v. 画像( portray的第三人称单数 )，描述，描绘，描画；

[例句] In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of 'Camelot'.

[例句] ...the busty and rumbustious Mrs Hall, excellently portrayed by Toni Palmer.

v. 滑稽地模仿，拙劣地模仿( parody的过去式和过去分词 )；

[例句] 'The Scarlet Capsule' was a parody of the popular 1959 TV series 'The Quatermass Experiment'...

[例句] Throughout the Twenties, Lardner tried in vain to write a hit song, so at last he turned to parody.

v. 准确地找出或描述( pinpoint的过去式和过去分词 )，为…准确定位；

[例句] It was almost impossible to pinpoint the cause of death.

[例句] ...if you can pinpoint exactly what the anger is about...

v. 滥用才能( prostitute的过去式和过去分词 )，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.

v. 使俯伏，使拜倒( prostrate的过去式和过去分词 )，（指疾病、天气等）使某人无能为力；

[例句] They prostrated themselves before their king.

[例句] Percy was lying prostrate, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed.

n. 彩色粉笔( pastel的名词复数 )，彩色粉笔画，蜡笔画，轻淡柔和的色彩；

[例句] ...delicate pastel shades.

[例句] ...pastel pink, blue, peach and green.

v. 滤( percolate的过去式和过去分词 )，渗透，（思想等）渗透，渗入；

[例句] New fashions took a long time to percolate down.

[例句] ...all of these thoughts percolated through my mind.

v. 挡开，避开，闪开（打击、武器）( parry的过去式和过去分词 )；

[例句] In an awkward press conference, Mr King parried questions on the allegations.

[例句] I did not want to wound him, but to restrict myself to defence, to parry his attacks...

n. （国际象棋中的）兵( pawn的名词复数 )，卒，被人利用的人，小卒；v. 典当，抵押( pawn的第三人称单数 )，以（某事物）担保；

[例句] He is contemplating pawning his watch.

[例句] It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the President...

v. （鸟）用嘴整理（羽毛）( preen的现在分词 )；

[例句] 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom...

[例句] Bill preened his beard.

v. （鸟）用嘴整理（羽毛）( preen的过去式和过去分词 )；

[例句] 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom...

[例句] Bill preened his beard.

v. 涉水( paddle的过去式和过去分词 )，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.

v. 说服( persuade的第三人称单数 )，劝告，使信服，使相信；

[例句] My husband persuaded me to come...

[例句] We're trying to persuade manufacturers to sell them here...

v. 发音，读( pronounce的第三人称单数 )，宣布，宣称，宣判；

[例句] Have I pronounced your name correctly?...

[例句] He pronounced it Per-sha, the way the English do.

v. 窥视( peep的现在分词 )，偷看，隐现，慢慢露出；

[例句] Children came to peep at him round the doorway...

[例句] Now and then she peeped to see if he was noticing her.

v. 窥视( peep的第三人称单数 )，偷看，隐现，慢慢露出；

[例句] Children came to peep at him round the doorway...

[例句] Now and then she peeped to see if he was noticing her.

v. 假装( pretend的第三人称单数 )，伪装，（尤指儿童）（在游戏中）装扮，自诩；

[例句] I pretend that things are really okay when they're not...

[例句] Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep...

v. 禁止，阻止( prohibit的现在分词 )；

[例句] ...a law that prohibits tobacco advertising in newspapers and magazines...

[例句] Fishing is prohibited...

n. 巡逻( patrol的名词复数 )，巡查，巡逻队，童子军小队；

[例句] Prison officers continued to patrol the grounds within the jail.

[例句] The army is now on patrol in Srinagar and a curfew has been imposed...

v. 祈求，请求，请愿( petition的过去式和过去分词 )，（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...