cue n 1 提示 tíshì
on cue 恰好这时候 qiàhǎo zhè shíhòu
to take one’s cue from 学⋯的样 xué...de yàng, 仿效 fǎngxiào 2 球杆 qiú gǎn
cuff I n 袖口 xiùkǒu
off the cuff 未经考虑的 [+讲话] wèi jīng kǎolǜ de [+jiǎnghuà] II v 给 [+犯人] 戴手铐 gěi [+fànrén] dài shǒukào
cuffs n 手铐 shǒukào [m. wd 副 fù]
cuisine n 1 烹饪法 pēngrènfǎ, 烹饪风味 pēngrèn fēng wèi 2 菜肴 càiyáo
cul-de-sac n 无尾巷 wúwěixiàng, 死胡同 sǐhútòng
culinary adj 烹饪的 pēngrèn de
cull I v 1 挑选 tiāoxuǎn, 选用 xuǎnyòng 2 宰杀 zǎishā □ Because of the bird flu, many chickens were culled. 由于禽流感，很多鸡被宰杀。Yóuyú qínliúgǎn, hěn duō jī bèi zǎishā. II n 宰杀 zǎishā
culminate v 1 告终 gàozhōng, 结束 jiéshù 2 达到顶峰 dádào dǐngfēng
culmination n 顶峰 dǐngfēng, 结果 jiéguǒ
culpable adj 应负责任的 yìng fù zérèn de
culpable negligence 失职罪 shīzhízuì
culprit n 罪犯 zuìfàn, 有过失的人 yǒuguò shī de rén
cult n 1 异教 yìjiào, 邪教 xiéjiào 2 时尚观念 shíshàng guānniàn
cultivate v 1 耕作 gēngzuò 2 培育 péiyù, 培养 péiyǎng
cultivated adj 1 有教养的 yǒu jiàoyǎng de 2 养殖的 yǎngzhí de
cultural adj 文化的 wénhuà de □ Their band will go to Japan as part of a cultural exchange program. 他们的乐队将作为文化交流项目到日本去。Tāmen de yuèduì jiāng zuòwéi wénhuà jiāoliú xiàngmùdào Rìběn qù.
culture n 1 文化 wénhuà □ I’m very interested in Chinese culture. 我对中国文化很感兴趣。Wǒ duì Zhōngguó wénhuà hěn gǎn xìngqu. 2 文明 wénmíng 3 细菌培养 xìjūn péiyǎng
cultured adj 文化修养很高的 wénhuà xiūyǎng hěn gāo de
cumbersome adj 运转不灵的 yùnzhuǎn bù líng de, 笨重的 bènzhòng de
cumulative adj 积累的 jīlěi de
cunning I adj 狡猾的 jiǎohuá de II n 狡猾 jiǎohuá
cunt n 阴道 yīndào
cup I n 1 杯子 bēizi 2 奖杯 jiǎngbēi □ The mayor presented the cup to the winning team. 市长向获胜的球队颁发奖杯。 Shìzhǎng xiàng huòshèng de qiúduì bānfā jiǎngbēi. II v 捧 pěng, 托 tuō
cupboard n 柜子 guìzi, 食柜 shíguì, 碗柜 wǎnguì
cupcake n 杯形蛋糕 bēixíng dàngāo
curable adj 可以医好的 kěyǐ yīhǎo de, 医得好的 yī dé hǎode
curator n [博物馆+] 馆长 [bówùguǎn+] guǎnzhǎng
curb I n 1 路沿 lù yán 2 抑制 yìzhì, 控制 kòngzhì II v 抑制 yìzhì, 控制 kòngzhì
curd n 凝乳 níngrǔ
curdle v 凝结 níngjié
cure I v 1 治愈 [+病] zhìyù [+病], 治好 zhìhǎo □ It’s a terminal disease; it can’t be cured at this stage. 这是绝症;目前没有办法治愈。Zhè shì juézhèng; mùqián méiyǒu bànfǎ zhìyù. 2 烟熏 [+火腿] yānxūn [+huǒtuǐ], 腌制 yānzhì II n 1 治疗 zhìliáo 2 治愈 zhìyù, 治好 zhìhǎo □ Is there a cure for this kind of cancer? 这种癌症能治好吗？Zhè zhǒng áizhèng néng zhìhǎo ma?
curfew n 宵禁 xiāojìn
curio n 古董 gǔdǒng [m. wd 件 jiàn], 古玩 gǔwán [m. wd 件 jiàn]
curiosity n 好奇心 hàoqíxīn
curious adj 1 好奇的 hàoqí de □ Children are by nature very curious, and they often ask questions which adults find difficult to answer. 儿童本性就是好奇的，他们常常问一些成人无法回答的问题。Értóng běnxìng jiùshì hàoqí de, tāmen chángcháng wèn yìxiē chéngrén wúfǎ huídá de wèntí. 2 奇怪 qíguài
curl I n 1 卷发 juǎnfà 2 卷曲的东西 juǎnqū de dōngxi II v 1 缠绕 chánrǎo 2 卷曲 juǎnqū, 卷发 juǎnfà
curler n 卷发夹子 juǎnfà jiāzi
curling iron n 烫发器 tàngfàqì
currant n 醋栗 cùlì
currency n 1 货币 huòbì 2 流通 liútōng
current I n 1 水流 shuǐliú □ The current is very swift in this section of the river. 河的这一段水流十分湍急。Hé de zhè yí duàn shuǐliú shífēn tuānjí. 2 电流 diànliú
alternating current (AC) 交流电 jiāoliúdiàn
direct current (DC) 直流电 zhíliúdiàn II adj 当前的 dāngqián de, 当今的 dāngjīn de □ Do you know who the current Chinese leader is? 你知道当今中国领导人是谁吗？Nǐ zhīdào dāngjīn Zhōngguó lǐngdǎorén shì shéi ma?
current events 时事 shíshì
curriculum n 课程 kèchéng
curriculum vitae (abbrev CV) n（个人）简历 (gèrén) jiǎnlì, 履历 lǚlì
curry n 加哩（粉）jiāli (fěn)
curse v, n 1 骂 mà, 咒骂 zhòumà 2 诅咒 zǔzhòu
cursed adj 1 遭诅咒的 zāo zǔzhòu de 2 受到折磨无法解脱的 shòudào zhémo wúfǎ jiětuō de
cursor n 光标 guāngbiāo
cursory adj 粗略的 cūlüè de, 草草了事的 cǎocǎo liǎoshì de
curt adj 简短而不礼貌的 jiǎnduǎn ér bù lǐmào de
curtail v 削减 xuējiǎn, 减少 jiǎnshǎo
curtailment n 削减 xuējiǎn, 减少 jiǎnshǎo
curtain n 1 窗帘 chuānglián □ She drew the curtain and turned on the lights. 她拉上窗帘，打开灯。Tā lāshang chuānglián, dǎkāi dēng. 2 幕布 mùbù
curtsy, curtsey v 行屈膝礼 xíng qūxīlǐ
curve I n 曲线 qūxiàn, 弯曲 wānqū □ There is a sharp curve in the road. 路上有一个急转弯。Lùshang yǒu yí ge jí zhuǎnwān. II v 弯曲 wānqū □ The river curves to the south. 河流向南弯曲。Héliú xiàng nán wānqū.
cushion