二十笔实用成语 255

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二十笔实用成语 255

01. cow college, a
定义: [俚语]一个农业大学; [不尊重语]乡巴佬大学.
例句: When the unwashed heathens of Cow College rise up and put together a few good seasons, the media thumbs their noses at us. (当我们这个无财无势又没开化的乡巴佬大学近来崛起并打出几个令人刮目相看球季的时候, 这些媒体对我们嗤之以鼻)

02. cow pie
定义: 牛粪.
例句: Watch where you step. There are cow-pies everywhere. Oops! (走路小心. 这里到处都是牛粪. 哎呀!)

03. cowboy up, to
定义: [俚语]被击倒仍爬起来继续奋斗; 不服输.
例句: You're going to cowboy up, pull up your jeans, tighten up your belt, brush off the dust, wipe your face and go show that four-legged animal who's the boss! (你决不能服输, 拉上你的牛仔裤, 栓紧裤带, 拍掉身上泥沙, 把脸擦干净, 让这些四脚畜牲看看到底谁才是老大!)

04. cowboy, a
定义: 牛仔(美国西部牧场雇工); 敢冒险的英雄; [俚语]胆大轻率, 不顾危险的人; 牛仔竞技赛的表演者.
例句: Because of the time and physical ability needed to develop necessary skills, a cowboy often begins his career as an adolescent. (由于需要时间和体力来培养必要的技术, 一个牛仔经常要从青春期就开始他的生涯)

05. cowman/cowpoke/cowpuncher, a
定义: 牛仔. (注: 美国西部牧场雇用的人照顾牛群及做其他有关的工作)
例句: He quit school after the seventh grade and found work as a cowpuncher on a train to the Chicago stockyards. (在读完七年级之后他就弃学, 在开往芝加哥牲畜围场的火车上找到一份牛仔工作. 注:这里的stockyards是暂时圈留牛群的场地, 它们在这些场地等待被屠宰, 卖出或被运走)

06. cows come home, till the
定义: 天长地久, 不知要等到何年何月.
例句: We could argue about this problem till the cows come home, but it wouldn't solve anything. (我们可以天长地久地争论下去, 但这对问题于事无补)

07. cowtown, a
定义: 牛镇, 位于畜牧地区的小镇.
例句: Its location on the Old Chisholm Trail helped establish Fort Worth as a trading and cattle center and earned it the nickname "Cowtown." (由于它位置老奇斯侯姆驿道的地点帮助了沃斯堡成为贸易和牛只交易中心, 也替它赚得了"牛镇"的绰号)

08. coyote ugly situation, in a
定义: [俚语]一个尴尬的情况, 例如某男子纵酒狂热一夜, 早上清醒发现自己躺在一张陌生的床上臂挽一陌生丑女. 此男宁愿咬断手臂也不愿意惊醒丑女来面对自己纵酒的下场. Coyote是美国西部的一种小狼曾为了逃避必死的命运而咬断自己的脚以逃离陷阱.
例句: Now Billy, you don't seriously expect me to feel sorry for you getting yourself into a coyote ugly situation, do you? (好了比利, 你不会真指望我会为了你把你自己置于一个尴尬的情况同情你, 是吗?)

09. cozy up to someone, to
定义: 奉承, 巴结某人.
例句: I don't know what he wants but recently he has been trying to cozy up to me. (我不知道他想要什么, 不过他最近一直在巴结我)

10. CPA, a
定义: [会计术语]会计师. (注: CPA是Certified Public Accountant的缩写)
例句: The woman in our accounting department has been studying for her CPA exams for three months. (这名在我们会计部门工作的女子已经为了准备会计师执照考试苦读了三个月的书)

11. CPR, a
定义: [医学术语]心肺复苏术, 人工呼吸及心外按摩来进行急救的一种技术. (注: CPR是cardiopulmonary resuscitation的缩写​​)
例句: CPR alone is unlikely to restart the heart; its main purpose is to restore partial flow of oxygenated blood to the brain and heart. (心肺复苏术本身不太可能恢复心跳; 它主要的目的是恢复充满了氧气的血液部分地流向脑部和心脏)

12. CPU, a
定义: [电脑术语]电脑中央处理器. (注: CPU是Central Processing Unit的缩写)
例句: On large machines, CPUs require one or more printed circuit boards. On personal computers, the CPU is housed in a single silicon chip called a microprocessor. (在大型电脑上, 中央处理器需要一个或多个印刷电路板.在个人电脑上, 中央处理器被封装于一个单独硅晶片, 亦称微处理机)

13. CQD, a
定义: [无线电术语]无线电紧急呼叫.
例句: Although used worldwide by Marconi operators, CQD was never adopted as an international standard since it could be mistaken for a general call "CQ." (虽然CQD被全球的马可尼操作员使用, 由于它可能会被人误解为普通呼叫的"CQ", 紧急呼叫的CQD从未被国际标准采用)

14. crack a book, to
定义: 读书.
例句: John passed that exam without cracking a book. (约翰完全没读书却考试及格)

15. crack a bottle, to
定义: 喝酒, 开瓶畅饮.
例句: Let's crack a bottle while the cellar is cold, we shall toast our noble winemaking friends Down Under as they enjoy their clear summer. (我们趁酒窖还冷的时候开瓶畅饮, 当他们享受晴朗的夏天, 我们要向纽澳高贵的制酒朋友敬酒. 注: 显然这位美国说话者所处的季节是冬天)

16. crack a crib, to
定义: [俚语]盗窃, 闯空门.
例句: And I cracked a crib on a rich estate without even turning a hair. But the deal will everlastingly bar my soul when it knocks at Heaven's doors. (我毫不费力地闯了一家豪宅的空门. 但是这个交易将永远让我的灵魂上不了天堂)

17. crack a joke, to
定义: (绘声绘影地)说笑话.
例句: He was a lot of fun at the party because he was always cracking jokes. (由于他总是爱说笑话, 他在派对的场合带给大家许多欢乐)

18. crack a nut with a sledgehammer, to
定义: 杀鸡用牛刀.
例句: Using a synthetic drug to kill bacteria is like cracking a nut with a sledgehammer in the process, not only killing bacteria but also destroying the beneficial ones. (使用合成药剂杀菌在过程中就好像杀鸡用牛刀, 它不只消除了细菌而且也摧毁了有益的细菌)

19. crack a safe, to
定义: 撬开或闯入保险柜. (注: 美国的保险柜有小的如箱子般但也有大的如小房间一般大小)
例句: Most people who are able to crack a safe have learned and developed the skill over time. (大部分能够撬开保险柜的人都是长期地学习和培​​养这个技能)

20. crack a smile, to
定义: 露出微笑. (注: 有一点勉强的意思)
例句: He never cracked a smile during the whole meeting. (在整个会议过程中他一直不苟言笑)