n. 钳子，老虎钳，夹钳，手钳；

n. 预感，预兆，前兆，征兆，预先的警告（告诫），预诫；

[例句] He had an unshakable premonition that he would die.

[例句] ...a real, genuine premonition of bad news.

n. 假设的事情，假定，预设；

[例句] ...the presupposition that human life must be sustained for as long as possible.

adj. 预言的，先知的，先兆的；

[例句] This ominous warning soon proved prophetic...

[例句] Friends recalled Elisabeth's prophetic words of several years ago.

n. 赞美诗，圣诗，圣歌，(中的)；

[例句] He recited a verse of the twenty-third psalm.

vi. （种子）发芽，充满，富于，聚集；

n. 出版，出版社，出版业；v. 出版(publish的现在分词)，发表，发

[例句] I had a very high-powered job in publishing.

n. 照片，相片( photograph的名词复数 )；

[例句] He wants to take some photographs of the house...

[例句] Her photograph appeared on the front page of The New York Times.

n. 毒药( poison的名词复数 )，酒，极糟的食物，极有害的思想（或心情等）；v. 毒死( poison的第三人称单数 )，污染，放毒于，对…有不良影响；

[例句] Poison from the weaver fish causes paralysis, swelling, and nausea...

[例句] Mercury is a known poison.

v. 保证，许诺，发誓( pledge的过去式和过去分词 )，典当，保证给予（或做），以誓言约束；

[例句] The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region.

[例句] ...a £1.1m pledge of support from the Spanish ministry of culture.

adv. 耐心地，坚韧不拔地；

[例句] The earlier the treatment is given, the better the patient's chances...

[例句] She was tough but wonderful with her patients...

v. 为（演员）提示台词( prompt的过去式和过去分词 )，促使，为（发言者）提示，导致；

[例句] Japan's recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars...

[例句] The need for villagers to control their own destinies has prompted a new plan.

adv. 十分慷慨地，毫不吝惜地，丰富地，繁茂地；

[例句] ...a remedy that produces profuse sweating.

[例句] Then the policeman recognised me, breaking into profuse apologies.

n. 投票，轮询；v. 获得…张票数(poll的ing形式)，对…进行调查，投票；

[例句] There has been a busy start to polling in today's local elections...

[例句] Elections were postponed the day before polling was due to take place.

adv. 热情地，激昂地；

[例句] ...his passionate commitment to peace...

[例句] I'm a passionate believer in public art...

v. 使摆姿势( pose的第三人称单数 )，以…身份出现，招摇，炫耀；

[例句] This could pose a threat to jobs in the coal industry...

[例句] His ill health poses serious problems for the future.

adv. 坚持地，固执地，一个劲儿；

[例句] The allegations have been persistently denied by ministers...

[例句] People with rail season tickets will get refunds if trains are persistently late.

v. 刺入，刺穿，穿透( pierce的过去式和过去分词 )，冲破，突破；

[例句] One bullet pierced the left side of his chest...

[例句] Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.

n. 重击，重击声；v. 连续重击( pound的现在分词 )，咚咚地走，（持续地）苦干，（驾舟时）拍打（水面）；

[例句] Sarajevo took one of its worst poundings in weeks.

[例句] The prospects are that he will give opponents a thorough pounding.

n. 前列腺；adj. 前列腺的；