牛津高阶英汉双解词典-txtC(p-z)(7)

★creole
/ 5kri:EUl; `kriol/ n 1 [C, U] language formed by a blending of two other languages, and used as the main language in the community in which it is spoken 混合语（由不同语言混合而成, 用作某群体的主要语言）. Cf 参看 pidgin. 2 (usu 通常作 Creole) [C] (a) descendant (either dire
ct or of mixed European and African descent) of the original European settlers in the West Indies or Spanish America （西印度群岛的或通用西班牙语的美洲国家的）克里奥尔人（

牛津高阶英汉双解词典-txt

欧洲初期移民的後裔, 或这些移民与非洲人的混血後代）. (b) descendant of the original French or Spanish settlers in the southern states of the USA （美国南方各州的）克里奥尔人（法国或西班牙初期移民的後裔）: [attrib 作定语] Creole cuisine 克里奥尔式烹饪.
★creosote
/ 5krIEsEUt; `kriE9sot/ n [U] thick brown oily liquid obtained from coal tar, used to preserve wood 杂酚油, 木馏油（木材防腐剂）.
★creosote
v [Tn] paint (sth) with creosote 用杂酚油涂（某物）.
★crepe (also crepe)
/ 5kreIp; krep/ n 1 [U] light thin fabric with a wrinkled surface 绉绸; 绉布; 绉织品. Cf 参看 crape. 2 (also crepe rubber) [U] tough rubber produced in sheets with a wrinkled surface, used for the soles of shoes 绉胶: crepe-soled shoes 绉胶底的鞋.
★crepe paper
thin paper with a wavy or wrinkled surface 绉纹纸.
★crepitate
/ 5krepIteIt; `krZpE9tet/ v [I] (fml or medical 文或医) make sharp crackling or grating sounds 发爆裂声; 发磨擦声.
★crepitation
/ 9krepI5teIFn; 9krZpE`teFEn/ n [U, C] (fml or medical 文或医) crepitating (sound) 爆裂声; 磨擦声: the telltale crepitation of a broken bone 显示骨折的爆裂声.
★crept
pt, pp of creep.
★crepuscular
/ krI5pQskjUlE(r); krI`pQskjElL/ adj (fml 文) 1 of or like twilight; dim 黎明或黄昏（般）的; 朦胧的; 昏暗的: crepuscular shadows 阴影. 2 (of animals) active at twilight or dawn （指动物）在黎明或黄昏时分活动的: Bats are crepuscular creatures. 蝙蝠是在黎明或黄昏时分活动的动物.
★crescendo
/ krI5FendEU; krE`FZndo/ adj, adv (music 音) of or with increasing loudness （指音乐）渐强的: a crescendo passage 渐强的乐节.
★crescendo
n (pl ~s) 1 (music 音) gradual increase in loudness （音量的）渐强. 2 (fig 比喻) climax; high point 高潮; 顶点: The advertising campaign reached a crescendo at Christmas. 在圣诞节期间, 广告战已达到高潮. Cf 参看 diminuendo.
★crescent
/ 5kresnt; `krZsnt/ n 1 [C] (a) (thing with a) narrow curved shape that tapers to a point at each end, like the new moon 新月形（物）; 月牙形（物）. (b) (street consisting of a) semicircular row of houses or other buildings 半圆形的一排房屋或其他建筑物; 半圆形的街区 滋illus 见插图. 2 the Crescent [sing] (fig 比喻) the faith and religion of Islam 伊斯兰教: the Cross (ie Christianity) and the Crescent 基督教和伊斯兰教.
★cress
/ kres; krZs/ n [U] any of various small plants with hot-tasting leaves used in salads and sandwiches 水芹（叶味辛辣, 用於色拉和三明治）.
★crest
/ krest; krZst/ n 1 tuft of feathers on a bird's head 羽冠. 2 (a) top of a slope or hill 坡顶; 山顶. (b) white top
of a large wave 浪尖; 波峰. =>illus at surfing 见surfing之插图. 3 design above the shield on a coat of arms, often represented on a seal or on notepa

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