be a trial in court A
get a ’charge out of sth
(NAmE) to get a strong
feeling of excitement or pleasure from sth )
■
verb
►
MONEY 1 ~ (sb/sth) for sth | ~ (sb) sth (for sth)
to
ask
an amount of money for goods
or a service i|£ ( ) ;
( ft] •••
) Sc : [VN] What did they charge
for the
repairs? fifeC^T^
Af^S^? b The restaurant charged
£20 for dinner. H M # t! & 7 20 ^ ® # H o <>
We won’t charge you for delivery. f|
] H ® A *14 ^ „ O They’re charging £3 for the catalogue. fM](ftHfMnp
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