cud-dly /'kAdli/ adj. {informaf) 1 {approving)
if a person is cudcUy，they, make you want to
cuddle them 令人想拥 抱的
2 [on丨y before noun] (ctf a
child’s toy 儿童玩具）soft and designed to be
cuddled 柔软而令乂想搂抱的：a cudd〖y rabbit逗人爱抚的玩具兔
cudgel
/'kAd3l/ noun, verb
m noun a short thick stick that is used as a weapon (用 作武器的）短棒，粗短棍n»!Bl
take up (the) cudgels on behalf of sb/sth {old-fashioned) to defend or support
sb/sth strongly坚溪保卫；毅然羑持
verb {Br£) ( ?) , NAmE also -I) [VN] to hit sb with a
cudgel 用短棒打 cudgel your brains {old-fashioned, 6r£) to think very hard冥思‘想；绞尽脑汁
eye /kju:/ noun, verb
nown 1 ~ (for sth) | 〜（to do sth) an action, or
event that is a signal for sb to do sth 暗示；提示；信.号：Jonys arrival
was a cue for more champagne. M ft # 味着要喝更多的香槟酒了。◊ J tWnfc that’s my
cue to ex^ain why J’m here.我想这就是要我解释一下我为什么
到这里来。2
a few
words or an action in a play that is a signal for another actor to do sth (戏剧的）运示，暗
示，尾白：She stood in the wings and
waited /or her cue to go on•她站在舞台侧面等待着出场的提示。3 a long wooden stick with
a leather tip, used for hitting the ball in the games of billiards，pool and snooker (台 球等的
> 球杆，弹子棒
D321,(right)
on cue at
exactly tiie moment you expect or that is appropriate 恰好在 时；就在这时候：'Where is that boy?’ 也
&
on cue, Simon appeared in the doorway. “那男孩在哪里？ 西
蒙像是接到了信号一样刚好出现在门口。take your 'cue from sb/sth
to
copy what sb else does as an example of how to behave or what to do模仿…的样子做；学…
的样：Investo.rs are taking their cue from the
big banks cmdseHingdoitors.投资者效法大银行臺出美元。
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verb (cue-ing, cued, cued) [VN] to give sb a signal so
they know when to start doing sth 给、（某X )暗示（或运 示厂.：Can you cue me when you
want me to begin speaking?你要我开始讲话时能给我暗示一下吗？
'cue ball noun the ball that is hit with the cue in
games such as billiards and snooker (台球等的.）主球，母球 'cue card noun a large card held up
behind a television camera so that it can be read by actors or television presenters but cannot be seen on
television 提词板， 提示板（给电视演员或节目主持人看）
cuff
/kAf/ noun,
verb
m noun 1 [C] the end of a coat or
shirt sleeve at the wrist 袖口： a coHar emei cujQPs 〇/ white 〖ace带白色蕾丝花边的
衣领和袖口 picture o page R20 2 cuffs [pi.] {informal)
=HANDCUFFS 3 [C] (A//Aw£) = TURN-UP(l) 4 [C] a light hit with an open
hand 用余轻拍：to give sb a_/WendZy
cujQF友好地会轻拍某乂一下mn off the cuff (of speaking，remarks, etc•讲话、话语等）without previous thought
or preparation 朵錳思考（或％备）；即兴：J’m just speaking off the cuff here—I haverCt seen the results
yet.我只是在这里即兴说说而已，我还没看到结果呢。◊ an oj^-the-cuj^remarfc 即席发言
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verb [VN] to hit sb quickly and lightly with
your hand, especially in a way that is not serious 用手轻快地拍（某
人 > :She
cuj^ed him Zightiy around his Aead.她轻轻i 在他^上拍了几下。
cuff-link /'kAflirjk/ noun [usually pi.] one
of a pair of small decorative objects used for fastening shirt cuffs together (衬衫的）袖口链扣，袖扣：a pair 〇/ goW cujQflinfcs —对袖口
金链扣一picture c> jewellery cui bono? /,kwi:
'bnnau; 'bauneu; NAmE 'bounou/ exclamation (from Latin)
used for asking who was likely to benefit from a crime, and who therefore is
likely to be guilty (用以询问谁是受益者，即可能有罪责的人）何 '得益？
cuis-ine /kwi'ziin/ noun [U, C] (from French)
1 a style of cooking烹饪；风味：cuisine意大式烹饪2 the food served in a
restaurant (usually an expensive one) (通常指昂贵的饭店中的）饭菜，菜肴：rhe/iotd restaurant is noted for
its excellent cuisine.
