the CSA /,si: es 'ei/ abbr. the Child Support Agency (a
government organization in
抚养代理局（英国政府机构，负责向与子女分开居住的家
长规定抚养费数额）
'C-section
noun [NAmB)
= Caesarean
CS gas I,si: es 'gaes/ noun [U] a gas that stings the eyes, producing
tears and making it difficult to breathe. CS gas is sometimes used to control
crowds催泪性毒气
(或瓦斯）一see also tear gas CST /,si: es 'ti:/ abbr. Central Standard
Time CSYS
/si:
,es wai 'es/ abbr. Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (an exam
taken in the past by some Scottish school students at the age of around 18)六年制中学毕 业证书（全写为
Certificate
of Sixth Year Studies，旧时某
些苏格兰学生18岁左右参加的考试）
Ct (also Ct, especially in
ct (also ct, especially in NAmE) abbr. 1 (in writing) carat (书写形式）开，克拉：a/i JSctgoW ring枚18开的
金戒指2 (in writing) cent⑻（书写形式）分，分币：5〇 cts * 50
分
CTC
/,si: ti: 'si:/ noun (in the
CT scan /,si: 'ti: skaen/ noun = CAT
scan Cli. (in writing) cubic (书写形式）立方的：a vofume 〇/2
cu. m：(= 2 cubic metres) * 2.立方米如妹积
cub /kAb/ noun 1 [C] a young bear, lion,
fox, etc. (熊、獅、狐狸等的}幼兽，崽：a〖ioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母獅
2 the Cubs (8r£) (L/S the _Cub Scouts) [pi ] a branch of the Scout Association for boys between the
ages of eight and ten or eleven 幼童
军（八至十或十一岁的男孩成的童子军的一部分.）：t〇 jom the Cubs 参加幼童军 3 Cub (also Cub Scout) [C] a member of the Cubs 幼^军成员一compare Brownie
Cuba libre /.kuiba 'liibrei; ,kju:-/ noun [pi
Cuban
/'kjuiban/
adj., noun _ fldf/ from or connected
with
■
not//? a person from
.Cuban
'heel noun a fairly high heel on a boot or shoe, with
straight sides古巴式鞋跟（直形，半高跟）
cub-by-hole
/'kAbihaul;
NAmE -houl/ noun 1 a small room or a small space小房间；斗室；狭小的空间：My oj^ce
is a cubbyhoZe i'n the basement.我的办公室在地卞 金的一间小屋里。2 (SA/r£) a small space or
shelf facing the front seats of a car where you can keep papers, maps, etc.
_compare glove compartment (汽车前
排座前放纸或地图等的）格架
cube /kju:b/
noun, verb
m noun 1 a solid or hollow figure
with six equal square sides 立方体；立方形一picture solid 2 a piece of sth, especially
food，with six sides 立方形的东舍（尤指
食也 Cut the meat into cubes把肉切成丁j.L。_ see also ice cube, stock cube, sugar cube 3 {mathematics 数）the number that you get when you multiply
a number by itself twice 立方；三次幂：The cube of 5 (53) is J25 (5X5X5). * 5 的立方（53 > 是
125。
■
verfc [VN] 1 [usually passive] 数）to multiply a
number by itself twice 求
的立方：JO cubed is 2 000. * 10 的立方是
1 000。2 to cut food into cubes 把（食 物）切成小方块SEI DICE
.cube
'root noun
(mathematics |J[)
a number which, when multiplied by itself twice, produces a particular number 立方根：TTie cube root 〇/ 64 (^64) is 4. * 64 的
立方根是 4。一
compare
square root cubic /'kjuibik/ adj. 1 (abbr. cu) [only before noun] used to
show that a measurement is the volume of sth, that is the height multiplied by
the length and the width立方
的：cubic centimetres/inches/metres 立方厘米 / 英寸 / 米 2 measured or expressed in cubic units 用立方单位
度量（或表示:)、的：the cub〖c capacity 〇/a cars engfne 汽车发5丨几汽缸的容量3 having the shape of a
cube 立方疮的：a cubic 立方形 cu-bide /'kjuibikl/ noun a small room that is
made by separating off part of a larger room < 大房间分隔出
的 > 小房间，隔间：a shower cubide淋浴小单间◊ a changing cubicle (= for example at a public
swimming pool) M衣室◊ (espec/fl//y an oj^ce cubicie 办公室
的@间
cu-bisnn (also Cu-bism) /'kjuibizam/ noun [U] a style and movement in
early.2〇th century art in which
objects and people are represented as geometric
shapes, often shown from many different angles at the same time ( 20世纪初艺术的）立体主义，立体派► cu.bist (also Cu-bist) noun ： The exhibition includes works by the Cubists.这个展览包括立体派的作品。cu.bist (also Cu-bist) adj. [usually before noun] ： cubist paintings ilW 派p绘画
cubit /'kjuibit/ noun an ancient measurement of length, about 45
cm or the length from the elbow to the end of the fingers肘尺，腕尺（古代长度单位，约45厘米，或
自肘至指尖的长度） cu-boid /'kjuiboid/ noun, adj.
