n. （尖物刺成的）小孔( puncture的名词复数 )，（尤指）轮胎穿孔，（尤指皮肤上被刺破的）扎孔，刺伤；v. 在（某物）上穿孔( puncture的第三人称单数 )，刺穿（某物），削弱（某人的傲气、信心等），泄某人的气；

[例句] Somebody helped me mend the puncture.

[例句] ...a tyre that has a slow puncture.

adj. 惊呆的，目瞪口呆的；v. 使吓呆，使惊呆，变僵硬，使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词)；

[例句] I've always been petrified of being alone...

[例句] Most people seem to be petrified of snakes.

vt.& vi. 盗用，挪用（钱财）；

n. 计件工作，按件计酬的工作；

[例句] All my men are on piece-work...

[例句] The tobacco workers were paid on a piecework basis.

逐步采用；

[例句] The Health Secretary told Parliament that the reforms would be phased in over three years...

[例句] The change is part of the government's policy of phasing in Arabic as the official academic language.

n. 舆论，民意，公众意见；

[例句] He mobilized public opinion all over the world against hydrogen-bomb tests.

adv. 人尽皆知地；

打包， 收拾，停止工作， 停止运转；

[例句] They packed up and went home...

[例句] He began packing up his things.

挑选，招惹， 找茬儿， 责备；

[例句] Bullies pick on younger children...

[例句] Mr Adams was repeatedly bullied and picked on by manageress Elizabeth Archer.

v. （使）气恼，（使）焦躁，（使）愤怒；n. 麻烦的事物，怨恨，触怒；

n. （月球等轨道的）近地点；

n. 肯定，确实，确信，积极性；

n. （古罗马社会中的）最下层阶级，工人阶级，尤指无产阶级；

[例句] ...a struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.

n. 保护主义，贸易保护制度；

[例句] ...talks to promote free trade and avert increasing protectionism.

撇开，储备，扔下，积蓄，搁；

[例句] She took up a slice of bread, broke it nervously, then put it aside...

[例句] Encourage children to put aside some of their pocket-money to buy Christmas presents.

n. 诉讼，事项，行径，事件，进程( proceeding的名词复数 )，行动，诉讼，会议记录；

[例句] ...criminal proceedings against the former prime minister...

[例句] The Council had brought proceedings to stop the store from trading on Sundays.

v. 进行( proceed的过去式和过去分词 )，前进，（沿特定路线）行进，（尤指打断后）继续说；

[例句] He proceeded to tell me of my birth...

[例句] He asked for ice for his whiskey and proceeded to get contentedly drunk.

n. 先( priority的名词复数 )，优先，优先权，优先考虑的事；

[例句] Being a parent is her first priority...

[例句] The government's priority is to build more power plants...

n. 退休金，养老金( pension的名词复数 )；

[例句] ...struggling by on a pension.

[例句] ...a company pension scheme.

n. 养育，抚养，教养；v. 教养；

[例句] Parenting is not fully valued by society.

[例句] ...parenting classes.