n. 海盗，强盗，海盗船，侵害版权者，盗版者；vt. 抢劫（海上船只），剽窃，盗用；vi. 当海盗，从事劫掠行为；

[例句] In the nineteenth century, pirates roamed the seas.

[例句] Of course I knew Max was a rogue, a bit of a pirate.

vt. 下掷，由高处抛下，使提前或突然发生，[气象] 使凝结而下降，[化]使沉淀；vi. [气象]凝结，[化]沉淀，倒落，一头栽下；adj. 仓促行进的，匆促的，轻率的，冲动行事的水蒸气，降水，突然发生的；n. [化]沉淀物，结果，产物；

[例句] The killings in Vilnius have precipitated the worst crisis yet...

[例句] A slight mistake could precipitate a disaster.

adj. 印刷的，已印好的；v. （在松软的表面）压印( print的过去式和过去分词 )，把…付印，用印刷体写，冲洗（照片）；

[例句] He started to print his own posters to distribute abroad...

[例句] The Slovene bank has printed a specimen bank note...

n. （驼）峰，（人的）驼背，动物背部的隆肉，小土丘，圆岗，[铁路]驼峰调车场；vt. 使隆起，使烦恼，扛或背（某物），[粗俗用语][俚语]与（某人）性交；vi. [俚语]使自己苦干，[俚语]快速地移动；

[例句] The path goes over a large hump by a tree before running near a road.

[例句] Camels rebuild fat stores in their hump.

adj. 个人的，私人的，身体的，亲自的，人身攻击的；n. （报刊上的）人事栏，分类人事广告版，人称代名词，关于个人的简讯；

[例句] He learned this lesson the hard way — from his own personal experience...

[例句] That's my personal opinion.

v. 演奏( play的过去式和过去分词 )，演出，参加比赛，捉弄；

[例句] ...invite the children round to play...

[例句] They played in the little garden...

adj. 陡峭的，险峻的，过分的，夸张的，极高的，急剧升降的；vt. 浸泡，使渗透或沉溺，使浸透；vi. 在液体中浸泡；n. 泡的行为或过程，被浸泡的状态，浸泡液；

[例句] San Francisco is built on 40 hills and some are very steep.

[例句] ...a narrow, steep-sided valley.

n. 付款，支付，报酬，报答，偿还，惩罚，报应；

[例句] Thousands of its customers are in arrears with loans and mortgage payments...

[例句] The fund will make payments of just over £1 billion next year.

n. 提交，演出，陈述，报告，颁奖仪式；

[例句] We serve traditional French food cooked in a lighter way, keeping the presentation simple...

[例句] Check the presentation. Get it properly laid out with a title page.

n. 精确度，准确（性），[语]精确；adj. 精确的，准确的，细致的，严守标准的，行动精确的；

[例句] The choir sang with precision...

[例句] The interior is planned with a precision the military would be proud of.

adj. 突出的，杰出的，突起的，著名的；

[例句] ...a prominent member of the Law Society.

[例句] ...the children of very prominent or successful parents.

n. （紧身的）短裤， 裤子，喘气( pant的名词复数 )；v. 喘气，喘息( pant的第三人称单数 )，喘着气说；

[例句] I put on my bra and pants.

[例句] He wore brown corduroy pants and a white cotton shirt.

n. 纸浆，黏浆状物质，果肉，牙髓，[冶]矿浆；vt. 使…化成纸浆，除去…的果肉，取出（咖啡豆的）果肉；vi. 变成纸浆，成为浆状；adj. （杂志）低级趣味的；

[例句] The olives are crushed to a pulp by stone rollers.

[例句] Make maximum use of the whole fruit, including the pulp which is high in fibre.

vi. 大幅度下降，暴跌，沉重或突然地落下[倒下]；n. （物价等的）暴跌，（个人、球队等的）低潮状态，（销售量、价格、价值等的）骤降，（精神等的）消沉，萎靡；

[例句] Net profits slumped by 41%...

[例句] Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s.

n. 弯曲，歪斜，偏见，乖戾，经纱，[航]绞船索；vt.& vi. 弄弯，变歪，扭曲，曲解；vt. 使（行为等）不合情理，使乖戾，使卷曲，使弯曲，用绞船索牵引；

[例句] Left out in the heat of the sun, tapes easily warp or get stuck in their cases...

[例句] It should have prevented rain water warping the door trim...

结束，（使）破碎，放假，（使）散开；

[例句] Civil war could come if the country breaks up...

[例句] There was a danger of the ship breaking up completely...

vt. 拥有，掌握，懂得，主宰，缠住，迷住；

[例句] He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon...

[例句] He is said to possess a fortune of more than two-and-a-half-thousand million dollars.

vt. 穿透，刺入，渗入，秘密潜入，洞悉，明了；vi. 穿透，穿过，进入，渗入，洞悉；

[例句] X-rays can penetrate many objects...

[例句] His men had been ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to penetrate the area.

n. 额外费用，保险费，附加费；adj. 高昂的，优质的；

[例句] It is too early to say whether insurance premiums will be affected.

[例句] Even if customers want 'solutions', most are not willing to pay a premium for them...

n. 耐心，耐性，忍耐，单人纸牌游戏；

[例句] He doesn't have the patience to wait...

[例句] It was exacting work and required all his patience.