n. 手势，姿势，举止，动作，〔古语〕仪态，[计算机]光笔指令；vt. 做手势；vi. 用手势表现，表达或指
[例句] Sarah made a menacing gesture with her fist...
[例句] He throws his hands open in a gesture which clearly indicates his relief.
vi. 闪烁，闪耀，华丽夺目，炫耀；n. 灿烂的光辉，闪烁，（表面的）诱惑力，吸引力；
[例句] The bay glittered in the sunshine...
[例句] The Palace glittered with lights.
n. 重力，万有引力，地心引力，重要性，严重性，严肃，庄重；
[例句] Arrows would continue to fly forward forever in a straight line were it not for gravity, which brings them down to earth.
[例句] They deserve punishment which matches the gravity of their crime...
adj. 冷酷的，残忍的，严厉的，阴冷的，可怕的，讨厌的；
[例句] They painted a grim picture of growing crime...
[例句] There was further grim economic news yesterday...
adj. 抱有希望的，给人以希望的；n. 有成功希望的人；
[例句] I am hopeful this misunderstanding will be rectified very quickly...
[例句] Surgeons were hopeful of saving the sight in Sara's left eye.
adv. 不管到什么程度，无论如何，然而，可是；conj. 不管怎样；
[例句] This was not an easy decision. It is, however, a decision that we feel is dictated by our duty...
[例句] Some of the food crops failed. However, the cotton did quite well...
n. 拥挤，杂乱一团，小型私人会议；vi. 挤在一起，（因寒冷或害怕）蜷缩；vt. 使聚集，使蜷曲起来，草率地行事；
[例句] She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell...
[例句] Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping.
n. 吸入，进气，（液体等）进入口，摄入，摄取，纳入（数）量；
[例句] Your intake of alcohol should not exceed two units per day...
[例句] Reduce your salt intake.
adj. 无效的，不能成立的，有病的，病人用的；vt. 使伤残，使退役，失去健康；n. 病人，病号，残废者，伤病军人；vi. 变得病弱，因病而奉命退役；
[例句] I hate being treated as an invalid.
[例句] The trial was stopped and the results declared invalid...
adj. 法律的，合法的，法定的，法律（上）的；n. 法定权利，依法必须登报的声明；
[例句] He vowed to take legal action.
[例句] ...the British legal system...
n. 报纸，报，旧报纸，新闻纸；
[例句] He was carrying a newspaper...
[例句] They read their daughter's allegations in the newspaper.
adv. 几乎，差不多，险乎；
[例句] Goldsworth stared at me in silence for nearly twenty seconds...
[例句] Hunter knew nearly all of this already...
n. 乘客，旅客，行人，过路人，碍手碍脚的人；
[例句] Mr Fullemann was a passenger in the car when it crashed.
[例句] ...a flight from Milan with more than forty passengers on board.
adj. 粉红色的，淡红色的，略带左翼政治观点的，与同性恋者有关的；n. 粉红色，典范，香石竹，顶点，极度；vt. 刺、扎，打出小孔图案，戳；
[例句] ...pink lipstick.
[例句] ...white flowers edged in pink.
adj. 可靠的，可信赖的，真实可信的；n. 可靠的人；
[例句] She was efficient and reliable...
[例句] Japanese cars are so reliable.
adj. 蠢的，糊涂的，不明事理的，没头脑的；n. （常用于向孩子指出其愚蠢行为）傻孩子，淘气鬼，傻子，蠢货；
[例句] My best friend tells me that I am silly to be upset about this...
[例句] You silly boy; why did you tramp about so long in the cold?...
n. 剑，刀，武力，战争，兵权，权力；
[例句] ...a candidate who's crossed swords with Labor by supporting the free-trade pact...
[例句] The fiercest of rivals, the last time they crossed swords was during the 1980s.
n. 治疗，疗法，处理，待遇，对待；
[例句] Many patients are not getting the medical treatment they need.
[例句] …a veterinary surgeon who specialises in the treatment of cage birds.
adv. 真正，精确地，正确地，忠实的，诚实地，正当地；
[例句] ...a truly democratic system...
[例句] Not all doctors truly understand the reproductive cycle...
adj. 唯一的，仅有的，独一无二的，独特的，不平常的，特别的，超绝；
[例句] Each person's signature is unique...
[例句] The area has its own unique language, Catalan.