8685.condolence(名)吊辞、吊唁、慰问
Please accept my condolences on your father's death.
令尊仙逝谨致慰问之意。

8686.conference(名)会议、讨论会；会淡
Mr.Smith is in conference with his advisers.
史密斯先生和他的顾问们协商。

8687.confidential(形)秘密的、机密的
同义词secret
A doctor who gives away confidential information about patients does not behave professionally．
医生把病人的私人资料透露出来是违反职业道德的。

8688.configuration(名)结构、表面配置
不可数
The complexity of this configuration makes mis-configuration possible.
这种复杂的配置也有可能产生配置错误。

8689.confirm(动)批准；确认；证实
Tom's letter confirmed everything.
汤姆的信证实了一切。

8690.confront(动)面临、遭遇；与……相对
同义词encouter
Two terrorists confronted the soldiers as they left their camp.
士兵们离开营房时，迎面遇到两个恐怖分子。

8691.congested(形)拥塞的
Today the freeway is terribly congested.
今天高速公路严重塞车。

8692.conglomerate(名)企业集团
An American conglomerate has a major share in the company.
一家美国的联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。

8693.conscientious(形)认真的、细心负责的
As a conscientious parent, she always glances over her dauahter's homework and
signes it.
她是一位认真的母亲，总会把女儿的家庭作业看一遍，并在上面签字。

8694.consensus(名)舆论
The voters' consensus was that the measure should be adopted.
大多数选民的意见是采取这个措施。

8695.conservation(名)对自然资源的保护；管理
不可数
There is a need for the conservation of trees,or there will soon be no forests.
有必要保护树木，否则不久后将会没有森林了。

8696.construction(名)建造、建设；建造法
不可数
The new airport is still under construction.
新机场仍在修建中。

8697.consult(动)看病；请教
I've got something urgent to consult you.
我现在有件急事要和您商量。

8698.consume(动)消耗、花费；烧毁
The fire soon consumed the old wooden bulldings in the neighborhood.
大火很快就烧毁了这一地区的旧式木造房。

8699.consumer(名)消费者、消耗者
The consumers complained about the poor quality of the electronic products.
消费者抱怨电子产品品质低劣。

8700.contagious(形)接触传染性的
同义词communicable
The people with contagious diseases were isolated immediately.
传染病患者立刻被隔离。

8701.container(名)容器
The pressure inside the container is much lower than that outside the container．
那容器里面的压力比它外面的要低得多。

8702.contaminate(动)弄脏 、使受污染
The waste from this factory conlaminates the clean river．
来自这家工厂的废弃物污染了干净的河水。

8703.contamination(名)污染、弄脏
不可数
The powdered milk is packed under ultraviolet rays to prevent any possible contaminaltion．
奶粉是在紫外线下包装的，以防止沾染细菌。

8704.contentious(形)有异议的、引起争论的、爱争论的
The fourth Olympic Game was certainly the wettest and probably the most contentious in history.
第4届奥林匹克运动会绝对是历年来下雨天数最多而且可能还是争吵最多的一届。

8705.contest(动)争夺、与……竞赛
同义词contend
Three candidates are contesting the presidency.
三个候选人在争夺总统的位子。

8706.contract(名)契约、合约
I was then under contract to a bus company.
那时候我按合约为一家公车公司工作。

8707.contribution(名)捐献
They favoured our program with a large contribution.
他们为了我们的计划给予大量捐膳。

8708.control(名)控制；操纵装置
不可数
Unless it goes out of control,a certain amount of stress is vital to previde motivation andchallenge.
除非控制不了，一定的压力会给予人们刺激和挑战。

8709.convivial(形)欢乐的、陶然自得的
Everyone feels convivial in the party.
在派对里，每个人都感觉很欢乐。

8710.cookware(名)厨房用具
不可数
I've had the same cookware for 16 years．
我用同样的厨房用具用了十六年。

8711.cooperate(动)合作
同义词collaborate
If we cannot cooperate in something like this,how can we hope to cooperate in more serious

matters?
如果连这样的事情我们都不能合作，那么我们还能希望在更重要的事情上进行合作吗？