"词汇篇5 · C"（Vocab C）
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- 涵盖负面性格/行为形容词（callous、cantankerous、churlish）和秘密/勾结类词（clandestine、collude、collusion），每个词配一个常用搭配。
- 学完继续扩充高阶词汇量。
重点内容
| 英文 | 音标 | 中文 | 例句 | 常用搭配 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cacophony (n.) | /kəˈkɒfəni/ | 刺耳的噪音 | The cacophony of car horns was unbearable. | a cacophony of sound |
| cadence (n.) | /ˈkeɪdns/ | 抑扬顿挫；节奏 | He spoke with a gentle cadence. | a rhythmic cadence |
| cajole (v.) | /kəˈdʒəʊl/ | 哄骗；劝诱 | She cajoled him into agreeing. | cajole someone into |
| calibre (n.) | /ˈkælɪbə(r)/ | 才干；水准 | He's a manager of high calibre. | high calibre |
| callous (adj.) | /ˈkæləs/ | 冷酷无情的 | It was a callous remark. | a callous disregard |
| camaraderie (n.) | /ˌkæməˈrɑːdəri/ | 友情；同志情谊 | There's great camaraderie among the team. | team camaraderie |
| candour (n.) | /ˈkændə(r)/ | 坦率 | She spoke with refreshing candour. | refreshing candour |
| cantankerous (adj.) | /kænˈtæŋkərəs/ | 脾气坏的 | He's a cantankerous old man. | a cantankerous neighbour |
| capitulate (v.) | /kəˈpɪtʃuleɪt/ | 屈服；投降 | The government finally capitulated. | capitulate to demands |
| capricious (adj.) | /kəˈprɪʃəs/ | 反复无常的 | The weather here is capricious. | a capricious mood |
| cardinal (adj.) | /ˈkɑːdɪnl/ | 主要的；基本的 | Honesty is a cardinal virtue. | a cardinal rule |
| cartography (n.) | /kɑːˈtɒgrəfi/ | 制图学 | He studied cartography at university. | digital cartography |
| caste (n.) | /kɑːst/ | 种姓；社会阶层 | The caste system still affects society. | a rigid caste system |
| castigate (v.) | /ˈkæstɪgeɪt/ | 严厉批评 | Critics castigated the decision. | castigate someone for |
| cataclysm (n.) | /ˈkætəklɪzəm/ | 大灾难 | The war was a cataclysm. | a global cataclysm |
| catharsis (n.) | /kəˈθɑːsɪs/ | 宣泄；净化 | Writing gave her a sense of catharsis. | emotional catharsis |
| caustic (adj.) | /ˈkɔːstɪk/ | 尖刻的；腐蚀性的 | He made a caustic remark. | a caustic comment |
| cavalcade (n.) | /ˈkævlkeɪd/ | 车队；游行队伍 | A cavalcade of limousines arrived. | a royal cavalcade |
| caveat (n.) | /ˈkæviæt/ | 警告；附加条件 | I'll help, but with one caveat. | a major caveat |
| cessation (n.) | /seˈseɪʃn/ | 停止 | They called for a cessation of hostilities. | cessation of hostilities |
| chagrin (n.) | /ˈʃægrɪn/ | 懊恼 | Much to his chagrin, he lost. | to his chagrin |
| charlatan (n.) | /ˈʃɑːlətən/ | 江湖骗子 | He exposed the doctor as a charlatan. | a total charlatan |
| chasm (n.) | /ˈkæzəm/ | 鸿沟；深渊 | There's a chasm between rich and poor. | a widening chasm |
| chastise (v.) | /tʃæˈstaɪz/ | 责骂；惩罚 | She chastised him for lying. | chastise someone for |
| chattel (n.) | /ˈtʃætl/ | 动产；财物 | Slaves were treated as chattel. | mere chattel |
| chicanery (n.) | /ʃɪˈkeɪnəri/ | 诡计；欺骗 | The deal involved financial chicanery. | political chicanery |
| chide (v.) | /tʃaɪd/ | 责备 | She chided him gently. | chide someone for |
| chronology (n.) | /krəˈnɒlədʒi/ | 年表；时间顺序 | The book follows a strict chronology. | a chronology of events |
| churlish (adj.) | /ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ/ | 粗鲁的；无礼的 | It would be churlish to refuse. | a churlish response |
| circumspect (adj.) | /ˈsɜːkəmspekt/ | 谨慎的 | Be circumspect in your dealings. | remain circumspect |
| circumvent (v.) | /ˌsɜːkəmˈvent/ | 规避；绕过 | They tried to circumvent the law. | circumvent a rule |
| citadel (n.) | /ˈsɪtədəl/ | 城堡；堡垒 | The old citadel overlooks the city. | an ancient citadel |
| clandestine (adj.) | /klænˈdestɪn/ | 秘密的 | They held a clandestine meeting. | a clandestine affair |
| cleave (v.) | /kliːv/ | 劈开；坚持依附 | The axe cleaved the log in two. | cleave to a belief |
| clemency (n.) | /ˈklemənsi/ | 仁慈；宽大 | The judge showed clemency. | a plea for clemency |
| clique (n.) | /kliːk/ | 小圈子；派系 | She didn't fit into the clique. | a tight clique |
| cloister (n.) | /ˈklɔɪstə(r)/ | 修道院；回廊 | Monks walked through the cloister. | a quiet cloister |
| cloistered (adj.) | /ˈklɔɪstəd/ | 与世隔绝的 | He led a cloistered life. | a cloistered existence |
| clout (n.) | /klaʊt/ | 影响力 | She has a lot of political clout. | political clout |
| coalesce (v.) | /ˌkəʊəˈles/ | 结合；合并 | The groups coalesced into one movement. | coalesce into |
| coerce (v.) | /kəʊˈɜːs/ | 胁迫 | He was coerced into signing. | coerce someone into |
| coercion (n.) | /kəʊˈɜːʃn/ | 胁迫 | Confessions obtained by coercion are invalid. | under coercion |
| cogent (adj.) | /ˈkəʊdʒənt/ | 有说服力的 | She made a cogent argument. | a cogent argument |
| cohesion (n.) | /kəʊˈhiːʒn/ | 凝聚力 | The team lacks cohesion. | social cohesion |
| collude (v.) | /kəˈluːd/ | 串通；勾结 | The two companies colluded to fix prices. | collude with |
| collusion (n.) | /kəˈluːʒn/ | 串通；勾结 | There was evidence of collusion. | in collusion with |
📌 *coerce*（胁迫，动词）跟 *coercion*（胁迫，名词）、*collude*（串通，动词）跟 *collusion*（串通，名词）都是同根词，写作时注意词性别用错。
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