adj. 繁重的，麻烦的，负有义务的；

[例句] ...parents who have had the onerous task of bringing up a very difficult child.

vt. 比…更出色，更优异；

[例句] Jesse has begun to outshine me in sports.

n. 物体( object的名词复数 )，目标，宾语，实体；v. 不赞成( object的第三人称单数 )，抗议，拒绝接受，抱反感；

[例句] He squinted his eyes as though he were studying an object on the horizon.

[例句] ...an object the shape of a coconut...

v. 运转( operate的第三人称单数 )，操作，经营，管理；

[例句] Until his death in 1986 Greenwood owned and operated an enormous pear orchard.

[例句] ...allowing commercial banks to operate in the country...

v. 淹没( overwhelm的过去式和过去分词 )，压倒，覆盖，压垮；

[例句] He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past...

[例句] The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her.

n. 开幕( opening的名词复数 )，空缺，洞，良机开襟；

[例句] They returned to take part in the season's opening game.

[例句] ...the opening day of the fifth General Synod.

adj. 装饰的，装饰用的；n. 观赏植物，装饰物；

[例句] ...ornamental trees.

[例句] ...ornamental plaster mouldings.

n. （以宗教为主题的）清唱剧，神剧；

[例句] ...Handel's oratorio 'Samson'.

adj. 含鸦片的，催眠的；n. 鸦片制剂（通常用于镇痛或催眠），缓和，减轻；

[例句] One woman suffered such severe pain she had to take opiates to control it.

[例句] ...the opiate of mass entertainment...

adj. 注意的，留心的；v. 观察，研究( observe的现在分词 )，遵守，（尤指为科学目的的）观察，看到；

[例句] Stern also studies and observes the behaviour of babies...

[例句] Are there any classes I could observe?...

v. 发生( occur的第三人称单数 )，被想起，被发现，（尤指基督教节日与别的节日）适逢同日；

[例句] If headaches only occur at night, lack of fresh air and oxygen is often the cause...

[例句] The crash occurred when the crew shut down the wrong engine...

adv. 过度地，极度地；

[例句] Employers may become overly cautious about taking on new staff.

n. [宗]圣职授任，任命，分类，排成等级；

[例句] ...supporters of the ordination of women.

[例句] ...the process of selecting candidates for ordination.

n. 即将发生；

[例句] A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.

n. 细胞器；

adj. 西方的，西洋的，西方人（文化）的，[天]西天的；n. 西方人，欧美人；

[例句] In some respects the African mind works rather differently from the occidental one.

pron. 我们的，we的所有格形式，我们家，敝；

[例句] We're expecting our first baby...

[例句] I locked myself out of our apartment and had to break in...

adj. 在线的，联网的，联机的；

[例句] ...the first bank to go online.

[例句] ...an online shopping centre.

adv. 压倒地，无法抵抗地；

[例句] The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps...

[例句] She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child.

v. 占领( occupy的第三人称单数 )，使用，使从事，任

[例句] There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the hospital...

[例句] Land is, in most instances, purchased by those who occupy it.