adj. 大的，重要的，（计划）庞大的，大方的；adv. 大量地，成功地，夸大地，宽宏大量地；n. 大亨，大公司；

[例句] Australia's a big country...

[例句] Her husband was a big man...

adj. 强的，坚强的，强烈的，强壮的；adv. 强劲地，猛烈地，大大地，坚强地；

[例句] I'm not strong enough to carry him...

[例句] I feared I wouldn't be able to control such a strong horse.

n. 绳子，带子，线丝，植物纤维，串，[计算机科学]字符串；vt. 上弦，调弦，使排成一行或一系列，绑，系或用线挂起，延伸或扩展；

[例句] He held out a small bag tied with string.

[例句] ...a shiny metallic coin on a string.

vt. 拖拽，吃力地往前拉，拖地而

[例句] He got up and dragged his chair towards the table.

[例句] Use your mouse to drag the pictures to their new size.

n. 开火，生火，烧窑，烘烤；v. 开火，射击( fire的现在分词 )，解雇，射（箭），激励；

[例句] They saw a big flash and a huge ball of fire reaching hundreds of feet into the sky...

[例句] Many students were trapped by smoke and fire on an upper floor.

vt.& vi. 获得，赢得，增加，（钟、表）走快；n. 利润，[土木工程]腰槽，获益；vt. （在…上）开腰槽，吸引，（通过努力）到达，推进（一段距离）；vi. 增进，增进健康，得益，（重量的）增加；

[例句] Students can gain valuable experience by working on the campus radio or magazine...

[例句] While it has lost its tranquility, the area has gained in liveliness.

n. 翅膀，翼，飞翔，派系，派别；vi. 飞

[例句] The bird flapped its wings furiously...

[例句] She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.

n. 狗，蹩脚货，丑女人，卑鄙小人；v. 困扰，跟踪；

[例句] Outside, a dog was barking...

[例句] The dog growled again...

n. 恩泽，优雅，慈悲，魅力；v. 使优美，惠赐；

[例句] He moved with the grace of a trained boxer...

[例句] Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.

n. 猛击，猛撞，巨响，爆炸声；vt. 猛击，猛撞；vi. 发出砰的一声，砰砰作响，砰地敲[推，扔]，男性和（女性）性交；adv. 正好，完全地；

[例句] I heard four or five loud bangs...

[例句] She slammed the door with a bang...

vt. 种植，扩大，扩展，增加；vi. 生长，渐渐变得，逐渐开始；vt.& vi. （使）留长，蓄长；

[例句] We stop growing at maturity.

[例句] The station had roses growing at each end of the platform.

vt.& vi. （使）摇摆，（使）摇荡；n. 摇摆，摆动，摆程，振幅，秋千，音律；vt. 使旋转，使做曲线运动，挥舞，悬吊；vi. 悬摆，迅速打击，侧转，转弯，轻快摇摆地走；

[例句] The sail of the little boat swung crazily from one side to the other...

[例句] She was swinging a bottle of wine by its neck...

n. 感觉，知觉，情绪，感情，气氛；adj. 富有感情的，有感觉的，有同情心的，仁慈的；v. 感觉，认为(feel的现在分词)；

[例句] It gave me a feeling of satisfaction...

[例句] Strong feelings of pride welled up in me...

n. 气体，[矿业] 瓦斯，汽油，毒气；vt. 加油，毒（死）；vi. 加油，放出气体，空谈；int. 该死！（令人气愤的人应即被送毒气室处死）；

[例句] Coal is actually cheaper than gas...

[例句] Shell signed a contract to develop oil and gas reserves near Archangel.

n. 紧握，抓牢，握力，掌握，理解，能力，胜任；vt. 握紧，抓牢，吸引住：吸引…的兴趣或注意力，引起；vi. 抓牢，紧握：保持紧握；

[例句] She gripped the rope.

[例句] His strong hand eased the bag from her grip.

n. 春季，泉水，小溪，弹簧，弹性，跳跃；vi. 跳，跃，突然发出或出现，发源，劈开，裂开；vt. 突然跳出，跳过，使开裂；adj. 春天的，弹簧的，有弹性的；

[例句] The Labor government of Western Australia has an election due next spring...

[例句] We met again in the spring of 1977.

vt. （如用铲、锨或推土机等）挖掘，探究，发掘，刺，戳，喜欢，欣赏；vi. 挖掘，松土，整理，〈俚〉已理解；n. 一拳，一推，挖苦，讽刺，考古发掘；

[例句] They tried digging in a patch just below the cave...

[例句] Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in first...

adj. 总的，严重的，令人不快的，粗鲁的；n. 总收入，罗（一罗为144个）；vt. 总共收入为，总共赚得；adv. 总共，全部；

[例句] The company were guilty of gross negligence.

[例句] ...an act of gross injustice.

n. 袋，囊，枕套，钱包，手提皮包，财富，〈英俚〉大量，很多；vt. 把…装入袋中，猎获，捕获，得分，抢占；vi. 松散地垂挂，鼓胀；

[例句] She left the hotel carrying a shopping bag.

[例句] ...a hotel with bags of character.

n. 腿，支柱，支架，裤腿，一段赛程；vi. 走，跑；

[例句] He was tapping his walking stick against his leg.

[例句] He moved on through wet grass that soaked his trouser legs.