【突破英文词汇】co -- together 一起

1. collusion /kəˈlu:ʒən/

-- (literally, "playing together") secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose; conspiracy¹; plot

It was not known whether the price increases resulted from higher costs or from collusion among the producers.

不知道价格的上涨是由于成本的提高，还是制造者之间的勾结。

 

 

2. concord² /ˈkɔnˌkɔ:d/

-- state of being together in heart or mind; agreement; harmony

Neighbors cannot live in concord if their children keep fighting with one another.

如果孩子们总是打来打去的，邻居间就无法和谐相处。

 

 

3. coalesce³ /ˌkəʊəˈles/

-- grow together; unite into one; combine

During the Revolution War, the thirteen colonies coalesced⁴ into one nation.

独立战争期间，13个殖民地联合成一个国家。

 

 

4. collaborate⁵ /kəˈlæbəˌreɪt/

-- work together 

Tom is collaborating⁶ on the work with his friend. 

汤姆与他的朋友一起干那件工作。

 

 

5. convene⁷ /kənˈvi:n/

-- come together in a body; meet; assemble

The House and the Senate will convene at noon to hear an address by the President.

众议院与参议院将在中午集合，听总统发表演说。

 

 

6. correspond /ˌkɔrisˈpɔnd/

-- (literally, "answer together") agree; be in harmony; match; tally⁸

Jack's account of how the fight started did not correspond with the other boy's version. 

杰克对打架起因的描述与另外一个男孩的说法不符。

 

 

7. coherent /kəuˈhiərənt/

-- sticking together; logically connected

In coherent writing, every sentence is contected in thought to the previous sentence.

在有条理的写作中，每个句子在意思上都与上一个句子相联系。

 

 

8. congenital /kənˈdʒenɪtl /

-- （literally, "born with") existing at birth; inborn⁹

Helen Keller's deafness and blindness were not congenital defects but were acquired after birth.

海伦·凯勒的聋与盲不是先天的缺陷，而是后天造成的。

1 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

2 concord   

n.和谐；协调

参考例句：

• These states had lived in concord for centuries.这些国家几个世纪以来一直和睦相处。
• His speech did nothing for racial concord.他的讲话对种族和谐没有作用。

3 coalesce   

v.联合，结合，合并

参考例句：

• And these rings of gas would then eventually coalesce and form the planets.这些气体环最后终于凝结形成行星。
• They will probably collide again and again until they coalesce.他们可能会一次又一次地发生碰撞，直到他们合并。

4 coalesced   

v.联合，合并( coalesce的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The puddles had coalesced into a small stream. 地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。
• The views of party leaders coalesced to form a coherent policy. 党的领导人的各种观点已统一为一致的政策。 来自辞典例句

5 collaborate   

vi.协作，合作；协调

参考例句：

• The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
• I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。

6 collaborating   

合作( collaborate的现在分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend. 乔正与一位朋友合作做那件工作。
• He was not only learning from but also collaborating with Joseph Thomson. 他不仅是在跟约瑟福？汤姆逊学习，而且也是在和他合作。

7 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。

8 tally   

n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致

参考例句：

• Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
• The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。

9 inborn   

adj.天生的，生来的，先天的

参考例句：

• He is a man with an inborn love of joke.他是一个生来就喜欢开玩笑的人。
• He had an inborn talent for languages.他有语言天分。