n. 家长，族长，元老，（特指）犹太民族的祖先，创始人，鼻祖；

[例句] The patriarch of the house, Mr Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the neighbourhood...

[例句] Joseph Kennedy, the clan's patriarch, communicated with Bobby in a series of notes.

adj. 悔罪的，悔过的；n. 后悔者，忏悔者；

[例句] Robert Gates sat before them, almost penitent about the past...

[例句] She is deeply penitent.

adj. 有洞察力的，判断力强的，有识别力的；

[例句] ...one of the most perspicacious and perceptive historians of that period.

adj. （指风、寒冷等）刺骨的，（眼睛或眼神）锐利的，锋利的，打动人心的；v. 刺入，穿透( pierce的现在分词)；

[例句] A piercing scream split the air.

[例句] ...a piercing whistle.

vt. 将…弄碎，将…弄成粉末或尘埃，摧毁，粉碎；

[例句] ...the economic policies which pulverised the economy during the 1980s...

[例句] A factory making armaments had been bombed the night before and a residential area not far away had been pulverized.

n. 计划，规划；v. “plan”的现在分词，计划，设计；

[例句] The trip needs careful planning...

[例句] The new system is still in the planning stages.

n. 抽吸[动、水、空]，泵唧[送]，汲取，充[打]气，泵作用；v. 用抽水机汲水( pump的现在分词 )，给…打气，用泵（或泵样器官等）输送，涌出；

[例句] ...pumps that circulate the fuel around in the engine...

[例句] There was no water in the building, just a pump in the courtyard...

n. 袋( pocket的名词复数 )，（附在车门上、提包内等的）小口袋，球袋，钱财；

[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. 幂( power的名词复数 )，能力，权力，功力；

[例句] She interviewed six women who have reached positions of great power and influence...

[例句] In a democracy, power must be divided.

n. （教堂或大学）的围地，选区，管辖区，界限，范围；

[例句] The Centre was a pedestrian precinct with a bandstand in the middle.

[例句] The shooting occurred in the 34th Precinct.

n. 防护器，保护装置，保护者，护国公，[英史]摄政者；

[例句] Many mothers see their son as a potential protector and provider.

[例句] He was the only National League umpire to wear an outside chest protector.

n. 雷管，装填物，起爆药，底漆；

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

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

n. 置放者，推棒；v. 闲荡，行为懒散，混过；

[例句] I started puttering around outside, not knowing what I was doing...

[例句] She liked to putter in the kitchen.

n. 照片，相片；vt.& vi. （给…）拍照；

[例句] We must take a photo!...

[例句] I've got a photo of him on the wall.

n. （车辆等的）停放，停车场所，停车位；v. 停车(park的ing形式)；

[例句] In many towns parking is allowed only on one side of the street...

[例句] I knew I'd never find a parking space in the Square.

n. 枕头，垫子，花边垫子；vt. 搁于枕上，当作枕头用；vi. 以…为枕；

n. 专业人员，职业选手，老手；adj. 职业的，专业的；prep. 赞成，支持；

[例句] In the professional theater, there is a tremendous need to prove that you're a pro...

[例句] I have enjoyed playing with some of the top pros from Europe and America.

adj. 保护的，防护的，保护贸易的；

[例句] Protective gloves reduce the absorption of chemicals through the skin...

[例句] Protective measures are necessary if the city's monuments are to be preserved.

adj. 爱国的，有爱国心的，爱国主义的；

[例句] Woosnam is fiercely patriotic...

[例句] The crowd sang 'Land of Hope and Glory' and other patriotic songs.

vi. 主持，指挥，担任会议主席；

[例句] The PM presided over a meeting of his inner Cabinet...

[例句] He presided at the trial of the Maguire Seven...