n. [解]骨盆；

vt. 预付，先付，预付（邮资等）；

n. 严守时间，正确，规矩；

[例句] He's always very punctual. I'll see if he's here yet.

adj. （尤指成功的希望渺茫时仍）勇敢的，坚决的；

[例句] The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.

n. 花生，微不足道的人，小人物，很少的钱；adj. 微不足道的；

[例句] ...a packet of peanuts...

[例句] Add 2 tablespoons of peanut oil.

n. 浮游生物；

[例句] ...its usual diet of plankton and other small organisms.

n. 熟练，精通，娴熟；

[例句] Evidence of basic proficiency in English is part of the admission requirement.

n. 代词；

adj. 明白的，明显的，可感知的，摸得出的；

[例句] The tension between Amy and Jim is palpable...

[例句] There is an almost palpable feeling of hopelessness.

n. 丘疹，粉刺，小脓疱；

[例句] ...spots and pimples...

[例句] His face was covered with pimples.

n. 生理学，生理机能；

[例句] ...the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology.

[例句] ...the physiology of respiration.

adj. 微小的，不重要的，无价值的，可鄙的；

[例句] ...a paltry fine of £50...

[例句] They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.

n. 胰，胰腺；

n. （肉体上）剧痛，（精神上）一阵极度的痛苦，苦闷；vt. 使剧痛，折磨；

[例句] For a moment she felt a pang of guilt about the way she was treating him.

[例句] ...hunger pangs.

n. 病理（学），〈比喻〉异常状态；

n. （赎罪的）苦行，苦修；

[例句] ...a time of fasting, penance and pilgrimage...

[例句] The Koran recommends fasting as a penance before pilgrimages.

adj. （人）通晓、使用多种语言的，（书等）用多种语言写的；n. 通晓多种语言的人；

[例句] ...Chicago's polyglot population.

[例句] ...a polyglot who speaks four languages.

n. 伙伴关系，合伙人身份，合作关系，合营公司；

[例句] ...the partnership between Germany's banks and its businesses...

[例句] Alex and Mikhail were in partnership then: Mikhail handled the creative side; Alex was the financier.

n. 传布；v. 涌出( pour的现在分词 )，倾，倒，涌流，倾泻；

[例句] Pour a pool of sauce on two plates and arrange the meat neatly...

[例句] Francis poured a generous measure of the whisky into a fresh glass...

adv. 强大地，强烈地，有效地；

[例句] You're a powerful man — people will listen to you.

[例句] ...Russia and India, two large, powerful countries.