n. 蛛丝，游丝，轻而软的精细材料；adj. 轻而薄的，虚无飘渺的，如蛛丝的；

[例句] ...the daring gossamer dresses of sheer black lace.

adv. 逐步地，渐渐地，按部就班地，日趋，冉冉；

[例句] Electricity lines to 30,000 homes were gradually being restored yesterday...

[例句] Gradually we learned to cope.

vt.& vi. 抱怨，发牢骚；n. 爱抱怨的人，脾气坏的人，牢骚，生气；

[例句] He's an old grouch but she puts up with him.

[例句] One of the biggest grouches is the new system of payment.

n. 快乐，高兴，作乐，花哨；

[例句] Music rang out adding to the gaiety and life of the market.

adv. 光荣地，辉煌地，堂堂皇皇；

[例句] ...a glorious rainbow in the air...

[例句] She had missed the glorious blooms of the Mediterranean spring.

n. 高尔夫球，高尔夫球运动；vi. 打高尔夫球；

adj. （声音）粗哑的，生硬的，（人的行为）冷淡的，态度生硬的；

[例句] He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice.

[例句] His gruff exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts.

n. 健身房，体育馆，室内健身操，体操；

[例句] While the lads are golfing, I work out in the gym.

[例句] ...the school gym.

n. 健身房，体育馆，大学预科，高级中学；

聚会， 联欢，收集， 整理；

[例句] This is the only forum where East and West can get together.

[例句] Paul and I were getting a band together, and we needed a new record deal.

n. 一个巨人种族（常与天上诸神作战并取胜，后来雅典娜和宙斯在海格立斯帮助下才将他们战败），（故事中常为残酷而愚蠢的）巨人( giant的名词复数 )，伟人，巨兽；

[例句] ...Italy's giant car maker, Fiat.

[例句] ...a giant oak table.

vi. 蹦跳，跳跃，嬉戏；n. 跳跃，嬉戏；

[例句] They gamboled down the passageway.

[例句] ...the sight of newborn lambs gambolling in the fields.

n. 报酬，小账，小费，养老金；

[例句] The porter expects a gratuity.

[例句] He is taking a gratuity from the Navy.

n. 大笑，狂笑；

[例句] He bursts into a loud guffaw.

[例句] As they guffawed loudly, the ticket collector arrived...

n. 吉他，六弦琴；vi. 弹吉他；

n. 鸥；vt. 欺骗某人；

克服，（使）渡过，走完，传送；

[例句] It took me a very long time to get over the shock of her death.

[例句] How would they get over that problem, he wondered?

得到，找到，责备，暗示；

[例句] A goat was standing up against a tree on its hind legs, trying to get at the leaves.

[例句] We want to get at the truth. Who killed him? And why?

vt.& vi. 急促地说，不清地说；n. 急促不清的话，急促而含混不清地说；

[例句] Marcello sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly...

[例句] She gabbles on about drug dealers and journalists...

n. 赌博，博奕；

[例句] ...offences connected with vice, gaming and drugs.

[例句] ...the most fashionable gaming club in London.