词组 cupboard love 释义 ●cupboard love (BrE) affection that sb shows towards sb else in order to get sth (为得到某物的)有所企图的亲热;出于私利的爱◆The cat seems espe......
词组 cupboard 释义 cupboard BrE /kbd/NAmE /-brd/► SEE ALLthe cupboard is barecupboard lovea skeleton in the cupboard/closet●the cupboard is bare (BrE) used to say that ......
词组 crystal clear 释义 ●crystal clearvery easy to understand; completely obvious 极易理解;显而易见◆After Anne was late for the third time in a week, her boss made it ......
词组 cuff 释义 cuff /kf/●off the cuffwithout previous thought or preparation 未经思考(或准备);即兴◆I don’t know how you can stand up and give an after-dinner speech......
词组 culpa 释义 culpa /klp/●mea culpa (from Latin, often humorous) used when you are admitting that sth is your fault 是我的过错;怪我不好◆‘Who broke this glass?’ ‘M......
词组 cudgels 释义 cudgels /kdlz/●take up the cudgels for sb/sth●take up the cudgels on behalf of sb/sth (old-fashioned, written) start to defend or support sb/sth 保卫;......
词组 cue 释义 cue /kju/► SEE ALL(right) on cuetake your cue from sb●(right) on cuejust at the appropriate moment 恰好在这时;就在这时候◆The bell sounded for the beginn......
词组 crme 释义 crme /krem/●the crme de la crme (from French, formal or humorous) the best people or things of their kind 精英;最优秀分子◆This university takes only the......
词组 cry your eyes out 释义 ●cry your eyes outcry a lot and for a long time 大哭不止◆My son cried his eyes out when we told him we couldn’t afford a new bike.我们告诉儿......
词组 cucumber 释义 cucumber /kjukmb(r)/●(as) cool as a cucumber (informal) (of people 人) very calm, especially when the opposite might be expected, for example on a hot......