Tuttle English-Chinese Dictionary. Li Dong
I n 笼子 lóngzi II v 放进笼子 fàngjìn lóngzi
to feel caged in 感到失去自由 gǎndào shīqù zìyóu
cagey adj 说话十分谨慎的 shuōhuà shífēn jǐnshèn de, 保守秘密的 bǎoshǒu mìmì de
cahoots n 同伙 tónghuǒ
to be in cahoots with 与⋯同伙 yǔ...tónghuǒ
cajole v 哄骗 hǒngpiàn
cake n 糕 gāo, 蛋糕 dàngāo
birthday cake 生日蛋糕 shēngrì dàngāo
wedding cake 结婚蛋糕 jiéhūn dàngāo
to bake a cake 烘蛋糕 hōng dàngāo
to be a piece of cake 轻而易举的事 qīng ér yì jǔ de shì
to have your cake and eat it too 两者兼得 liǎngzhě jiān dé
calamitous adj 灾难的 zāinàn de, 灾难性的 zāinànxìng de
calamity n 灾难 zāinàn [m. wd 场 cháng], 灾祸 zāihuò [m. wd 场 cháng]
calcium n 钙 gài
calculate v 计算 jìsuàn □ The contractor will calculate how many man-days are needed for the project. 承包商要计算一下这项工程需用多少人工。Chéngbāoshāng yào jìsuàn yí xià zhè xiàng gōngchéng xūyòng duōshǎo réngōng.
calculated adj 预料中的 yùliào zhòngdì, 预计的 yùjì de
calculated risk 预计的风险 yùjì de fēngxiǎn
be calculated to do sth 目的在于 mùdì zàiyú
calculating adj 很有心计的 hěn yǒuxīn jì de
calculation n 计算 jìsuàn, 估计 gūjì
calculator n 计算器 jìsuànqì
calculus n 微积分 wēijīfēn
calendar n 日历 rìlì
calf n 1 小牛 xiǎoniú 2 小腿 xiǎotuǐ
caliber n 1 [人的+] 才干能力 [rén de+] cáigàn nénglì 2 [事物的+] 质量 [shìwù de+] zhìliàng
calibrate v 标定 [+刻度] biāodìng [+kèdù]
calibration n 刻度 kèdù
calico n 印花薄布 yìnhuā báo bù
call I v 1 打电话 dǎ diànhuà □ I’ll call you tomorrow morning. 我明天上午给你打电话。Wǒ míngtiān shàngwǔ gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.
to call back 回电话 huí diànhuà
to call collect 打对方付费的电话 dǎ duìfāng fùfèi de diànhuà 2 叫 jiào, 喊 hǎn □ Please call the nurse. 请叫一下护士。Qǐng jiào yíxià hùshi.
to call for 要求 yāoqiú, 请求 qǐngqiú □ Many people are calling for a thorough investigation of the accident. 许多人要求 彻底调查这次事故。Xǔduō rén yāoqiú chèdǐ diàochá zhè cì shìgù.
to call off 取消 qǔxiāo □ The meeting was called off. 会议取消了。Huìyì qǔxiāo le. 3 把⋯叫作 bǎ...jiàozuo, 叫 jiào □ What should I call you? 我该叫你什么？（→ 我该怎么称呼你？）Wǒ gāi jiào nǐ shénme? (→ Wǒ gāi zěnme chēnghu nǐ?) 4 拜访 bàifǎng
to call on 拜访 bàifǎng □ I called on Mrs. Smith, my high school teacher, to say how grateful I was for her teaching. 我拜访了中学老师史密斯太太,告诉她我多么感谢她的教导。Wǒ bàifǎngle zhōngxué lǎoshī Shǐmìsī tàitai, gàosu tā wǒ duōme gǎnxiè tā de jiàodǎo.
to call sb names 辱骂某人 rǔmà mǒurén
to call the shots 发号施令 fāhào shīlìng II n 1 电话 diànhuà □ She is expecting a call from her lawyer. 她在等律师的电话。Tā zài děng lǜshī de diànhuà.
call box 路边紧急求援电话 lùbiān jǐnjí qiúyuán diànhuà 2 叫喊声 jiàohǎnshēng □ I heard a call for help in the dark alley. 我听到从漆黑的小巷传来求救的叫喊声。Wǒ tīngdao cóng qīhēi de xiǎoxiàng chuánlai qiújiù de jiàohǎnshēng. 3 拜访 bàifǎng
the call of nature 要小便 yào xiǎobiàn
to be on call 随叫随到 suíjiào suídào □ Room service is on call 24 hours. 客房服务二十四小时随叫随到。Kèfáng fúwù èrshísì xiǎoshí suíjiào suídào.
caller n 打电话来的人 dǎ diànhuà láide rén
caller ID（电话）来电显示 (diànhuà) láidiàn xiǎnshì
callgirl n 应召女郎 yìngzhào nǚláng, 妓女 jìnǚ
calligraphy n 书法（艺术）shūfǎ (yìshù)
call-in n 电话热线节目 diànhuà rèxiàn jiémù, 叩应节目 kòuyìng jiémù
calling n 使命感 shǐmìnggǎn
callous adj 冷漠的 lěngmò de, 冷酷的 lěngkù de
callously adv 冷漠地 lěngmò de, 冷酷地 lěngkù de
callousness n 冷漠 lěngmò, 冷酷 lěngkù
callus n [手脚上的+] 硬皮 [shǒujiǎo shàng de+] yìng pí, 老茧 lǎojiǎn
calm I adj 镇静的 zhènjìng de, 镇定的 zhèndìng de □ You should keep calm in the face of danger. 面临危险，你要保持镇静。Miànlín wēixiǎn, nǐ yào bǎochí zhènjìng. II v 使⋯镇静 shǐ...zhènjìng
calorie n 卡路里 kǎlùlǐ, 卡 kǎ
camaraderie n 同志情谊 tóngzhì qíngyì
camcorder n 便携式摄录像机 biànxiéshì shèlùxiàngjī [m. wd 只 zhī/台 tái]
came See come
camel n 骆驼 luòtuo [m. wd 只 zhī/头 tóu]
camellia n 山茶花 shāncháhuā [m. wd 朵 duǒ], 茶花 cháhuā [m. wd 朵 duǒ]
cameo n 1 浮雕宝石 fúdiāo bǎoshí 2 名演员客串的片段 míng yǎnyuán kèchuàn de piànduàn
camera n 照相机 zhàoxiàngjī [m. wd 只 zhī/台 tái]
digital camera 数码照相机 shùmǎ zhàoxiàngjī
surveillance camera 监控摄像机 jiānkòng shèxiàngjī
cameraman, camerawoman n 摄影师 shèyǐngshī
camouflage I n 1 伪装 wěizhuāng 2 迷彩服 mícǎifú II v 用伪装隐蔽 yòng wěizhuāng yǐnbì
camp I n 营 yíng, 营地 yíngdì