n. 招贴，海报( poster的名词复数 )，印成的大幅画；

n. 卖淫者，妓女，男妓( prostitute的名词复数 )；v. 滥用才能( prostitute的第三人称单数 )，糟蹋自己，卖淫，出卖肉体；

[例句] He admitted last week he paid for sex with a prostitute.

[例句] ...male prostitutes.

adv. 如期地，准时地，正点；

[例句] He's always very punctual. I'll see if he's here yet.

adj. 细条纹的；

n. 预言家，先知( prophet的名词复数 )，倡导者，穆罕默德（伊斯兰教的创始人），(旧约>和中的)先知书；

[例句] ...the sacred name of the Holy Prophet of Islam.

[例句] I promised myself I'd defy all the prophets of doom and battle back to fitness.

n. 杀虫剂( pesticide的名词复数 )，除害药物；

n. （自行车或其他机器的）踏板( pedal的名词复数 )，脚蹬子，（钢琴、风琴等的）踏板，踏瓣；

[例句] She climbed on her bike with a feeling of pride and pedalled the five miles home...

[例句] She was too tired to pedal back.

v. 铺( pave的过去式和过去分词 )，为…铺平道路；

[例句] The avenue had never been paved, and deep mud made it impassable in winter.

[例句] ...a new proposal intended to pave the way for the signing of a chemical weapons reduction agreement...

n. 透视( perspective的名词复数 )，透视图，观点，全景；

[例句] He says the death of his father 18 months ago has given him a new perspective on life...

[例句] ...two different perspectives on the nature of adolescent development...

v. 涉水( paddle的现在分词 )，趟水，用桨划船，用戒尺打（孩子）；

[例句] We might be able to push ourselves across with the paddle.

[例句] ...a piece of driftwood which he used as a paddle.

n. 枢( pivot的名词复数 )，最重要的人（或事物），中心，核心；v. （似）在枢轴上转动( pivot的第三人称单数 )，把…放在枢轴上，以…为核心，围绕（主旨）展开；

[例句] Forming the pivot of the exhibition is a large group of watercolours.

[例句] The boat pivoted on its central axis and pointed straight at the harbour entrance...

v. 打听，刺探（他人的私事）( pry的过去式和过去分词 )，撬开；

[例句] We do not want people prying into our affairs...

[例句] Imelda might think she was prying...

n. 停顿( pause的名词复数 )，暂停，延长记号，暂停键；v. 停顿( pause的第三人称单数 )，暂停，（按暂停键）暂停放音，暂停放像；

[例句] 'It's rather embarrassing,' he began, and paused...

[例句] He had to pause to clear his throat...

n. 郊游，野餐( picnic的名词复数 )；v. 去郊游，去野餐( picnic的第三人称单数 )；

[例句] We're going on a picnic tomorrow...

[例句] We'll take a picnic lunch.

n. 划船( paddle的名词复数 )，桨状物，（机具的）桨状部份；v. 涉水( paddle的第三人称单数 )，趟水，用桨划船，用戒尺打（孩子）；

[例句] We might be able to push ourselves across with the paddle.

[例句] ...a piece of driftwood which he used as a paddle.

vt. 给（织物）做防护处理，使防水（proof的过去式与过去分词形式）；

[例句] ...a bomb-proof aircraft...

[例句] In a large microwave-proof dish, melt butter for 20 seconds.

n. 门童( porter的名词复数 )，搬运工人，（医院里护送病人的）护工，（尤指卧铺车厢的）列车服务员；

n. 先进分子，不断前进的( progressive的名词复数 )，进步的，开明的，进行的；

[例句] ...a progressive businessman who had voted for Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936...

[例句] Willan was able to point to the progressive changes he had already introduced...

n. 代词( pronoun的名词复数 )；

n. （许多人签名的向当权者提出某种要求的）请愿书( petition的名词复数 )，上诉状，申诉书，申请书；v. 祈求，请求，请愿( petition的第三人称单数 )，（向法庭）请求，申请；

[例句] We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.

[例句] His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped...