c〇-h〇rt /'kauhoit; NAmE 'kouhoirt/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.]
1
[technical a group of people who share a
common feature or aspect of
behaviour (有共荷特点
或举止类同的)一群人,一批人:t/ieJ999bi‘rth cohort
(=all those bom in 1999) * 1999 年出生的同龄人口
2
{disapproving) a member of a group of
people who support another person 同伙;it持者:Robinson and his
cohorts were soon ejected 介om the ftaH•鲁宾逊及其同
柊很快被赶出了名厅,..
coiffure /kwa:'Q〇0(r); NAmE -'Qur/ noun (from French, /ormfl/ or /iwmoraws)
the way in which a person’s hair is arranged 发式;发—S3C1 hairstyle; coil /koil/ verb, noun
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verb 〜(sth) round,around, etc. sth I 〜.(sth)叩 to wind into a series
of circles; to make sth do this - ( ^ ) H 绕,盘绕:IV +adv_/prep.] The
snake coiled up, ready to strike.那条蛇盘绕起来?i备攻击。◊ Afet coiZed
around the tops oj the hiHs.薄雾盘绕着山類。◊ [VN] to coiZ a
rope into a [oop 把绳索盘绕▲圈一picture knot
◊ Her hair was coiled on top 0/her heai 她把,头发盘在头
顶上。◊ a coifed
spring螺旋状弹簧
• noun 1 a series of circles
formed by winding up a length of rope, wire, etc.(绳索、金属逢等的)圈,ft, 盘:a coi! o} wire —圈金属线 2 one
circle of rope,wire, etc. in a series
—圈(绳索、圣属线等} :
Shake the rope and〖et the coik unwind.抖动绳索把绳圈展开。◊ a snafce’s cofk 蛇的盘圈 3 a
length of wire, wound into circles, that can carry electricity 线圈;绕磁 4
= IUD COin
〇T*/koin/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [C] a small flat
piece of metal used as money (一枚)邊币;金属货币:a euro com欧元硬币一pic- ture o money 2 [U] money made of
metal (统称 7
硬 币:notes, and coin 紙币和硬币 1^711 see side n., two
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verb [VN] 1 to invent a
new word or phrase that other peopie then begin to use 创.造(新词语):The term 'cardboard,
city' was coined to describe communities of homeless people living in cardboard
boxes. A 6(1 ia T cardboard city —词,用来指居住在蛾板棚M里无家可归者
的居住区。2 to make coins out of metal (用金属)铸
(甲),造(硬币)be coming it (in) | be .coining 'money (BrE, informal)
to
earn a lot of money quickly or easily 暴富;赚大钱;发大EEZZ] rake in to coin a 'phrase 1 used to show that
you are aware that you are using an expression that is not new 套用一句老 话;用老话来说:Oh weH, no news is
good 叩奶,to coin a phrase.噢,舍言道,没有消息就是好消息。2 used to introduce a
well-known expression that you have changed slightly in drder to be funny (引出为逗趣而稍
如_改动的名言厂
coin-age
/'komid3/
noun 1 [Uj the coins used in
a particular place or at a particular time; coins of a particular type (统称某地i某时期的)金k货币;(某 种)硬币:Roman coinage古罗马时期的硬市◊ g〇W/ sffver/bronze cofna客e 金 / 银 / 铜币 2 [lil
the system of money used in a particular country (国家的卜货币制 度:coinage 十进位货:币,制 3 [C,U] a word or phrase that has been invented recently;
the process of inventing a word or phrase.新创的词语;新词语的创
造:new coinages新创的词语 'coin box noun (BrE,
old-fashioned) a public telephone
that you put coins in to operate 投币式公用电话
co-iivcide /ikaum’said; NAmf ,kou-/ verb [V]〜(with sth/sb) 1 (of two or
more events 两件或更* 的事情)to take place at the
same time 同时: Ifs a pity our trips to Wew Ybrfc
don’t coindcie. 遗憾我们不同一时
间去纽约旅行。◊ TTie strffce
was rimed to coincicie with the party con/erence.那次罢工选择在召开政党大会的伺
-时间 _ 行。2 (ofideas,opinions, etc.想法、意见等)to be the same or very
similar 相同;相符;极为类似:The interests of
employers and. employees do not always coin- cide.雇主和雇员的利益并不总是一致的。◊ Her story coincided exactly with her brother^.
