to
punish sb phy&ically 体罚 H7TI beat ► chas-tise- ment /tjae'staizmant;
'tjaestizmant/ noun [u] chas-tity /'tjaestati/ noun [U] the state of not
having sex with anyone or only having sex with the person you are married to;
being chaste (性问题上的 >
忠贞；贞洁；
贞操：vows of chastity (= those taken by some priests) (神父的）忠贞誓言
chastity
belt noun a device worn by some
women in the past to prevent them from being able to have sex (旧时防止妇女私通的）贞操带
chas-uble /'tJaBzjubl/ noun a piece of clothing
with no sleeves, worn by a priest over his/her other clothes 十 字褡（神父和某些牧师所穿的礼服）
chat {>■» /tjaet/ verb, noun
m verb (-tt-) [V] 1 ~ (away) (to/with sb) | ~ (about sth/sb) to
talk in a friendly
informal way to sb _ 聊；闲谈；聊
天：My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to
their 介iends.我的几个孩子在电话上和朋友聊天一聊就是几个
小时。◊ Within mfnutes 〇/ bein^
introduced they were chatting away Zifce oid)Hend5.他们经人介紹认识才几分 钟，便一见如故地聊个没完。◊ What were you
diatting about?你们聊了些什么？ 2
to exchange messages with other people on the Internet, especially in a chat room (尤指在网上聊天室）闲聊，聊天，交谈：He’s been on the computer all morning, chatting with his _/Hend5.他整个上午都在上网和朋友聊天。EUan,chat
sb^-'up {BrE,
informal)
to talk in a friendly way to sb you are sexually attracted to (.受异性吸引命）亲昵地攀
谈，...与某人搭illlshe went straight over and tried,
to chat
him up.她径直走了过去试图同他搭讪。
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nown 1 [C】（espec/’fl"y 8nE) a friendly informal
conversation 闲聊； 闲谈； 聊天： I /ust called in for a chat. ^ 是来聊_夫。◊ J had a Zong
chat with her.我和她闲聊了 很乂。.〇 note at discussion
2 [U] talking, especially informal conversation (尤指非正式的）谈讲话：
That's enough
chat from me—on with the music/ 我不再 多讲了，继续欣赏音乐吧！，〇 note at discussion
cha-teau
(also
cha-teau) /'Jaetau; NAmE Jae'tou/ noun {pi. cha-teaux or cha-teaus /-tauz; NAmE -'touz/) (from French) a castle or large
country house in France (法国的 >
城 堡，乡间别墅一picture o page
R13 chat-line /'tJaBtlam/ noun 1 a telephone service
which allows a number of people who call in separately to have a conversation，especially for fun (消遣性的）热
线电话交谈服务 2
a telephone service which people can call to talk to sb about sex in order to
feel sexually excited热线电话色情交谈脲务
chat room noun an area on the
Internet where people can communicate with each other, usually about one
particular topic (互联网上的）聊天室 chat show (6r£) (also 'talk show NAmE, Br£) noun a television or radio
programme in which famous people are asked questions and talk in an informal
way about their work and opinions on various topics (电滅.或电台
的）访谈节目：a chat-show host访谈+目主持人
chat-tel /'tjaetl/ noun [C, U] [law W or old-fashioned) something that belongs
to you (.个人的）财产，动产
—see
also goods and chattels chat-ter /'tj'aeta(r)/ verb, noun
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verb [V] 1 〜（away/on) (to sb) (about sth) to talk quickly and
continuously, especially about things that are not important 喋喋不休；喫叨；饶舌：They chattered away
happily /or a whfie.他丨门螽兴地闲扯了一会儿。◊ rhe children chattered to each other excitedly about the next day’s events.孩子们很兴奋，没完没了地谈论着第二天的
活动。2 (of
teeth 牙齿）to knock together
continuously because you are cold or frightened (因冷或害怕）打_ 3 (of birds or monkeys 禽或猴）to make a series of short high sounds鸣叫；啼啭；啁啾；唧唧叫；吱吱叫
the 'chattering classes (Srf) the people in society who like to
give their opinions on political or social issues喜欢（对政治或社会问题）发表意见的人
noun [U] 1 continuous
rapid talk about things that are not important 唤叨的话；喋喋不休：Jane’s constant
chatter was beginning to annoy him.简无休止的晴叨开 始使他心烦。◊ fcHe chatter无聊的唠叨2 a series of quick
