n. 怀孕，妊娠，丰富，多产，意义深长；

[例句] It would be wiser to cut out all alcohol during pregnancy...

[例句] She was exhausted by eight pregnancies in 13 years.

vi. 窥探，打探；vt. 撬开，撬动，费力地得到；n. 窥探，撬杠，爱打探的人；

[例句] We do not want people prying into our affairs...

[例句] Imelda might think she was prying...

vi. 偷看，窥视，眯着眼睛看；n. 偷看，窥视，一瞥，看一

[例句] On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall.

vt. 假定，设想，假设；

[例句] Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness...

[例句] Callahan posits that chemical elements radiate electromagnetic signals.

n. 朝圣之旅，参拜圣地，人生的旅程，一生，漫游；vi. 去朝圣，去参拜圣地，漫游；

[例句] ...the pilgrimage to Mecca.

[例句] ...a private pilgrimage to family graves...

adj. 规划的，设计的，预期的，估计的；v. 投射( project的过去式和过去分词 )，计划，提出，展现；

[例句] Money will also go into local development projects in Vietnam...

[例句] ...an international science project...

n. 过去，昔时( past的名词复数 )，往事，过去的生活[经历]；

[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...

adj. 精神的，超自然的，灵魂的，心灵的；n. 通灵的或有特异功能的人，巫师；

[例句] Trevor helped police by using his psychic powers.

[例句] He declared his total disbelief in psychic phenomena.

adj. 主要的，占主导地位的，占优势的，卓越的，有影响的，特优种；

[例句] Amanda's predominant emotion was that of confusion.

adj. 小心的，慎重的，精明的，节俭的，顾虑周到的，稳健的，世故的，精明的；

[例句] It is always prudent to start any exercise programme gradually at first...

[例句] Being a prudent and cautious person, you realise that the problem must be resolved.

n. 全景画，全景照片，一连串景象或事，概论；

[例句] Horton looked out over a panorama of fertile valleys and gentle hills.

[例句] ...a gripping panorama of medieval history.

n. 收集，搭车（者），唱机唱头，小卡车；adj. 临时凑成的，偶然认识的；

[例句] ...a pick-up in the housing market...

[例句] The economy remains deep in recession with few signs of a pick-up.

n. 所有人，业主，地主；

[例句] ...the proprietor of a local restaurant...

[例句] He was the sole proprietor with total management control.

n. 水坑，胶土；vt. 使泥泞，把…做成胶土，搅

[例句] The road was shiny with puddles, but the rain was at an end.

[例句] ...puddles of oil.

vt. 削皮，削减，修剪（指甲等）；

[例句] Pare the brown skin from the meat with a very sharp knife...

[例句] He took out a slab of cheese, pared off a slice and ate it hastily.

adj. 描画的，着色的；v. 画，绘画( paint的过去式和过去分词 )，描绘，在…上涂涂料[油漆]，往（指甲、嘴唇等上）施化妆品；

[例句] ...a pot of red paint...

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

adj. 有细毛的；v. 堆起( pile的过去式和过去分词 )，堆叠，放置，装入；

[例句] ...a pile of sand...

[例句] ...a little pile of crumbs...

n. 李子，李树，李属植物，葡萄干，紫红色；adj. 紫红色的，称心如意的（工作或职位）；

[例句] ...plum-coloured silk.

[例句] Laura landed a plum job with a smart art gallery.

n. （声音大而持续或重复的）洪亮的响声，隆隆声，洪亮的钟声，钟乐；vt.& vi. （使）（钟等）鸣响，（雷等）发出隆隆声；

[例句] Church bells pealed at the stroke of midnight.

[例句] I heard a peal of merry laughter.

n. 一群( pack的名词复数 )，包裹，（纸牌的）一副，一组；v. （把…）打包( pack的第三人称单数 )，塞进，拥进，（使）聚集成团；

[例句] When I was 17, I packed my bags and left home...

[例句] I decided to pack a few things and take the kids to my Mum's...