v. 起源于,来自,产生( originate的过去式和过去分词 ),创造,创始,开创;
[例句] The disease originated in Africa...
[例句] All carbohydrates originate from plants...
v. 驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 ),革职,罢黜,剥夺;
[例句] The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists...
[例句] Last week they tried to oust him in a parliamentary vote of no confidence.
n. 爆发,突然发生( outbreak的名词复数 );
[例句] The four-day festival ended a day early after an outbreak of violence involving hundreds of youths.
[例句] ...the outbreak of war in the Middle East...
v. 时刻困扰( obsess的现在分词 ),缠住,使痴迷,使迷恋;
[例句] I must admit that maps obsess me...
[例句] A string of scandals is obsessing America...
n. 被抛弃者,被排斥者( outcast的名词复数 );
[例句] He had always been an outcast, unwanted and alone...
[例句] All of us felt like social outcasts.
v. 做得比…更好,(在赛跑等中)超过( outstrip的过去式和过去分词 );
[例句] In the mid-eighteenth century the production of food far outstripped the rise in population...
[例句] In 1989 and 1990 demand outstripped supply, and prices went up by more than a third.
n. 遵守,奉行,庆祝( observance的名词复数 );
[例句] Local councils should use their powers to ensure strict observance of laws.
v. (使)失去平衡而歪倒( overbalance的过去式和过去分词 );
[例句] He overbalanced and fell head first.
v. 强行向前,强行,强迫( obtrude的过去式和过去分词 );
[例句] A 40 watt bulb would be quite sufficient and would not obtrude...
[例句] Gertrude now clearly felt that she had obtruded her sorrow...
v. (向…)抛媚眼,送秋波( ogle的现在分词 );
[例句] All she did was hang around ogling the men in the factory...
[例句] Paula is not used to everyone ogling at her while she undresses backstage.
v. 认为,以为( opine的过去式和过去分词 );
[例句] 'She's probably had a row with her boyfriend,' Charles opined...
[例句] He opined that the navy would have to start again from the beginning.
v. 放逐( ostracize的过去式和过去分词 ),流放,摈弃,排斥;
[例句] She claims she's being ostracized by some members of her local community.
v. 以智取胜,以计击败( outwit的过去式和过去分词 );
[例句] To win the presidency he had first to outwit his rivals within the Socialist Party...
[例句] Seeing how cleverly he had been outwitted he made no complaint.
v. 因过于雄心勃勃而失败( overreach的过去式和过去分词 );
[例句] He overreached himself and lost much of his fortune...
[例句] The company had overreached itself and made unwise investments...
v. 批驳,推翻,拒绝( overrule的过去式和过去分词 );
[例句] In 1991, the Court of Appeal overruled this decision...
[例句] I told them it was a lousy idea, but I was overruled.
n. 前兆,预兆( omen的名词复数 );
[例句] Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster...
[例句] Could this at last be a good omen for peace?
v. 胜过,击败( outplay的过去式和过去分词 );
[例句] We outplayed the Australians...
[例句] He was outplayed by the Swedish 21-year-old.
v. 服从,听从( obey的第三人称单数 ),遵守,遵循;
[例句] Cissie obeyed her mother without question...
[例句] Most people obey the law...
n. 气味,臭气( odour的名词复数 );
[例句] The whole herb has a characteristic taste and odour...
[例句] The taste is only slightly bitter, and there is little odour.
n. 矿物,矿石( ore的名词复数 );
[例句] ...a huge iron ore mine.