n. 耕作，耕地，犁，[天]北斗七星，〈英俚〉（主考人评定）不及

[例句] They ploughed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland.

[例句] ...a carefully ploughed field.

n. 可能，可能性，希望，可能发生的事物；

[例句] We were not in the least worried about the possibility that sweets could rot the teeth...

[例句] Tax on food has become a very real possibility.

n. 特权，特殊利益，荣幸，光荣，免责特权；vt. 给予特权，特别优待；

[例句] The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials.

[例句] ...the ancient powers and privileges of the House of Commons.

adj. 富有成效的，多产的，生产性的，具有创造性的；

[例句] Training makes workers highly productive...

[例句] More productive farmers have been able to provide cheaper food.

v. 用带捆扎，用皮带抽打，拼命工作；n. 带子，皮带，磨刀皮带，鞭打；

[例句] Nancy gripped the strap of her beach bag...

[例句] Brian pulled the straps through the buckles of his suitcase...

n. 反论，悖论，似是而非的观点，自相矛盾的人或事，[物]佯谬；

[例句] The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial systems...

[例句] The paradox of exercise is that while using a lot of energy it seems to generate more...

adj. 和平的，爱好和平的，安静的，平静的；

[例句] He has attempted to find a peaceful solution to the Ossetian conflict...

[例句] They emphasised that their equipment was for peaceful and not military purposes.

n. 肥皂，肥皂剧，[化]皂，脂肪酸盐；vt. 抹肥皂，用肥皂擦洗，拍…的马屁，吹捧（某人）；vi. 用肥皂擦洗；

[例句] ...a bar of lavender soap.

[例句] ...a large packet of soap powder.

vi. 死亡，丧生，毁灭，腐烂，枯萎，老化；vt. 使麻木，使毁坏；

[例句] Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn.

[例句] ...the ferry disaster in which 193 passengers perished.

adj. 紧迫的，紧急的，迫切的，急迫的，恳切的；n. 压，压制，模压制品，力主，唱片；v. 压，压迫(press的现在分词)；

[例句] It is one of the most pressing problems facing this country...

[例句] There is a pressing need for more funds.

v. 拉( pull的过去式和过去分词 )，扯，拉过来，划（船）；

[例句] They have pulled out patients' teeth unnecessarily...

[例句] He pulled on a jersey...

n. 学生，[解]瞳孔，未成年人，[法]被监护人；

[例句] Over a third of those now at secondary school in Wales attend schools with over 1,000 pupils...

[例句] Eleanor was a reluctant, anxious pupil.

n. 促进，增进，提升，升级，（商品等的）推广，发扬；

[例句] Consider changing jobs or trying for promotion.

[例句] ...rewarding outstanding employees with promotions to higher-paid posts.

adj. 优先的，占先的，在…之前；n. 小修道院院长，大修道院的副院长，（隐修院）会长，[史]行政长官，普赖尔；adv. 在前，居先；

[例句] He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest...

[例句] The Constitution requires the president to seek the prior approval of Congress for military action...

n. 渗透，穿透，[军]突破，洞察力；

[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.

vi. 恳求，辩论；vt. 以…为理由，陈述案情，申辩，认罪，辩护；vt.& vi. 申诉，答辩，为…辩护；

[例句] The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home...

[例句] He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy...

vt. 繁衍，增殖，使遗传，扩散，使蔓延；vi. 繁殖，扩大，[物] 通过媒介传送；

[例句] They propagated political doctrines which promised to tear apart the fabric of British society.

[例句] The easiest way to propagate a vine is to take hardwood cuttings...

vt. （连续地）投掷，连续攻击，剥皮；vi. （连续地）投掷，（雨等）急降，开火，迅猛前进；n. 毛皮，抨击，打击，投掷；

[例句] ...a bed covered with beaver pelts.

[例句] ...rapidly diminishing suppliers of furs and pelts.

adj. 经过的，路过的，短暂的，及格的，正在发生的；adv. 非常地，无以伦比地；n. 经过，通过，经过之处，通过的手段，死亡；v. 走过( pass的现在分词)；

[例句] Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad...

[例句] He had never taken more than a passing interest in the girl.

vt. 狼吞虎咽地吃，吞咽，大口地吸（气）；vi. 哽住；n. 吞咽，一大口（尤指液体）；

[例句] She quickly gulped her tea.

[例句] I gulped, and then proceeded to tell her the whole story...