short high sounds that some animals make 鸣卩l| 声；啼啭声；吱吱叫声：the chatter 〇/ mo/ifceys猴手的
323 cheap
岐吱卩i| 声 3 a series of short
sounds made by things knocking together碰击声；咯咯声；打颤声：t/ie chatter 〇/teeth牙齿打颤的咯咯声
chat. ter.box /'tJaetabDks; NAmE 'tjaetarbaiks/ noun (jnformaf) a person who talks a
lot, especially a child 话多的人，话匣子（尤指小孩）
chatty /'tjaeti/ adj. (chat-tier,
chat-ti-est) [informal,
espe- c/’fl//y
.1 talking a lot in a
friendly way 差说话的；爱
闲聊的；健谈的：Ybu’re very chatty today, AHce.艾丽 斯，你今天很健谈。2 having
a friendly informal style 闲聊i的：a chatty 〖etter —封聊天式的信
'chat-up /iou/7 [C, U] an
occasion when a person is talking to sb in a way that shows they are interested
in them sexually 亲昵攀谈；搭讪：Js that your best
chat-up Hne?那秦&最拿手&调情话吗？
chauf-feur /'Jeuf^r); NAmE Jou'farr/ noun, verb ■ noun a person whose job is
to drive a car, especially for sb rich or important (尤指富人或要人的）司ifl _ verfc [VN] to drive sb in a car, usually as your job 为（某 人）开车；■当…司机：He was c/iaujfeured to aH his meetings.他由司机开车M去参加所有的会议。◊ a c/iaujQfeurecnimousi/ie有专职司机驾驶的豪华轿车
chau-vin-ism
/'Jauvinizam;
NAmE 'J〇u-/ noun [U] {disapproving) 1 an aggressive and
unreasonable belief that your own country is better than all others 沙文主义
2
= MALE CHAUVINISM
chau. vin.ist /_Jauvmist; AMwlE
’Jou-/ now/? 1 = male chauvinist 2 a person who has
an aggressive and unreasonable belief that their own country is better than all
others 沙文主义者►
chau.vin.is.tic / Jauvi’mstik; NAmE Jou-/ (also less frequent chau-vin-ist) adj. chau- vin-is-tioaMy /-kli/ adv.
chav /tjaev/ noun (BrE, slang) a young person, often
without a high level of education, who follows a particular fashion赶时髦的年轻人
cfiB
/.si:
eitj _bi:/ (8r£) Bachelor of Surgery 外科医
学士
cheap 〇Tf /tji:p/ adj., adv.
• adj. (cheap-er, cheap-est)
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LOW PRICE 低价 1 costing little money or less money than you expected花钱少的；便宜的；廉价的SCI inexpensive ： cheap /ares 便宜的'交通费◊ PerscmaZ computers are cheap and getting
cheaper.
价格便宜，以后还会越来越便宜。OCydin^ is a cheap way
to get around.骑自行车是一种省钱的旅游方式。◊ TTie printer isn’t
exactiy cheap at £200•这打印机价格为
200 英镑并不是很便宜。◊ immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour (= workers who are
paid very little, especially unfairly)作为廉价劳动力来源的移民工又
—see
also dirt cheap PIU3 expensive 2 charging low prices 收费低廉的：a cheap
restaurant/hotd 收费低
廉的餐續/ik 馆◊ (8r£) We /ound a cheap
and cheei^Z cafe (= one that is simple
and charges low prices but is pleasant).我们找到了一家价格低廉、环境宜人的咖啡馆。 r»nn expensive
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POOR OUALITY ^ M B (disapproving) lovf in price and
quality 价低质劣’的：cheap perfume/jewellery/shoes 低价劣质/ 珠—/ 鞋◊ a cheap and nas& botrte
〇/wine —瓶便宜的劣质葡萄酒
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UNKIND 不友餘 4 unpleasant or unkind and rather obvious令人讨厌的；明显不友好的；不和善的：was tired 〇/his cheap jofces at my
expense.我讨厌他拿我开低
级庸俗的玩笑。
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LOW STATUS M 5 {disapproving) having a low
status and therefore not
deserving respect 卑微的；
卑贱的；可鄙的：He’s just a cheap crook•他龠;I：是 个卑鄙的骗子:。◊ Ms treatment 〇/ her made .her /eeZ cheap (= ashamed, because
she had lost her respect for hersell).他那样对待她使她感到很丢脸。
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NOT GENEROUS 不大方 6 (AMmf)(阶f mean) (/n/om^/， d/s<7pprav/>7g)
not liking to spend money 小气的.；抠门九
的：Don’t be so cheap!别这么小气！
► cheap-ness noun [U] cheap at the 'price (also cheap at 'twice the
price) (BrE also cheap at 'half the
price) so
good or useful that the cost does not seem too much 价钱虽高但还合算 on the 'cheap spending less