1.contract out
When we take on a big job like building a dam, we contract out some of the work, such as road and bridge construction, to other companies.
It’s cheaper to contract
some work out than to do
种鸡it all ourlves.
2.contribute to
Many factors contributed to the government’s defeat, including increasing crime rates, rising prices and unemployment.
contribute to sth
Al Gore’s film contributed
to the growing awareness
of global climate change. e also: add to
3.cook up (informal)
He wanted to have the day off work, so he cooked up a story about having to visit his aunt in hospital. 他想请一天假，所以编造了一个故事，说他必须去医院看望他的姑姑。
cook up sth
cook sth up
论文开题报告模板I was late to work, so I
cooked up a story about
problems with my car. e also: come up with, make up, think up
4.cool down
If your car overheats, let the engine cool down before you open the hood to check it.
如果你的车过热，在打开引擎盖检查之前，先让发动机冷却。
cool down
cool sth down
cool down sth
If the soup’s too hot, is it
impolite to blow on it to
cool it down?
5.cool off
If you get angry, stop, count to ten, and try to cool off before you say anything.
如果你生气了，停下来，数到十，在你说话之前试着冷静下来。
cool off
I wouldn’t bother him
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while he’s angry. Wait
until he’s cooled off. e also: calm down
6文能.cop out (informal)
He had the talent to become a great writer, but he copped out and became a writing teacher instead becau it was more cure financially. 他有成为伟大作家的天赋，但他逃避了，成为了一名写作老师，因为这样在经济上更有保障。
cop out
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I should’ve t up my own
business, but I copped out
and kept my job instead.
7.correspond to / with
The work the women had to do didn’t correspond to the job description given in the newspaper ads. It was very different work. 妇女们必须做的工作与报纸广告上的职位描述不符。这是一份完全不同的工作。
交通标志correspond to/with
sth
Did the material’s quality
correspond with that of
the sample they nt?
8.cosy up to (informal)
Some businessmen cosy up to corrupt politicians and do them ‘favours’, and then get ‘favours’ in return. 一些商人与腐败的政客勾结，给他们“恩惠”，然后得到“恩惠”作为回报。
cosy up to sb
People cosy up to tho
with power in order to get
benefits from them.
9.cotton on (informal)
At first I didn’t know why he was smiling at me, but I soon cottoned on when he winked as well.
起初我不知道他为什么对我微笑，但我很快就明白了他也对我眨眼。
cotton on
cotton on to sth
He didn’t understand at
不忘初心意思
first, but it didn’t take him
long to cotton on. e also: catch on
10.cough up
When the boy coughed up blood, his father drove him straight to the hospital.
男孩咳出了血，他父亲直接开车把他送到了医院。
cough up sth
cough sth up
Most smokers cough more
phlegm up from their
lungs than non-smokers.
11.could do with
My hou could do with a new paint job. It’s looking dull and a bit dirty.
我的房子可以重新粉刷一下了。看起来很沉闷，还有点脏。
could do with sth
Neil’s been working too
hard. He could do with a
long, relaxing holiday.
12.couldn’t ask for
We won the game by six goals to one. We couldn’t have asked for a better result.
我们以六比一赢得比赛。我们不能要求一个更好的结果。
couldn’t ask for sth
I couldn’t have asked for a
better birthday. All my
friends and family came.
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13.count down 、
We counted the conds down to midnight, and then everyone called out ‘Happy New Year!’
我们数着秒到午夜，然后每个人都喊着“新年快乐!
count down
count sth down
count down sth
After counting down from
100 to 1, they launched the
rocket.
14.count in
If you’re going out dancing tonight, you can count me in. I’d love to go along.
如果你今晚要出去跳舞，算上我一个。我很乐意一起去。
count sb in
Salima said to count her
in if we’re booking a table
for dinner.
15.count on
You can count on John. He’s very reliable, so if he says he’ll have it done on time, it’ll definitely be done on time. 你可以信赖约翰。他很可靠，所以如果他说他会按时完成，就一定会按时完成。
count on sb/sth
I can count on my family
and clo friends to be
there if I need help. e also: bank on, depend on, rely on
16.count out
If you’re going to the pub, count me out. I’d like to come along but I promid my wife I’d go straight home tonight. 如果你要去酒吧，别把我算在内。我很想一起去，但我答应过我妻子今晚直接回家。
count sb out
Bob said to count him out
if we’re booking a table
for dinner. He’s too busy.
17.cover up
The president’s party covered up the fact that he’d been treated for addiction to drugs and alcohol, and most people never found out. 总统的派对掩盖了他曾因吸毒和酗酒接受治疗的事实，而大多数人从未发现这一点。
cover up sth
cover sth up
Governments try to cover
