climb
verb
UK /klaɪm/ US /klaɪm/
climb verb (RISE)
B2 [ I ]
to go up, or to go towards the top of something
上升；攀升；爬升
The plane climbed quickly to a height of 30,000 feet.
飛機迅速爬升到三萬英尺的高度。
As it leaves the village, the road climbs steeply up the mountain.
出了村莊，這條路沿著山坡陡然向上。
The sun climbed higher in the sky.
太陽升得更高了。
A2 [ I or T ]
to use your legs, or your legs and hands, to go up or onto the top of something
爬；攀登，攀爬
to climb the stairs/mountain
爬樓梯／登山
I hate climbing ladders.
我討厭爬梯子。
We're going climbing (= climbing mountains as a sport) in Scotland next weekend.
下週末我們要去蘇格蘭爬山。
[ I ]
If a price, number, or amount climbs, it increases.
（價格、數量等）上漲，增長，攀升
Our costs have climbed rapidly in the last few years.
過去幾年裡我們的成本增長很快。
[ I ]
to move into a higher social position, or to improve your position at work
提高社會地位，向上爬；晉升
He quickly climbed to the top of his profession.
他很快攀上了事業巔峰。
cling
verb
UK /klɪŋ/ US /klɪŋ/
clung | clung
cling verb (HOLD)
cling film保鮮膜
Cling wrap保鮮膜
C2 [ I + adv/prep ]
to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her
依附，附著；抓緊，抱緊
We got so wet that our clothes clung to us.
我們濕透了，衣服緊緊地貼在身上。
They clung together in terror as the screams grew louder.
尖叫聲越來越大，他們驚慌地緊緊抱在一起。
One little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.
一個小女孩緊緊抱著一件可愛的玩具。
She clung to the handrail as she walked down the slippery steps.
她沿著滑溜溜的臺階往下走時緊緊抓住扶手。
相似詞
grasp抓，握；理解，領會；力所能及，把握；權力，控制
adhere使粘附adhesion粘附；黏附（力）；支持；固定；
clip
noun
UK /klɪp/ US /klɪp/
clip noun (FASTENER)
[ C ]
a small object usually made of metal or plastic, used for fastening things together or holding them in position
夾子；別針；迴紋針
a paper/hair/tie clip
迴紋針／髮夾／領帶夾
The wires were fastened together with a plastic clip.
這些電線用一個塑膠夾子扣在一起。
clip noun (VIDEO)
[ C ]
a short part of a film or television programme
（電影或電視節目的）剪輯，片段
I've seen a clip from the movie.
我看過這部電影的一個片段。
clip noun (SPEED)
at a fast/good clip US informal
fast
快速，迅速
We set off at a good clip, but we gradually slowed down.
我們出發時速度很快，可是後來漸漸慢了下來。
clip noun (GUN PART)
[ C ]
a container that is fastened to a gun, from which bullets go into the gun to be fired
彈夾，彈匣
clip noun (CUT)
[ S ]
the act of cutting something in order to make it tidy
修剪
That hedge needs a clip.
樹籬需要修剪了。
clip noun (HIT)
a clip round/on the ear [ C usually singular ] UK old-fashioned
a quick hit on the side of someone's head
一記耳光
You do that once more and you'll get a clip round the ear, my lad.
小子，你再做這種事，我就給你一記耳光。
clip
verb
UK /klɪp/ US /klɪp/
-pp-
clip verb (CUT)
[ T ]
to cut something with scissors or a similar sharp tool, especially to make it tidier
剪，修剪
I'm going to clip the hedge this weekend.
這個週末我打算修剪一下樹籬。
UK The guard came to clip my train ticket (= make a hole in it to show that it had been used).
列車員過來查我的火車票並打孔。
I'm always clipping recipes out of magazines.
我總是從雜誌上剪食譜。
[ T ]
to reduce something by the stated amount
減少；縮小；縮短
Christie has clipped a tenth of a second off the record.
克利斯蒂把紀錄縮短了0.1秒。
clip verb (HIT)
[ T ]
to hit something or someone with a short sharp movement
（快速地）碰撞；猛擊
He clipped the edge of the kerb with his front tyre.
他的車前輪撞到了路緣上。
clip verb (FASTEN)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]
to fasten something with a clip
（用夾子）夾上，別住，固定住
You can always tell a real bow tie from one that clips on.
真領結和用夾子別上的領結總是能區分開來的。
When you've finished your worksheets, clip them together and hand them in to me.
練習題做完後，把它們夾在一起交給我。
counterclockwise
adjective, adverb US
UK /ˌkaʊn.təˈklɒk.waɪz/ US /ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚˈklɑːk.waɪz/
(UK anticlockwise)
in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock
逆時針方向的
Push it down and twist it counterclockwise.
把它按下去然後向逆時針方向擰動
clockwise
adjective, adverb
UK /ˈklɒk.waɪz/ US /ˈklɑːk.waɪz/
in the direction in which the hands (= thin parts that point) of a clock move
順時針方向的
Turn the knob clockwise/in a clockwise direction.
