n. 绕道，环形交通枢纽，旋转木马；adj. 绕圈子的，不直截了当的，间接的，迂回的；
[例句] He left today on a roundabout route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt.
[例句] We made a bit of a fuss in a roundabout way.
n. 仆人，佣人，雇工，[美]奴仆，奴隶，官吏，公务员，服务员，随员，献身…的人；
[例句] Like any other public servants, police must respond to public demand...
[例句] The question is whether technology is going to be our servant or our master.
vt. 简化，使单纯，使简易；
[例句] ...a plan to simplify the complex social security system...
[例句] He reduced his needs to the minimum by simplifying his life.
prep. （表示时间）自始至终，在…期间，遍及…地域，遍及…场所；adv. 处处，始终，在所有方面；
[例句] The national tragedy of rival groups killing each other continued throughout 1990...
[例句] Movie music can be made memorable because its themes are repeated throughout the film.
n. 誓言，郑重宣布；vt.& vi. 起誓，发誓，郑重宣告；
[例句] While many models vow to go back to college, few do...
[例句] I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe...
n. 人行道，硬路面，铺过的路面，[动]铺石状构造[密生的齿列等]；
[例句] He was hurrying along the pavement.
vt. 宣告，公布，表明，赞扬，称颂；
[例句] The Boers rebelled against British rule, proclaiming their independence on 30 December 1880...
[例句] Britain proudly proclaims that it is a nation of animal lovers...
vt.& vi. 收割，获得，得到（报偿）；
[例句] You'll soon begin to reap the benefits of being fitter...
[例句] We are not in this to reap immense financial rewards.
n. 避难，避难所，庇护者，[医]救急疗法；vt. 给予…庇护，接纳…避难；vi. 躲避，避难；
[例句] They took refuge in a bomb shelter...
[例句] His home became a place of refuge for the believers.
vt. 调节，调整，校准，控制，管理；
[例句] The powers of the European Commission to regulate competition are increasing...
[例句] As we get older the temperature-regulating mechanisms in the body tend to become a little less efficient.
adj. 令人满意的，符合要求的，[神]赎罪的；
[例句] I never got a satisfactory answer...
[例句] It seemed a very satisfactory arrangement...
vi. 叹气，悲叹，悲鸣；vt. 叹气地说；n. 叹气，叹气声；
[例句] Michael sighed wearily...
[例句] Roberta sighed with relief...
adj. 苗条的，微薄的，柔弱的；
[例句] She was slender, with delicate wrists and ankles.
[例句] ...a tall, slender figure in a straw hat...
vi. 呜咽，发呜咽声；vt. 哭诉，呜咽着说，哭得使…；n. 啜泣（声），呜咽（声）；
[例句] She began to sob again, burying her face in the pillow...
[例句] Her sister broke down, sobbing into her handkerchief.
vi. 闪耀，闪烁，活跃，焕发活力和才智；n. 光亮，活力；
[例句] The jewels on her fingers sparkled...
[例句] His bright eyes sparkled.
n. 人群，大群人，众多；vt.& vi. 群集，蜂拥而至，挤满；
[例句] An official pushed through the throng.
[例句] The crowds thronged into the mall.
adj. 永久的，不断的，无期限的，四季开花的；
[例句] ...the creation of a perpetual union.
[例句] I thought her perpetual complaints were going to prove too much for me.
vt. 对…感到愤怒，怨恨，愤恨，厌恶；
[例句] She resents her mother for being so tough on her...
[例句] I resent being dependent on her.
vt. 使破碎，使碎裂，砸碎，使…成为泡影，使…痛不欲生，使…散开；vi. 粉碎，损坏，落叶；n. 碎片，碎块，落花（叶等）；
[例句] ...safety glass that won't shatter if it's broken...
[例句] The car shattered into a thousand burning pieces in a 200mph crash...
vi. 蹒跚，犹豫，动摇；vt. 使蹒跚，使摇摆，使犹豫，错开时间，使吃惊；n. 摇晃，一种不稳定形式，部署或者秩序，摇摆不定；
[例句] He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over...
[例句] He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.