/'kreita(r)/
noun 1 a
large hole in the top of a volcano 火山口 2
a large hole in the ground caused by the explosion of a bomb or by sth large
hitting it ( ^
炸弹爆炸或巨物撞击形成的）坑：a meteorite crater陨
石坑
cra-vat /kra'vaet/
(NAmE also
ascot)
noun a
short wide strip of silk, etc. worn by men around the neck, folded
inside the collar of a shirt {男用）阔领带一picture O PAISLEY
crave /krerv/ verb 1 to have a very strong
desire for sth 渴望；.热—FCi?!
long for ： [VN] She
has always craved excitement.她总渴望刺激。[also V，V to inf] 2 [VN]
.o/c/wse) to ask for sth seriously 恳求；请求：I must crave your pardon.我必须恳求您原谅。
cra-ven /'kreivn/
adj. {formal,
disapproving) lacking courage胆小的；胆怯命；怯懦的HIT! cowardly r*TiI3 brave ► craven-ly adv.
crav-ing /'kreivii]/ noun ~ (for sth) | 〜（to do sth) a
strong desire for sth强烈的愿望；渴望；热望：a craving /or chocoZate 非常想吃’巧克力◊ a desperate craving to be 〖oved对爱的极度渴望
craw /kro:/ noun the part of a bird^
throat where food is kept (春的）嗉囊，嗉子 IT^ see stick
v.
craw-fish /'kroifij/ noun (especially
m verb [V, usually +adv./prep.] 1 to move forward on your hands and knees,
with your body close to the ground 爬；爬行；匍匐行进：Our baby is just starring
to cravW. _们的全全钿开硌会爬。◊ A
mcm was crawZing away 介om the burning wreckage. —个男人正从燃烧着的残癀
往外爬。一picture 々 kneel 2 when
an insect crawls, it moves forward on its legs (昆虫）爬行：There’s a spfder (irawHng叩your 〖eg.有只蜘蛛正顺i你的腿往上
砲。3 to move forward very slowly 缓慢行进：The tragic was crawZing a〖ong.来往车辆缓纟i而行。◊ 77ie weefcs crawZed
by.几个星期慢慢地过去:了。4 ~ (to
sb) {informal,
disapproving) to be too friendly or
helpful to sb in authority, in a way that is not sincere, especially in order
to get an advantage from them 卑 |弓屈膝；
媚；巴结；拍马屁：She’s a〖vmys crcnvii/ig to the boss•她 对老板士、i谄媚奉承。IT»T?H see skin
n., woodwork
laiumTj
be 'crawling with sth {informal) to be full of or
completely covered with people, insects or animals, in a way that is unpleasant
挤满；爬满：The place was crawHng w油 journafcts.这地方挤满了 记者。◊ Her hair was crawH/ig
with Hce•她的头袅满了虱手。
■ n⑽n 1 [sing.] a very slow speed 缓的速度：The traffic skwed to a craw〖.籴往的车辆放缓慢慢前行。一 see
also pub crawl 2 (often the crawl) [sing., U] a fast swimming stroke that you do lying on
your front moving one arm over your head, and then the other, while kicking
with your feet 爬泳〆自由泳：a swfmmer dofng the craw〖游-由泳的运故员一picture o swimming
crawl-er /'kro:l9(r)/ noun [informal) 1 {BrE, disapproving) a person who tries to get sb's favour by
praising them, doing what will please them, etc.奴颜一蠢的人;.為雇精
2 a thing or person that
crawls, such as a vehicle, an insect or a baby爬行物（如车ffi、：昆虫等）；爬行的 乂'(如婴儿等）—see also kerb-crawler at kerbcrawling
cray-fish
/'kreifij/
(especially
Br£) (also
craw-fish NAmE,
Brt) noun [C,
U] {pi. cray-fish,
craw-fish) an
animal like a small lobster, that lives in rivers and
lakes and can be eaten, or one like a large lobster，that lives in the
sea and can be eaten淡水螯虾；海水关龙虾
crayon /'kreian/ noun a coloured pencil or
stick of soft coloured chalk or wax,
used
for drawing 彩色铅笔 (壶粉笔、蜡笔）► crayon ve冰[V，VN】 craze /kreiz/ noun ~ (for sth) an enthusiastic interest in sth that is shared by many
people but that usually does not last very long; a thing that people have a
craze for (通常为一时的）狂热，疯狂;风行一时的;东西saa fad： the Zatestfitness craze
