n. 改革，创新，新观念，新发明，新设施；
[例句] The vegetarian burger was an innovation which was rapidly exported to Britain.
[例句] ...the transformation wrought by the technological innovations of the industrial age.
vt. 保证，确保，为…保险，投保；vi. 买卖或卖保险；
[例句] For protection against unforeseen emergencies, you insure your house, your furnishings and your car...
[例句] Think carefully before you insure against accident, sickness and redundancy...
adj. 聪明的，理解力强的，有智力的，[计]智能的；
[例句] Susan's a very bright and intelligent woman who knows her own mind.
[例句] ...lively and intelligent conversation...
n. 存货清单，财产目录，财产目录的编制，存货总值，清查；vt. 编制…的目录，开列…的清单，盘存，总结；
[例句] Before starting, he made an inventory of everything that was to stay.
[例句] ...one inventory of twelve sails for each yacht.
n. 罐子，（啤酒）杯，缸，猛然震动；vi. 发出刺耳的声音，不和谐，不一致，（对…）产生不快的影响；vt. 使震动；
[例句] ...yellow cucumbers in great glass jars.
[例句] She opened up a glass jar of plums.
n. 登陆，着陆，终点，登陆处，楼梯的过渡平台；v. （使）登陆(land的现在分词)；
[例句] I ran out onto the landing.
[例句] I had to make a controlled landing into the sea...
adj. 边的，边缘的，旁注的，临界的，最低限度的，收入仅敷支出的；
[例句] This is a marginal improvement on October...
[例句] The role of the opposition party proved marginal.
n. 金属，金属元素，成色，金色；vt. 以金属覆盖；
[例句] ...pieces of furniture in wood, metal and glass...
[例句] He hit his head against a metal bar.
n. 邻居，邻近的人[物]，邻国，世人；vt. 接壤，邻接；vi. 邻近，与…有睦邻关系；adj. 邻居的，邻近的；
[例句] I got chatting with my neighbour in the garden.
[例句] The woman prodded her neighbour and whispered urgently in his ear.
adv. （用于问句）为什么，为何，（反问，表示不必）何必，（说明理由）为什么；int. 呵唷，哎呀，嗨；n. 理由，原因，说明，难解的问题；
[例句] Why hasn't he brought the whisky?...
[例句] Why didn't he stop me?...
n. 学生，[解]瞳孔，未成年人，[法]被监护人；
[例句] Over a third of those now at secondary school in Wales attend schools with over 1,000 pupils...
[例句] Eleanor was a reluctant, anxious pupil.
adj. 疲倦的，困倦的，对…不耐烦的，陈旧的；v. （使）疲劳（ tire的过去式和过去分词），对（做）某事感到厌倦；
[例句] Michael is tired and he has to rest after his long trip.
[例句] Cucumber is good for soothing tired eyes…
adv. 广泛地，普遍地，到处，大量地；
[例句] All worktops should be wide enough to allow plenty of space for food preparation.
[例句] ...a wide-brimmed sunhat.
n. 促进，增进，提升，升级，（商品等的）推广，发扬；
[例句] Consider changing jobs or trying for promotion.
[例句] ...rewarding outstanding employees with promotions to higher-paid posts.
n. 陌生人，不认识的人，外地人，局外人，门外汉；adj. 不熟悉的，陌生的(strange)的比较级；
[例句] Telling a complete stranger about your life is difficult...
[例句] Sometimes I feel like I'm living with a stranger.
adj. 优先的，占先的，在…之前；n. 小修道院院长，大修道院的副院长，（隐修院）会长，[史]行政长官，普赖尔；adv. 在前，居先；
[例句] He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest...
[例句] The Constitution requires the president to seek the prior approval of Congress for military action...
n. 签名，署名，识别标志，鲜明特征，[医]药的用法说明；
[例句] I was writing my signature at the bottom of the page.
[例句] ...a petition containing 170 signatures.
adj. 单独的，唯一的，专有的，独占的；n. 鞋底，有…底的 -soled，脚底，鳎（可食用比目鱼）；vt. 给（鞋）换底；
[例句] Their sole aim is to destabilize the Indian government.
[例句] Many women are left as the sole providers in families after their husband has died...
adj. 大量的，结实的，牢固的，重大的；
[例句] The party has just lost office and with it a substantial number of seats...
[例句] That is a very substantial improvement in the present situation.
vt. （使）联合，合并，统一，并有，兼备，混合，化合；vi. （为某事）联合，联手，团结；
[例句] The two parties have been trying to unite since the New Year...
[例句] The vast majority of nations have agreed to unite their efforts to bring peace.