8658.commentary(名)评论；实况报导
They kept a running commentary on the speech.
他们持续评论那次的演讲。

8659.commercial(形)营利本位的、商业性的、商业性广告的
Oil has been found in commercial quantities.
发现了具有大量商业价值的石油。

8660.commission(名)佣金
She gets 10% commission on her sales.
她卖出东西可得10%的佣盎。

8661.commissioner(名)委员；长官
Commissioner Foster is responsible for literature and arts.
福斯特专员负责文学艺术事务。

8662.committee(名)委员会
The football club committee arranges all the matches.
足球俱乐部委员会安排了所有的比赛。

8663.commodity(名)商品
同义词product
Air condltioners are one of the many comdities that Japan sells abroad.
空调是日本众多出口商品中的一种。

8664.community(名)社区、共同社会
The whole community was astir with the news of the restoring enemy bombing.
敌人将再度轰炸的消息传来，整个社区都骚动了起来。

8665.commute(动)通勤
Miners commute between the mines and their housing estates on weekdays.
矿工们每天通勤搭火车上下班于矿区和住宅区之间。

8666.compact(形)紧凑的；小巧的、小型的
Have you heard about new Compact Discs?
你有听说过一种新型的小型磁盘吗？

8667.compartmentalized(形)划分的、区分的
Most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized.
许多科学不幸地被划分成了小类别。

8668.compassionate(形)有同情心的、怜悯的、慈悲的
同义词sympathetic
The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.
慈悲的法官轻判了那个年轻的罪犯。

8669.compensate(动)补偿、赔偿
同义词indemnify
Nothing can compensate the young mother for the loss of her favorite daughter.
对丧失自己心爱女儿的年轻妈妈而言，任何东西也弥补不了。

8670.compete(动)竞争、对抗、比赛
后接介词against
The young tennis player has often competed against famous players, but so far he has always been beaten．
那位年轻的网球运动员常与著名的球员比赛，可是到目前为止，他总是输。

8671.competent(形)有能力的、能干的、称职的
同义词capable
If you want to learn English, you must first find a competent teacher.
你如果要学习英文，你必须先找一位称职的老师。

8672.competitive(形)好竞争的；经由竞争的
A competitive person lovers to win and hates to lose.
竞争心强的人喜欢赢且讨厌输。

8673.compile(动)汇编、编辑
We are compiling an English-Chinese dictionary for high school students.
我们正在编辑一本中学生用的英汉辞典。

8674.complaint(名)抱怨；控诉
If your neighbors are too noisy then you have reason for complaint.
如果你的邻居太喧闹的话，你就有理由投诉。

8675.comply(动)依从要求、命令
后接介词with
All the citizens must comply with the law.
全部的公民都必须遵守法律。

8676.component(名)构成要素；零件；成分
A computer consists of thousands of components.
电脑由成千上万个零件组成。

8677.compost(名)混合物；堆肥
不可数
We were assigned the work of digging in compost in the fields.
分配给我们的工作是在田地里施肥。

8678.compulsory(形)必须做的；必修的
同义词required
Is Engllsh a compulsory subject?
英文是必修科目吗？

8679.conceited(形)自负的，骄傲自满的、自夸的
同义词proud
I don't want to sound conceited，but I think my new book might be a bestseller.
我无意自夸，只是觉得我那本新书有可能成为畅销书。

8680.concept(名)概念、观念、思想
I undestand some of the concepts of the theory but I'm not sure about its details.
我懂得这个理论的一些概念，但对详细内容可不太清楚。

8681.concession(名)让步、让步行为
The boss's promise to increase the workers' pay was a concession to union demands.
老板答应提高工人们的工资是对工会提出的要求所做的让步。

8682.concise(形)简明的、简洁的
同义词terse
The teacher scored out the redundant words from the students' compositions to make it concise and readable．
老师把学生的作文中重复的句子删去，使其简单又通顺。

8683.condense(动)压缩；使凝结
Steam is condensed to water when it touches a cold surface.
水蒸气一接触冷的一面立即凝结成水。

8684.condescending(形)高傲的；降低身份的
Mrs,Davies is always condescending,so her neighbors keep her at arm's length.
戴维斯夫人总是自以为高人一等，所以邻居们对她敬而远之。