n. 嘲笑，奚落，嘲弄，戏弄；vt. 嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落，使…受嘲笑，取笑；
[例句] I admired her all the more for allowing them to ridicule her and never striking back...
[例句] I don't think his faith should be ridiculed.
vt. 挤进，将（某人[某物]）压扁，使沉默，平定（叛乱等）；vi. 挤入，受挤压，发出挤压声；n. （软式）墙网球，南瓜小果（主要种类为笋瓜 winter squash 和西葫芦 summer squash），果汁汽水，拥挤的人群；
[例句] Robert was lucky to escape with just a broken foot after being squashed against a fence by a car...
[例句] Whole neighbourhoods have been squashed flat by shelling...
adj. 庸俗的，俚俗的，粗俗的，一般大众的，老百姓的，粗野的，下流的；n. [古语]平民，百姓；
[例句] I think it's a very vulgar house...
[例句] The film is tasteless, vulgar and even badly shot.
adj. 易受影响的，易受感染的，善感的，可以接受或允许的；
[例句] Young people are the most susceptible to advertisements...
[例句] James was extremely susceptible to flattery...
v. （使）窒息，（使）透不过气，遮掩，抑制；n. 窒息物，浓烟，浓雾；
[例句] The girl's parents were also burned as they tried to smother the flames.
[例句] A father was secretly filmed as he tried to smother his six-week-old son in hospital.
vt.& vi. （使某人）窒息而死，（将某人）闷死，阻碍；vi. 呼吸困难，窒息，受扼制，受阻（发展不了）；
[例句] He either suffocated, or froze to death...
[例句] They were suffocated as they slept.
adj. 荒唐的，繁茂的，变化无常的，行为不检的；vi. 放肆，生活奢侈，嬉戏；vt. 奢侈，挥霍，浪费；n. 淫荡的人，嬉闹的人；
[例句] ...this unnecessary and wanton destruction of our environment...
[例句] Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life.
出来，出现，出版，出狱；
[例句] The book comes out this week...
[例句] Christian Slater has a new movie coming out next month in which he plays a vigilante.
发生，进行，过去，向前走；
[例句] Unemployment is likely to go on rising this year...
[例句] I'm all right here. Go on with your work...
n. 文件，文献；v. 贴纸（ paper的第三人称单数 ），用纸覆盖，隐瞒，掩饰；
[例句] He wrote his name down on a piece of paper for me...
[例句] She sat at the table with pen and paper.
n. 出发，开始；v. 出发，启程( start的现在分词 )，起动，提出（问题），开办；
[例句] John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs...
[例句] It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden...
vt.& vi. 使用（工具），经常供应（食物、饮料），固定往来，经营生意；n. （毛线、绳等的）股，层，厚，（夹板的）层片；vt. （娴熟地）使用；
[例句] Elsie, who had been told that Maria wasn't well, plied her with food...
[例句] The poor priest was plied with drink at a dinner party.
adj. 代理的，起作用的，活动着的，产生影响的；n. 表演，演技，装腔作势，做作；vt. 举止合宜：使举止与…相称，扮演：担任…的角色，表演，假装；vi. 举动，举止，扮演，担当，矫揉造作，假装，行动，运作；
[例句] She pursued an acting career after four years of modelling.
[例句] ...the new acting President.
n. 黏合剂，粘着剂；adj. 可黏着的，黏性的；
[例句] Glue the mirror in with a strong adhesive.
[例句] ...adhesive tape.
vt.& vi. 断言，肯定，证实，确实，[法]不经宣誓而庄严宣布，承认；
[例句] The House of Lords affirmed that the terms of a contract cannot be rewritten retrospectively.
[例句] ...a speech in which he affirmed a commitment to lower taxes...
n. 业余爱好者，外行，生手；adj. 业余的，非职业的，外行的；
[例句] Jerry is an amateur who dances because he feels like it...
[例句] Taylor began his playing career as an amateur goalkeeper.
n. 寓所，住房，房间，公寓楼，（有特殊用途或专属某人的）豪华寓所；
[例句] Christina has her own apartment, with her own car.
[例句] ...bleak cities of concrete apartment blocks.
adj. 约莫的，大概的，极相似的，[植]相近但不连接的；vi. 接近于，近似于；vt. 靠近，使接近，使结合；
[例句] The approximate cost varies from around £150 to £250...
[例句] The times are approximate only.
vi. 到达，来，发生；
[例句] Fresh groups of guests arrived...
[例句] ...a small group of commuters waiting for their train, which arrived on time...
n. 假定，假设，承担，想当然，采取；
[例句] They have taken a wrong turning in their assumption that all men and women think alike...
[例句] Dr Subroto questioned the scientific assumption on which the global warming theory is based...