n. 一步，长度单位，步幅，步调，快步；vt. 踱步，走来走去，步测，调整步调，训练马溜蹄；vi. 踱，溜蹄；prep. 蒙…恩准，怀着对…的敬意；

[例句] Many people were not satisfied with the pace of change.

[例句] ...people who prefer to live at a slower pace...

adj. 敏锐的，锋利的，狡猾的，聪明的，尖锐的；adv. 猛烈地，尖锐地，尖利地，偏高地；n. 升半音，尖头，骗子，内行，专家；vt. [音乐]把（音调）升高（半音）；vi. [音乐]升音演奏（或演唱）；

[例句] The other end of the twig is sharpened into a sharp point to use as a toothpick...

[例句] Using a sharp knife, cut away the pith and peel from both fruits...

n. 平原，平地，[纺织业]平针，朴实无华的东西；adj. 平的，素的，清晰的，相貌平平的；adv. 清楚地，明白地，平易地，[用以加强语气]显然，完全地；vi. 发牢骚，诉苦；

[例句] In general, a plain carpet makes a room look bigger...

[例句] He placed the paper in a plain envelope...

vi.& link-v. 睡，睡觉；vi. 睡，睡觉，睡眠状态；vt. 为…提供床位，提供住宿，以睡觉打发日子；n. 睡眠；

[例句] They were exhausted from lack of sleep...

[例句] Try and get some sleep...

vt.& vi. 帮助，有助于， 有利于；vt. 治疗，避免，招待（客人），给…盛（饭、菜）；n. 帮助，助手，补救办法，有用；vi. （在餐桌旁）招待，侍应，作仆人（或店员、服务员等）；int. [呼救语]救命！；

[例句] He has helped to raise a lot of money...

[例句] My mum used to help cook the meals for the children...

n. 口袋，钱袋，金钱，财富，容器，凹处；vt. 隐藏，放进口袋，私吞，盗用，忍受；adj. 放在口袋里的，小的，迷你的，金钱上的；

[例句] He took his flashlight from his jacket pocket and switched it on...

[例句] The man stood with his hands in his pockets.

n. 钉，别针，扣针，饰针，大头针，没价值的东西；vt. 压住，（用钉等）钉住，钉住，别住，扣住，用障壁等)围住，关住（俚语）抓住，[军]牵制；adj. 针的，钉的，销的，大头针的；

[例句] ...needles and pins...

[例句] Use pins to keep the braid in place as you work.

n. 价格，价钱，代价，价值，赏金；vt. 标价，定价，问…的价格，给…定价；

[例句] ...a sharp increase in the price of petrol...

[例句] They expected house prices to rise...

n. 练习，实践，（医生或律师的）业务，惯例；vi. 实行，惯常地进行，练习，实习；vt. 实行，实践，执业，练习，惯常地进

[例句] Some firms have cut workers' pay below the level set in their contract, a practice that is illegal in Germany...

[例句] Gordon Brown has demanded a public inquiry into bank practices.

adj. 最好的，首要的，最初的，基本的；n. 精华，初期，全盛时期，青年；vt. 使准备好，填装，事先指

[例句] Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern...

[例句] It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack...

n. 旅游，幻觉，绊倒；v. 绊倒，轻快地走，产生幻觉；

[例句] On the Thursday we went out on a day trip...

[例句] Mark was sent to the Far East on a business trip.

n. 船，宇宙飞船，（舰船上的）全体船员，运气；vt.& vi. 运送；vt. 把…装上船，装好（船具），上市，使乘船；vi. 在船上工作，乘船旅行，当船员；

[例句] Within ninety minutes the ship was ready for departure...

[例句] We went by ship over to America.

n. 愉快，娱乐，令人高兴的事；vt. 使高兴，使满意；vi. 觉得高兴，享受，寻欢作乐；

[例句] Watching sport gave him great pleasure...

[例句] Everybody takes pleasure in eating...

n. 痛苦，刻苦，令人厌烦的人[事物]，身体某部分的疼痛[不适]；vt.& vi. （使）疼痛，（使）痛苦，伤害；vt. 使…痛苦，使…烦

[例句] ...back pain.

[例句] ...a bone disease that caused excruciating pain...

vi. 剥光，表演脱衣舞，剥除；vt. 除去，剥去，剥夺，删除，清除，拆除；n. 长条，条板，带状地带（或森林、湖面等），（足球队员的）运动服；

[例句] ...a new kind of manufactured wood made by pressing strips of wood together and baking them...

[例句] The simplest rag-rugs are made with strips of fabric plaited together...

n. 过程，工序，做事方法，工艺流程；vt. 加工，处理，审阅，审核；vi. 列队行进；

[例句] There was total agreement to start the peace process as soon as possible...

[例句] They decided to spread the building process over three years...

n. 颜料，涂料，绘画作品，胭脂等化妆品，色彩，装饰；vt. 涂色于，绘画，（用语言，文字等）描写，擦脂粉等；vi. 描绘，绘画，化妆；

[例句] ...a pot of red paint...

[例句] They saw some large letters in white paint.

vi. 发展，生长，形成，发达 ；vt. 发展，开发，研制，冲洗（胶片）；

[例句] As children develop, some of the most important things they learn have to do with their sense of self...

[例句] It's hard to say at this stage how the market will develop...

n. 和平，和睦，治安，安心；

[例句] Peace talks involving other rebel leaders and government representatives broke up without agreement last week, but are due to resume shortly...

[例句] Leaders of some rival factions signed a peace agreement last week...

adj. 积极的，确实的，肯定的，[数]正的，[医]阳性的；n. 正面，正片，[语]原级形容词，[数]正量；

[例句] Be positive about your future and get on with living a normal life...

[例句] Her husband became much more positive and was soon back in full-time employment.