adj. 失败的，输的；n. 失败，损失；v. 遗失，失去( lose的现在分词 )，（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱），（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失，浪费；

[例句] A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final...

[例句] The government lost the argument over the pace of reform...

n. 吊索，鞋带，投石器，投掷，[医]悬带；vt. 吊起，悬挂，投掷，遣送，押往；

[例句] Marla was recently seen slinging her shoes at Trump...

[例句] I saw him take off his anorak and sling it into the back seat.

pron. 任何东西，（用于否定句、疑问句中以及 if 或 whether 和 prevent、ban、avoid 等动词后，代替 something）任何东西，重要东西，重要事物；

[例句] We can't do anything...

[例句] Dad sat, not saying anything...

n. 巨人，大汉，巨兽，巨物，卓越人物；adj. 特大的，巨大的，伟大的；

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

[例句] ...a giant oak table.

vi. 一瞥，闪微光，掠过，擦过，随便提到，简略地触及；n. 浏览，闪光，歪斜，一掠；

[例句] He glanced at his watch...

[例句] I glanced back.

adj. 粘的，有粘性的；v. 粘贴( stick的现在分词 )，张贴，插入，刺入；

[例句] ...people carrying bundles of dried sticks to sell for firewood.

[例句] He looks old and walks with a stick...

n. 鬼，幽灵，（尤指可怕事物的）记忆，隐约的一点点，（电视屏幕上的）重影；vt. 悄悄地行进；vi. 替人代笔；

[例句] ...the ghost of Marie Antoinette...

[例句] The village is haunted by the ghosts of the dead children.

n. 开始，根源，原始思想，前兆；v. 开始( begin的现在分词)；

[例句] This was also the beginning of her recording career...

[例句] Think of this as a new beginning.

adj. 不固定的，流动的，浮动的；v. （使）浮动( float的现在分词 )，（使）漂浮[飘动]，（使货币汇率）自由浮动，轻盈走动；

[例句] They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water.

[例句] ...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks...

adj. 活（着）的，现存的，在使用中的，逼真的；n. 生计，生活方式，生存之道；v. 活( live的现在分词)，居住，以…为生，（按照规矩）管理生活；

[例句] Father never talked about what he did for a living...

[例句] He earns his living doing all kinds of things.

vt.& vi. 乞讨，恳求（原谅），回避（问题）；

[例句] I begged him to come back to England with me...

[例句] I begged to be allowed to leave...

n. 药物，药剂，麻醉药，毒品；vt. （在食物或饮料中）投放麻醉药，下麻醉药，掺麻醉药于，使服麻醉药，使服毒品；vi. 使服麻醉药，用药麻醉，使服兴奋剂；

[例句] The drug will be useful to hundreds of thousands of infected people.

[例句] ...the drug companies.

n. 破布，碎布，破旧衣服，碎片；vt. 嘲笑，捉弄，糟蹋，欺负，指责，欺负人；

[例句] He was wiping his hands on an oily rag.

[例句] ...a bundle of old rags...

n. 起立，站立，身份，地位，持续时间；adj. 长期有效的，直立的，固定的；v. 站立，坚持不变；

[例句] ...an artist of international standing...

[例句] He has improved his country's standing abroad...

n. 讲话，（表示对所说的事情感兴趣） 你这话说着了，提起，说到；adj. 会说话的，讲话的，饶舌的，富于表情的；v. 说( talk的现在分词 )，讨论，说话，（用以强调款额、情况严重程度等）讲的是；

[例句] He was too distressed to talk...

[例句] A teacher reprimanded a girl for talking in class...

n. [机]轴承，支座，关系，方位，态度，举止；v. 忍受(bear的ing形式)；

[例句] Experts generally agree that diet has an important bearing on your general health...

[例句] My father's achievements really don't have any bearing on what I do.

n. 缺口，分歧，间隔，美国休闲服饰品

[例句] He pulled the thick curtains together, leaving just a narrow gap.

[例句] ...the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames.

n. 旗，旗帜，信号旗，菖蒲；vt. 标示；vi. 疲乏，变弱，热情衰减；

[例句] The Marines climbed to the roof of the embassy building to raise the American flag...

[例句] They had raised the white flag in surrender.

vt. （尤指生气地）猛扔，急派，放肆地投入，扔在一边，抛弃；vt.& vi. 猛扑，猛冲，急伸；n. 投掷，〈美俚〉尝试，恣意，一时的放纵；

[例句] The woman flung the cup at him...

[例句] He once seized my knitting, flinging it across the room.

n. 花园，菜园，公园，供应点心的露天设施，大型公共礼堂；vt. 造园，开辟（一小片土地）作为花园，以花园装饰；vi. 从事园艺；adj. 花园的，园艺的，普通的，平凡的；

[例句] ...the most beautiful garden on Earth.

[例句] Jim gardened at the homes of friends on weekends.