n. 英镑，磅，兽栏，重击声；vt.& vi. 连续重击，咚咚地走；vi. （持续地）苦干，（驾舟时）拍打（水面），（心脏）狂跳，脚步沉重地走（或跑）；vt. 连续重击，捣碎，碾碎，强迫吸收，猛烈袭击；

[例句] Beer cost three pounds a bottle...

[例句] A thousand pounds worth of jewellery and silver has been stolen.

n. 地基，基址图，（戏剧、小说等的）情节，一块地，测算表；vt. 以图表画出，制图，密谋，把…分成小块，为（文学作品）设计情节；vi. 设计作品情节，标示于图表上，密谋，暗中策划；

[例句] Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government...

[例句] He was responding to reports of an assassination plot against him.

n. 猪，猪肉，令人不快（或讨厌）的人，金属块（锭）；vi. 生小猪，像猪一样过活，举止像猪，贪吃；vt. 吃得过量，大吃特吃，生小猪；

[例句] ...the grunting of the pigs.

[例句] ...a pig farmer.

n. 罐，一罐，（某种用途的）容器，陶盆；vt. 把…栽入盆中，种盆栽，台球、普尔和斯诺克击（球）入袋，射杀；vi. 随手射击；

[例句] ...metal cooking pots.

[例句] There's tea in the pot.

int. 请；vt.& vi. 使高兴，使满意，讨人喜欢，讨好；

[例句] Can you help us please?...

[例句] Would you please open the door?...

n. 压（力），压强，大气压，强迫；v. 强迫，迫使，竭力劝说；

[例句] She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it...

[例句] The pressure of his fingers had relaxed...

n. 证明，校样，检验，（酒的）标准酒精度；adj. 防…的，抗…的，能抵御，能防范；vt. 给（织物）做防护处理，使防水（或防火等），印…的校样；vi. [印刷术] 校对，发酵；

[例句] You have to have proof of residence in the state of Texas, such as a Texas ID card...

[例句] This is not necessarily proof that he is wrong...

n. 山峰，最高点，尖端，帽

[例句] The party's membership has fallen from a peak of fifty-thousand after the Second World War...

[例句] The bomb went off in a concrete dustbin at the peak of the morning rush hour.

n. 植物，草木，设备，工厂，庄

[例句] Water each plant as often as required.

[例句] ...exotic plants.

v. 用拳猛击，（用压穿器）穿孔，冲孔，按（键），压（按钮）；n. 重拳击打，打孔机，冲床，影响力；

[例句] After punching him on the chin she wound up hitting him over the head...

[例句] He punched the wall angrily, then spun round to face her.

n. 桩，一堆，绒头，摞；vt. 堆起，堆叠，放置，装入；vi. 蜂拥，拥挤；

[例句] ...a pile of sand...

[例句] ...a little pile of crumbs...

adj. 过去的，以前的，结束的，前任的；n. 过去，过往，往事，[语]过去时；prep. 超过，超出，远于，越过；adv. 经过，超过；

[例句] In the past, about a third of the babies born to women with diabetes were lost...

[例句] He should learn from the mistakes of the past. We have been here before...

vt. 提议，建议，打算，计划，推荐，提名，求婚；vi. 做出计划，打算，求婚；

[例句] Britain is about to propose changes to some institutions...

[例句] It was George who first proposed that we dry clothes in that locker.

n. 时期，（一段）时间，学时，句号；adj. 具有某个时代特征的，（关于）过去某一特定历史时期的，（家具、服饰、建筑等）某一时代的；

[例句] This crisis might last for a long period of time.

[例句] ...a period of a few months.

vt. 保护，保持，保存，腌制食物，防腐处理；vi. 保鲜，保持原状，做蜜饯，禁猎；n. 蜜饯，防护用品，禁猎地，独占的事物（或范围）；

[例句] We will do everything to preserve peace.

[例句] ...an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards.

n. 部分，份额，比例，匀称，面积，规模；

[例句] A large proportion of the dolphins in that area will eventually die...

[例句] A proportion of the rent is met by the city council.

n. 水平，平面，飞机，木工刨；adj. 平的，平坦的；vt. 用刨刨平，小船等擦着水面疾驶；vi. 鸟滑翔；

[例句] He had plenty of time to catch his plane...

[例句] Her mother was killed in a plane crash.

n. 前景，期望，眺望处，景象；vi. 勘探，勘察，（矿等）有希望，有前途；vt. 找矿，对…进行仔细调查；

[例句] Unfortunately, there is little prospect of seeing these big questions answered...

[例句] The prospects for peace in the country's eight-year civil war are becoming brighter...

vt.& vi. 刺，扎，戳，刺伤，刺痛；n. 刺，扎，刺伤，刺痛，尖形器具；

[例句] Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt...

[例句] He pricks holes in the foil with a pin.

adj. 公众的，公共的，公开的，政府的，人人知道的，知名的；n. 大众，社会，公共场所，（文学家等的）爱读者；

[例句] Lauderdale House is now open to the public...

[例句] Pure alcohol is not for sale to the general public...