'charity shop (er£) (NAmE 'thrift shop/store) noun a shop/store that
sells clothes and other goods given by people to raise money for a charity 慈善商店（通过出售
捐赠的衣物募集慈善资釜)：
charlady /'tjaileidi;
NAmE 'tjair-/ noun {pi. -ies) {old- fashioned, Br£) = CHARWOMAN char-la-tan /'Jailatan; NAmE 'Jairl-/ noun a person who claims
to have knowledge or skills that they do not really have假充内行的人；骗子
charles-ton
/'tjailstan;
NAmE 'tjairl-/ noun (usually the charleston) [sing.] a fast dance
that was popular in the 1920s查尔斯顿舞（流行于20世纪20年代的快步舞） char-ley horse /'tjarli ho:s; NAmE 'tjairli hairs/ noun [usually sing.] {NAmE, informal) = cramp(I)： Owl I just got a char办horse fn my 〖eg.哎唷！我的腿抽筋了。
Charlie /'tjarli; NAmE 'tjairli/ noun {old-fashioned, BrE, /Vi/o/TTJfl/) a silly person 蠢人；傻瓜；笨蛋：Vou must have/eit a proper charKe/你一定觉得自己是个十足‘的
笨蛋！
charlotte
/'Jailat;
NAmE 'Jairl-/ noun [u, C] a cooked pudding (= sweet dish) containing
fruit and layers of cake or bread水果面包M布丁 charm /tjaim; NAmE tjairm/ noun, verb m noun 1 [U] the power of
pleasing or attracting people 魅力；魔力；吸引力：a man 〇/great charm富有魅力的 男人◊ 77ie hote〖 is/uH 〇/charm ami character.这家旅馆 风格独特，辑具吸引力。2 [C】a feature or quality
that is pleasing or attractive迷人的特征；吸引人的特栓；妩
媚：her physfcaZ char/rw (= her beauty)她那妩媚的外貌 3 [C]
a small object worn on a chain or bracelet,
that is believed to bring good luck (链或手镯上的）吉祥小
饰物：a iucfcy charm 吉祥饰物◊ a charm
bracelet 带有 吉4饰物的手镯一picture o jewellery
4 [C] an act or words believed to have magic
power 魔法；咒语；符咒 Pn71 spell ITaWI ,work like a ’charm to be immediately and
completely successful 立见功效； 效验如神 —more at third
mverb 1 to please or attract sb in order to
make them like you or do what you want 吸引；迷住：[VN] He was charmed by
her beauty and wit•他被她的才貌迷隹了。◊ [V] Her words had their power to charm.她的话再也
没有吸引力了。2 [VN] to control or
protect sb/sth using magic, or as if using magic (以魔法或似有魔法 >
控 制，痕护：ffe has Zed a charmed
H/e (= he has been lucky even in dangerous or difficult situations).他的 日子过得如有神佑(即使遇到艰险都能逢凶化吉）。
,charm sth ‘out of sb
to
obtain sth such as information, money, etc. from sb by
using charm 利用 魅力从…获取<
.charmed
'circle noun [sing.] a group of
people who have special influence有耨别_响力的/]、群人 charm-er /'tjaima(r); NAmE 'tjairm-/ noun a person who acts in
a way that makes them attractive to other people, sometimes using this to
influence others 使人 着迷的人;:有吸引力的人;施展魅力的人一see also SNAKE
CHARMER
charm ing NAmE 'tjairmnj/ adj. 1 very
pleasant or attractive令人着迷的；迷人的；吸引人的：
rhe
cottage is tiny, but it’s charming.这间小屋虽小，却 十分迷人。◊ She’s a charming person.她盛一位看魅力 如人。2 (/ram'c，//7/omjfl/) used to show that you have a low opinion
of sb’s behaviour (表示对某人如行为评价
不高）真是太好了： They
left me to tidy it all up myself. Charming, wasn’t it?他们留下我一个乂来收拾k一切。 真是照顾莪哟，不是吗？ ►charm.ing.lyfldv. charm-less /'tXaimlas; NAmE 'tjairm-/ adj. {formal) not at all pleasant or interesting 无^力的；无吸引力的；无
趣的：a diarmtess indu5tria〖 town_ —座毫无吸引力的工 业城镇
'charm
offensive noun a situation in which
a person, for example a politician, is especially friendly and pleasant in
order to get other people to like them and to support their opinions魅力ic势（如政客为拉拢民众
所采取的）
'charm school noun a school where young
people are taught to behave in a polite way (青少年）<仪每校
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charnel house /'tjarnl haus; NAmE 'tjaiml/ noun a place used in the
past for keeping dead human bodies or bones (旧时 >
备放尸骨的地方
charred /'tjaid; NAmE tjaird/ adj. [usually before noun]
burnt and black 烧焦的；烧讀的：.t/ie charred remains 〇/a burnt-out car —烧夤的命车磽骸
charts图表
barchart条形图
pie chart饼分图
chart
〇■» /tja:t;
NAmE tjairt/ noun, verb m noun 1 [C] a page or sheet
of information in the form of diagrams, lists of figures, etc.图表：a weather chart 天气图◊ a saZes.chart
(= showing the level of a compan/s sales)销售图表一see also bar chart, flow chart, pie chart 2 fc] a detailed map of
the sea 海图： a navaZ chart 海军航图 3
the charts [pi.] (esp«:/fl//y
8f£) a list, produced each week, of the pop music records that have sold the
most copies每周流行唱片排行榜： The album went straight into the charts at
number 1. ^ 张专辑一进入每周流行唱片排行榜俾占首位。◊ to top the charts (= to be the record that has sold more
copies than all the others)名列每周流行唱片排行榜第一
■
verb [VN] 1 to
record or follow the progress or develop- ment of sb/sth记录，跟踪（进展或发展）：The exhib- ftion charts the
history 〇/ the pa〖ace.展览记载了这座王
宫的历史。2 to plan a course of
action计划（行动步 、骤）；(..计划）：She had care_/itHy
charted her route to the top 〇/ her pra/ession.她周番地制订了达到她职业
嶺峰的行动计划。3 to
make a map of an area绘制（区 _ )的地图 HT1 map： Cook charted the coast of New ZedancHn 1768.库克于1768年绘制了新西兰的海岸图。
charter /'tjaita^);
NAmE'tSairt-/
noun, verb m noun 1 [C] a written
statement describing the rights that a particular group of people should have (说明某部分
民众应有权利的）宪章：the European C/nion’s
SociaZ Charter 〇/workers’ rights保障工人砬利的欧盟社会宪章
2 [C] a written statement of the principles
and aims of an organization (表明某一组织之宗旨和原则的）宪
章，章程 constitution ： the United Nations
Charter
联合国宪章 3 [C] an official
document stating that a ruler or government allows a new organization, town or
university to be established and gives it particular rights (统洽者或政府准许成立新的组织、城
镇、大学等并授予某种权利的）特许状，许可证，凭照：
The
4 [sing.] ~ (for sth) (6r£) a
law or policy that seems likely to help people do sth bad (法律或政策的）不完善，
漏洞，喊陷：TTienewZawwiHbeacharter/orunscru-
pu〖ous^inam:ia〖 advisers•新的法律会使不诚泰的金融顾