— compare abstract(I) 3 a concrete object is one that you
can see and feel 有形的；实在的► con.crete.ly
adv.
m noun [U] building material
that is made by mixing together cement,
sand, small stones and water 混
土： a sZab 〇/concrete 混凝土板
*« verb [VN] ~ sth (over) to cover sth with
concrete 用混凝
土覆盖：77ie garden had been
concreted over.花园里铺
设了混凝土。
.concrete 'jungle /iowaj [usually sing.] a way of describing a
city or an area that is unpleasant because it has many large modem buildings
and no trees or parks
混凝土丛林（指高楼林立；无树木无公园因而单调沉闷的
现代化城市或地区）
'concrete mixer noun
= cement
mixer .concrete
'poetry noun [U] poetry in which the meaning
or effect is communicated partly by using patterns of words or letters that are
visible on the page 实体诗 歌（部分借助于字词或字母组合的视像方法表达）
con-cu-bine
/'kDrjkjubam;
NAmE 'ka:r)-/ noun (espe- cially in some
societies in the past) a woman who lives with a man, often in addition to his
wife or wives, but who is less.important than they are (尤指旧时某些社 会里的）妾，姨太太，小老婆
concupiscence /kan'kjuipisns/ noun [U] (formal, often d/sap/jrav/ng)
strong sexual desire 强烈的性欲；
淫欲 BH13 lust
con.cur /kan.k3:(r)/'ved?
(-rr-) ~.(with sb) (in sth)卜（with sth) (/or/rjfl/) to agree 同意；赞同：[V] Mstorians have
concurred with each other in this view.历史学家在■_这个 观点上已取得一致意见。◊ The coroner concurred vv油 this assessment, g 尸_ 官_:同■意这个鉴定。[also
V that, V speech]
con-cur-rence /kan'kArans; NAmE -'k3：r-/ noun (formal)
1
[U，sing.] agreemertf 询意；一致：The doctor may seek the
concurrence of a relative before carrying out the procedure.医生可以怔得亲属的同意后再施行此项手术。
2
[sing.] an example of two or
more things happening at the same time _ 时发生；同时出现：an un/ortunate
concurrence 0/events几件事情的不幸岗时发生
con-current /kan'kArant; NAmE -'k3：r-/ adj. ~ (with sth) existing or happening at
the same time 并存的；同时发
.生的：He was
imprisoned /or two concurrent terms 〇/ 30
months and IS months. ^也被判处30个月和18个月 的监禁，合并执行►■con.cur.rent•丨y fldv.: The prison sentences vvi7Z run
concurrently•所.㈣的几个刑蝻合并
执行。
con-cuss /kan'kAs/ verb [VN] to hit sb on the
head, making them become unconscious or confused for a short time 使脑部受到震荡► con.cussed 〇办：She was concussed ajiter
the/aH. 倒造成了脑震荡。
con-cus-sion /kan'kAjn/ noun [()] (This word is only
[C] in
A/Am£.在北美英语只作可数名词。>a temporary loss of consciousness
caused
by a blow to the head; the effects of a severe blow to the head such as
confusion and temporary loss of physical and mental abilities 脑震荡：（8rf) ffe was ta/cen'to ZiospftaZ vWth
concusskm. j也 0
® 震赛被送进医院。◊ (AMmQ Zfe was
fafcen to t/ie hospftaZ with a concussion.他因脑震荡被送瑪医院。
con-demn /kan'dem/ verb
►
EXPRESS D丨SAPPROVAL 表示不赞成 1 [VN]〜sb/sth (for/as sth) to express very strong
disapproval of sb/sth, usually for moral reasons (通常因道义上的原因而）谴
责，指责：rhe government issued
a statement condemning the ZdHings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。 ◊
The editor of the
newspaper was condemned as lacking fntegrify.这家报纸的主编被指责为不够正直。
►
SB TO PUNISHMENT 处以刑罚 2 [usually passive] ~ sb
(to sth) to
say what sb’s punishment will be 宣㈣；判处
(某人某种刑罚)' HT1 SENTENCE
: [VN] fie WOS condemned to death for murder and
later hanged, H 凶杀罪被判处死刑后被绞死„◊ [VN to inf] She was condemned
to hang for killing her husband, itb 0 ^ ^ ^ 夫被处以绞刑。
SB TO DIFHCUU SITUATION 把某人置f 闲境 3 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb to sth to force sb to accept
a difficult or
unpleasant situation迫使…接受困境（或不愉快的状况} doom . They were condemned to
