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. 独裁，专政，独裁权，执政者的职位（任期）；

[例句] ...a new era of democracy after a long period of military dictatorship in the country.

[例句] ...countries which are ruled by dictatorships.

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. （因痛苦、气愤、兴奋等的）短而尖的叫声；vi. 发出短而尖的叫声；

[例句] Her dog yelped and came to heel.

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...

vi. 和谈，谈判；

[例句] ...a place where we meet and parley...

[例句] I don't think you've ever tried parleying with Gleed, have you?

n. 荚，豆荚，（飞机的）吊舱，（航天器或船只上可与船只主体分离的）分离舱；vi. 结豆荚；vt. 把（豆等）剥出荚，去荚；

[例句] ...fresh peas in the pod.

[例句] ...hot red pepper pods.

做，（使）在内，在…上花费，选举…执政；

[例句] Wade was going to be paid a salary, instead of by the hour, whether he put in forty hours or not...

[例句] They've put in time and effort to keep the strike going...

vt. 安置（position的过去式与过去分词形式）；

[例句] The ship was identified, and its name and position were reported to the coastguard...

[例句] This conservatory enjoys an enviable position overlooking a leafy expanse.

n. 测绘，标图；v. 密谋( plot的现在分词 )，绘制，把…分成小块，为（文学作品）设计情节；

[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.