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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++C1, c /siː/ noun (plural C’s, c’s) [countable, uncountable]  1. SLAthe third letter of the English alphabet 英语字母表的第三个字母2. APMthe first note in the musical scale of C major, or the musical key based on this note C音〔C大调音阶的第一音〕;C 3. RESULT/GRADEa mark given to a student’s work to show that it is of average quality C级,丙级,丙等〔表示学业成绩中等〕4. HMthe number 100 in the system of roman numerals 〔罗马数字〕100
Examples from the Corpus
CTerry got a C in algebra.
C2  1 the written abbreviation of Celsius or Centigrade / Centigrade Celsius 的书面缩写 ,摄氏温度 Water boils at 100°C. 水在100摄氏度沸腾。2 written informal a way of writing ‘see’, used especially in emails and text messages see的一种写法〔尤用于电子邮件和短信〕 CU (=see you) in class! 上课见!c (also c.) 1 (also C) the written abbreviation of century / century 的书面缩写,世纪 the economic changes of the C20th 20世纪的经济变化2 APPROXIMATELYa written abbreviation of circa (=about), used especially before dates / circa 的书面缩写,大约,左右〔尤用于日期前〕 c. 183018303. © the written abbreviation of copyright / copyright 的书面缩写,版权4. American English the written abbreviation of cup, used in cooking / cup 的书面缩写,杯〔用于烹调计量〕n©the written abbreviation of copyright / copyright 的书面缩写,版权 cFrom Longman Business Dictionarycc written abbreviation for CENTIME
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Corpus the alphabet the Business English third letter of


c
c (also c.)
1. (also C) the written abbreviation of century:
    the economic changes of the C20th
2. a written abbreviation of circa (=about), used especially before dates:
    c. 1830
3. © the written abbreviation of copyright
4. American English the written abbreviation of cup, used in cooking


C
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C1 , c /siː/ noun (plural C’s, c’s) [uncountable and countable]
1. the third letter of the English alphabet
2. the first note in the musical scale of C major, or the musical key based on this note
3. a mark given to a student’s work to show that it is of average quality
4. the number 100 in the system of roman numerals

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C2
1. the written abbreviation of Celsius or Centigrade:
    Water boils at 100°C.
2. written informal a way of writing ‘see’, used especially in emails and text messages:
    CU (=see you) in class!


CBrE /siː/ 🔊NAmE /siː/ 🔊 noun (also c) [countable, uncountable] (
plural
Cs
, C's, c's BrE /siːz/ 🔊 NAmE /siːz/ 🔊
)
the third letter of the English alphabet 英语字母表的第 3 个字母'Cat' begins with (a) C/'C'.cat 一词以字母 c 开头。C (music 音乐) the first note in the scale of C major * C 音(C 大调的第 1 音或音符)   see also middle C C the third highest mark/grade that a student can get for a piece of work (学业成绩)第三等,中She got (a) C/'C' in/for Physics.她物理成绩得中。
CBrE /siː/ 🔊NAmE /siː/ 🔊 abbreviationC. cape 地角;岬角C. Horn (= for example, on a map) 合恩角(例如地图标示) Celsius, centigrade 摄氏度Water freezes at 0°C. 水在零摄氏度时结冰。🔊🔊 (also ©) (NAmE also C.) copyright 版权;著作权© Oxford University Press 2015版权所有,牛津大学出版社 2015   see also C of E, C & W
CBrE /siː/ 🔊NAmE /siː/ 🔊 symbol (also c) the number 100 in Roman numerals (罗马数字)100the symbol for the chemical element carbon (化学元素)碳


cBrE /siː/ 🔊NAmE /siː/ 🔊 (BrE) (also c. NAmE, BrE ) abbreviation (in writing 书写形式) cent(s) 分(币) (also C) (in writing 书写形式) century 世纪in the 19th c在 19 世纪(NAmE) a C19th church一座 19 世纪的教堂   see also cent. (also ca) (especially before dates) about; approximately (from Latin circa) (尤用于日期前)大约,约(源自拉丁语 circa)c1890约在 1890 年(NAmE)(in cooking) cup (用于烹饪)杯add 2c. flour加入两杯面粉