全一致。3 (/omw/) (of objects
or places 物品或地方)to meet; ro share the
same space 相接;相女;同位;位置
重合;重叠:At this pw'/it the two
paths comcfde brie/Ey. 两条小路在这个地方有一小段合在了 一起。◊ 7?ie present position of the house coincides with that of
an earlier dvveHing.这栋房子现在的位置恰与原住宅的位置一致。
co-in-ci-dence /kau'insidans; NAmEkou-/
noun 1 [C, U] the fact of two things happening at the same time by
chance,in_ a surprising way (令人吃惊的..丨__巧合i, 巧事:a strange/an
extraordinary/a remarkable coincidence奇怪的/不同寻,的/惊人的巧合What a coincidence! I wasn^
expecting to see you here. K J5 !
我没料到会在这里见到你。◊ It’s not a
coincidence that none of the directors are women (= it did not happen by
chance).没有一位董事是女性,这并非偶然。◊ By (sheer) coincidence, I met the person we'd, been
discussing the next day.真是巧了s •我在第二天遇见了我们一直在谈论的
那个人。〇
note at luck 2 [sing.] (forwfl/) the fact of
things being present at the same time 同时#在;并存:
the coi'ncidence 〇/ f明ation and unemptoyment 通货啦胀
与失业的并存 3 [sing.] the fact of two or more
opinions, etc, being-the same .(意见等的)相同,、相
#, - gc : a coincidence of interests between the two
pc^rmep食个合伙人之间利益的一致
co-in-ci-dent
/kau'msidant;
NAmE kou-/ adj. ~ (with sth) (formal) happening in the same
place or at the same tiipe专同一地方发生的;同时发生的
co-in-ci-dent-al
/kao.msi'dentl;
NAmE kou-/ adj. [not usually before noun] happening by chance;
not planned '巧合•,碰巧;非计划之丰:I suppose your presence
here today
is nor entfreiycofnddenta!.我认为你今天来这里
不完全是碰巧。◊汉’s purely cofncfdentai
that we both chose to caH our
daughters £mma.我们俩都给自己的女
儿取名叫埃玛,这完全是巧合。►c〇*iivchdervtaMy/-teli/ adv.: Coincidentally, they
had both studied in
巧_的是;他们俩都在巴黎举习过。
coir
/'kDid(r)J
noun
[U] rough material made from the shells of coconuts,
used for making ropes, for covering floors, etc.椰子壳粗纤维(用于制作绳索、地板
垫.等)
co.itus /'koites; 'kauites;
AMwf _kou-/ nown [U] 医
or
formal) = sexual
intercourse coitus interruptus /.koitas mta'rAptas;
.kauites; NAmE ,kou-/ noun [U] an act of sexual intercourse in which the man
removes his penis from the
woman's body before he ejaculates,
in order to prevent the woman from becoming pregnant (防止受參的体夕卜射精,性
交中断
Coke™/kauk; NAmEkouK/ noun [C, U] (informaf) = Coca- Cola: Can f have a Dief Cofce ?能给我来一 _低热量可
乐吗?
coke /kauk; NAmE kouk/ noun [U] 1 {informal) = cocaine 2 a black substance that is
produced from coal and burnt to provide heat 焦炭
col /kDl; A//\m£ ka:l/
now/?. (fedm/’a?/ 术语)a low point between two higher points in a
mountain range (山脉
中两个山峰之间的)山口 RECIpass col* (in writing) column (书写形式)栏。
cola /'kaula; NAmE 'koula/ noun 1 [U, C] a sweet
brown, fizzy drink (= with
bubbles) that does not contain alcohol. Its flavour comes from the seeds of a W
African tree and other substances.可乐饮料 2 [C] a glass, can or bottle of cola —杯(或一 li、一 M )岢乐一see also Coca-Cola, Coke
c〇l-an-der /'kAlanda(r); NAmE 'ka:l-/ noun a metal or plastic
bowl with a lot of small holes in it, used for draining water from vegetables, etc. after washing or cooking
滤器;滤锅一picture o kitchen
'cola
nut (also
'kola
nut)
noun the seed of the
cola tree, that can be chewed or made into a drink 可乐果(:可咀
嚼或制作饮料)
col-can-non /kDl'kaenan; NAmE kail-/ noun [U] an Irish or
Scottish dish made from potatoes and cabbage
卷心
菜土豆糊,包心菜马铃薯糊(爱尔兰或苏格兰的菜肴)
C〇ld 〇*«t /kauld; NAmE kodid/ adj., noun, adv. madj. (cold-er,
cold-est)
► LOW TEMPERATURE 低气温 1 having a lower than usual temperature;
having a temperature lower than the human body 寒冷的;冷的:I’m coW. rum t/ie heating 叩.我觉得冷,把暖气温度调高一点。◊
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