mnoun (gewnef/y 九何）a solid object which has
six RECTANGULAR sides, at RIGHT ANGLES to each other
长方体；矩形体
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shaped approximately like a cube 近似立方形的 ,cub re1 porter noun a young newspaper reporter
without much experience缺少经验的卓轻记者；初出茅
庐的记者
cuck-old /'kAkaold; NAmE -ould/ noun, verb m noun (old use, disapproving) a man
whose wife has sex with another man妻子有外遇的人；戴绿帽子的人
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verfr [VN] (oW wse) 1 (of a man 男人）to make another man a
cuckold by having sex with his wife 给（另一男 人）戴绿帽子；与（某人）的妻子通奸2 (of a woman妥 A) to make her husband a cuckold by having sex with
another man使（丈夫）戴绿帽子；使（丈夫丨当王八
cuckoo /'kuku:/ noun, adj.
mnoun [pi. -oos)
a bird
with a call that sounds like its name. Cuckoos leave their eggs in the nests of
other birds杜鹃（鸟）；布谷鸟一see also cloud
cuckoo
LAND
madj. [not
before noun] {old-fashioned, informal) crazy ^
狂；狂热
'cuckoo
clock noun a
clock that has a small toy bird inside that comes out every hour and marks the
hours with a sound like that of a cuckoo 布谷鸟自鸣钟（钟内
有小玩具鸟f小时出现，报时似布谷鸟叫声）
'cuckoo spit noun [U] a small mass of whitish bubbles, left
on plants by young insects (幼虫留在植物上的） 泡沫
cu-cum-ber
/'kju:kAmb0(r)/ noun [C, U] a long vegetable
with dark green skin and light green flesh, that is usually eaten raw 黄瓜一picture e> page R19 see also sea cucumber fM see cool
adj. cud /kAd/ noun [U] the food that cows and
similar animals bring back from the stomach into the mouth to chew again (牛等动物）反刍的食物，倒嚼的食物： cows chewing the cud在咀嚼反刍食物的牛
* cud-dle /'kAdl/ verb, noun
u verb to hold sb/sth close in
your arms to show love or affection 拥抱；搂抱 hug [V] A coupZe 0/
teenagers were kissing and cuddling
on the doorstep. 一对年轻人在门阶上亲吻拥抱。◊ [VN] 77ze Htrte boy cuddled the
teddy bear dose.小男孩紧紧地搂着玩具熊。
l-JilzPI .cuddle 'up (to/against sb/sth) | .cuddle 'up (together) to sit or lie very close to
sb少sth 紧靠
而玉 (或躺）；依偎：She cud(«ed up against him.她依偎着 他。◊ We
cudcHed up together under the Wanfcet我们盖 着毯子紧贴着身子睡在一起。
noun [usually sing.] the action of holding sb
close in your arms to show love or affection 拥抱；搂抱
SEJhug: to give sb a cuddZe 拥抱某人