大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(十八)

　　continue

　　[to go on doing or being]

　　The governor said he would continue to fight for justice.

　　control

　　[(1) to direct; (2) to have power over]

　　Who controls the daily work of the company. (1)

　　The chairman of the transportation committee controls all the spending for transportation projects. (2)

　　convention

　　[a large meeting for a special purpose]

　　Political parties hold conventions to choose presidential and vice presidential candidates.

　　cook

　　[to heat food before eating it]

　　Helen will cook spaghetti with meat sauce tonight.

　　cool

　　[almost cold]

　　My coffee is cool. Would you warm it for me, please?

　　cooperate

　　[to act or work together]

　　If we cooperate on this work, we will finish more quickly.

　　copy

　　[(1) to make something exactly like another; (2) something made to look exactly like another]

　　Joseph can copy that document for us. (1)

　　This copy is so bad I cannot read it. (2)

　　corn

　　[a food grain]

　　Scientists are worried because genetically-changed corn got into food supplies for people.

　　correct

　　[(1) true; (2) free from mistakes; (3) to change to what is right]

　　That is the correct date of the election. (1)

　　That sales agreement is correct. (2)

　　Did you correct that script? (3)

　　cost

　　[(1) the price or value of something; (2) to be valued at]

　　The cost of the book is five dollars. (1)

　　The book costs five dollars. (2)

　　cotton

　　[a material made from a plant of the same name]

　　Most clothes are made of cotton.

　　count

　　[to speak or add numbers]

　　Her child learned to count by watching Sesame Street on television.

　　country

　　[(1) a nation; (2) the territory of a nation; (3) land away from cities]

　　English is one of the languages of his country. (1)

　　Much of the country in the West is desert. (2)

　　My family had a farmhouse in the country, not too far from the city. (3)

　　court

　　[(1) where trials take place; (2) where judges make decisions about law]

　　We have to give evidence in court today. (1)

　　The appeals court is considering mistakes made in his trial. (2)

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