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1500常用单词及例句
Unit 19 ( connect - corn )

connect
[(1) to join one thing to another; (2) to unite; (3) to link]
If you connect this wire to the red one, the green light will turn on. (1)
The two streams connect to form a river that flows through Greenlow City. (2)
The policeman said the two crimes are connected. (3)

conservative
[one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change]
William is a conservative about social issues.

consider
[(1) to give thought to; (2) to think about carefully]
Jack is considering what to give Amy for her birthday. (1)
The head of my office said he would consider my ideas for a more effective sales campaign. (2)

constitution
[the written general laws and ideas that form a nation's system of government]
How do the laws provide for making changes in the constitution?

contain
[(1) to hold; (2) to include]
The bottle contains one quart of milk. (1)
*one liquid quart = 0.9463 liter(米)
The paint in that old house contains a dangerous amount of lead. (2)

container
[a box, bottle or can used to hold something]
More juice is sold in plastic containers than in glass bottles.

continent
[any of the seven great land areas of the world]
Did you know that long ago all the continents were joined together?

continue
[to go on doing or being]
The governor said he would continue to fight for justice.

control
[(1) to direct; (2) to have power over]
Who controls the daily work of the company. (1)
The chairman of the transportation committee controls all the spending for transportation projects. (2)

convention
[a large meeting for a special purpose]
Political parties hold conventions to choose presidential and vice presidential candidates.

cook
[to heat food before eating it]
Helen will cook spaghetti with meat sauce tonight.

cool
[almost cold]
My coffee is cool. Would you warm it for me, please?

cooperate
[to act or work together]
If we cooperate on this work, we will finish more quickly.

copy
[(1) to make something exactly like another; (2) something made to look exactly like another]
Joseph can copy that document for us. (1)
This copy is so bad I cannot read it. (2)

corn
[a food grain]
Scientists are worried because genetically-changed corn got into food supplies for people.