to sweep the country 最近
风靡全国的健身热
crazed /kreizd/
棘〜（with sth) (fomw/) full of strong
feelings an<i lacking control 疯狂的；发狂的：crazed with
/ear/grie仍eaiousy害怕/伤心/嫉妒得发疯◊ a craved fcfHer roaming the streets在街上游荡的丧心病狂
的杀手
Crazy
O-w /'kreizi/
adj., noun
m adj. (cra-zier, crazi-est) {informal) 1 {especially NAmB) not sensible; stupid不理智的；疯狂的；愚蠢的；傻的：Are you craay? We couZd
get fciZteci doing that.你疯了？我 们那样做会丧命的。◊ She must be
crazy to Zend him money.鈿把篯借给也，一定是疯了。◊ Hie drove Wee cm idiot, passing in the
cmzfestpZaces.他像白痴一样净把车
往最不可思议的地方开。◊ What a era即idea/这个想法
真荒唐！
01 know
it sounds crazy but it just might work. 我知道这事听起来很蠢，然而也许就会奏效。2 very angry 非常气愤：7?iat noise is driving
me craafy•那 _ 声吵得我快金▲了。◊ Marie says he
went craay, and smashed the room up.玛丽说他气得发疯，把房间里的东
西都砸碎了。3 〜（about sth) (often in compounds 常构 成复合词）very enthusiastic or
excited about sth 热衷 的；狂热W: R/cfc is cro^y about
/ootbaW.里克对足杂蠢
了迷。◊ jFfe’s/oorf>.aH-cr〇2y.他是个足球迷。◊ J’m not crazy about Chinese food (= I don^ like it very
much). 我并木年分热衷于中餐。◊ The crowd went
cra^ when t/ie band came on stage.乐队出场时，观众欣喜若狂。◊ YouYe so beautiful you're driving
me crazy. 弄
得我神魂颠倒了。4 ~ about sb liking sb
very much; in love with sb 迷泰的；爱上的：J’ve been cra2y about 心m since the如t rime i saw him•我从第一次苋面就爱上他
了。5 (<?speda//y
/SMmf) mentaily iil; insane
il 精神病 尚；精袖矣常（或错乱）的：She’s
crazy—she ought to be Zodced up.她疯了，应该把她关起来。o note at mad
►
crazi-ly adv. cra-zi-ness noun [U] ITiT^l like 'crazy/
1 mad very fast, hard, much, etc•非常快地；
拼命地；疯狂We worked like crazy to get
it done on time.我们拼命地千，.好按时完成这项工作。
■
noun (pi. -ies) {informal, especially NAmB) a crazy person 疯宇
'crazy golf noun [U] (Srf) = minigolf
.crazy
'paving nourt[\J] (6r£) pieces of stone of
different shapes and sizes, fitted together on the ground to make a path or patk)用不规则形状的石块拼铺的小路（或露
台、天井、庭院）
CRE /,si:
a:r 'i:/ abbr. Commission for Racial Equality (a
government organization in
各族人呙权益的政府机构）
creak /kri:k/ verb, noun
m verb to make the sound that a door sometimes
makes when you open it or that a wooden floor sometimes makes when you step on
it嘎吱作响（开门或踩上_丰地
板等财发敗的声音）：[V] She hear) a/[〇orboard creafc upstairs.她听1见楼上的地板发出嘎吱嗅吱的响声。◊ a crea/dng bed/gate/stafr嘎吱作响的床/大门/楼梯◊ TTie table creaked and groaned under the
weight.
重压T嘎吱嘎吱作响。◊ [V-ADj] The door creafced
open. 门嘎1k一汽开 IFTOI .creak under the
'strain if a
system or
service creaks
under the strain, it cannot deal effectively with all the things it is expected to do or
provide因负担过重而效率低下；由于压力过大而运转
不灵 ’
■
noun [C]
(also creak-ing
[U, C]) a
sound, for example that sometimes made by a door when it opens or shuts, or by
a wooden floor when you step on it 嘎吱声：the creafc/creafcing 〇/ the door 门的嘎岐声◊ Distant creafcs and groans echoed eerily
along the dark corridors.
嗅吱嗅吱的声音回晌在漆黑的走廊里，怪可怕的。
creaky ./.kri:ki/
蛛 1 making creaks 嗅吱作响的：a creafty oW chair 嘎吱作响的旧_椅_子 2 old and not in good
condition老朽A ;嗾旧A ;摇摇欲坠的：the country’s crea/cy ZegaZ
macWnery这个国家摇摇欲坠的司
法机构
Cream /kri:m/ noun, adj., verb u noun 1 [u] the thick pale
yellowish-white fatty liquid that rises to the
top of milk, used in cooking or as a type of sauce to put on fruit, etc.奶油；乳月旨： strawberries and cream 加奶油 &
草莓◊ WouW you Hfce mi’Zfc
or cream in your co」^ee?你的咖啡里要牛奶还是奶