n. 肉，食物，实质；adj. 重要的，基本的；
[例句] Meat and fish are relatively expensive.
[例句] ...imported meat products.
adj. 愉快的，快活的，有趣的，[口]微醉的，生动的；n. 甜樱桃，梅里（姓氏）；
[例句] He was much loved for his merry nature...
[例句] From the house come the bursts of merry laughter...
n. 大臣，部长，公使，牧师；vi. 辅助，服侍，执行牧师职务；
[例句] When the government had come to power, he had been named minister of culture...
[例句] The new Defence Minister is Senator Robert Ray.
vi. 被修饰，修改；vt. 改变，减轻，减缓，[语]修饰，（用变音符号）改变；
[例句] The club members did agree to modify their recruitment policy...
[例句] The plane was a modified version of the C-130.
n. 铸模，模型，性格，霉；vt. 用模子做，形成，陶冶，训练（人格），用土覆盖；
[例句] Spoon the mixture carefully into the mould...
[例句] The moulds for the foundry are made in the tool-room area.
n. 偏爱，优先权，偏爱的事物，（债权人）受优先偿还的权利；
[例句] Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends...
[例句] Many of these products were bought in preference to their own.
n. 稻草，麦秆，吸管，毫无价值的东西；
[例句] The barn was full of bales of straw...
[例句] I stumbled through mud to a yard strewn with straw.
adv. 有规律地，按时，照例，按部就班地，整齐地，有条不紊地，经常，不断地，定期地；
[例句] Take regular exercise...
[例句] Now it's time for our regular look at the world of international sport...
n. 铁锈，锈病，锈菌，荒废，停滞，锈，锈色；vt.& vi. （使）生锈，[植]害锈病，变钝，荒废；
[例句] ...a decaying tractor, red with rust...
[例句] Manufacturers are looking into building cars out of plastic to avoid the problem of rust.
vt. 引诱，怂恿，吸引，冒…的风险，使感兴趣；vi. 有吸引力；
[例句] Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime...
[例句] It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year...
vt. 抵消，补偿，（为了比较的目的而）把…并列（或并置），为（管道等）装支管；vi. 形成分支，长出分枝，装支管；n. 开端，出发，平版印刷，抵消，补偿；adj. 分支的，偏（离中）心的，抵消的，开端的；
[例句] The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity...
[例句] The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies caused by the UN embargo.
vt.& vi. 在…之前发生或出现，先于，在…之上，优于，给…作序，处于…前面的位置；
[例句] Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote...
[例句] The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds...
vt.& vi. 使泛起涟漪，（把头发）弄成波浪形，使作潺潺声；vt. 在…上形成波痕；vi. 发出潺潺声；n. 涟漪，涟波，[物]涟波，涟波声，潺潺声，（头发等的）波浪形；
[例句] You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples...
[例句] I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water.
n. （枪）扳机，起动装置，扳柄，引发其他事件的一件事，[电子学]触发器，触发电器；vt. 引发，触发，扣…的扳机，发射或使爆炸（武器或爆炸性弹药）；
[例句] A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
[例句] ...trigger devices for nuclear weapons.
adj. 三倍的，三方的，三部分的；vt.& vi. （使）增至三倍；n. 三倍的数[量]，三个一组，[棒]三垒安打；
[例句] ...a triple somersault...
[例句] In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
vt. 刺，戳，贬低，削弱，揭穿；vi. （指轮胎等）被刺穿；n. 刺痕，（车胎等的）刺孔；
[例句] Somebody helped me mend the puncture.
[例句] ...a tyre that has a slow puncture.
n. 条件，表达方式，措辞，说法，任期( term的名词复数 )，（学校的）学期，[复数]（合同、付款、价格等的）条件，时期；
[例句] Our goods compete in terms of product quality, reliability and above all variety...
[例句] Paris has played a dominant role in France, not just in political terms but also in economic power.
v. 举向( present的现在分词 )，面向，举枪瞄准，（分娩时婴儿）露出；
[例句] He has brought much of the present crisis on himself...
[例句] ...the government's present economic difficulties...
vt. 拍，打，掴；n. 掌掴（声），海洛因，（打的）一拳，打巴
[例句] She smacked me on the side of the head.
[例句] He smacked his hands down on his knees...
n. 准许进入，承认，坦白，入场费；
[例句] Students apply for admission to a particular college...
[例句] Poland and Czechoslovakia have vigorously pursued admission to the European Community...