cu-mu-lus /'kjuimjales/
noun [U] (technical 7(ti§) a type of thick
white cloud 积云
cu-nei-form
/'kjuinifoim;
NAmE -fo:rm/ noun [U] an ancient system
of writing used in Persia and Assyria (古斯和亚述的 >
楔形文字 cun.ni.lin.gus /.kAm'lirjgas/ noun [U] the act of
touching a woman’s sex organs with the mouth and tongue in order to give sexual
pleasure 添阴（用 口和舌
接触$性生殖器）
cun-ning/'kAiur)/
adj., noun
madj. 1 {disapproving) able to get what you
want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating sb 狡猾 的；奸诈的；诡诈的 HSU
crafty, wily: a cunning liar 花言巧语的骗子◊ He w〇5 as cu/ming as a/ox他像狐狸 一样狡猾。2 clever and skilful灵巧的；精巧的；巧妙的
Pm
ingenious ： It
was a cunning piece of detective worfc.那是一篇构思巧妙的侦探作品。► curvning-ly adv. ： The microphone was cunningly concealed in the boofccose.话筒被巧妙地隐藏在书柜里。
mnoun [U] the ability to
achieve sth by tricking or cheating other people in a clever way 狡猾；诡诈；狡黯
H771
craftiness ： It took energy and
cunning just to survive.既要花力气又要有心计才能维持生存。◊ She used
low cunning (= dishonest behaviour) to get what she wanted.她用了卑鄙的欺诈手段来获取她想得到的
东西。
cunt /kAnt/
noun (taboo,
slang) 1 a womans vagina and outer sexual organs M;女性阴部 2
a very offensive word used to insult sb and to show anger or dislike
(用于辱骂）讨厌鬼，龟孙子，王八蛋：Ybu stupid cunt/ 你这傻屄！
Clip
tHf /kAp/
noun, verb
» noun 1 [C] a small
container shaped like a bowl, usually with a handle, used for drinking tea,
coffee, etc.杯子：
a
teacup 茶杯◊ a cojfee cup 咖啡杯◊ a cup and
sducer 一套杯碟◊ a paper cup 纸杯 2
[C] the contents of a cup 一杯（蘇量 >
:She drank the whoZe cup.她把那一杯4 喝下去了。◊ WouW you Hfce
a cup 〇/ tea?知想喝杯茶 吗？ 3
[C] a unit for measuring quantity used in cooking in the US; a metal or plastic
container used to measure this quantity杯（美国用作烹饪的计量单位）；量杯（金
属或塑料量器）：two cups o/_/Iour and
a cup 〇/ butter
_杯面粉加上半杯黄油 4
[C] a thing shaped like a cup 杯状物：an egg cup 蛋杯 5
_[C] a gold or silver cup on a stem, often
with two handles, that is given as a prize in a competition 奖杯；优胜杯：She’s won severed
cu/w/orsfcaring.她已多次荣获滑冰比赛的奖杯。offe lifted the cup for the
fifth time this year (= it was the fifth time he had won).他今年第五沃举起了获胜奖杯。
6 [sing.] (usually Cup) a sports competition
in which a cup is given as a prize 优座杯赛：the V/or〖d Cup 世界杯 赛 7
[C]
one of tKe two parts of a bra that
cover the breast (胸罩的）罩杯：a C cup罩杯尺寸为C的胸罩8 [C, U] a drink made
from wine mixed with, for example, fruit juice (由葡萄酒与果汁等调制的）混合饮料9 [C】 (AMmf) (in golf 高尔夫球）a hollow in the ground
that you must get the ball into 球洞 10 [C] (AM/r?£) a piece
of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them while he is
playing a sport (体育运动时保护男
子生殖器的）护杯；下身保护罩in your cups (old-fashioned) having drunk too much alcohol ng ff?： He gets very maiidiirz when he’s m his cups.他酒$★顾 影自怜。not sb，s cup of ’tea (//7/orma/) not what
sb likes or is interested in非某人所备；不合某人心意：An evening at the
opera is^t everyone^ cup of tea.
有人都喜欢晚■去听歌剧。◊ He’s nice
enough but not reaHy my cup 〇/tea.他这人挺不错，但不是我特喜欢的那
种人0 —
more at slip n.
mverb (-pp-) [VN] 1
〜your hand(s)
(around/over sth) to
make your hands into the
shape of a bowl 使（手）窝 成杯状：She heW the bird
gently in cu即ed hands•她★ 幸备会地捧着那只小鸟。2〜sth (in your hands) to
hold sth，making your hands into
a round shape 使（双手） 成圆状托起：He cupped her/ace in
his hands and fcissed her.他用双手捧着她的脸吻她。
cup-board
OTf/'kAbad;
NAmE-herd/
noun 1
a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food,
clothes，etc.橱柜；食物柜；衣柜：
fcftc/ien
cupboards 厨房用的—柜 2 ’(8r£)
(A//4m£ c丨oset) a space in a wall with
a door that reaches the ground, used for storing things 壁橱：cupboards 壁橱 —see also airing cupboard, broom cupboard the .cupboard is
bare (Br£) used to say that
there is no money for sth (指沒钱购买）■: They are seeking more funds but the
cupboard is bare.
求更多的资金，然而根本找不到。E3SE1 This expression
refers to a children’s nursery rhyme about Old Mother Hubbard, who had nothing
in her cupboard to feed her dog.源自一首关于老妈哈伯德的儿歌。她的食橱
里没有喂狗的东西。’cupboard love (8/*£) affection
that sb, especially a child, shows towards sb else in order to get sth (尤指小孩为获得某物的）有所企图的亲热
—more
at skeleton
cup-cake /'kApkeik/ noun {especially NAm^) = fairy cake
'cup final (also 'Cup Final) noun [Br£) (especially in football (soccer)尤論足球）the last match in a
series of matches in a competition that gives a cup as a prize to the winners优胜奋决赛；锦标赛决赛：cup卢naZ tickets 优胜杯决赛票◊ the M Cup find足总杯赛决赛
cup*ful /'kApful/ noun the amount that a cup
will hold ，杯（治量 >
;满杯：3 cup/iiis o/water 3 满杯水一see also cup
Cupid
/'kjuipid/
noun 1 the Roman god of
love who is shown as a beautiful baby boy with wings, carrying a bow and arrow (罗马差神）丘比特 2
cupid
[C]
a picture or statue of a baby boy who looks like Cupid 似 罗马爱神丘比特的画像（或雕塑）EMI play‘Cupid to try to start a
romantic relationship between two people 扮$丘$特角色；牵线撮合
cu-pid-ity /kjui'pidati/ noun [U] {formal) a strong desire for
more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs 贪心；.贪# BEEI
greed cu-pola /'kjuipala/ noun a round part on top
of a build- ing (like a small dome)圆屋顶；穹顶一picture o dome
cuppa /'kApa/ noun (BrE, informal) a cup of tea —
Do you/amy a cu即a?你想来一杯茶吗？
_cup tie n〇(v/7 (8/^) (especially in football (soccer)尤指 足球）a match between two
teams in a competition that gives a cup as a prize to the winner 优胜杯秦比赛
cur /k3：(r)/ noun (old-fashioned, disapproving) an aggres- sive dog,
especially a mongrel 恶狗；（充也）杂种狗
curable /'kjuarabl; NAmE 'kjor-/ adj. (of an illness that
can be cured可医治的；可治愈的：Most sfcin