crumble1 v.粉碎;崩溃;灭亡 [ formed as CRUMB;The old wall is crumbling2 away]
at the edges 那道古墙的边缘渐渐崩塌
crunch3 v.嘎扎嘎扎的咬嚼;压碎[同scrunch earlier cranch, assim to munch用力嚼 A dog was ~ing on a bone一只狗在咯吱咯吱地啃着骨头]
crusade n.十字军;圣战;改革运动[earlier croisadeor crusadocrusader 十字军战士改革运动者 crusado葡萄牙古金币或银币]
crux5 n.要紧关头;要素 [ = crossthe ~ of a problem 问题的核心 cruzeiro巴西的货币单位)]
cryogenic a.低温的;低温学的[cryogen 致冷剂;冷冻剂 cryo- 表冰冷,严寒之义,如: cryometer低温计 ]
cryptic6 a.神秘的;隐藏的 [ crypticus kruptikos]
cryptogram7 n.密码 [cryptogrammic 亦作cryptogammatic 密码的;暗号的;似密码或暗号的 crypto表示隐的,秘密的]
cuddle v.抚爱地怀抱;贴着身睡 [16th c: perh dial couth snug舒适的]
cuisine8 n.烹调;烹饪法 [ coquina coquere to cook]
culinary a.厨房的;烹调的 [ culinarius culina kitchen]
cull9 v.拣选;剔除 [ coillier etc colligere COLLECT]
culmination10 n.顶点;最高潮[the ~ of one's ambition 某人雄心 的极致 2通过子午线,中天 culminate11 到达最高点 ;达到最高潮 ]
culpable12 a.该受谴责的 [ culpabilis culpare culpa blame]
cultivate v.耕种 [med cultivare cultivaarable]
cultivating n.力求与人交往
cupidity13 n.贪婪 [ cupidite or cupiditas ]
curb14 n.马勒;控制 [ courber curvare bend, CURVE曲线;弯曲]
curmudgeon15 n.吝啬鬼 [curly 鬈发的;卷曲的;卷缩的 curr发咕咕声;发呜呜声 currant 小粒的无子葡萄干]
curry16 v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ correier ]
cursive a.草体的 [medLcursiva currere curs- run]
cursory17 a.匆促的;粗略的 [ cursorius of a runner]
curtail18 v.缩短;缩减 [ courtault court short curtus: assim to tail]
cushion n.垫子;后腿肉;缓解 [ mattress19, 拉丁腰,臀a ~ against inflation 缓解通货膨胀的政策]
The grass ~ed his fall 草坪缓和了他坠落时的撞积 pincushion针垫
custody20 n.监护;保管 [ custodia custos -odis guardian21 custodian管理人;看守人,afterguardian]
cute a.聪明的;可爱的 [shortening of ACUTE敏锐的]
cyclopean a.巨大的 [独眼巨人 Cyclops的;cyclopia独眼畸形]
cynic n.愤世嫉俗;不信人间真情 [ cynicus kunikos ]
cynosure22 n.众人注目之的[ kunosoura dog's tail, Ursa Minor23 kuon kunos dog+oura tail cynosural引人注意的 cynocephalous 似狗头的;似犬面的]
cytology n.细胞学 [cyto-, cyt- 表细胞之义 cytologist 细胞学家 cytokinesis ]
细胞浆移动;原浆移动] [cytochrome 细胞色素 cytogenous 细胞合成的]来源：考大
dabble25 v.涉足;浅赏 [16th c:Du dabbelen or DAB24 轻敲,轻抚,轻按,轻敷,轻扑好手;高手],[ 专家]
dainty a.优美的;讲究的;美味的 [ dainte, daintie, deintie dignitas-tatis dignus worthy]
dais n.讲台 [ deis discus disc, dish, in medL = table]
dally26 v.嬉戏;玩弄 [dalier chat dalliance戏弄;荒唐度日]
dampen v.弄湿;使消沉;挫锐气[dandified打扮得华丽的]
dangle27 v.悬摆 [16th c: cf Sw dangla, Da dangle TANTALIZE逗弄]
dank a.阴湿的 [prob Scand: cf Sw dank marshy28 spot]
dapple v.使起斑纹 [ dappled, dappeld, dappled斑纹的,花的]
