n. 席子，垫子，（体育运动用的）厚垫子，衬边，团，簇；vt. 遮盖，用垫子作装饰，使…缠结，给（照片）镶框，使…表面无光；vi. 缠结；adj. 粗糙的，暗淡的，无光泽的；
[例句] The food is served on polished tables with mats.
[例句] There was a letter on the mat...
vt. 经调解解决，斡旋促成；vi. 调停，调解，斡旋；adj. 居间的，间接的；
[例句] My mom was the one who mediated between Zelda and her mom...
[例句] United Nations officials have mediated a series of peace meetings between the two sides...
n. 纪念碑，纪念物，纪念仪式；adj. 纪念的，悼念的；
[例句] Building a memorial to Columbus has been his lifelong dream...
[例句] Every village had its war memorial.
n. 垃圾，无意义的东西，废话，劣质的东西；vt. 把…说得一钱不值，贬损…，轻视，蔑视，消灭，销毁；
[例句] ...unwanted household rubbish...
[例句] They had piled most of their rubbish into yellow skips.
n. 队，组，团队，工作组，（野鸭等）群，同胎仔；vi. 协同工作，合作，把（牛马等）联套在车上；
[例句] The team failed to qualify for the African Nations Cup finals...
[例句] He had lost his place in the England team.
n. 生而为人，人格，人品，个性，人物，名人；
[例句] She has such a kind, friendly personality...
[例句] Through sheer force of personality Hugh Trenchard had got his way...
adj. 罕见的，特殊的，半熟的；半生的，稀薄的，经过稀化的，三分熟；
[例句] ...the black-necked crane, one of the rarest species in the world...
[例句] She collects rare plants...
adj. 社会的，社会上的，交际的，社交的，群居的，合群的；n. 联谊会，联欢会，社交聚会；
[例句] ...the worst effects of unemployment, low pay and other social problems.
[例句] ...long-term social change.
n. 军队，一群，[军]骑兵连；vi. 成群结队地走，群集，结队；vt. 把（骑兵）编成骑兵连；
[例句] The next phase of the operation will involve the deployment of more than 35,000 troops from a dozen countries...
[例句] There were reports of troop movements.
adj. 都市的，具有城市或城市生活特点的，市内；
[例句] Most of the population is an urban population...
[例句] Most urban areas are close to a park.
n. 经营者，操作员，电话接线员，运算符；
[例句] He dialled the operator and put in a call for Rome.
[例句] ...computer operators.
n. 珍珠，珍品，人造珍珠，珠状物；vi. 采珍珠；vt. 使成珠状，用珍珠装饰；
[例句] She wore a string of pearls at her throat...
[例句] I put on the pearl earrings Daddy had bought me.
vt. 刺穿，戳穿，刺破，洞察，深深打动；vi. 进入，透入；
[例句] One bullet pierced the left side of his chest...
[例句] Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.
v. 叫醒，惊醒，鼓励，鼓舞，使发脾气，使振奋；n. 觉醒，奋起，[军]起床号，干杯；vi. 醒来，奋起；
[例句] Hilton roused him at eight-thirty by rapping on the door...
[例句] When I put my hand on his, he stirs but doesn't quite rouse.
adv. 严厉地，明确地，锋利地，突然地；
[例句] The other end of the twig is sharpened into a sharp point to use as a toothpick...
[例句] Using a sharp knife, cut away the pith and peel from both fruits...
vt. 砰地关上（门或窗），猛烈抨击，使劲一推，猛劲一摔；vi. 砰然关上，猛力打击，碰撞，撞到了一辆卡车上；n. 猛然关闭的声音，猛击；
[例句] She slammed the door and locked it behind her...
[例句] I was relieved to hear the front door slam...
vt. 经受，承受，禁得起，反抗；vi. 反抗，耐得住，禁得起；
[例句] ...armoured vehicles designed to withstand chemical attack...
[例句] Exercise really can help you withstand stresses and strains more easily.
n. 踏板，脚蹬子，垂足线；vt.& vi. 踩自行车的踏板，骑自行车；
[例句] She climbed on her bike with a feeling of pride and pedalled the five miles home...
[例句] She was too tired to pedal back.
vt. 开锁，开启，揭开，表露；vi. 解开，被释放；
[例句] He unlocked the car and threw the coat on to the back seat...
[例句] She unlocked the case and carefully lifted out the vase.
n. 回顾，回想；vt.&vi. 回顾，追溯；
[例句] In retrospect, I wish that I had thought about alternative courses of action...
[例句] It was a very strange feeling in retrospect — I was frightened, but excited at the same time.