大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(十一)

　　cabinet

　　[a group of ministers that helps lead a government]

　　The President meets every week with his cabinet.

　　call

　　[(1) to give a name to ; (2) to ask for or request]

　　I call myself John. (1)

　　They called for an end to the fighting. (2)

　　calm

　　[(1) quiet; (2) peaceful; (3) opposite of tense]

　　The calm crowd waited for the president to speak.

　　The city was calm after two days of rioting.

　　Can you remain calm in a tense situation? (3)

　　camera

　　[a device for taking pictures]

　　Your camera takes very good pictures.

　　camp

　　[a place with temporary housing]

　　The refugee camp provides temporary shelter, food and medical care.

　　campaign

　　[(1) a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; (2) a connected series of military actions during a war]

　　Presidential campaigns are much too long and cost too much. (1)

　　The Allied campaigns won the war in Europe and Asia. (2)

　　can

　　[(1) to be able to; (2) to have the right to; (3) a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal]

　　The two sides can meet on Tuesday. (1)

　　I can live anywhere I wish in this country because that is my right. (2)

　　I bought three cans of vegetables at the food store. (3)

　　cancel

　　[(1) to end; (2) to stop]

　　Who cancelled the agreement? (1)

　　Mary cancelled her plans to have a party next week. (2)

　　cancer

　　[a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body]

　　Scientists continue to find better ways to treat many kinds of cancer.

　　candidate

　　[a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor]

　　Each political party has nominated a candidate for president.

　　capital

　　[(1) the official center of a government; (2) the city where a country's government is]

　　The capital of the government is in Washington. (1)

　　Washington is the capital of the United States. (2)

　　capitalism

　　[an economic system in which the production of most goods and services is owned and operated for profit by private citizens or companies]

　　In the United States, capitalism has produced the world's strongest economy.

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