大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(十七)

　　connect

　　[(1) to join one thing to another; (2) to unite; (3) to link]

　　If you connect this wire to the red one, the green light will turn on. (1)

　　The two streams connect to form a river that flows through Greenlow City. (2)

　　The policeman said the two crimes are connected. (3)

　　conservative

　　[one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change]

　　William is a conservative about social issues.

　　consider

　　[(1) to give thought to; (2) to think about carefully]

　　Jack is considering what to give Amy for her birthday. (1)

　　The head of my office said he would consider my ideas for a more effective sales campaign. (2)

　　constitution

　　[the written general laws and ideas that form a nation's system of government]

　　How do the laws provide for making changes in the constitution?

　　contain

　　[(1) to hold; (2) to include]

　　The bottle contains one quart of milk. (1)

　　*one liquid quart = 0.9463 liter(米)

　　The paint in that old house contains a dangerous amount of lead. (2)

　　container

　　[a box, bottle or can used to hold something]

　　More juice is sold in plastic containers than in glass bottles.

　　continent

　　[any of the seven great land areas of the world]

　　Did you know that long ago all the continents were joined together?

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