convention[knvenn]

　　n.①习俗，惯例= custom：It is silly to be a slave to social conventions.对社会习俗盲从是愚蠢的。②公约，协议= treaty：conclude a military convention缔结军事协定③(正式)会议，(定期)大会hold a convention 召开大会

　　真题例句：It is important to distinguish between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language.(2003.9词汇63题)

　　译文：区别语法规则和书面语习惯用法很重要。

　　conversation[knvsen]

　　n.~(with sb.)(about sth.)谈话，交谈He was deep in conversation with his accountant.他与会计深入交谈。

　　conversely[knvsl]

　　ad.相反(地)In real life, nobody was all bad, nor, conversely, all good.在现实生活中，并不是所有人都坏，相反也不是所有人都好。

　　convict[knvikt, knvkt]

　　vt.~ sb.(of sth.)(经审讯)证明……有罪，宣判……有罪The criminal was convicted of murder.歹徒被判谋杀罪。 n.囚犯The escaped convict has been caught by the police again.越狱的逃犯已经再次被警方抓获。

　　conviction[knvkn]

　　n.①~(that…)确信，坚定的信仰religious/political convictions宗教/政治信仰 ②说服，信服Her words carried conviction.她的话令人信服。③定罪，判罪They have no previous convictions.他们没有前科。

　　correct[krekt]

　　a.①正确的，对的= right：Do you have the correct time? 你的表准吗?②合适的，符合的，得体的Such casual dress would not be correct for a formal occasion.这样的便服不宜在正式场合穿。vt.改正，纠正;指出(某人)的错误或过失correct my pronunciation矫正我的发音

　　correspond[krspnd]

　　vi.①~(with)相符合，成一致My actions will correspond with my words.我将言行一致。②~(to)与……相当，相类似American Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.美国的国会相当于英国的议会。③(与人)通信，有书信往来Have you been corresponding with him? 你一直和他通信吗?

　　correspondence[krspndns]

　　n.①信件，函件I’ve fallen behind with my correspondence.我积压了许多信没回。②通信，通信联系kept up a correspondence with him与他保持通信联系③~(with sth./between sth.and sth.)符合，一致，相似a close/not much correspondence between the two accounts 两种叙述接近/不太一致

　　correspondent[krspndnt]

　　n.通讯员，记者foreign correspondent国外通讯记者

　　corresponding[krspnd]

　　a.①相应的，相当的= equivalent：the corresponding period last year 去年同期 ②符合的，一致的

　　真题例句：Most people would agree that, although our age exceeds all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no corresponding increase in wisdom.(1995.1阅读3)

　　译文：大多数人会认同尽管我们的时代在知识上超越了之前所有的时代，然而在智慧上却没有相应的增长这一观点。

　　costly[kstl]

　　a.昂贵的，代价高的costly jewels 贵重的珠宝

　　cough[kf]

　　n.咳，咳嗽The old lady had a bad cough.老太太咳得很厉害。cough(sth.)up勉强说出某话; 不情愿地提供某物

　　counsel[kansl]

　　n.①律师，法律顾问counsel for the defence/prosecution 被告/原告的律师②忠告，劝告follow one’s counsel听取某人的忠告keep one’s own counsel将意见(或计划)保密 vt.劝告，提议His job is to counsel students on how to choose a career.他的工作是辅导学生就业。

　　country[kntr]

　　n.①国家a developing country发展中国家②[the-]全国人民;农村，乡下，乡村She lived her whole life in the country.她在农村度过一生。

节选自 《大学英语四级词汇分层妙记》

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