brilliance—— The state or quality of being brilliant光辉=radiant
boundary—— Something that indicates a border or limit边界=dividing line
breach—— A violation or infraction， as of a law， a legal obligation， or a promise破坏，违犯=violation
boost—— To increase; raise增加;拔高;To raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below推、举=raise
blend—— To combine (varieties or grades) to obtain a mixture of a particular character， quality， or consistency把…掺在一起混合=combine， mix
bizarre—— Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd古怪的=odd
bias—— A preference or an inclination， especially one that inhibits impartial judgment偏见=prejudice
beam—— A ray or shaft of light光柱，光束=ray
be characterized by——distinguish
barren—— Lacking vegetation， especially useful vegetation不毛的=infertile
balmy—— Mild and pleasant温和的=mild
comprise—— To consist of; be composed of由…构成=consist of ，make up
conception—— Something conceived in the mind; a concept， plan， design， idea， or thought概念、计划、设计或思想=notion A mental image or representation; an idea or conception心理形象或象征;想法或构思
composed of ——To create or produce (a literary or musical piece)创作或制作=create
component—— A constituent element， as of a system组成要素=element， part
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
confederacy——A union of persons， parties， or states; a league联盟=ally One that is allied with another， especially by treaty同盟者
conceal——To keep from being seen， found， observed， or discovered; hide隐藏=hide
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