vt. 延长，拉长，拖延，延期；

[例句] Mr Chesler said foreign military aid was prolonging the war...

[例句] The actual action of the drug can be prolonged significantly.

v. 走过( pass的第三人称单数 )，通过，批准，度过；

[例句] As she passed the library door, the telephone began to ring...

[例句] Jane stood aside to let her pass...

n. 药丸，弹丸，口服避孕药，讨厌

[例句] Why do I have to take all these pills?

[例句] ...sleeping pills.

vt. 剥皮，覆盖层脱落，剥落；vi. 剥落，脱落，揭掉，表面起皮；n. 果皮，蔬菜皮，长柄木铲，[英史]堡寨，堡宅；

[例句] ...grated lemon peel.

[例句] She sat down in the kitchen and began peeling potatoes.

vt.& vi. 发音，读；vt. 宣布，宣称，演讲，讲述；vi. 宣判；

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

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

n. 沼泽（地），湿地；vt. 淹没，使沉没，使陷入困难，忙得不可开交；vi. 淹没，沉没；

[例句] A rogue wave swamped the boat...

[例句] The Ventura river burst its banks, swamping a mobile home park.

n. 请愿书，，请愿，请求，上诉状；vi. 祈求，请求，请愿；vt. （向法庭）申诉；

[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...

adj. 有利可图的，有益的，可赚钱的，合算的；

[例句] Drug manufacturing is the most profitable business in America...

[例句] It was profitable for them to produce large amounts of food.

v. 演奏( play的第三人称单数 )，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. 高兴的，自鸣得意，（用于初次见面握手时）很高兴认识您，称心满意；v. （使…）高兴( please的过去式)，（使…）满意，想要，喜欢；

[例句] Felicity seemed pleased at the suggestion...

[例句] I think he's going to be pleased that we identified the real problems...

n. 微粒，颗粒，[数，物]粒子，质点，极小量，小品词；

[例句] ...a particle of hot metal...

[例句] There is a particle of truth in his statement.

vt. 指定，规定，开处方，给医嘱；vi. 建立规定，法律或指示；

[例句] Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotic and junior aspirin...

[例句] She took twice the prescribed dose of sleeping tablets...

n. 姿势，看法， 态度，立场；vt. 做出某种姿势；

[例句] You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture...

[例句] Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful...

n. 拉链，精力，活力，尖啸声，一种程序压缩格式；vt. 给予…速度，用拉链拉上或扣上；vt.& vi. 尖啸而过，（使沿某方向）快速移动；

[例句] He pulled the zip of his leather jacket down slightly.

[例句] She zipped her jeans...

n. 塑料制品，〈口〉（使用）信用卡，整形，可塑体；adj. 可塑的，塑性的，受范的，柔软的，造型的，塑造的，给与形态的，塑料[塑胶]的，塑料[塑胶]制的，合成树脂做的，有形成力的，有创造力的；

[例句] ...a wooden crate, sheltered from wetness by sheets of plastic...

[例句] A lot of the plastics that carmakers are using cannot be recycled.

n. 出版，出版物，公布，发表；

[例句] The guide is being translated into several languages for publication near Christmas...

[例句] The publication of his collected poems was approaching the status of an event.

n. 门廊，游廊，自贬，弯腰，驼背，屈服；vt.& vi. 屈服，忍辱，弯腰，倾斜，自贬；

[例句] She was taller than he was and stooped slightly.

[例句] He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries...

n. 文件，文献；v. 贴纸（ paper的第三人称单数 ），用纸覆盖，隐瞒，掩饰；

[例句] He wrote his name down on a piece of paper for me...

[例句] She sat at the table with pen and paper.

vt.& vi. 使用（工具），经常供应（食物、饮料），固定往来，经营生意；n. （毛线、绳等的）股，层，厚，（夹板的）层片；vt. （娴熟地）使用；

[例句] Elsie, who had been told that Maria wasn't well, plied her with food...

[例句] The poor priest was plied with drink at a dinner party.

n. 护照，通行证，手段；

[例句] You should take your passport with you when changing money.

[例句] ...a South African businessman travelling on a British passport.