Compact Oxford English Dictionary - Oxford （紧凑的牛津英语词典牛津大学）.pdf

Compact Oxford English Dictionary for University and College Students Edited by Catherine Soanes with Sara Hawker 1 chloroform | chop 168 chloroform noun a sweet-smelling liquid used breathing. 3 fill a space so as to make as a solvent and formerly as a general movement difficult or impossible: the roads anaesthetic. were choked with traffic. 4 (choke something – origin from chlorine + formic acid. back) suppress a strong emotion: she choked chlorophyll /klo-ruh-fil/ noun a green pigment back tears of rage. 5 (choke up or be choked which enables plants to absorb light so as to up) feel tearful or very upset. •noun a valve in c provide energy for photosynthesis. the carburettor of a petrol engine used to – origin from Greek khl¯oros ‘green’ + phullon reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture. ‘leaf’. – origin Old English. chloroplast /klo-ruh-plahst/ noun a structure choker noun a necklace or band of fabric which in green plant cells which contains chlorophyll fits closely round the neck. and in which photosynthesis takes place. chokey noun Brit. informal, dated prison. – origin from Greek khl¯oros ‘green’ + p