adj. 最低的，最底下的，最小的；
[例句] ...the low garden wall that separated the front garden from next door...
[例句] She put it down on the low table...
adj. 必要的，强制的，必然的，不可避免的；n. 必需品；
[例句] I kept the engine running because it might be necessary to leave fast...
[例句] We will do whatever is necessary to stop them...
adv. 立刻，马上，一会儿，不久，快，宁愿；
[例句] You'll be hearing from us very soon...
[例句] This chance has come sooner than I expected...
n. 校长，总统，总裁，董事长；
[例句] ...President Mubarak...
[例句] The White House says the president would veto the bill.
adj. 先前的，以前的，过早的，（时间上）稍前的；adv. 在先，在…以前；
[例句] She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage...
[例句] He has no previous convictions.
n. 系列，连续，串联，（广播或电视上题材或角色相同的）系列节目，级数；
[例句] ...a series of meetings with students and political leaders.
[例句] ...a series of explosions.
n. 地位，情形，状态，身份；
[例句] People of higher status tend more to use certain drugs.
[例句] ...women and men of wealth and status.
vt. 使负担重，消耗精力，向…征税，责备，谴责；n. 税，税额，负担；
[例句] No-one enjoys paying tax...
[例句] They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases.
n. 规定，条项，条款，预备，准备，设备，供应，（一批）供应品，生活物质，储备物资；vt.& vi. 为…提供所需物品（尤指食物）；
[例句] The department is responsible for the provision of residential care services.
[例句] ...nursery provision for children with special needs.
adj. 神智清楚的，理性的，理智的，合理的；n. 合理的事物，[数]有理数，懂道理的人，人类，〈英〉合理的服装；
[例句] He's asking you to look at both sides of the case and come to a rational decision...
[例句] Mary was able to short-circuit her stress response by keeping her thoughts calm and rational.
vt. 浸泡，浸透，吸入，沉浸在（工作或学习中），湿透；vi. 浸泡，渗透或浸透，渗出，讲话者暂停了一下，[俚语] 酗酒；n. 湿透，酒鬼，浸湿性，[俚语]醉汉；
[例句] Soak the beans for 2 hours...
[例句] He turned off the water and left the dishes to soak.
n. 痛苦，不幸，穷困，悲惨的境遇；
[例句] All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy.
[例句] ...the miseries of his youth.
vt.& vi. 认捐，捐赠，签署，题词，署名，认购，订阅，订购；
[例句] I've personally never subscribed to the view that either sex is superior to the other.
[例句] My main reason for subscribing to New Scientist is to keep abreast of advances in science.
vt. 使倾斜，（在马上）拿枪扎，抨击，攻击；vi. 倾斜，〈美〉有倾向性，偏袒，抨击；n. 倾斜，歪斜，斜坡，坡度，马上刺枪比赛，跳动锤，落锤；
[例句] She tilted the mirror and began to comb her hair...
[例句] Leonard tilted his chair back on two legs and stretched his long body...
vt. 陪伴，陪同，附加，补充，与…共存，为…伴奏；vi. 伴奏；
[例句] Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa...
[例句] She was accompanied by her younger brother...
n. 基础，主要成分，基准，基本原则；
[例句] We're going to be meeting there on a regular basis...
[例句] The tea is prepared on a rota basis by the lady members...
vt. 欺骗，诈骗，误导，愚弄，躲避，逃脱；vi. 作弊，行骗，犯规，俚〉不忠，消磨，解（闷），消除（疲劳）；n. 欺骗（行为），骗子，雀麦，〈美俚〉反光镜；
[例句] Students may be tempted to cheat in order to get into top schools.
[例句] Cheats will be disqualified.
n. 成分，零件，[数]要素，组分；adj. 组成的，合成的，构成的，成分的；
[例句] Enriched uranium is a key component of a nuclear weapon...
[例句] The management plan has four main components...
n. 国会，代表大会，（用于某些国家的政党名称）国民大会，社交；vi. 开会，集合；
[例句] A lot has changed after the party congress.
[例句] ...a congress of coal miners.
n. 消费，肺病，耗尽，[医学]消耗性疾病；
[例句] The laws have led to a reduction in fuel consumption in the US.
[例句] ...a tax on the consumption of non-renewable energy resources.