vt. 篡夺，侵占，霸占，盗用，夺取，强夺；vi. 篡夺，篡权，侵占，侵害；

[例句] Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?...

[例句] The Congress wants to reverse the reforms and usurp the power of the presidency.

vt. 举起，张贴，建造，提高；vi. 提供食宿，直接行动；

[例句] Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major intersections...

[例句] He was putting up a new fence at his home.

v. 拉( pull的第三人称单数 )，扯，拉过来，划（船）；

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

[例句] He pulled on a jersey...

vi. 喘气，喘息，倒抽气，渴望；vt. 喘着气说出；n. 喘气，喘息；

[例句] An audible gasp went round the court as the jury announced the verdict...

[例句] She gave a small gasp of pain.

n. 汤，羹，浓雾，硝化甘油炸药，困境；vt. 加大马力；

[例句] ...home-made chicken soup.

[例句] She has a knack of landing herself right in the soup.

adj. 丰富的，富产的，丰饶的，充沛；

[例句] Fish are plentiful in the lake.

[例句] ...a plentiful supply of vegetables and salads and fruits.

n. 前辈，前驱，先锋，前任，预兆，先兆，初期形式，[核]前驱波，初级粒子，预报器；

[例句] Real tennis, an ancient precursor of the modern game, originated in the eleventh century...

[例句] He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.

n. 平价，价值对等，同等，平等；

[例句] Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields...

[例句] Italy wanted naval parity with France.

n. （某种或某长度的）管道，笛声，（食品上装饰用的）奶油花饰，（衣服、椅罩等的）滚边；adj. 尖声的，高声的，平静的，平和的；

[例句] ...rolls of bright yellow plastic piping.

[例句] The red dress had slim black piping around the neck.

n. 种植，栽培，装备；v. 种植( plant的现在分词 )，建立，移植（动物、植物），在（某处）栽种；

[例句] Water each plant as often as required.

[例句] ...exotic plants.

n. 医生，内科医生，医学博士，（精神创伤的）医治者，抚慰者；

n. 金字塔，角锥状物；vt. 使…成塔尖形，使…节节建立，使…上涨；vi. 成金字塔状，渐增，连续投机；

[例句] We set off to see the Pyramids and Sphinx.

[例句] On a plate in front of him was piled a pyramid of flat white biscuits.

n. 柱，台柱，顶梁柱，墩，柱脚，（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心；

[例句] ...the pillars supporting the roof.

[例句] The pillar of her economic policy was keeping tight control over money supply.

n. 高原，平稳时期，稳定水平，停滞期；v. 进入停滞期，达到平稳状态；

[例句] A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat plateau of cultivated land.

[例句] The US heroin market now appears to have reached a plateau...

adj. 辛辣的，刺激性的，苦痛的，尖刻的；

[例句] The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be.

[例句] ...the pungent smell of burning rubber.

adj. 精选的，摘下的；v. 采( pick的过去式和过去分词 )，摘，啄，

[例句] Mr Nowell had picked ten people to interview for six sales jobs in London...

[例句] I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate.

v. 种植( plant的过去式和过去分词 )，建立，移植（动物、植物），在（某处）栽种；

[例句] Water each plant as often as required.

[例句] ...exotic plants.

n. 罢工纠察员，警戒队，[建]尖木桩，[军]步哨，哨兵；vt. 用尖桩围住，派…担任纠察，用警戒哨保卫，（把马等）系在桩上；vi. 担任纠察；

[例句] The miners went on strike and picketed the power stations...

[例句] 100 union members and supporters picketed outside.

n. 馅饼，派，爱说话的人，[动]喜鹊，容易得到的称心东西，容易的工作；vt. 使杂乱，弄乱（铅字，版面）；

[例句] ...a pork pie.

[例句] ...apple pie and custard.

n. 允许，批准，正式认可，认可；

[例句] He asked permission to leave the room...

[例句] Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry...