vt.& vi. 教育，教导，训练，培养；vt. 使理解或接受；
[例句] He was educated at Haslingden Grammar School.
[例句] Drinkwise Day is mainly designed to educate people about the destructive effects of alcohol abuse.
vt. 装饰，润色，修饰；vi. 装饰起来，加以润色；
[例句] The stern was embellished with carvings in red and blue...
[例句] Ivy leaves embellish the front of the dresser...
vt. 摧毁，完全根除；n. 根除者，褪色灵；
[例句] They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus...
[例句] If tedious tasks could be eradicated, the world would be a much better place.
vt. 发挥，运用，使受（影响等），用（力）；
[例句] He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues...
[例句] The cyst was causing swelling and exerting pressure on her brain.
adj. 昂贵的，花钱多的，豪华的；
[例句] Wine's so expensive in this country...
[例句] I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.
n. 博览会，展览会，阐述；
[例句] The fullest exposition of Coleridge's thought can be found in the States-man's Manual.
[例句] ...an art exposition.
n. （文字、图画等的）副本，传真；
[例句] ...a facsimile of his writing desk.
[例句] ...a facsimile edition of Beethoven's musical manuscripts.
n. 特别喜欢的人（或物），喜欢的事物，最有希望获胜者（尤指马），收藏夹；adj. 喜爱的，宠爱的，中意的； [美国英语] = favourite；
vt. 胶合，紧附于；n. 胶水，胶粘物，粘聚力；
[例句] ...a tube of glue.
[例句] ...high quality glues.
n. 旅馆，宾馆，酒店，饭店；vt. 使…在饭店下榻；vi. 进行旅馆式办公；
n. 伤害，损害，受伤处，伤害的行为；
[例句] Four police officers sustained serious injuries in the explosion...
[例句] The two other passengers escaped serious injury.
n. 检查，检验，视察，检阅；
[例句] Elaine went outside to inspect the playing field...
[例句] Cut the fruit in half and inspect the pips: if they are turning slightly brown it is ready for harvesting.
vt.& vi. 点燃，照耀，煽动，鼓舞，着火，发亮；
[例句] The second world war kindled his enthusiasm for politics...
[例句] These poems have helped kindle the imagination of generations of children.
adv. 亲切地，友好地，诚恳地，衷心地，（用作请求时的礼貌用语或把命令说成请求的反语）请；adj. 厚道的，亲切的，温和的，宜人的，〈古〉自然的；
[例句] He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.
[例句] He kindly carried our picnic in a rucksack...
vi. 变少，减少，贬低，轻视，看不起；vt. 减少（某事物），缩小；
[例句] He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is born...
[例句] Make sure that your immunisations are up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness.
adj. 文学（上）的，精通文学的，爱好文学的，从事文学研究（或写作）的；
[例句] Her literary criticism focuses on the way great literature suggests ideas...
[例句] She's the literary editor of the 'Sunday Review'.
n. 签( lot的名词复数 )，许多，命运，阄；
[例句] A lot of our land is used to grow crops for export...
[例句] I remember a lot of things...
n. 民众，劳动阶层，大量( mass的名词复数 )，大多数，[物理学]质量，大量的东西；
[例句] On his desk is a mass of books and papers.
[例句] She had a mass of auburn hair.
n. 矩阵，模型，基质，母体，子宫；
[例句] ...the matrix of their culture.
adj. 机械的，机械学的，呆板的，体力的，手工操作的；
[例句] ...a small mechanical device that taps out the numbers.
[例句] ...the oldest working mechanical clock in the world...