adj. 繁荣的，兴旺的，富裕的，幸福的，运气好的，良好的；
[例句] ...the youngest son of a relatively prosperous British family...
[例句] The place looks more prosperous than ever.
adj. 不情愿的，勉强的，顽抗的，难处理的，厌恶的；
[例句] Mr Spero was reluctant to ask for help...
[例句] The police are very reluctant to get involved in this sort of thing.
adv. 平滑地，流畅地，平稳地，顺利地；
[例句] ...a rich cream that keeps skin soft and smooth.
[例句] ...a smooth surface such as glass...
adj. 最高的，至高的，无上的，最重要的，（程度）很大的；
[例句] MacArthur was Supreme Commander for the allied powers in the Pacific.
[例句] ...the Supreme Court.
adj. 极大的，巨大的，可怕的，惊人的，极好的；
[例句] I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest...
[例句] There's tremendous tension between the local population and the refugees…
adj. 使人不愉快的，不合意的，讨厌的，不客气的；
[例句] The symptoms can be uncomfortable, unpleasant and serious...
[例句] The vacuum has an unpleasant smell...
adj. 不愿意的，不情愿的，勉强的，厌恶的，不甘；
[例句] Initially the government was unwilling to accept the defeat...
[例句] For months I had been either unwilling or unable to go through with it.
n. 经验丰富的人，老兵，退伍军人；adj. 有作战经验的，老兵的，[美国英语]退伍军人的，老练的，资深的，经验丰富的；
[例句] They approved a $1.1 billion package of pay increases for the veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
[例句] ...Tony Benn, the veteran Labour MP and former Cabinet minister.
adj. 疲倦的，困乏的，令人厌倦[生厌，发腻]的，感到厌倦的；vt.& vi. （使）疲乏，（使）厌烦；v. 疲倦，疲乏，厌倦，厌烦，渴望，切望；
[例句] Rachel looked pale and weary.
[例句] ...a weary traveller...
vi. 漫游，漫步，漫谈，蔓延；n. 漫步，漫游，漫谈；
[例句] ...an hour's ramble through the woods.
[例句] ...freedom to ramble across the moors.
vt. 推翻，无视，践踏，优先于，覆盖；n. 佣金，超驰控制装置，撤消，推翻；
[例句] The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents...
[例句] Their work is frequently an obsession that overrides all other considerations.
vi. 回响，弹回，反射；vt. 使回响，使反射，使回弹；
[例句] The sound of the tank guns reverberated through the little Bavarian town...
[例句] A woman's shrill laughter reverberated in the courtyard.
n. 无把握，不确定，不可靠，不确实知道，半信半疑，无把握、不确定的事物；
[例句] ...a period of political uncertainty.
[例句] ...the uncertainties of life on the West Coast.
理解，假装，辨认出，填写（表格）；
[例句] I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth...
[例句] She thought she heard a name. She couldn't make it out, though...
adj. 急流的，旺盛的；v. （使）急速行进，仓促完成( rush的现在分词 )，突袭，（使）仓促行事，催促；
[例句] A schoolgirl rushed into a burning flat to save a man's life...
[例句] Someone inside the building rushed out...
v. 把…对折，折叠( double的过去式和过去分词 )，是…的两倍，（使）加倍，兼任；
[例句] ...a pair of double doors into the room from the new entrance hall.
[例句] ...a lone skier gliding along smooth double tracks.
n. 再生，恢复，（灵魂的）重生，正反馈；
[例句] The government will continue to try to regenerate inner city areas.
[例句] Nerve cells have limited ability to regenerate if destroyed...
n. 头皮，胜利品，圆秃秃的山顶，做股票小投机所得的微小利润；vt. 剥去…的头皮，倒卖（黄牛票），以（某物）囤积居奇牟取暴利，夺取（对方的势力）；vi. 卖（黄牛票）；
[例句] He smoothed his hair back over his scalp...
[例句] Massage the shampoo into the scalp.
n. 浸渍，蘸；adj. （可）调好近光的；v. 浸( dip的现在分词 )，（把烛芯浸在融蜡里）制造（蜡烛），把（汽车前灯）的远光调为近光，洗药水浴；
[例句] They dip the food into the sauce...
[例句] Quickly dip the base in and out of cold water.
n. 柱头，圆柱颈部的花边装饰，搂脖子亲嘴，细颈现象，颈缩；
[例句] She threw her arms round his neck and hugged him warmly...
[例句] He was short and stocky, and had a thick neck.