n. 塔，楼塔，要害地，〈罕〉（负伤鸟的）笔直向上飞，〈美〉铁路信号所；vi. 远远高于，远远超过，高耸，超越；na. “Towers“的变体；
[例句] ...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers.
[例句] ...the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
n. 假期，休假，[古] 空出，撤出，辞去；vi. 度假；
[例句] During his summer vacation he visited Russia...
[例句] Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation?
n. 接受者，收款员，接收器，无线电接收机，（破产公司的）官方接管人；
[例句] Auto-tuning VHF receivers are now common in cars.
[例句] Between July and September, a total of 1,059 firms called in the receiver.
adj. 驯服的，平淡的，无精打采的；v. 驯服，抑制；
[例句] The deer never became tame; they would run away if you approached them.
[例句] Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame...
aux. 将，将要，愿意，会，打算，大概；v. (will 的过去式，用于转述)将；
[例句] No one believed he would actually kill himself...
[例句] Would he always be like this?…
vt. 提名…为候选人，任命，挑选，指定（时间、日期、名称等）；
[例句] Under party rules each candidate has to be nominated by 55 Labour MPs...
[例句] The public will be able to nominate candidates for awards such as the MBE.
n. 废料，残余物，小片，吵架；vt. 废弃，取消，抛弃，报废；vi. 吵架，打架；adj. 废弃的，零星的，剩余的，由零碎（或废料）组成的；
[例句] A crumpled scrap of paper was found in her handbag...
[例句] ...a fire fueled by scraps of wood...
vt. 思索，猜测，推测；vi. 投机，推测，思索；
[例句] Critics of the project speculate about how many hospitals could be built instead...
[例句] It would be unfair to Debby's family to speculate on the reasons for her suicide...
n. 绕，缠，线圈，弯曲；adj. 弯曲的，蜿蜒的，旋的，盘绕的；
[例句] There was a strong wind blowing...
[例句] Then the wind dropped and the surface of the sea was still...
n. 通风孔，排气孔，（感情等的）发泄，吐露，（鸟，虫，鱼的）肛门；vt.& vi. 表达，发泄（感情，尤指愤怒），给…开孔，放出，（通过排泄等）减轻压力；
[例句] Quite a lot of steam escaped from the vent at the front of the machine...
[例句] There was a small air vent in the ceiling.
vt. 驾驶，航行于，使通过；vi. 驾驶，航
[例句] Captain Cook safely navigated his ship without accident for 100 voyages...
[例句] The purpose of the visit was to navigate into an ice-filled fiord.
adj. 已经通过的，已经过去的，考试及格的，（指红利）未及时发放的；v. 走过( pass的过去式和过去分词 )，通过，批准，度过；
[例句] As she passed the library door, the telephone began to ring...
[例句] Jane stood aside to let her pass...
adj. 镶环（轮，圈）的，轮状的，被包围的；
[例句] He rang me at my mother's...
[例句] If you'd like more information, ring the Hotline on 414 3929...
vt.& vi. （改变…以）适应，调整，校正，调准（望远镜等），对准，校正，校准（机械等），核算（盈亏），[保]评定（赔偿要求）；
[例句] We have been preparing our fighters to adjust themselves to civil society...
[例句] I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well...
vt. 影响，假装，感动，（疾病）侵袭；n. 感情，情感，心情，[精神病学]（表露或觉察到的）情绪反应；
[例句] Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries...
[例句] More than seven million people have been affected by drought.
vt. 改变，更改，改建（房屋），（人）变老；vi. 改变，修改；
[例句] Little had altered in the village...
[例句] They have never altered their programmes by a single day.
n. 帮助，援助，机器助手，辅助装置；vt. 帮助，援助，帮助某人做某事，搀扶（某人）上下车；vi. 援助，出席，参加；
[例句] Julia was assisting him to prepare his speech...
[例句] The family decided to assist me with my chores...
vi. 吠叫，厉声说话；vt. 大声喊出，厉声说出；n. 犬吠声，似吠声，树皮；
[例句] Don't let the dogs bark...
[例句] A small dog barked at a seagull he was chasing.
n. 破坏，破裂，缺口，违
[例句] The newspaper breached the code of conduct on privacy...
[例句] The film breached the criminal libel laws.
n. 生涯，职业，事业；vi. 全速前进，猛冲；
[例句] She is now concentrating on a career as a fashion designer...
[例句] Dennis had recently begun a successful career conducting opera.