vi. 渐渐枯竭[消失]，逐渐减少，逐渐减弱，慢慢消失；vt. 使…精疲力竭；n. 彼得（人名）；

[例句] Sometimes he was moving money from one account to another, robbing Peter to pay Paul.

v. 证明( prove的过去式和过去分词 )，检验，试

[例句] We have been accused of exaggerating before, but unfortunately all our reports proved to be true...

[例句] In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.

n. 小管（一种通心粉制品），管子( pipe的名词复数 )，烟斗，管乐器，（管风琴的）音管；

[例句] They had accidentally damaged a gas pipe while drilling...

[例句] The plant makes plastic covered steel pipes for the oil and gas industries.

adj. 可怜的( poor的最高级 )，贫乏的，贫困的，低劣的；

[例句] The reason our schools cannot afford better teachers is because people here are poor...

[例句] He was one of thirteen children from a poor family.

v. 促进( promote的现在分词 )，提升，推销，使 （学生）升级；

[例句] You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth...

[例句] In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.

n. 剥皮，剥下的皮；v. 削[剥]去（水果或蔬菜的皮）( peel的现在分词 )，覆盖层脱落，剥落，剥落，脱落；

[例句] ...grated lemon peel.

[例句] She sat down in the kitchen and began peeling potatoes.

adv. 异常地，尤其地，古怪地，单独地；

[例句] Mr Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour...

[例句] Rachel thought it tasted peculiar.

n. 精神病，精神错乱，精神上极度的紧张，不安；

[例句] He may have some kind of neurosis or psychosis later in life.

[例句] ...senile psychoses.

n. 购买，购置( purchase的名词复数 )，买到的东西；v. 购买( purchase的第三人称单数 )，购买东西；

[例句] He purchased a ticket and went up on the top deck...

[例句] Most of those shares were purchased from brokers.

n. 对虾，明虾，斑节虾；v. 捕虾，捉虾；

[例句] ...a prawn sandwich.

n. （用木塞）堵漏；v. 插上插头( plug的现在分词 )，以（塞子）塞住；

[例句] She put the plug in the sink and filled it with cold water.

[例句] A plug had been inserted in the drill hole.

v. 水煮（荷包蛋）( poach的现在分词 )，侵入他人地界偷猎，漂洗；

[例句] Many wildlife parks are regularly invaded by people poaching game.

[例句] The company authorised its staff to poach customers from the opposition.

假装，进行，举行，逐渐消失，忽视；

[例句] The main demonstration passed off peacefully...

[例句] The event passed off without any major incidents.

倒出， 使流出，涌出，倾诉；

[例句] Larry was pouring out four glasses of champagne...

[例句] Carefully and slowly he poured the beer out.

n. 马铃薯， 土豆，洋芋，土豆块茎；

[例句] ...a political hot potato such as abortion.

n. 桶，提桶，一桶的量；

adj. 现象的，显著的，异常的，能知觉的；

[例句] Exports of Australian wine are growing at a phenomenal rate...

[例句] The performances have been absolutely phenomenal.

adj. 成问题的，有疑问的，不确定的；

[例句] Some places are more problematic than others for women traveling alone.

[例句] ...the problematic business of running an economy.

n. 接近，邻近，接近度，距离，亲近；

[例句] Part of the attraction is Darwin's proximity to Asia...

[例句] He became aware of the proximity of the Afghans...

adj. 家长的，族长的，父权的，父系；

[例句] To feminists she is a classic victim of the patriarchal society...

[例句] I think marriage is used to uphold patriarchal control.