adj. 易弯的，柔韧的，柔顺的，能适应的；

[例句] As your baby grows bigger, his bones become less pliable...

[例句] The finely twined baskets are made with young, pliable spruce roots.

n. 以掠夺为生的人，捕食其他动物的动物，食肉动物；

[例句] The company is worried about takeovers by various predators.

adj. 断然的，不容置辩的，傲慢的，专横的；

[例句] With a brief, almost peremptory gesture he pointed to a chair.

vt. 安抚，抚慰，使平静，使和解，平息；

[例句] He smiled, trying to placate me...

[例句] 'I didn't mean to upset you,' Agnew said in a placating voice.

adj. 有远见的，节俭的；

vi. 删除，减少；vt. 修剪（树木等），删除，剪去，精简某事物，除去某事物多余的部分；n. 西梅脯，西梅干，深紫红色，傻瓜，〈美〉没趣的人，讨厌的人；

[例句] You have to prune a bush if you want fruit...

[例句] There is no best way to prune.

n. 程度( pitch的名词复数 )，斜度，颠簸，沥青；v. 投( pitch的第三人称单数 )，用沥青涂，排列，把…定于特定角度；

[例句] There was a swimming-pool, cricket pitches, playing fields...

[例句] Their conduct both on and off the pitch was excellent.

vt. 加标点符号，不时打断，加强，强调；vt. 不时打断某事物，使用标点符号；

[例句] The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic.

n. 宫，宫殿，（主教）邸宅，宏伟大厦，华丽的娱乐场所；

[例句] ...Buckingham Palace...

[例句] They entered the palace courtyard.

n. 预防，预防法，阻止，制止，妨碍，阻碍物，[谚]治病不如防病；

[例句] These methods prevent pregnancy...

[例句] Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing...

adj. 悲观的，厌世的，悲观主义的；

[例句] Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future...

[例句] Hardy has often been criticised for an excessively pessimistic view of life.

n. [数]参数，参量，限制因素，决定因素；

[例句] That would be enough to make sure we fell within the parameters of our loan agreement.

[例句] ...some of the parameters that determine the taste of a wine.

n. 范例，样式，模范，词形变化表；

[例句] ...a new paradigm of production.

[例句] He had become the paradigm of the successful man.

vt. 使永存，使不朽，使不灭，保持；adj. 长存的；

[例句] We must not perpetuate the religious divisions of the past...

[例句] This image is a myth perpetuated by the media.

n. 颜料，色料，[生]色素；vt. 给…着色；vi. 呈现颜色；

[例句] The Romans used natural pigments on their fabrics and walls.

[例句] ...the brown pigment in the skin.

adj. 狂妄的，自命不凡的，自负的，虚伪的，矫饰的，做作的；

[例句] His response was full of pretentious nonsense...

[例句] This pub was of a very different type, smaller, less pretentious.

n. 画像，肖像，描述，描写，叙述；

[例句] Mr Ying is well-known for his portrayal of a prison guard in the film 'The Last Emperor'.

[例句] 'Scene with a Winding River' (1827) is a near-monochrome portrayal of a wood infused with silvery light.

n. 全神贯注，入神，当务之急，使人全神贯注的事物，偏见，成见；

[例句] Karouzos's poetry shows a profound preoccupation with the Orthodox Church...

[例句] In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.

n. 防腐剂，预防法，防护层；adj. 防腐的，（能）保存的，储藏的，有保护力的；

[例句] Nitrates are used as preservatives in food manufacture...

[例句] Though the panels come pre-treated, they needed a final sealing with two coats of preservative.

n. 挑衅，挑拨，激怒，刺激，愤怒，愤怒的原因；

[例句] He denies murder on the grounds of provocation...

[例句] The soldiers fired without provocation...