n. 柩衣,棺罩,棺材,帷幕,[宗]祭服;vt. 覆上棺布,以布幕遮盖,(酒等)走味,失味,使扫兴;vi. 感到无聊,厌烦,扫兴,使生腻,过饱;
[例句] Already the allure of meals in restaurants had begun to pall.
[例句] A pall of oily black smoke drifted over the clifftop.
vt. 对…予以惩罚,使处于不利地位;
[例句] Some of the players may, on occasion, break the rules and be penalized...
[例句] Use of the car is penalized by increasing the fares of parking lots...
n. 亭,阁楼,(公共活动或展览用的)临时建筑物,大型文体馆,看台;vt. 搭帐篷,笼罩,置…于亭中;
[例句] ...the cricket pavilion.
[例句] ...heading across the beautiful green lawn towards the International Pavilion.
v. 绘画( picture的现在分词 ),描绘,想像,设想;
[例句] A picture of Rory O'Moore hangs in the dining room at Kildangan.
[例句] ...drawing a small picture with coloured chalks.
vi. (心脏)悸动,突突跳,急速地跳动,颤抖;
[例句] He felt suddenly faint, and his heart began to palpitate.
[例句] She lay on the bed, her eyes closed and her bosom palpitating.
n. 麻痹,瘫痪,中风,无能,无气力;
[例句] ...paralysis of the leg.
[例句] The paralysis of the leadership leaves the army without its supreme command.
n. 抛射体,(炮弹、子弹等)射弹,(火箭等)自动推进的武器;adj. 向前开进的,推进的,抛掷的,弹射的;
v. 贴纸( paper的现在分词 ),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.
n. 污染(作用),腐败,堕落,沾污;
[例句] The fine was for the company's pollution of the air near its plants...
[例句] Recycling also helps control environmental pollution by reducing the need for waste dumps.
adj. 切实可行的,行得通的,实际的,实用的,可以通行的;
[例句] It is not reasonably practicable to offer her the original job back...
[例句] Teachers can only be expected to do what is reasonable and practicable.
n. 进行,进程,行动,诉讼,会议记录;v. 进行( proceed的现在分词),前进,(沿特定路线)行进,(尤指打断后)继续说;
[例句] ...criminal proceedings against the former prime minister...
[例句] The Council had brought proceedings to stop the store from trading on Sundays.
n. 麻烦,辛苦,痛苦( pain的名词复数 ),劳苦,令人厌烦的人[事物],身体某部分的疼痛[不适];
[例句] ...back pain.
[例句] ...a bone disease that caused excruciating pain...
adj. 浪费的,铺张的,挥霍的,慷慨的; 丰富的,大量的,富于 (of, with),不吝惜的,十分慷慨的;n. 浪费者,浪子,[动]军曹
[例句] ...the parable of the prodigal son.
[例句] Prodigal habits die hard.
n. 价格,价钱( price的名词复数 ),代价,行市;
[例句] ...a sharp increase in the price of petrol...
[例句] They expected house prices to rise...
n. 包装,打包,包装材料,(缝隙)填料;v. 压紧(pack的ing形式),装满;
n. 盘子( plate的名词复数 ),板块,平板,(作奖品用的)金杯;v. 镀( plate的第三人称单数 ),为…加设护板,给…制铅版(或电铸版),用金属板固定(装饰);
[例句] Anita pushed her plate away; she had eaten virtually nothing.
[例句] ...dusty-looking cars with New Jersey plates.
abbr. lobster pots 诱捕龙虾的
[例句] ...metal cooking pots.
[例句] There's tea in the pot.
n. [天]行星,[占星](左右人命运的)星相;
[例句] The picture shows six of the eight planets in the solar system.
n. 石油;
adj. (时间或地点上)在先的,在前的,前面的,前述的,上述的;v. 在…之前发生(或出现),走在…前面,先于,“precede”的现在分词;
[例句] Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote...
[例句] The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds...