大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(十二)

　　capture

　　[(1) to make a person or animal a prisoner; (2) to seize or take by force; (3) to get control of]

　　Police captured the terrorist before he could explode the bomb. (1)

　　Rebel forces captured the city. (2)

　　Democrats won the election and captured control of Congress. (3)

　　car

　　[(1) a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; (2) an automobile; (3) a part of a train]

　　Electric street cars were replaced with buses many years ago. (1)

　　Fred's and Martha's new car will carry six people. (2)

　　That train has 57 flat cars and 12 box cars. (3)

　　care

　　[(1) to like; (2) to protect; (3) to feel worry or interest]

　　Jim told Laura that he cared for her and would like to see her again. (1)

　　His mother told him to take care of his younger brother. (2)

　　Would you care if I borrowed your car? (3)

　　careful

　　[(1) acting safely; (2) with much thought]

　　Please be careful when you drive. (1)

　　He was careful to choose exactly the right words. (2)

　　carry

　　[to take something or someone from one place to another]

　　Would you carry this bag for me, please?

　　case (court)

　　[a legal action]

　　The judge will call your case next.

　　case (medical)

　　[an incident of disease]

　　There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.

　　cat

　　[a small animal that often lives with humans]

　　My cat climbed that tree and is afraid to come down.

　　catch

　　[(1) to seize after a chase; (2) to stop and seize with the hands]

　　He runs so fast that no one can catch him. (1)

　　Catch the ball and throw it back to me. (2)

　　cause

　　[(1) to make happen; (2) the thing or person that produces a result]

　　Too much rain caused the flood. (1)

　　The cause of the flood was too much rain. (2)

　　ceasefire

　　[a halt in fighting, usually by agreement]

　　The ceasefire stopped the fighting.

　　celebrate

　　[to honor a person or event with special activities]

　　I think we should have a party to celebrate your birthday.

　　center

　　[(1) the middle of something; (2) the place in the middle; (3) a place that is the main point of an activity]

　　There was a hole in the center of the target. (1)

　　The chair sat at the center of the room. (2)

　　The experts checked the nuclear center for radiation leaks. (3)

　　century

　　[one hundred years]

　　This is the first year of the 21st century.

　　ceremony

　　[an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition]

　　The new president took the oath of office at the inaugural ceremony in front of the capitol.

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