MEM考研英语每日单词：

1、crush /krʌʃ/

crush作动词意为“压碎，压坏”，引申为“镇压，平定”。

The car was completely crushed under the truck. 小轿车被卡车压得完全变形了。

The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising. 军事行动是镇压暴动计划的第一步。

crush还有一个名词短语crush on，意为“迷恋，爱慕”，也很常见。

She had a huge crush on her geography teacher. 她对地理老师非常迷恋。

2、crust /krʌst/

crust是名词，指较软或较湿的物质上的“硬层，硬壳”，通常比较脆，也可以指“地壳”。

I tore off several pieces of crust from the loaf. 我从面包上撕下了几块皮。

Earthquakes leave scars in the earth's crust. 地震会在地壳上留下裂痕。

3、crystal /ˈkrɪstl/

crystal是名词，意为“水晶，晶体”。

a pair of crystal earrings 一对水晶耳环

When sea water is allowed to evaporate, salt crystals are deposited. 海水蒸发后，盐的结晶体就沉淀下来。

4、cube /kjuːb/

cube是名词，意为“立方体，立方形的物品”。

The cabinet comes with locks and key and is shaped like a cube. 储藏柜带有锁和钥匙，形状像个立方体。

Cut the cheese into small cubes. 将起司切成小方块。

5、cucumber /ˈkjuːkʌmbə/

cucumber是名词，意为“黄瓜”，黄瓜也有人叫作青瓜。

6、cue /kjuː/

cue是名词，意为“暗示，提示”。形近词clue(/kluː/)解决问题或破案的“线索，提示”。

My teacher joked about such attitudes and I followed her cue. 老师开玩笑地谈起那些看法，我领会了她的意思。

His success was the cue for the rest of Fleet Street to forge ahead. 他的成功号召了英国报业界的其他人努力前进。

Police are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl. 警方仍在寻找能帮助搜索失踪女孩的线索。

7、cultivate /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/

cultivate是动词，本义为“耕作，开垦”，引申为“种植，培育，培养”。

The land around here has never been cultivated. 这一带的土地从未开垦过。

Olives have been cultivated successfully in southern Australia. 橄榄树已在南澳大利亚栽培成功。

Cultivating a positive mental attitude towards yourself can reap tremendous benefits. 培养一种自信的积极心态会让人受益匪浅。

The new Prime Minister is cultivating relationships with old Eastern Bloc countries. 新任首相将与原东欧集团国家发展关系。

8、cunning /ˈkʌnɪŋ/

cunning是形容词，意为“巧妙的，狡猾的，奸诈的”，也可以作名词，意为“奸诈，狡猾”。

A cunning look came into his eyes. 他的眼中露出一丝狡猾的神色。

He tackled the job with a great deal of imagination, skill andcunning. 他在工作中充分发挥其想象力、技能和心计来解决各种难题。

9、curb /kɜːb/

curb意为“约束，遏制，抑制”，作名词和动词都可以。

Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia. 俄罗斯需要抑制通货膨胀。

He called for much stricter curbs on immigration. 他呼吁对移民采取更严格的限制措施。

You must try to put a curb on your bad temper. 你必须尽量控制你的坏脾气。

10、curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/

curious是形容词，形容人时意为”好奇的，求知欲强的”，形容物时意为“古怪的，难以理解的”。

Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from. 史蒂夫非常想了解我以前生活的那个世界。

I was intensely curious to know more about him. 我迫不及待地想更多地了解他的情况。

The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern. 游行盛典将会是古老与现代的奇特融合。

I find it very curious that you did not tell anyone. 我很奇怪你没跟任何人说过。

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