n. 鹈鹕；

adj. 炎热的；v. （使）焦干， （使）干透( parch的过去式和过去分词 )，使（某人）极口渴；

[例句] The clouds gathered and showers poured down upon the parched earth.

[例句] ...a hill of parched brown grass.

v. 凝视( peer的现在分词 )，盯着看，同等，比得上；

[例句] I had been peering at a computer print-out that made no sense at all...

[例句] He watched the Customs official peer into the driver's window.

n. 传道者，牧师；

adj. 变成粉的，涂了粉的，〈美俚〉喝醉了的；v. “powder”的过去式和过去分词；

[例句] There are only two tins of powdered milk left.

[例句] ...powdered gelatine.

n. 公用场地，稀树高原；

[例句] Its beautiful gardens and parkland are also open to the public...

[例句] The resort is surrounded by extensive national and regional parklands.

n. 录音重放，录音重放装置，重放；

[例句] I heard a playback of one of the tapes.

n. 马尾发，马尾辫；

[例句] Her long, fine hair was swept back in a ponytail.

adj. 坚忍的，固执的；v. 坚忍，坚持( persevere的现在分词 )；

[例句] ...his ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks.

[例句] ...a school with a reputation for persevering with difficult and disruptive children...

（使）充满，补，垫，填充；

adv. 敷衍地，马虎地，随便地，得过且过地；

[例句] She gave the list only a perfunctory glance...

[例句] ...a perfunctory handshake...

n. 方言，行话；

[例句] In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions.

[例句] A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois.

封闭， 堵塞，垫高，封锁；

[例句] 'Any holes in the kitchen where the mice are getting through?' – 'I've blocked them up.'...

[例句] Powdering a sweaty nose will only block up the pores and make the skin more uncomfortable...

（使）卷，缭绕升起，（使）厌恶，（使）身体上[精神上]垮掉；

将…卷叠起来，舔食，喝掉，轻信，照单全收，欣然接受；

[例句] Their audience will lap up whatever they throw at them...

[例句] He lapped up the attention and the opportunity to voice his thoughts...

把…扔进，做出贡献，参与，协力；

[例句] The agency says international relief agencies also have pitched in...

[例句] Cartoonists have pitched in with their favourites from their own and other hands...

n. 美洲狮，彪马，于1948年成立于德国荷索金劳勒(Herzogenaurach)的国际运动品牌，创始人：鲁道夫及达斯勒。；

adj. 令人快乐的，愉快的，舒适的；n. 快乐；

[例句] The most pleasurable experience of the evening was the wonderful fireworks display...

[例句] He found sailing more pleasurable than skiing.

n. 组合，集结，累积，形成；

[例句] There has been a build-up of troops on both sides of the border...

[例句] The disease can also cause a build up of pressure in the inner ear leading to severe earache.

n. 旗舰，〈比喻〉最重要的一个，佼佼者；

[例句] The hospital has been the government's flagship, leading the health service reforms...

[例句] The company plans to open a flagship store in New York this month.