a life of hardship. 他们不得不过着艰难的生活。◊ He wa5 condemned to spend t/ie. rest 0/the/ootbaH season on
the bench•他无可
奈何地只得在这个足球赛季剩下的时间里做替补队员。
3
STH DANGEROUS & 险的求物 4 [VN] [usually passive]〜sth (as sth) to say officially that
sth is not safe enough tabe used宣告使用…不安全：a condemned bufWing -座已 宣告木熊居桂的危楼◊ rhe meat was
condemned as un/ft to eat.这种肉被宣告木宜食用。
4
SHOW GUILT 表明冇 T 5 [VN]
to show or suggest that sb is guilty of stli (或表畦）有罪：site
is condemned out of her own mouth (= her own words show that she is
guilty).她自己说的话显示她有罪责。
con dem-na-tion /.kDndem'neiXn; /N/AmE
,ka:n-/ noun [u, C] ~ (of sb/sth) an expression of very
strong disapproval 谴责；指责：There was widespread condemnation 〇/the invasion.那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
condemned 'cell noun {Br£) a prison cell where a
person who is going to be punished by death is kept ft 辱牢房
con-den-sa-tion
/.kDnden'seiXn;
NAmE ,ka:n-/ noun 1 [U] drops of water
that form on a cold surface when warm water vapour becomes
cool 凝结的水珠 2
[U]
the process of a gas changing to a liquid (气体）冷凝，凝
结 _3 [C，usually sing.，U] (fo/vmW) the process of making a book, etc. shorter
by taking out anything that is not necessary (书等的）简缩
cdn dense /kan'dens/ verb 1 ~ (sth) (into sth) to change from a gas
into a liquid; to make a gas change into a liquid (由气体）冷凝；（俾气体）凝结：Steam condenses 〖nto water when i_t cook.蒸汽冷却时凝结为 水。[VN] 77ie steam was
condensed rapfdfy by injecting coW water into the cyHnder.由于汽缸中注冷水，蒸
汽迅速凝结了。 2
if
a liquid condenses
or
you condense
it,
it becomes thicker and stronger because it •has lost some of its water (使）浓缩，变浓，变稠
CCT7I
reduce ： [VN]
Condense
the soup by boiling it for severaZ minutes•煮/l分钟把扬熬浓。[also V] 3 [VN卜 sth
(into sth) to
put sth such as a piece of writing into fewer words; to put a lot of
information into a small space简缩，压缩（文字、信息等）：ITie
artide was condensed
into just two pages, 〇
The author has condensed a great deal of material into
just
100 pages.作者在短短100页中浓缩了大量信息。
con.densed
'milk noun [u] a type of thick
sweet milk that is sold in cans 炼乳
con-dens-er
/k8n'densa(r)/
noun 1 a device that cools
gas in order to change it into a liquid 冷凝器 2 a device that receives
or stores electricity, especially in a car engine (尤指汽车发动机内的）电容器
con-des-cend
/.kDndi'send;
NAmE
,ka:n-/ verb 1 [V to inf] (often disapproving) to do sth that you think
it is below your social or professional position to do 屈尊；俯就 H771 deign ： We had to wait almost an
hour before he condescended’ to see us.我们等了几乎一小时他才屈尊大
■:驾来见我们。2 [V]〜to sb to behave towards sb as though you are
more important and more intelligent than they are (.对某人）秦现出优越感：When giving a taZfc, be
care_/W not to condescend to your audience•发表 讲话时，注意别对听众表现出高人一等的样子。>«»1- des-cen-sion /.kundi'senjii; NAmE ,ka:n-/ noun [U] ： Her smite was a
mixture o/pi’fy and
condescension•她的微笑
中夹杂着怜悯与傲慢。
con-des-cend-ing
/.kDndi'sendii]； NAmE ,ka:n-/ adj. behaving as though you
are more important and more intelligent than other people表现出优越感的；居嵩临下
的：He has a condescending
attitude towards women. 对女性总暴屠高临卞'。.>«)11*«165從》1€1._11皆1丫(3办. con>dign
/kan'dain/
adj.
(formal) {of a punishment appropriate to the crime 适当的、应得的
con-di-ment
/'kDndimant;
NAmE 'ka:n-/ noun [usually pi.] 1 (6r£) a substance such as salt or pepper that
is used to give flavour to food 调味料；作料 2 (espec/_a〃y
a sauce, etc. that is used to give flavour to food, or that is eaten with food调味汁(或酱等 酱料
COn-di-tion
〇T» /kan'dijn/ noun, verb