按順時針方向轉動旋鈕。
clockwise propeller順時針旋轉的螺旋槳
clockwise motion順時針方向轉動
CW Clockwise順時針方向
clockwise direction順時針方向
counter clockwise逆時針方向
clockwise sense順時針方向
clockwise rotation順時針轉
clockwise circle順時針全旋
clone
noun [ C ]
UK /kləʊn/ US /kloʊn/
a plant or animal that has the same genes as the original from which it was produced
（動植物的）無性繁殖，克隆，複製
informal disapproving
someone or something that looks very much like someone or something else
複製品；酷似的人（或物）；…的翻版
Most people saw her as just another blond-haired, red-lipped Marilyn Monroe clone.
很多人把她看作金髮紅唇的瑪麗蓮‧夢露的翻版。
COMPUTING specialized
a computer that operates in a very similar way to the one that it was copied from
（電腦的）克隆機，仿製機，相容機
clone
verb [ T ]
UK /kləʊn/ US /kloʊn/
to create a clone of a plant or animal
克隆，使無性繁殖，複製
Scientists have already cloned a sheep.
科學家已經複製出一隻羊。
Experiments to try to clone human embryos have met with hostility from some sections of the public.
嘗試複製人類胚胎的實驗遭到了部分公眾人士的強烈反對。
clone sheep克隆羊
clone technology克隆技術
gene clone基因克隆
clone culture克隆培養
Clone assembly克隆裝配
clone computer仿制電腦
Clone Factory克隆工廠
Clover is highly palatable to livestock and is high in protein, phosphorus, and calcium, thus providing valuable nourishment in either the green or the dry stage. In addition to their principal value as animal feed in the form of hay, pasture, and silage, the clovers are valuable soil-improving and soil-conserving plants. Clover adds about 55–170 kg per hectare (about 50–150 pounds per acre) of nitrogen to the soil and increases availability of other nutrients for following crops.
clown
noun [ C ]
UK /klaʊn/ US /klaʊn/
A2
an entertainer who wears funny clothes, has a painted face, and makes people laugh by performing tricks and behaving in a silly way
丑角，小丑
someone who behaves in a silly way, often intentionally
（常指故意）出洋相的人；愚蠢可笑的人
clue
noun [ C ]
UK /kluː/ US /kluː/
B2
a sign or some information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery
線索；跡象；提示
Police are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl.
警方仍在尋找能幫助搜索失蹤女孩的線索。
I'm never going to guess the answer if you don't give me a clue.
要是你不給我一點提示，我永遠也猜不到答案。
C lum sy 科浪茲
adjective
UK /ˈklʌm.zi/ US /ˈklʌm.zi/
awkward in movement or manner
笨拙的，不靈活的
The first mobile phones were heavy and clumsy to use, but nowadays they are much easier to handle.
第一代手機用起來很笨重，而現在的手機就輕便多了。
My attempts to apologize were very clumsy (= not said well).
我想道歉，卻拙嘴笨舌的。
B2
A clumsy person often has accidents because they do not behave in a careful, controlled way.
笨手笨腳，不靈巧
That's the third glass you've smashed this week - you're so clumsy!
這已經是你這個星期打破的第三隻杯子了——真是太笨了！
WOLF PACK 狼族
cluster
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈklʌs.tər/ US /ˈklʌs.tɚ/
[ + sing/pl verb ]
a group of similar things that are close together, sometimes surrounding something
（同類物聚集的）串，叢，束，群
Have a look at the cluster of galaxies in this photograph.
看看這張照片上的星系群。
There was a cluster of fans around him, asking for autographs.
一大群仰慕者圍著他，找他簽名。
n.[C]可數名詞
1.（葡萄等的）串，（花等的）束，簇[（+of）]
2.（人，動物等的）群，組[（+of）]
There was a little cluster of admirers around the actress. 女演員周圍擁著一小群崇拜者。
3.【美】（別在綬帶上代表勛章的）小金屬徽章
vt.及物動詞
1.使成簇（或群）[（+together）]
The mountain-climbers clustered together for warmth. 登山者聚集取暖。
2.群集在
The square was clustered with people. 廣場上聚集著成群的人。
Most of the foreign embassies are clustered in this area. 大多數的外國使館都聚集在這一區。
galaxy cluster星系團
cluster bomb子母彈；[軍] 集束炸彈
virgo cluster[天] 室女座星系團；處女座星系團
cloud cluster云團
Hercules Cluster武仙座星系團
cluster analysis[數] 聚類分析；群集分析
a cluster of一群；一組；一串
hierarchical cluster analysis層序聚類分析
server cluster服務器群集
globular cluster[天] 球狀星團
open cluster[天] 疏散星團，[天] 銀河星團
star cluster[天] 星團
cluster sampling分組取樣；類集抽樣；巢式抽樣法
gene cluster[遺] 基因簇，一組相同或者相似的基因
