n. （马）嚼子( bit的名词复数 )，少量，12。5 分，小量；
[例句] All it required was a bit of work...
[例句] I got paid a little bit of money.
n. 制动器，闸，刹车，阻碍；vt.& vi. 刹（车）；
[例句] The brakes began locking...
[例句] A seagull swooped down in front of her car, causing her to slam on the brakes.
n. 帆布，油画（布）；vt. 用帆布覆盖；adj. 帆布制的；
[例句] ...a canvas bag.
[例句] The show includes canvases by masters like Carpaccio, Canaletto and Guardi.
n. （数学）弦，（乐器）弦，（音乐）和弦，心弦；vi. 和谐一致，[音乐]在一件乐器上演奏和弦；vt. 上…的弦，调和，弹奏；
[例句] ...the opening chords of 'Stairway to Heaven'.
[例句] Mr Jenkins' arguments for stability struck a chord with Europe's two most powerful politicians...
n. 妥协，（名誉等的）损害，妥协（或折中）方案，折中物；vi. 折中解决，妥协，退让；vt. 违背（原则），连累，（尤指因行为不很明智）使陷入危险；
[例句] Encourage your child to reach a compromise between what he wants and what you want...
[例句] Be ready and willing to make compromises between your needs and those of your partner...
v. 承认，让步，容许，承让；
[例句] Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right...
[例句] 'Well,' he conceded, 'I do sometimes mumble a bit.'...
adj. 依情况而定的，取决于…的；n. 分遣队，代表团；
[例句] Nigeria provided a large contingent of troops to the West African Peacekeeping Force...
[例句] There were contingents from the navies of virtually all EU countries.
adj. 传统的，习用的，平常的，依照惯例的，约定的；
[例句] ...a respectable married woman with conventional opinions.
[例句] It is simpler and quicker to use than conventional methods.
vt. 宣判有罪，证明…有罪，使知罪，定…的罪；n. 罪犯；
[例句] In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment...
[例句] There was insufficient evidence to convict him.
n. 乳霜，精英，奶油色，乳脂，奶油；vt. 把…搅成糊状（或奶油状）混合物，彻底打败，狠揍；
[例句] ...strawberries and cream.
[例句] ...cream of mushroom soup.
adj. 情绪低落的，沮丧的，萧条的，下陷的，低的，中间凹下的；v. 压下(depress的过去式和过去分词)，使愁苦，降低（价格），使跌价；
[例句] He seemed somewhat depressed...
[例句] She's been very depressed and upset about this whole situation.
v. 设计，发明，策划，想出；n. 遗赠，遗赠的财产，遗赠的条款；
[例句] We devised a scheme to help him...
[例句] New long-range objectives must be devised.
n. 圆屋顶，像圆屋顶一样的东西，圆顶体育场；vt. 加圆屋顶于…上；vi. 成圆顶状；
[例句] ...the dome of St Paul's cathedral.
[例句] ...the dome of the hill.
vt. 喷出，驱逐，强制离开；vi. 弹射出；
[例句] Officials used guard dogs to eject the protesters...
[例句] He was ejected from a restaurant.
n. 财产，遗产，房地产，个人财产，不动产权，（较高的）社会地位；adj. （汽车）连箱的（拥有较长的车身和后门，后座后面有较大的空间）；
[例句] ...a shooting party on Lord Wyville's estate in Yorkshire.
[例句] He used to live on the estate.
adj. 失败了的，不成功的；v. 在…中失败( fail的过去式和过去分词 )，衰退，衰弱，破产；
[例句] The Workers' Party failed to win a single governorship...
[例句] He failed in his attempt to take control of the company...
vi. （指书、戏剧等）彻底失败，（因疲惫而）猛然坐下，（笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地）移动或落下，砸锅；vt. 笨拙地抛下；n. 失败；adv. 扑通一声；
[例句] Bunbury flopped down upon the bed and rested his tired feet...
[例句] She flopped, exhausted, on to a sofa.
n. 民族，人们，〈口〉家属，亲戚，民间音乐；adj. 民间的，普通平民的，流传民间的，普通百姓的；
[例句] Country folk can tell you that there are certain places which animals avoid...
[例句] These are the folks from the local TV station.
n. 碎片，片段，未完成的部分，（将文件内容）分段；vt. （使）碎裂，破裂，分裂；vi. 破碎，碎裂；
[例句] ...fragments of metal in my shoulder...
[例句] She read everything, digesting every fragment of news.
adj. 频繁的，时常发生的，常见的，（脉搏等）急促的，快的；
[例句] Bordeaux is on the main Paris-Madrid line so there are frequent trains...
[例句] He is a frequent visitor to the house.