'couch potato noun {informal, disapproving) a person who spends a lot of time sitting
and watching televi- sion老海在电视机前的人
cou-gar /'ku:ga(r)/ noun (especially
J couWn’t stop 我咳嗽不止。◊ to
cough
nervousfy/jpoHteiy/discreerty / 斯文地 / 小心翼翼
地咳嗽一picture c> page R26 2 [VN] ~ sth (up) to force sth out of your
throat or lungs by coughing i 从喉晚或 肺中）咳出：Sometimes she coughed (up)
blood.
略血。3 ivj. (of an engine 发动机）to make a sud&en
unpleasant noise 突然发出.刺耳命声者 ,cough
'up | .cough sth-^'up (informal) to give sth, especially money, unwillingly
M ® 给（尤指钱）：Steve yiinaHy coughed up
the money he owed us•是蒂夫最终勉彳虽归还
了他欠我们的钱。〇
note
at spend ■ noun 1 an act or a sound of
coiighing 咳嗽；咳嗽声： She gave a little cough to attract my attention,
咳了一声以引起我的注意。2 an illness or infection that makes you cough often 咳嗽病： to have a dry/ persistenr/hacfcfng
cough干咳;顽固的咳嗽；频咳◊ My cold's
better, but I can't seem to shake off this cough. 我感冒好些了，但这咳嗽好像老也不好。一see.also WHOOPING COUGH
COUgh-ing /'kDfiri; NAmE'koii-/ noun [U] the action of coughing 咳嗽：Another fit of coughing seized him•他那咳嗽又一汝爱作了。
’cough mixture (6r£) (also cough syrup, 'cough
medicine
1
used as the past tense. of ‘can’ i 用于 can
的过，未 时.）：She
said that she cou吵i’t come.—说她来不 Y
i®。◊ J couWn’t hear vyhat they
were saying. _ 听不见他 们在说些什么。◊ Sorry, J couWn’t get any more.对不 起，義无S弄至丨j更多 了。〇■ note at can1 2 used to ask if you
can do sth (询问是否可做某事）能，可以：CoukH use your
phone, pZease?请it我用一下你的电运可以吗？
◊
CouW we stop by next weefc?.我们;F_ 能过来一下 ?.
3
used to politely ask.sb to do sth for you (礼舍地请 求别人做秦}能，可以：CouW you babysit /or U5 on
Mday?你星期五帮我们看一下孩子好吗？ 4
used to show that sth is or might be possible (表示可能）可 能：J couW do it now, i/you Zifce.如果你愿意的话，我现
在就可以做这事。◊ Don’t worry—they could have just /orgotten to caH.别担心，他们可能只是忘了打电话。◊ y〇u couZdn’t have i’t on the bus, couW
you?你不可能
把它落在公共汽车上了吧？ ◊
‘Have some more cafce. ’ ‘Oh, J couZdn’t, than[ you (= I’m too
full).’ “再来点蛋糕 吧。” “谢谢你，吃禾下了。” 5 used to suggest sth I ■用于建议）■可以：We couW write a 〖etter to
the director, O You could
always try
his home number彳尔总可以K#给他往家里打电话呀。
6 used to show that you are
annoyed that sb did not do sth (对某人未做某事表示恼怒）本米可以：rhey couW have let me know they were
going to be late!
考，也读卓告诉我一声呀!7
(/n/ormfl/) used t〇 emphasize how strongly
you want to express your feelings (强调感觉）真想：/’m so/ed up J couW scream!我烦透 …卞，’#大喊夫叫不可！ 〇
note
at modal fT»T^ could do with sth (informaf) used to say that you
need or would like to have sth (表示需要或希望有）想要：J coi/W do with a drink/
我真想喝一杯！ ◊ ffer
hair couW have 'done wash.她的头发该洗一洗了。
cou-lis /'kjuili; NAmE ku:'li:/ noun {pi. cou-lis) (from a thin fruit sauce 稀果酱
cou-lomb /'kuilDm; NAmE -la:m; -la:m/ noun {abbr. C) (/?/?ys/a 物）a unit for measuriijg electric charge 库仑 (tk量单位) .
