n. 大老鼠，似鼠动物，鼠辈，卑鄙小人；vi. 捕鼠，背叛，告密；
[例句] This was demonstrated in a laboratory experiment with rats.
[例句] ...a rat-infested derelict building.
n. 类似，相像性，相仿性，类似性，相似物；
[例句] The astonishing similarity between my brother and my first-born son...
[例句] There was a very basic similarity in our philosophy...
n. 裁缝，成衣工；vi. 做裁缝；vt. 调整使适应，为…裁制衣服，为…做衣服，剪裁，制作；
[例句] We can tailor the program to the patient's needs.
[例句] ...how the local forces were trying to tailor their policing style to increase public confidence.
vt. 照料，照顾，护理，照管，管理；vi. 倾向（于），趋向（于），伺侯，招待，关心，注意；
[例句] A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy...
[例句] In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger...
vt.& vi. 预示（某事），恐吓，危及，预示凶兆；vi. 似将发生，威胁；
[例句] He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town...
[例句] He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife...
n. 传统，惯例，[宗]经外传说，[法]移交，引渡；
[例句] ...the rich traditions of Afro-Cuban music, and dance...
[例句] Mary has carried on the family tradition of giving away plants...
adv. 自然地，表现自然地，顺理成章地，合理地，当然，不用说，生来，天然地，自自然然，不做作地；
[例句] When things go wrong, all of us naturally feel disappointed and frustrated...
[例句] Naturally these comings and goings excited some curiosity...
n. 沼泽（地），湿地；vt. 淹没，使沉没，使陷入困难，忙得不可开交；vi. 淹没，沉没；
[例句] A rogue wave swamped the boat...
[例句] The Ventura river burst its banks, swamping a mobile home park.
n. 薄荷，铸币厂，大量，尤指钱，来源；vt. 铸造，铸币，发明或创造；adj. 崭新的，完美的，未损坏的；
[例句] Garnish with mint sprigs.
[例句] In 1965 the mint stopped putting silver in dimes.
n. 犯罪，违反，冒犯，触怒，攻击；
[例句] Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty...
[例句] In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe.
vt. 引起，创始，创作，开始，发生，发明；vi. 起源于，来自，产生，起航；
[例句] The disease originated in Africa...
[例句] All carbohydrates originate from plants...
vt. 打倒，推翻，使屈服，征服，使瓦解，撞倒；n. 推翻，打倒，打翻，倾倒，[棒]投得过高的球；
[例句] That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.
[例句] ...an attempt to overthrow the president.
n. 请愿书，，请愿，请求，上诉状；vi. 祈求，请求，请愿；vt. （向法庭）申诉；
[例句] We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.
[例句] His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped...
adj. 有利可图的，有益的，可赚钱的，合算的；
[例句] Drug manufacturing is the most profitable business in America...
[例句] It was profitable for them to produce large amounts of food.
vt.& vi. 推，猛推；vt. 〈口〉乱放，乱塞，随手扔；n. 推，推开；
[例句] He shoved her out of the way...
[例句] He was then shoved face down on the pavement...
n. 纠缠，纠纷，混乱，慌乱，昏乱的状态，争论；vt.& vi. （使）缠结，（使）乱作一团，使陷入，捕获，使纠纷，参加辩论、争执或冲突；
[例句] A tangle of wires is all that remains of the computer and phone systems...
[例句] There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin.
n. 违反，妨碍，侵犯，违犯，违背，[体]违例，犯规，强奸，亵渎，污辱；
[例句] They went to prison because they violated the law...
[例句] They violated the ceasefire agreement.
vt.& vi. （使）翻倒；vt. 使垮台，推翻，撤销（判决等）；n. 推翻，垮台，瓦解，灭亡，毁灭；
[例句] The lorry veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall...
[例句] Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned his glass of sherry...
n. 糊涂，困惑，混乱，杂乱；vt. 弄乱，弄糟，使糊涂，使微醉，使咬字不清晰；vi. 对付，混日子；
[例句] My thoughts are all in a muddle...
[例句] We are going to get into a hopeless muddle.
vt. 洗牌，曳脚而行，搬移，搁置，随手放；vi. 曳脚走，跳曳步舞，移动，推诿；n. 洗牌，混乱，蒙混，拖着脚走；
[例句] Moira shuffled across the kitchen...
[例句] They shuffled along somewhat reluctantly.