vt. 提出（问题、计划等）供考虑[讨论]，提议；

[例句] Zoologist Eugene Morton has propounded a general theory of the vocal sounds that animals make.

n. 博爱，慈善活动，慈善事业；

[例句] ...a retired banker well known for his philanthropy.

n. 百分比，百分数，百分之一；adj. 百分之…的，每一百中有…的，百分之…支付利息的；adv. 以百分之…地，每一百中有…地；

n. 公主，王妃（王族女性成员），女巨头，女名家，女王；

[例句] Princess Anne topped the guest list.

[例句] ...Caroline Lindon, Princess of Monaco.

n. 发音，读法，发音方法，发音方式；

[例句] She gave the word its French pronunciation...

[例句] You're going to have to forgive my pronunciation.

n. 木偶，傀儡，受他人操纵的人；

[例句] When the invasion occurred he ruled as a puppet of the occupiers...

[例句] He warned there would be a 'social explosion' if the army installed another puppet prime minister.

n. 摄影，摄影术，一组照片；

[例句] Photography is one of her hobbies.

[例句] ...some of the top names in fashion photography.

n. 散文，单调，平凡，枯燥无味的话，无聊的议论；vt. 用散文写，把…改写成散文，平淡无趣地写，啰啰唆唆地讲；

[例句] Shute's prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental...

[例句] What he has to say is expressed in prose of exceptional lucidity and grace.

n. 天文馆，天象仪；

n. （药的）一服，一剂；

adj. 预备的，准备的，筹备的，初步的；adv. 在先前，作为准备；n. 大学预科，私立预科学校；

[例句] At least a year's preparatory work will be necessary before building can start.

[例句] ...preparatory talks for this week's summit in the Maldive Islands.

n. 代表权，代理人，代替物，委托书，代理服务器；

[例句] Those not attending the meeting may vote by proxy.

[例句] Price differences are used as a proxy for differences in quality.

vi. 支吾，搪塞，说谎；n. 推诿的人，撒谎的人；

[例句] British ministers continued to prevaricate.

adj. 挥霍的，浪费的，放荡的，行为不检点的；n. 放荡的人，浪子，肆意挥霍者；

[例句] ...the most profligate consumer of energy in the world.

n. 记录，[会计]过帐，记账，委派；v. 邮寄，张贴(post的现在分词)，公布；

[例句] He was rewarded with a posting to New York...

[例句] Relevant work experience is required for overseas postings.

n. 迫害或受迫害，烦扰，苛求，困扰；

[例句] ...the persecution of minorities.

[例句] ...victims of political persecution...

adj. 闹着玩的，爱玩的，戏谑的；

[例句] ...a playful kiss on the tip of his nose.

[例句] ...a playful fight...

n. 通道( passage的名词复数 )，经过，通路，（文章的）一段；

[例句] Harry stepped into the passage and closed the door behind him.

[例句] ...up some stairs and along a narrow passage towards a door.

adj. 父母的，亲代的，[生]（杂种）亲本的，作为来源[渊源]的；

[例句] Medical treatment was sometimes given to children without parental consent...

[例句] Parental attitudes vary widely.

v. 补( patch的过去式和过去分词 )，修理，调停，解决；

[例句] ...the bald patch on the top of his head...

[例句] There was a small patch of blue in the grey clouds.