adj. 爱挑剔的，要求极度精确的；

[例句] He is a very rigorous man, very persnickety.

n. 少量，少许，微薄的工资，少量的收入；

[例句] Her secretaries work tirelessly for a pittance.

vi. 超过，胜过；

adj. 过分拘谨的；adv. 过分拘谨地；

[例句] I'm not prudish but I think these photographs are obscene.

n. 生理学者；

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

[例句] ...the physiology of respiration.

n. 上油漆( painting的名词复数 )，作画，（一幅）水彩画，涂漆；

[例句] ...a large oil-painting of Queen Victoria.

[例句] ...two hobbies she really enjoyed, painting and gardening.

v. 颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )，暴跌，骤降，突降；

[例句] At least 50 people died when a bus plunged into a river...

[例句] He ran down the steps to the pool terrace and plunged in.

n. 出版者，出版商，出版社( publisher的名词复数 )；

[例句] The publishers planned to produce the journal on a weekly basis.

n. 娱乐( pleasure的名词复数 )，愉快，愿望，快乐的事物；

[例句] Watching sport gave him great pleasure...

[例句] Everybody takes pleasure in eating...

v. 保护( protect的现在分词 )，防护，投保，关税保护；

[例句] So, what can women do to protect themselves from heart disease?...

[例句] A long thin wool coat and a purple headscarf protected her against the wind...

n. 生产( production的名词复数 )，产量，产品，出示；

[例句] That model won't go into production before late 1990.

[例句] ...tax incentives to encourage domestic production of oil.

adj. 促销的，增进的；

[例句] You can use the logo in all your promotional material.

adj. （人或罪行）该处罚的，可惩罚的；

[例句] Treason in this country is still punishable by death...

[例句] They called on the authorities to make slavery a punishable offence.

n. 柱廊，（有圆柱的）门廊；

n. 费用( premium的名词复数 )，保险费，额外费用，（商品定价、贷款利息等以外的）加价；

[例句] It is too early to say whether insurance premiums will be affected.

[例句] Even if customers want 'solutions', most are not willing to pay a premium for them...

n. 笔( pen的名词复数 )，钢笔，圆珠笔，写作；

[例句] I really intended to pen this letter to you early this morning...

[例句] She penned a short memo to his private secretary.

n. 专利( patent的名词复数 )，专利品，独享的权利，素质；

[例句] P&G applied for a patent on its cookies...

[例句] He held a number of patents for his many innovations...

v. 提议，建议( propose的第三人称单数 )，打算，提供（解释），提出（行动，计划或供表决的方案等）；

[例句] Britain is about to propose changes to some institutions...

[例句] It was George who first proposed that we dry clothes in that locker.

n. 腌菜( pickle的名词复数 )，处于困境，遇到麻烦，菜酱；

[例句] Another strong Yorkshire country tradition is making pickles and chutneys.

[例句] ...jars of pickle.

v. 探索，用探针（或探测器等）探查，探测( probe的过去式和过去分词 )，盘问，（用试探性袭击等）侦察（敌情），用尖物刺穿（物件）；

[例句] The more they probed into his background, the more inflamed their suspicions would become...

[例句] For three years, I have probed for understanding...