二十笔实用成语 198

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二十笔实用成语 198

帖子 royl » 周三 10月 05, 2011 8:33 pm

二十笔实用成语 198

01. cease and desist order, a
定义: 行政当局下达的"立即停止禁令"禁止某方当事人进行或继续某活动.
例句: The secretary of state's office has issued a cease and desist order against a local sports agent because he had not registered in Nevada. (内华达州务卿办公室对本地一名运动经纪人下达了立即停止禁令因为他并没有在内华达州注册)

02. cease fire, to
定义: 停火, 停止射击.
例句: The soldiers were ordered to cease fire. (这批士兵被下令停止射击)

03. cease to exist, to
定义: 消失, 不存在, 灭亡.
例句: Our morale would cease to exist without your relentless encouragement. (没有你努力不懈的鼓励, 我们的斗志就会消失)

04. cease-fire, a
定义: 停火; 暂停敌对活动.
例句: On July 27, 1953, a cease-fire agreement between the United Nations and North Korea marks the end of the Korean War. (于一九五三年七月二十七日, 一个联合国与北韩的停火协议标志着韩战的结束)

05. cell phone, a
定义: 移动电话, 手机.
例句: It is illegal for drivers to use handheld electronic devices while their vehicle is in motion; cell phone use requires a hands-free device. (驾驶人在车辆行驶当中使用手持电子装置是非法的; 手机的使用必需藉由免持装置)

06. cement hands
定义: 笨手笨脚.
例句: It was a toss, and his cement hands knocked it to the ground but he recovered the ball. (这是一个传球, 他的笨手把它击落到地上, 但他又重新拿回这只球)

07. censorship by omission
定义: 以故意忽视或忽略作为新闻审查/过滤的手法.
例句: They have always done this. But it's good that their all-too-obvious censorship by omission is being pointed out. I hope this keeps up. (他们一直是这样做. 但令人满意的是, 他们使用过份明显的故意忽视的新闻过滤手法被人指认出来了. 我希望这个好现象继续维持下去)

08. center of attention, the
定义: 引人注意的焦点.
例句: She had a way of making herself the center of attention wherever she went. (不管她走到哪儿, 她总是有办法让她成为引人注意的焦点)

09. CEO, the
定义: 首席执行官, 总经理或最高执行长.
例句: As a leader, the CEO advises the board of directors, motivates employees, and drives change within the organization. (做为一个领导人, 总经理的工作是向董事会报告/负责, 激励员工士气, 推动这个组织内部的改变)

10. certain as death and taxes, be (as)
定义: (就如死亡与付税一般)必然会发生的, 不可避免的.
例句: For some analysts, the prospect of an indebted Eurozone nation having to restructure its debts has become as certain as death and taxes. (对一些分析家来说, 一个负债的欧元区国家的前景必然是要重组其债务)

11. certainly not
定义: 当然不是; 绝对不.
例句: "Did I offend you?" "O​​h, certainly not." ("我冒犯了你吗?" "哦, 当然没有.")

12. certified check/certified cheque, a
定义: 保付支票. (注: 意指由银行保证付款的支票)
例句: The funds are set aside at the time the check is written, a certified check cannot bounce, and its liquidity is guaranteed, absent failure of the bank. (支票一开出后, 银行会把其资金预留好; 除非这家银行倒闭, 一张保付支票不可能跳票, 它的兑现是可以保证的)

13. c'est la vie
定义: [法国名言]这就是人生; 人生虽苦也要接受.
例句: If you have bad luck some days, it's natural. C'est la vie! (如果你有时候不顺遂的话, 这是自然的. 这就是人生!)

14. c'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute.
定义: [法国名言]这个比犯罪还糟糕的错误, 这是一个愚蠢的错误.
例句: The execution of Saddam Hussein, on a major Islamic holiday no less, is seriously stupid; c'est plus qu'un crime, c'est une faute. (令人吃惊的是, 在伊斯兰节日处死萨达姆•侯赛因, 这是异常地愚蠢; 这是个比犯罪还糟糕的错误)

15. c'est-a-dire
定义: [法语]就是说, 也就是.
例句: A genius—c'est-a-dire, is a man who does supremely and without effort something that most people cannot do by the utmost exertion of their abilities. (一个天才—也就是, 一个轻而易举把一件别人费九牛二虎之力做不到的事情做得尽善尽美的人)

16. chafe at the bit, to
定义: 迫不及待.
例句: The kids were chafing at the bit to get into the swimming pool. (这群小朋友迫不及待想要跳进这个游泳池里戏水)

17. chain gang, a
定义: 一群以铁链栓在一起的囚犯们. (注: 尤其指在户外做苦工的一群囚犯)
例句: Tom accidentally becomes caught up in a robbery and is sentenced to ten years on a brutal Southern chain gang. (汤姆不慎地卷入一件抢劫案, 他被判处十年徒刑到一处残酷的南方囚犯营,跟其他囚犯以铁链栓在一起做苦工)

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1911年密西西比州帕区门农场, 以铁链锁住一群做苦工的囚犯

18. chain his/one's bicycle to the post, to
定义: 把脚踏车以链子锁/栓在柱子上.
例句: This guy really chained his bicycle to the pole on the train, and then sat down and took a nap. (这个家伙居然把他的脚踏车以链子栓在火车车厢内的柱子上, 然后他坐下来打瞌睡)

19. chain letter, a
定义: 连锁信, 连环信. (注: 一封信寄给数人, 再要求每人复制寄给数人. 一直循环下去可以到达许多人)
例句: Most of chain letters use manipulative stories, get-rich-quick schemes, and the exploitation of recipients' fear with bad luck if he breaks the chain. (大部份的连环信使用唬弄人的故事, 一夕致富的把戏, 利用收信者对厄运的恐惧来吓阻他打断连锁信的传递)

译者注: 连环信含有引诱收信者复制讯息再传给他人的讯息的行为. 连环信有许多形式, 但还是以触法的居多. 在美国, 许多运作连环信的人都是骗钱的歹徒, 他骗你只要花一点小钱你就会一夕致富. 但为了让这个骗局成功, 连环信传给越多人越好; 所以这些骗徒对潜在的拒绝往下传的收信者以信上下了厄运, 死亡的诅咒来恐吓以逼其就范.

20. chain of command, a
定义: 指挥系统, 指挥链. (注: 一个指挥系统层层节制. 每一级向上一级负责)
例句: The military chain of command that should have prevented abuses by ensuring that someone in charge is always accountable when need be. (这个军事指挥系统, 如果有必要的话, 应该一直确保层层节制以防止滥用职权)

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