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.

adj. 磨光的，擦亮的，完美的，精良的，优雅的；v. 使光滑，擦亮(polish的过去式和过去分词)；

[例句] He is polished, charming, articulate and an excellent negotiator.

[例句] It was simply a very polished performance.

adj. 太古的，原始状态的，纯朴的，纯洁的，未受腐蚀的，新鲜的；

[例句] Now the house is in pristine condition.

[例句] ...pristine white shirts.

n. 废话，空话；

[例句] We don't want all that palaver, do we?

adj. 不诚实的，背信弃义的；

[例句] Their feet will trample on the dead bodies of their perfidious aggressors.

n. （捣碎或碾磨用的）杵；

adj. 辛辣的，开胃的，刺激的，有趣的；

[例句] ...a crisp mixed salad with an unusually piquant dressing.

[例句] There may well have been a piquant novelty about her books when they came out.

n. 争论，辩论，辩论者，争论者；adj. 辩论的，好争论的；

[例句] ...a polemic against the danger of secret societies...

[例句] The book is both a history and a passionate polemic for tolerance.

n. 百姓，平民，人口；

[例句] ...a large proportion of the populace.

adj. 猪的，似猪的；

n. 获得，取得，采购；

[例句] Russia was cutting procurement of new weapons 'by about 80 per cent', he said.

加起来， 总计，与应有的数量相符，合乎情理；

[例句] Police said they arrested Olivia because her statements did not add up...

[例句] Well, I could be wrong, but it all seems to add up.

偿还，报复，报答，偿付；

[例句] He burst into tears, begging her to forgive him and swearing to pay back everything he had stolen...

[例句] I'll pay you back that two quid tomorrow.

逐渐发生，展开，结束，使精疲力竭；

[例句] Her union reforms were played out against a background of rising unemployment...

[例句] The film has eerie parallels with the drama being played out in real life.

包裹，圆满完成，（使）穿得暖和(wrap somebody/yourself up)，注意力完全集中于…；

[例句] Markus has wrapped up warmly in a woolly hat...

[例句] Kids just love being able to romp around in the fresh air without having to wrap up warm...

n. 恳求，请求，辩论，辩护，[法]诉状，诉讼程序；adj. 恳求的，请求的；v. 恳求，请求(plead的现在分词)，抗辩，答辩，恳求，请求；

[例句] ...his pleading eyes.

[例句] ...the pleading expression on her face...

n. 男妓，皮条客，妓院老板，引人作坏事的人；vi. 拉皮条，帮助干坏事；

[例句] He stole, lied, deceived and pimped his way out of poverty.

adj. 纯的( pure的比较级 )，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.

v. 涌出( pour的过去式和过去分词 )，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...