MAKE
COMPLETE MAft 3
[VN] [often
passive] ~ sth
(with
sth) to make sth complete or
perfect, especially by adding an achievement, a success, etc. ( Xlfla 11
fttfc, The award of the Nobel
Prize has crowned a glorious career in physics.
o Their
efforts were finally crowned
with success. itMl]
fMIMiiio
►
HIT ON HEAD ftflAf!? 4 [VN] (old-fashioned, informal) to
hit sb on the head M (
►
TOOTH A® 5 [VN]
to put an artificial cover on a tooth
( BOGD cap:
I’ve
had one of my
teeth crowned. ft&tl—
ITSTO1 to crown it
‘all (BrE,
informal) used
to say that sth is the final and worst event in a series of unpleasant or
annoying events ( ) ft
ft ft M A: It was cold
and raining, and, to crown it all, we had to walk home. ftff^Jjiftjn
,crown 'colony noun a colony
ruled
directly by the British government
,Crown 'Court noun (in
COUNTY COURT
crown ing /'kraumrj/ adj. [only before noun] making sth perfect or complete The cathedral
is the crowning glory of the city. jciWlto O His ‘Beethoven’
sculpture is seen as the crowning achievement of his career. AC] iA A life rfrJ M A
.crown
'jewels noun [pi.]
the crown and other objects worn or carried by a king or queen on formal
occasions
.Crown
'prince noun (in
some countries), a prince who will become king when the present king or queen
dies
() m mac1
.Crown
prin'cess noun 1 the wife of a Crown
prince Ifjt#2; HAACd 2 (in some countries), a princess who will become queen
when the present king or queen dies (
.Crown
'prosecutor noun in
crow’s feet noun [pi.] lines in the skin around
the outer corner of a person’s eye ( Bgft crow’s nest noun a platform at the top of
a ship’s mast (= the post that supports the sails) from
which sb can see a long way and watch for land, danger, etc.
mmm.%
crozier = crosier
cru /kru:/
noun (pi crus
/kru:/)
(technical Aft)
in
cru cial On /• kruijl/ adj.
~ (to/for sth) | ~ (that ...
)
extremely important, because it will affect other things MAJIJclM; ft HIM(ft ET171 critical,
essential : a
crucial
factor/issue/ decision ft H'li @ ^ / lA 07 o topics of crucial
importance M ft M J? ft IS O Winning this contract is crucial to the
success of the company.
0 The
next few weeks are going to be crucial. ^JsAAMIflJilftito o It is crucial that we get this right. 0
Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child
for school.
0 He
wasn’t there at the crucial moment (= when he was needed most).
Klcftftf&iPAfSEftlL o note at essential ► cru-cial-ly /-Jali/ adv.: crucially important
cru-cible
/'kruisibl/
noun 1 a pot in which
substances are heated to high temperatures, metals are melted, etc. —picture o laboratory 2 (formal or
literary) a
place or situation in which people or ideas are tested severely, often creating
sth new or exciting in the process; ?*\HKfc
crucifix /'kruisafiks/
noun a model of a cross with
a figure of Jesus Christ on it, as a symbol of the Christian religion (
crucifix-ion /.kruisa'fikjn/
noun (sometimes Crucifixion) 1 [C, U] the act of
killing sb by fastening them to a cross fTfEfE : the Crucifixion (= of Jesus)
W#£l$MUl£+^ii: 2[e]a painting or other work of art
representing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ A “ff- ^
Ham ()
cru-ci-form /'kruisifoim;
NAmE -fo:rm/ adj. (technical A ft) (especially of
buildings in the shape of a
cross I
cru-cify /'kruisifai/
verb (cru-ci-fies, cru ci
fy ing, cru-ci- fied, cru-ci-fied) [VN] 1 to kill sb as a punishment by
fastening them to a wooden cross fE ( XA ) IT (ft Iffl ) 2 (informal) to criticize or punish
sb very severely ft JH: The prime
minister was crucified in the
press for his handling of the affair.
crud /krAd/
noun [U] (informal) any dirty or unpleasant
substance ISAM; MW
cruddy /'krAdi/ adj. (crud-dier,
crud-di-est) (informal, especially NAmE) bad, dirty, or of low quality fi ft ; il HI #J;
crude /kru:d/
adj., noun
m adj. (cruder, cru-dest) 1
simple and not very accurate but giving a general idea of sth ffiBfrM;
flJB&M; A® M: In crude terms, the causes of mental
illness seem to be of three main kinds. MM®#
2
(of objects or works of art #M£ftIt Ann) simply made,
not showing much skill or attention to detail ffiftM; fiffrJM: a crude
drawing of a face It nPfrtJ 3 (of people or the way they behave Aftff A
Aft) offensive or rude, especially about sex H^BM, ffi ft&A ( ftg^ftttM )_Baa VULGAR: crude
jokes/language lift ft / ft S 4 [usually before noun] (of oil and other
natural substances § ^#JM)
in its natural state,
before it has been treated with chemicals M; g ^ (ft: crude oil/metal K M; A ► crude-ly adv.: a crudely drawn
ship ft.
HiftMIIS
o T° Put
it crudely, the poor are going without food so that the rich can drive cars.
ffjMWA, AAA^fc, I'AAWAJfo crude-ness noun [U]
mnoun (also crude oil) [U] oil in its natural
state, before it has been treated with chemicals JPftM; AM: 50 000 barrels
of crude * 5 AflfftM
cru di
tes /'kruiditei;
NAmE .krurdi'tei/ noun [pi.] (from French) pieces
of raw vegetables that are eaten at the beginning of a meal (
cru dity
/'kruidati/
noun [U, C] (pi. -ies) the fact of being crude;
an
example of sth crude ftjft, ft ft, ft
# ( fftftAi] ) : Despite the crudity of their methods and
equipment, the experiment was a considerable success. }$.
the novel’s structural
crudities JP bPvi^ftft M ^ 0 The
crudity of her language shocked him. MftftPMio If {£#,
Cruel
O-pr /kruial/
adj. (cruel ler, cruel-lest)
1
~ (to sb/sth) having a desire to cause
pain and suffering 0$g§ a cruel
dictator 0 I can’t stand people who
are
cruel to animals, ft ft M W IS,
M ft rf] A „ 0 Her
eyes
were cruel and hard. i A^@no 0 Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind (= make sb suffer
because it will be good for them later). ANAi A T^AA ft A life
Mo r*TJ3 kind
2
causing pain or suffering M: a cruelpunishment/joke ^^ WMM; IS AAfrd^
ft o Her father’s death was a cruel blow.
—
A fj A 0 ► cruel-ly /'kruiali/ adv.: The dog had
been cruelly treated. 0 I was cruelly
deceived. ft®H##liT«
cruelty /'kruialti/
noun (pi. -ies) 1 [u] ~ (to sb/sth) behaviour that causes
pain or suffering to others, especially deliberately ( jtis
ISMM ) ft@q, cruelty