COUIl'Cil /'kaunsl/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.]
1 a
group of people who are elected to govern an area such as a city or county (市、.郡等的）政务委员会，地
方议会：a cify/counfy/boroug/i/district
counciZ 市 /
郡/、..自治市/区政务委员会◊ S/ie’s on the 〖ocaf
counciZ.她 i地方议会的议M。◊ a coimcfZ
member/meetin^ 政务
委员会il员 / 会议 2 (8r£) the organization
that provides services in a city or county, for example education, houses,
libraries, etc.市政（.或地方管理）服务机构：
council
workers/services / 〇Pf~J 3 a group
of people chosen to give advice, make rules,
do research, provide money，etc.(顾间、立法、研究、蓝
_金等）萎貞会：the Medica〖 Research Coimci7医学研究会
〇 In
council house, council flat noun (6r£) a house or flat
rented from the local council 地方政府iii租住房（或
公寓）I
coun-cil-lor [NAmE
also coun-cil-or) /'kaonsala(r)/ noun Cllr) a
member of a council 市议员；政务委M会委 员：CounciHor Ann Jones 安••琼斯委员◊ Taifc to your
ZocaZ. councilor about the probtem..关于这个问题可与 你那里的政务委员谈一谈。一see also councilman,
COUNCILWOMAN
coun-cil-man /'kaunslman/
noun {pi. -men /-man/) ((75)
=COUNCILLOR
.council of 'war noun {pi. councils
of war) (6r£) a
meeting to discuss how to deal with an urgent and difficult situation (为处理紧急和困难局势而召开的）紧 急舍议.
'council tax noun (often the council tax) [sing., U] (in
收取的）市政税
coun-cilwoman /'kaunslwuman/ noun [pi. -women /-wimin/) (C/5) = councillor coun-sel /'kaunsl/ noun,
verb
m noun [Uy C] 1 {format} advice, especially given by older
people or experts; a piece o纟 advice i；尤指年长者或专 家的
5 劝告，忠告，.金议：[isten to the counsei o/your
eZders.—听从长辈的忠告〇 ◊
Jn the end, wiser counsek prevaded食函的餐议最终占了上风。2 (/aw/ #)alawyer
or group of lawyers representing sb in court 法律顾 问；律师：to fre represented by counse〖由律师代* ◊ the counsel /or the
tie/ence/prosecutioii 被告 / 魚告如律师 ◊
de/ence/prosecutfngcounsel 被告 / 原告的律!lip ◊ 77ze court then heard counsel
for the dead womans father. ^ 庭接着听取了女死者的父亲所请律师的陈述。一see also KING’S/QUEEN’S COUNSEL 0 note at LAWYER Iran a counsel of
des'pair (formal) advice not to try to do sth because it is
too difficult 知难而退的建议
a counsel of perfection (formal) advice that
is good but that is difficult or impossible to follow 听上去充美却难0实行 的建议
keep your own ’counsel to keep your
opinions, plans, etc. secret将自己意见（或计划等）保
密；不暴露自己的意图
■
verb (-II-, NAmE -I-) 1 [VN] to listen to and give support or
professional advice to sb who needs help 提供专业咨 询：Therapists were brought in
to coimseZ the bereaved. 请了治疗专家来劝慰死者的亲属。2 (/o/vm;/) to advise sb to
do sth 建议 / 劝告（―做某事）：[VN] Most experts counsd caution in such coses.大多数专秦建议在这样的情
况下要谨慎从事。〇.[VN to inf] He counseHed them to
give up the p〖an•他—议他们放弃此项计划。
c〇un-sel*ling (BrB) {NAmE coun-sel-ing) /'kaunsaliq/ /iow/7 [U] professional advice about a
problem 咨询；論 导：marriage guidance
counselling 0 a
student counseling service 学生咨询服秦
coun-sel-lor
{especially Br£) {NAmE usually coun-sel-or) /'kauns0l9(r)/ noun 1 a person who has been
trained to advise people with problems, especially personal problems (尤指针对私人问题的）顾问；辅导顾问：