the CSA /,si: es 'ei/ abbr. the Child Support Agency (a
government organization in
C-section
noun
(NAmE) =
Caesarean CS gas /
,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. i£ Ip A ( :$;7T$r ) — 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) A ArfrJ A A-1# ( AAA
Certificate of Sixth Year Studies, |0Hf^ 18 irt
)
Ct (also
Willow 30^-
ct (also
ct.
especially
in NAmE) abbr. 1 (in
writing) carat ( )
A, an 18ct gold ring •-ft 18 JF#J
2 (in
writing) cent(s) ( )
A, Affi: 50
cts * 50 A
CTC
/,si: ti: 'si:/ noun (in the
^ (
CT scan /,si: 'ti: skaen/ noun = CAT scan cu. abbr. (in writing) cubic ( ^ A 0tJ: a
volume of 2 cu. m (= 2 cubic metres) * 2
fLfj cub /kAb/ noun 1 [C] a young bear,
lion, fox, etc.
( iff, M: a lioness guarding her
cubs ^ £if M 1$ # fill 2 the Cubs (BrE) {US the 'Cub Scouts) [pi.] a branch of the Scout
Association for
boys between the ages of eight and ten or eleven %)j M ¥ (): to join the Cubs 3 Cub (also 'Cub Scout) [C] a
member of the Cubs — compare Brownie
Cuban
/'kju:ban/ ad}., noun
■
adj. from or connected with
■
noun a person
from Cuba A BA
,Cuban
'heel noun a fairly high heel on a
boot or shoe, with straight sides *E5£$I® ( MM, MM3& ) cub-by-hole /'kAbihaul; NAmE
-houl/ noun 1 a
small room or a small space /JsJ^- |h]
; 4*^; A(ft $ la]: My
office is a cubbyhole in the basement 'k. fit)—|0j /J' M M o 2 (SAfrE) a small space or shelf
facing the front seats of a car where you can keep papers, maps, etc. —compare glove
compartment (
y^AliU
) t&m
cube /kju:b/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a solid or hollow figure
with six equal square sides al A W; fLfsM — picture o solid 2 a piece of sth, especially food, with six
sides ( Ata
) : Cut the meat into
cubes. fEftFOJ&TJL — see also ice
cube, stock cube, sugar cube 3 (mathematics W) the number that you get
when you multiply a number by itself twice A A; ELllKM'. The cube of 5 (53)
is 125 (5X5X5). * 5 AA ( 53 ) Mz 1250
■
verb [VN] 1 [usually passive] (mathematics W) to multiply a
number by itself twice A • ■
• (tfl al A: 10 cubed is 1
000. * 10 $J al AJi 1 000 0
2 to cut food into cubes JE ( M tJ ) SX3 dice
.cube
’root noun (mathematics W) a number which, when
multiplied by itself twice, produces a particular number AAFS: The cube root
of 64 $64) is 4. * 64 ift ±l Afl^lc
40 — compare square
root cubic /’kju:bik/
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 i£A
£Kj : cubic
centimetres/inches/metres A All A / /
A 2 measured
or expressed in cubic units ^
HUt [(nfSc^l : the cubic capacity of a car’s engine 3 having the shape of a cube AA^W: a cubic figure AAH2 cu bicle /‘kju:bikl/ noun a small room that is made by
separating off part of a larger room ( A faJ A Pi fH W ) A A ft, lift: a shower cubicle H^/hi-ft o (BrE) a changing cubicle (= for example at a public swimming
pool) 0 (especially NAmE) an office cubicle AAA
&JPlft
cu bism (also Cu bism) /'kju:bizam/ noun [U] a style and movement in early 20th
century art in which objects and people are represented as geometric shapes, often shown from many
different angles at the same time ( 20 )
AftAX, AM cu-bist
(also Cu-bist) noun: The exhibition includes
works by the Cubists. &A HE & © A # MM A ft. cu-bist (also Cu-bist) adj. [usually before noun]: cubist paintings A#
cubit /'kju:bit/ noun an ancient measurement of length,
about 45 cm or the length from the elbow to the end of the fingers jftR,
J&KM ^45 ISA, sfc
)
cu boid /'kju:boid/
noun, adj.
mnoun (geometry fL AT) a solid
object which has six rectangular
sides at right angles to each
other
■
adj. shaped approximately like a cube
SfKAAfW ,cub
re'porter noun a young
newspaper reporter
without much experience
cuck old /'kAkaold;
NAmE -ould/ noun, verb m noun (old use, disapproving) a man whose
wife has sex with another man
■
verb [VN] (old use) 1 (of a man A A) to make another
man a
cuckold by having sex with his wife in ( A “I! A ) -A ( ^A ) 2
(of a woman ~k
A) to make her husband a cuckold by having sex with another man
(£ ( AA ) IliF; &'( AA ) 15eK
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. ttH ( 4
) ; —see also cloud cuckoo
LAND
■
adj. [not before noun] (old-fashioned, informal) crazy $£
$E;
'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 A
'cuckoo spit noun [U] a small mass of whitish bubbles, left on plants by young insects ( )
mm
cu
cum ber /’kju:kAmba(r)/ noun [C, U] a long vegetable with dark green skin and light green flesh, that
is usually eaten raw ittr /R — picture o 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 ( 0J n§ W t: %}:
cows chewing the cud A
* cud dle /'kAdl/ verb, noun
m verb to hold sb/sth close in your arms
to show love or affection $] BQCO hug : [V] A couple of
teenagers were kissing and
cuddling on the doorstep.
o [VN] The little boy
cuddled the teddy bear close.
iiJibkfi .cuddle up (to/against sb/sth) | .cuddle 'up (together) to sit or lie very close to sb/sth
•• •
( She cuddled up against him.
(tfe'fKlflW
(tfeo 0
We cuddled up together under the blanket. -ScCJIt:
noun [usually sing ] the action of holding sb close in your
arms to show love or affection #]} MSCI hug : to give sb a cuddle $H&^A