VOA特別英語節目官方詞滙表滙縂－C

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　　cabinet - n. a group of ministers that helps lead a government

　　call - v. to give a name to ("I call myself John."); to ask for or request ("They called for an end to the fighting.")

　　calm - ad. quiet; peaceful; opposite tense

　　camera - n. a device for taking pictures

　　camp - n. a place with temporary housing

　　campaign - n. a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war

　　can - v. to be able to; to have the right to; n. a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal

　　cancel - v. to end; to stop

　　cancer - n. a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body

　　candidate - n. a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor

　　capital - n. the official center of a government; the city where a country's government is

　　capitalism - n. an economic system in which the production of most goods and services is owned and operated for profit by private citizens or companies

　　capture - v. to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force; to get control of

　　car - n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an automobile; a part of a train

　　care - v. to like; to protect; to feel worry or interest

　　careful - ad. acting safely; with much thought

　　carry - v. to take something or someone from one place to another

　　case (court) - n. a legal action

　　case (medical) - n. an incident of disease ("There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.")

　　cat - n. a small animal that often lives with humans

　　catch - v. to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands

　　cause - v. to make happen; n. the thing or person that produces a result

　　ceasefire - n. a halt in fighting, usually by agreement

　　celebrate - v. to honor a person or event with special activities

　　center - n. the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point of an activity

　　century - n. one hundred years

　　ceremony - n. an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition

　　chairman - n. a person leading a meeting or an organized group

　　champion - n. the best; the winner

　　chance - n. a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen

　　change - v. to make different; to become different

　　charge - v. to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; n. a statement in which someone is accused of something

　　chase - v. to run or go after someone or something

　　cheat - v. to get by a trick; to steal from

　　cheer - v. to shout approval or praise

　　chemicals - n. elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry

　　chemistry - n. the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances

　　chief - n. the head or leader of a group; ad. leading; most important

　　child - n. a baby; a boy or girl

　　children - n. more than one child

　　choose - v. to decide between two or more