名 ceremonial observances in general，ceremony，courtesy，etiquette，gift ；
[例句] 他领受了坚振礼，成为英国国教会的一员。 He was confirmed as a member of the Church of England.
[例句] 5月，教皇约翰·保罗将为吉安娜·贝雷塔行宣福礼。 In May, Pope John Paul is to beatify Gianna Beretta.
be short of，lack，deficiency，insufficiency，absence ；
[例句] 缺乏锻炼会导致抑郁和疲劳。 Lack of exercise can lead to feelings of depression and exhaustion.
[例句] 摇滚乐自从朋克乐以后就已经过于商业化而缺乏新意了。 Rock'n'roll has become so commercialised and safe since punk.
形 angry，furious，vigorous，raging；名 （愤怒） anger，rage，fury ；
[例句] 阿尔戏称自己为“最后的怒汉”。 Al facetiously described himself as the Last Angry Man.
[例句] 他一如往常，一副公事公办的样子，那种真诚让人怒不起来。 He is, as ever, business-like, and disarmingly honest.
名 musical [agreeable] sound，rhyme，charm，a surname，musical sound ；
[例句] 他们必须每人作一首严格押头韵的诗。 They must each compose a poem in strict alliterative metre.
[例句] 在老情歌中June总是和moon成韵。 June always rhymes with moon in old love songs.
动 rein in，coerce，force，compel；名 [书]bridle，a surname；
[例句] 埃勒里的归来可以驱散一些抑郁的情绪。 Ellery's return will help to chase away some of the gloom.
[例句] 看得出科恩并不明白米勒德想说什么。 It was clear Cohen didn't understand what Millard was driving at.
动 develop，evolve，deduce，elaborate，act ；
[例句] 我们会应付过关的，就一天一天地演吧。 We will muddle through and just play it day by day.
[例句] 她演的是个小角色，但是演得很投入。 Hers was a minor part, but she played it with gusto.
名 scale，a surname；形 （像鱼鳞的） scale-like，squama ；
[例句] 春已有了消息, 树枝上的鳞苞已显着红肥. Spring was in the air , the buds on the trees swelled pink.
[例句] 将石板瓦鳞比地排放在屋顶上. Put the slates on the roof so that they lap over.
副 still，yet，even more，still more；
[例句] 他们还留下了一张名片，上面印着肖恩·林奇的名字。 They also left a card, imprinted with the name Sean Lynch.
[例句] 诺思布里奇是个头脑冷静、诡计多端、阴险狡诈的罪犯，他可能还会犯案。 Northbridge is a cool, calculating and clever criminal who could strike again.
动 climb，clamber，seek connections in high places，involve，shin ；
[例句] 约翰·梅杰已攀上了英国政界的顶峰。 John Major has reached the pinnacle of British politics.
[例句] 股票价格又急涨了11便士，攀至311便士。 The shares bounded ahead a further 11p to 311p.
名 season，the end of an epoch，the last month of a season，the fourth or youngest among brothers；量 （用于种植次数） the yield of a product in one season，crop ；
[例句] 本赛季该俱乐部已经有73,500名持有季票的观众。 This season the club has had 73,500 season-ticket holders.
[例句] 获胜者将在本周末的季后赛中对阵奥克兰运动者队。 The winner will face the Oakland A's in the playoffs this weekend.
动 freeze，feel very cold，be frostbitten；名 jelly，a surname ；
[例句] 我双脚湿透，感觉都冻到骨头里了。 I've gotten my feet thoroughly soaked and feel frozen through and through.
[例句] 现在天气冷极了，地面都冻硬了。 It was bitterly cold now and the ground was frozen hard.
名 benevolence，love，kernel，kindheartedness；形 （敏感） sensitive，humanity ；
[例句] 明仁天皇在1959年打破皇室传统，娶了一位平民女子为妻。 In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner.
[例句] 为富不仁,为仁不富. The rich are not benevolent ; the benevolent are not rich.
[化] isotope，isotopes ；
[例句] 碳的诸多同位素 the many isotopes of carbon
[例句] 氚是最和缓的放射性同位素之一. Tritium is one of the mildest radioactive isotopes.
名 power，might，strength，a surname；动 （用武力吓唬） threaten by force，by force ；
[例句] 艾森豪威尔用他的影响力说服国会修改了该项法律。 Eisenhower used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law.
[例句] 如被判谋杀未遂，威廉斯将面临终身监禁。 Williams faces life in prison if convicted of attempted murder.
treat，cure，remedy，doctor，help ；
[例句] 他们已在临床试验中接受过这种药物的治疗。 They have been treated with this drug in clinical trials.
[例句] 没人知道如何治疗这种可怕的疾病。 No one knew how to treat this dreaded disease.
名 thunder，mine，a surname；
[例句] 侍者把他们点的餐端了过来，格雷厄姆签了单。 The waiter returned with their order and Graham signed the bill.
[例句] 众所周知，雷恩的墓志铭中写道，大教堂本身就是他的纪念碑。 As Wren's epitaph famously declares, the cathedral itself is his monument.
[物] velocity，speed，[音] tempo，blast，career ；
[例句] 冷水中生物的基础代谢速度要低很多。 Basal metabolism is much lower for creatures in cold water.
[例句] 这款相机既坚固耐用，又有超凡的光学性能和快门速度。 The camera combines rugged reliability with unequalled optical performance and speed.
complete，integrated，[数] holonomy，intact，full ；
[例句] 基于如此不完整的证据采取的任何行动都是愚蠢的。 Any action on the basis of such fragmentary evidence would be foolish.
[例句] 你已经在末尾完整地列出了名字和地址。 You've given a whole list of names and addresses at the back.
动 hang down，droop，[书]condescend，let fall；副 [书] （将近） almost，nearing，approaching ；
[例句] 她抬眼迅速瞥了他一下，然后眼睛又垂了下去。 She gave him a quick, upward look, then lowered her eyes.
[例句] 他的额头上垂着一绺散开的黑色卷发。 A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead.
动 [书] （蠢动） wriggle；形 stupid，foolish，dull，clumsy ；
[例句] 我真蠢，居然被他的胡乱吹嘘给蒙蔽了。 I'd been a fool letting him snow me with his big ideas.
[例句] 她怎么能蠢到那个地步？ How could she have been so thick?