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 togethe

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受限制外语学习网

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