adv. 过早地，贸然地；

[例句] Accidents are still the number one cause of premature death for Americans...

[例句] His career was brought to a premature end by a succession of knee injuries.

v. 用拳猛击( punch的过去式和过去分词 )，打孔；

[例句] After punching him on the chin she wound up hitting him over the head...

[例句] He punched the wall angrily, then spun round to face her.

n. 小块( patch的名词复数 )，斑，补丁，小块土地；v. 补( patch的第三人称单数 )，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.

adj. 去皮的；v. 削[剥]去（水果或蔬菜的皮）( peel的过去式和过去分词 )，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.

n. 卖淫，滥用某事物，出卖灵魂；

[例句] She eventually drifts into prostitution.

[例句] ...the leader of a drugs and prostitution ring.

n. 流行，盛行，普遍，（疾病等的）流行程度；

[例句] This condition is more prevalent in women than in men...

[例句] Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women...

n. 保护( protection的名词复数 )，贸易保护措施，保险，（向歹徒缴纳的）保护费；

[例句] Such a diet is widely believed to offer protection against a number of cancers...

[例句] It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide protection for our children...

待发的；

[例句] Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern...

[例句] It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack...

adj. 准军事的，辅助军事的；n. 准军事部队的成员；

[例句] Searches by the army and paramilitary forces have continued today...

[例句] Paramilitary police units are taking part in rescue efforts.

adj. 纯的( pure的最高级 )，单纯的，纯真的，干净的；

[例句] ...a carton of pure orange juice.

[例句] In remote regions, the air is pure and the crops are free of poisonous insecticides.

n. 怜悯( pity的名词复数 )，同情，可惜的事，憾事；v. 同情，怜悯( pity的第三人称单数 )，觉得…可鄙；

[例句] He felt a sudden tender pity for her...

[例句] She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.

abbr. popular concerts 流行音乐会，popular tunes 流行曲调；n. 流行音乐( pop的名词复数 )，汽水，（尤用作称呼）爸，（迅速打上的）记号；v. （意外地、突然地）出现( pop的第三人称单数 )，突然出现，发出爆裂声，（突然地）行动；

[例句] ...the perfect combination of Caribbean rhythms, European pop, and American soul...

[例句] Which great British pop band had a hit with 'In the Army Now'?

v. 水果的肉质部分( pulp的现在分词 )，果肉，纸浆，低级书刊；

[例句] The olives are crushed to a pulp by stone rollers.

[例句] Make maximum use of the whole fruit, including the pulp which is high in fibre.

n. 限制性条款，附文；

[例句] I told Norman I would invest in his venture as long as he agreed to one proviso...

[例句] Okay, with the proviso that Jane agrees, I accept.

n. 南瓜，南瓜的果肉，南瓜囊，〈俚〉重要人物；

[例句] Quarter the pumpkin and remove the seeds.

[例句] ...pumpkin pie.

n. 窗玻璃，窗格，嵌板，方框；vt. 装窗玻璃于，镶嵌板于，用染色小布片拼做（衣服）；

adv. 主要地，大部分；

[例句] This is principally because the major export markets are slowing...

[例句] Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.

adv. 占主导地位地，显著地，占优势地；

[例句] The landscape has remained predominantly rural in appearance.

[例句] ...a predominantly female profession...

adj. 人口众多的，人口稠密的；

[例句] Indonesia, with 216 million people, is the fourth most populous country in the world.

n. 纸莎草，纸莎草纸；