vt. 猛刺，猛击，猛碰；vi. 戳，刺，猛击；n. 猛戳，刺进，猛碰，注射；
[例句] He saw her jab her thumb on a red button — a panic button...
[例句] A needle was jabbed into the baby's arm...
adj. （对别人不知道的秘密）知悉的，世故的，难以预料，无从知道；v. 知道( know的现在分词 )，看到过，听到过，经历过；
[例句] Ron gave her a knowing smile...
[例句] Dan exchanged a knowing look with Harry.
n. 实验室，实验课，研究室，药厂；
n. 梯子，阶梯，梯状物，途径，（紧身裤袜或长筒袜的）滑丝；vi. 使（袜子）发生抽丝现象，像长筒袜一样抽丝；
[例句] If they want to climb the ladder of success they should be given that opportunity...
[例句] She admired her mother's sister for moving up the social ladder.
vi. 逗留，徘徊，缓慢消失；
[例句] The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room...
[例句] A guerrilla war has lingered into its fourth decade...
n. 门厅，大厅，休息室，游说团，投票厅；vi. 为了支持或抵制某项特定目标游说；vt. 对…进行游说，陈情（试图努力影响某人采取有利行动）；
[例句] Carers from all over the UK lobbied Parliament last week to demand a better financial deal...
[例句] Gun control advocates are lobbying hard for new laws...
n. 计量器，计量仪；v. 用仪表测量；
[例句] He was there to read the electricity meter...
[例句] They have the right to come in and inspect the meter.
n. 物主，所有人；
[例句] The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in...
[例句] Every pet owner knows their animal has its own personality...
vt. 解决，解答，解释，清偿（债务）；
[例句] Their domestic reforms did nothing to solve the problem of unemployment...
[例句] We may now be able to get a much better idea of the true age of the universe, and solve one of the deepest questions of our origins.
n. 囚犯，犯人，俘虏，刑事被告；
[例句] The committee is concerned about the large number of prisoners sharing cells.
[例句] ...wartime hostages and concentration-camp prisoners...
adv. 无疑，一定，确实，（回答）当然，好，保管；
[例句] You're an intelligent woman, surely you realize by now that I'm helping you...
[例句] You surely haven't forgotten Dr Walters?...
adj. 向上的，上升的，升高的；adv. 向上地，上升地；
[例句] She started once again on the steep upward climb...
[例句] She gave him a quick, upward look, then lowered her eyes.
vt. 加固，强化，增援；vi. 求援，得到增援，给予更多的支持；n. 加强，加固物，加固材料；
[例句] A stronger European Parliament would, they fear, only reinforce the power of the larger countries...
[例句] This sense of privilege tends to be reinforced by the outside world.
n. 遗骨，遗体，残骸，残余，遗迹，废墟，遗址，遗迹，剩余（物），余额；v. 留下( remain 的第三人称单数)，保持，留待，仍然是；
[例句] The three men remained silent...
[例句] The situation remains tense...
n. 礼服，法衣，睡袍，长袍；vt.& vi. （使）穿上长袍（或浴衣等），覆盖、穿上；
[例句] Pope John Paul II knelt in his white robes before the simple altar.
[例句] ...a fur-lined robe of green silk.
n. 节约，节俭，储蓄金，挽救；v. 拯救( save的现在分词)，收集，保留，避免；prep. 除…以外；adj. 可取的，保存的，节省的，节约的，补偿的，救助的；
[例句] Fill in the form below and you will be making a saving of £6.60 on a one-year subscription.
[例句] ...a program of household savings on energy use.
adj. 垂直的，成直角的，直立的，险陡的，[建]垂直式的，〈谑〉直站着的；n. 垂直线，垂直面，直立，直立姿势，廉直，垂直测器，锤规，[建]垂直式建筑，绝壁；
[例句] We made two slits for the eyes and a perpendicular line for the nose...
[例句] The sides of the loch are almost perpendicular.
adj. （声音）尖锐的，刺耳的，高频率的，强烈的，刺激的；vt. 以尖声的方式说出，尖叫；vi. 尖叫，发出一种尖锐的声音；
[例句] Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out...
[例句] ...the shrill whistle of the engine...
adj. 不合理的，荒唐的，非理智的，不讲理的，（收费等）不当的，过度的；
[例句] The strikers were being unreasonable in their demands, having rejected the deal two weeks ago...
[例句] It was her unreasonable behaviour with a Texan playboy which broke up her marriage...
n. 马赛克，镶嵌图案，镶嵌工艺，[植]花叶病；adj. 摩西的，拼花的；vt. 镶嵌，用马赛克装饰；
[例句] ...a Roman villa which once housed a fine collection of mosaics...
[例句] He has used a mixture of mosaic, collage and felt-tip pen.