comparable—— similar or equivalent相似或相当=similar

compile—— to put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources汇编=put together

community—— society as a whole; the public作为整体的社会;大众。asgroupsof plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions共生动物群的一群植物和动物=settlement, society

commodity—— something useful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage商品=goods

coincide—— to happen at the same time or during the same period同时发生=occur at the same time

cohesion—— the act, process, or condition of cohering结合=unity the combination or arrangement of partssintosa whole; unification统一

cluster—— to gather or growsintosbunches丛生=concentrate

classify—— to arrange or organize according to class or category分类=categorize

cling to —— v.依附,依靠,坚持=stick to

cite —— to mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof引证把…作为支持、说明或证明而提及或提出=mention

check ——monitor to check the quality or content of (an electronic audio or visual signal) by means of a receiver监听,收听;to check by means of an electronic receiver for significant content, such as military, political, or illegal activity窃听

celestial—— of or relating to the sky or the heavens天空的=astronomical

cease—— to put an end to; discontinue使…停止;中止=stop

capability—— the quality of being capable; ability能力=ability

cumbersome —— troublesome or onerous麻烦的=burdensome

crisscross—— to move back and forth through or over交叉移动move back and forth

crawl—— to move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep爬行=creep

counterpart—— a copy or duplicate of a legal paper复制品=version an adaptation of a work of art or literaturesintosanother medium or style版本

counteract—— to oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary action; check抵制,抵消=negate

core —— the basic or most important part; the essence核心,本质=center

conventional—— conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional传统的=traditional

contribute to —— v.捐献=donate to present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute捐赠

consumption——the act or process of consuming消耗=eating

constrain——to keep within close bounds; confine限制=bound to set a limit to; confine限制

constitute——to found (an institution, for example)创建=make up

constituent——serving as part of a whole; component组成的=component

constantly——continually occurring; persistently持续的=continuously

conspicuous——attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable值得注意的=noticeable

consort with ——v.陪伴=associate to keep company陪伴

conserve——to protect from loss or harm; preserve保存,保护=retain vt.留住;保住

consequence——something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition结果=result

conjecture——a statement, an opinion, or a conclusion based on guesswork猜想=based on guessing

congestion——to be overfilled or overcrowded堵塞=overcrowded, crowded

conflicting——to be opposing; different对立的,不同的=opposing, contrary

confront——to come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility面对与…面对面的=face to confront with complete awareness面对

confine to ——to keep within bounds; restrict限制=limit, cramp restrict; narrow受限制