adj. 暂时的，临时的，暂定的；n. 临时性，临时人员；

[例句] ...the possibility of setting up a provisional coalition government...

[例句] If you have never held a driving licence before, you should apply for a provisional licence...

n. 犁，犁型铲雪机；v. 耕，犁耕，费力穿过；

vt. 挡开，避开，闪开（打击、武器）；n. 挡开，避开，闪避；

[例句] In an awkward press conference, Mr King parried questions on the allegations.

[例句] I did not want to wound him, but to restrict myself to defence, to parry his attacks...

n. 陶器制造，铸封，煮呢，封装；

[例句] ...metal cooking pots.

[例句] There's tea in the pot.

n. 钢琴，囚犯工作席，轻奏乐段；

[例句] I taught myself how to play the piano...

[例句] He started piano lessons at the age of 7.

n. 肖像，肖像画，模型，标本，半身雕塑像，人物描写；

[例句] Lucian Freud has been asked to paint a portrait of the Queen.

[例句] ...the English portrait painter Augustus John.

v. 窥视，偷看，（小鸟等）唧唧地叫，（从隐蔽处）出现；n. 窥视，唧唧声，隐现，慢慢露出；

[例句] Children came to peep at him round the doorway...

[例句] Now and then she peeped to see if he was noticing her.

n. 手枪；v. 用手枪射击；

vi. 坚忍，熬住，坚持，百折不回，不屈不挠，支撑；

[例句] ...his ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks.

[例句] ...a school with a reputation for persevering with difficult and disruptive children...

n. [物]极性，[生]反向性，对立，[数]配极；

[例句] ...the ideological polarity between nations.

[例句] ...the polarities of good and evil...

adv. 明确地，断然地，肯定地；

[例句] This is positively the worst thing that I can even imagine...

[例句] This is positively the last chance for the industry to establish such a system.

n. 螺旋桨，推进器，=propellor；

[例句] ...a fixed three-bladed propeller.

n. 海上抢劫，盗版行为，非法复制；

[例句] Seven of the fishermen have been formally charged with piracy.

[例句] ...protection against piracy of books and films.

n. 卖淫者，妓女，男妓，卖身投靠的人，出卖贞操的人；vt. 使卖淫，卖身，出卖（名誉等），滥用（能力等），卖淫，卖身；adj. 卖淫的，堕落的；

[例句] He admitted last week he paid for sex with a prostitute.

[例句] ...male prostitutes.

vt. 惠顾，资助，保护，屈尊；

[例句] Don't you patronize me!...

[例句] Cornelia often felt patronised by her tutors.

adj. （叶子等）畸形伸长的，引长的；v. 生产( produce的过去式和过去分词 )，产生，制作，创作；

[例句] The drug is known to produce side-effects in women...

[例句] Talks aimed at producing a new world trade treaty have been under way for six years.

adj. 事先准备好的，愿意的，期望的；adv. 事先准备好地，愿意地，期望地；v. 准备( prepare的过去式和过去分词)，预备（饭菜），配备，使（自己）有准备；

[例句] Are you prepared to take industrial action?...

[例句] Members of the KGB service were only prepared to take orders from the President.

n. 痔，痔疮，桩( pile的名词复数 )，一堆，绒头，摞；v. 堆起( pile的第三人称单数 )，堆叠，放置，装入；

[例句] ...a pile of sand...

[例句] ...a little pile of crumbs...

adj. （尤指）性关系随便的，混杂的，随便的，淫乱；

[例句] She is perceived as vain, spoilt and promiscuous...

[例句] You know the risks of promiscuous sex.

adj. 严守时刻的， 准时的，正点的；

[例句] He's always very punctual. I'll see if he's here yet.