n. （演出或活动的）程序，计划，节目，课程；vt. 计划，训练，培养，预调；vi. 编程序，制作节目；
[例句] The general argued that the nuclear programme should still continue...
[例句] The programme of sell-offs has been implemented by the new chief executive.
adj. 尽责的，承担责任，负有责任的，懂道理的；
[例句] He still felt responsible for her death...
[例句] I want you to do everything you can to find out who's responsible.
adj. 重要的，显著的，有重大意义的，意味深长的；
[例句] A small but significant number of 11-year-olds are illiterate.
[例句] ...foods that offer a significant amount of protein...
adj. 技术（性）的，工艺的，学术（上）的，专门（技术）的，艺术的，[法]根据法律的，法律上的，[商]人造的，用工业方法制造的，由市场内部因素（如投机等）引起的，〈美俚〉外表的，表面上的，浅薄的；
[例句] In order to reach this limit a number of technical problems will have to be solved.
[例句] ...jobs that require technical knowledge...
adj. 徒劳的，自负的，无结果的，无用的；
[例句] The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule...
[例句] I was singing in a vain effort to cheer him up.
vi. 变化，不同，偏离，[生]变异；vt. 使不同，使多样化，[音乐]变奏；
[例句] As they're handmade, each one varies slightly...
[例句] The text varies from the earlier versions...
vi. 进行，前进，（沿特定路线）行进，（尤指打断后）继续说；n. 收入，获利；
[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. 燃烧的颗粒，火星，火花，余火，（金属的）发光的颗粒，电火花；vi. 发出火星，发出闪光，热烈赞同，正常运转；vt. 发动，触发，激起运动，鼓舞；
[例句] The fire gradually got bigger and bigger. Sparks flew off in all directions.
[例句] He passed an electric spark through a mixture of gases.
adj. 最后的，极限的，首要的，最大的；n. 终极，顶点，基本原理，基本事实；
[例句] He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome...
[例句] The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
n. 跟踪；v. 跟踪( track的现在分词 )，跟踪摄影，留下（脏）足迹，追随（潮流等）；
[例句] We set off once more, over a rough mountain track.
[例句] The two men turned to watch the horses going round the track.
n. 适应，顺应，改编，改编本，适应性的改变，同化；
[例句] ...Branagh's screen adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry the Fifth.
[例句] Most living creatures are capable of adaptation when compelled to do so.
vt. 预感，预见，预料，先于…行动；vi. 过早地提出，过早地考虑（或说、做）一件事，（在口头或用文字）预言，预测；
[例句] At the time we couldn't have anticipated the result of our campaigning...
[例句] It is anticipated that the equivalent of 192 full-time jobs will be lost...
vt. 授予，奖给，判给，判归，判定；n. 奖品，（仲裁人、公断人的）裁定，（法院、法官的）判决，裁定书；
[例句] ...the Booker prize, Britain's top award for fiction...
[例句] She presented a bravery award to schoolgirl Caroline Tucker.
n. 气球，热气球，[建]球饰；vt. 膨胀，涨大，乘热气球飞行，使激增；adj. 气球状的，（货物等）分量轻而体积大的，（分期付款）最后一笔大数目的；vi. 乘气球飞行，膨胀，激增；
[例句] She popped a balloon with her fork.
[例句] They are to attempt to be the first to circle the Earth non-stop by balloon.
adj. 明亮的，美好的，闪耀的，才华横溢的；n. 宝石，钻石；
[例句] She had a brilliant mind...
[例句] It was his brilliant performance in 'My Left Foot' that established his reputation.
n. 烟蒂，屁股，笑柄，（武器或工具的）粗大的一端，大酒桶；vt.& vi. 用头撞或顶，碰撞；
[例句] Frieda grinned, pinching him on the butt.
[例句] Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests...
adj. 特有的，独特的，表示特性的，显示…的特征的；n. 特性，特征，特色，[数]（对数的）首数，独特性，性质；
[例句] Genes determine the characteristics of every living thing.
[例句] ...their physical characteristics.
vt. 挑选，认为…比其它更可取，决定或选定；vi. 选择，进行挑选；
[例句] They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections...
[例句] This week he has chosen Peter Mandelson to replace Mo Mowlam...
adj. 喜剧的，滑稽的，好笑的，连环画的；n. 连环漫画，喜剧演员，滑稽人物，滑稽新闻；
[例句] The novel is comic and tragic...
[例句] Most of these trips had exciting or comic moments.
vt. 使困窘，使混乱，使困惑，使更难于理解；vi. 使糊涂；
[例句] Great care is taken to avoid confusing the two types of projects...
[例句] I can't see how anyone could confuse you with another!