n. 发起者，主办者，担保者，倡议者，提案人，后援组织；vt. 赞助；
[例句] Mercury, in association with The Independent, is sponsoring Britain's first major Pop Art exhibition for over 20 years...
[例句] The competition was sponsored by Ruinart Champagne...
n. （缝纫或编织中的）一针，缝法，衣服，（缝合伤口的）缝线；vt. 缝，缝补，缝合裂口，缝缀；vi. 缝针，缝纫；
[例句] Fold the fabric and stitch the two layers together...
[例句] We stitched incessantly.
adj. 表面（上）的，肤浅的，缺乏深度的，一知半解的；
[例句] This guy is a superficial yuppie with no intellect whatsoever...
[例句] The tone of his book is consistently negative, occasionally arrogant, and often superficial.
vi. 谈判，协商，交涉；vt. 谈判达成，成功越过，议价出售；
[例句] It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats...
[例句] When you have two adversaries negotiating, you need to be on neutral territory...
vt.& vi. 监督，管理，指
[例句] University teachers have refused to supervise students' examinations...
[例句] He supervised and trained more than 400 volunteers.
vt. 违反，妨碍，侵犯，亵渎，强奸；
[例句] They went to prison because they violated the law...
[例句] They violated the ceasefire agreement.
n. 新兵，（机构中的）新成员，新学生；vt. 招聘，征募，吸收某人为新成员，动员…（提供帮助），雇用；vi. 征募新兵，得到补充，得到补偿，恢复健康；
[例句] The police are trying to recruit more black and Asian officers...
[例句] In recruiting students to Computer Systems Engineering, the University looks for evidence of all-round ability...
n. 账( account的名词复数 )，帐目，报告，（关于特定事务或事件的口头或笔头的）描述；
[例句] Some banks make it difficult to open an account...
[例句] I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.
v. 演奏( play的现在分词 )，演出，参加比赛，捉弄；
[例句] ...invite the children round to play...
[例句] They played in the little garden...
vt. 检修，维修（service的过去式与过去分词形式）；
[例句] Britain still boasts the cheapest postal service...
[例句] We have started a campaign for better nursery and school services...
vt. 做广告，做宣传，通告，通知，宣扬；vi. 登广告，做广告，做宣传；
[例句] The players can advertise baked beans, but not rugby boots...
[例句] In 1991, the house was advertised for sale at $49,000...
n. 晾，（电视台或无线电台）广播，（开车、骑车或骑马）兜风，（意见等的）公开发表；v. 晾晒( air的现在分词 )，烘干，播送，广播；
[例句] Draughts help to circulate air...
[例句] Keith opened the window and leaned out into the cold air.
n. 经历，（比例）前项，前件，祖先；adj. 在前的，在先的，先行的；
[例句] We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.
[例句] It was permissible to take account of antecedent legislation.
vt. 使挫伤；vi. 碰伤，擦伤；n. 瘀伤，青肿，擦伤，伤痕，（感情受到的）伤害；
[例句] How did you get that bruise on your cheek?...
[例句] She was treated for cuts and bruises.
n. （大）体积，大块，大量，大多数，大部分，主体；vt.& vi. 变得越来越大（或重要）；vi. 显得庞大，形成大块，堆积起来；vt. 使凝聚成一团或形成一堆；adj. 大批的，大量的，散装的；
[例句] The truck pulled out of the lot, its bulk unnerving against the dawn.
[例句] ...the shadowy bulk of an ancient barn.
v. 切碎，砍，向下猛击，降低，终止；n. 砍，剁，排骨，掌劈，嘴周围的地方；
[例句] Chop the butter into small pieces...
[例句] Chop the onions very finely...
n. 〈俚〉警察，管纱，〈英方〉（山）顶；vt. 偷盗，抓住，获得，取走；
[例句] Frank didn't like having the cops know where to find him.
[例句] Motel owners and restaurant managers copped it for neglecting their clients.
n. （细）绳，灯心绒裤；vt. 用绳子捆绑，堆积（柴薪）；
[例句] The door had been tied shut with a length of nylon cord.
[例句] ...gilded cords and tassels.
n. 摇篮，发源地，发祥地，吊架，支架，婴儿时期；vt. 将…置于摇篮中，轻轻地抱或捧，抚养，把…搁在支架上；
[例句] I dropped the receiver back in the cradle.
[例句] He fixed the towing cradle round the hull.
n. 骗子，弯曲，钩，诡计；vt. 使成钩状，使弯曲；vi. 弯曲；adj. 不正当的，骗人的；
[例句] The man is a crook and a liar...
[例句] Donaldson was a petty crook with a string of previous offences.