厅以美味佳肴闻名遐迩,。一^see also HAUTE CUISINE, NOUVELLE CUISINE
cul-de-sac /'kAl da sarfc/ noun (pi. ciM-de-sacs/ or culs-de-sac) (from French) a
street that is dosed at one
end死胡同；死巷
CU-lin-ary /'kAlmari; NAmE -neri/ adj. [only before noun] (/armfl/) connected with cooking or food 烹饪的；食物
的：aginary sfci7k 烹饪技能◊ Savour the cuiinary ddights 〇/Mexico.品尝墨西哥的美味。
cull /kAl/ verb, noun
a verb [VN] to kill a
particular number of animals of a group in order to prevent the group from
getting too large部分捕杀，宰杀（为防止动物种群量过多而杀掉其
中一定数量）'cull sth from sth to choose or collect sth
from a source or several different sources 选 ■出■;挑出；采集：an exhibition of
paintings culled from regional art gaiZeries从各地区画鈿中精选中来的绘画作
品展
noun the act of killing some
animals (usually the weakest ones) of a group in order to prevent the group
from getting too large (为防止动物种群量过多而通常遍
最弱者的）选择性宰杀：t/ie mmua/ sed cuH每年对海豹
的选f性宰杀
cul.min.ate /'kAlmineit/
vwf? [V]〜（in/with sth) to end with a particular result, or at a
particular point (以某种结果）告终；（在某一点）结束：a gim battk which culminated in the death of two police officers — 造成两名警察死亡的枪战◊ Months 〇/ hard work cuiminated in success.几个，的艰f工作终于取得了成
功。◊ Their summer tour wiH cuZminate at a specfacuZar concert in iondon.在伦敦举行的一场精彩的音乐会将为
他们p夏季<巡回演出画上句号。
cul-min-ation /.kAlmi'neiXn/ noun
[sing.] (formal) the highest point or end of
sth, usually happening after a long time 顶点；巅峰；i 潮；终点：The re/orms marked the successful culmination of a
long campaign. 这些改革标志着一场长期运动的胜利结束。
cu-lottes /kjur'lDts; NAmE
ku:'la:ts/ noun [pi.] womens wide short trousers/pants that are made to
look like a skirt 裙裤：a pair 〇/ cutottes —条裙裤 culp-able /'kAlpabl/ adj.
{formal) responsible and deserving blame for having done sth wrong 应受责备
的；难辞其咎的► culp.abil.ity /,kAlpa’bilati/ /iow/7 [U] culp-ably /'kAlpabli/ adv.
.culpable homicide noun [u] (/aw 律）in some countries, the crime of killing sb illegally
but not delib- erately (—些国家的丨应受惩罚的杀人罪一compare
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE
cul-prit /'kAlprit/ noun 1 a person who has done sth wrong or against
the law 犯错的人；罪犯：The police quiddy fdent^ed the reaZ
cuZprits.警方很快查出 7真正 和罪兩。2 a
person or thing responsible for causing a problem肇事舍；引起问题的事物：The mafn cuZprit in the
current crisis seems to be modem farming techniques. 当前这场危机的罪魁祸首好像是现代农业技术。
cult /kAlt/ noun, adj.
* noim 1 [usually sing.]〜(of sth) a way of life, an attitude, an idea，etc. that has
become very popular (对生活方 式、看法、观念等的）狂热，时尚，崇拜：thecu/to/ physical fitness li # ^ 0
An extraordinary personality cuZt had been created around the teader.在这位领导人尚
周围兴起了一场异乎寻常的个人崇拜。2 a small group of people who have extreme
religious beliefs and who are not part of any established religion (有极端宗教信
仰的）鼻教团体：TTiei'r son ran away介om home and joined a cu〖t.他们的儿子离家出走，加入了一个异教团
体。3 (/bw/fl/) a system of religious beliefs and practices 宗教信仰；宗減习俗：the Chinese cuZt 〇/ ancestor worship中国人供奉祖先的习俗
madj. [only
before noun] very
popular with a particular group of people; treating sb/stH as a cult figure,
etc•受 特定群体欢迎的；作为偶像崇拜的：acuitmovfe/boofc 风靡一时的电影
/ 书籍◊ 77ie singer has become a cult
/igure m America.那位歌手在美国已成为人们狂热崇拜
的偶像。◊ 77ie cartoon has achieved cult
status.这部动 画/t达到了风靡一时的地步。◊ The 7V series has a
cult /oHowing among young people•那部电视连续剧在年轻
人中拥有一批狂热的迷恋者。
cul.tiv.able /’kAltivabl/ <?办（of land 土地）that can .be used to grow crops可袷作釦；可耕种的