n. 小薄片，（尤指）碎片，火星，火花，晒鱼架，食品搁架，昏过去，不省人事；vi. （成小薄片）脱落，剥落；vt. 把（鱼、食物等）切成薄片；
[例句] ...flakes of paint...
[例句] Large flakes of snow began swiftly to fall.
adj. 被水淹的；v. （使）充斥（ flood的过去式和过去分词 ），大量涌来，（使）为水淹没，使大受感动；
[例句] More than 70 people were killed in the floods, caused when a dam burst...
[例句] This is the type of flood dreaded by cavers...
n. （水管、枪筒等中的）污垢；v. 使污秽( foul的现在分词 )，弄脏，击球出界，（通常用废物）弄脏；
[例句] ...foul polluted water...
[例句] The smell was quite foul.
n. 漏斗，（轮船，火车等的）烟囱，漏斗状物，[矿]通风井；vt.& vi. 把…灌进漏斗，使成漏斗状，成漏斗形，使汇集；
[例句] ...a merchantman with three masts and two funnels.
[例句] These fires create convection funnels, and throw a lot of particles into the upper atmosphere.
n. 犁沟，皱纹，车辙；v. 犁田，开沟，使起皱纹；
[例句] Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows.
[例句] ...the deep furrows that marked the corners of his mouth.
vt. 使伤心，使悲伤；vi. 伤心，悲伤；
[例句] He's grieving over his dead wife and son...
[例句] I didn't have any time to grieve...
n. 蛆，幼虫，食物，做苦工的人，邋遢人；vi. 翻掘，搜寻，挖土；vt. 挖掘寻找，将某物挖出，根除，费力查出；
[例句] Get yourself some grub and come and sit down.
[例句] I simply cannot face grubbing through all this paper.
adv. 高度地，极，非常，非常赞许地；
[例句] Mr Singh was a highly successful salesman...
[例句] It seems highly unlikely that she ever existed.
n. 人类，人性，人道，人文学科；
[例句] They face charges of committing crimes against humanity.
[例句] ...a young lawyer full of illusions and love of humanity.
vt.& vi. （使）安静下来；n. 安静，寂静；vi. 安静，别说话，别叫喊；
[例句] Hush, my love, it's all right.
[例句] She tried to hush her noisy father...
n. 含义，含蓄，含意，言外之意，卷入，牵连，牵涉，纠缠，[逻辑学]蕴涵，蕴含；
[例句] The Attorney General was aware of the political implications of his decision to prosecute...
[例句] The low level of current investment has serious implications for future economic growth.
n. 指示器，[化]指示剂，指示者；
[例句] ...vital economic indicators, such as inflation, growth and the trade gap...
[例句] The number of wells is a fair indicator of the demand for water.
vt. 使隔离，使孤立，使绝缘，使隔热；
[例句] They wonder if their community is no longer insulated from big city problems...
[例句] Their wealth had insulated them from reality.
n. 保险，保险业，保险费，预防措施；adj. [体]巩固球队领先局面，使对手不能因增加一分而成平局的；
[例句] The insurance company paid out for the stolen jewellery and silver...
[例句] We recommend that you take out travel insurance on all holidays.
n. 爵士乐，爵士舞（曲）；
[例句] The pub has live jazz on Sundays.
[例句] ...the great American jazz pianist George Shearing.
adj. 快乐的，高兴的，令人开心的，使人喜悦的，快意，融融；
[例句] Giving birth to a child is both painful and joyful...
[例句] A wedding is a joyful celebration of love.
n. 许可，许可证，放纵，放荡；vt. 特许，发给执照；
[例句] Payne lost his driving licence a year ago for drink-driving...
[例句] The painting was returned to Spain on a temporary import licence...
n. 院子，码（等于3英尺或36英寸或0。9144米），场地，帆桁；
[例句] The incident took place about 500 yards from where he was standing...
[例句] A few yards away, Jos Vargas stands beside his small home.
adj. 乐观的，乐观主义的；
[例句] The President says she is optimistic that an agreement can be worked out soon...
[例句] Michael was in a jovial and optimistic mood.
v. 辞职，放弃，屈从，勉强接受；
[例句] A hospital administrator has resigned over claims he lied to get the job...
[例句] Mr Robb resigned his position last month.