vt.& vi. 轻声低语，咕哝地抱怨，含糊地说，自言自语地说；n. 咕哝，小声低语，小声抱怨，怨言；
[例句] 'God knows what's happening in that madman's mind,' she muttered...
[例句] She can hear the old woman muttering about consideration...
n. 反对，反对的话，异议，反对的理由；
[例句] Some managers have recently raised objection to the PFA handling these negotiations...
[例句] Despite objections by the White House, the Senate voted today to cut off aid.
adj. 丰富的，富产的，丰饶的，充沛；
[例句] Fish are plentiful in the lake.
[例句] ...a plentiful supply of vegetables and salads and fruits.
n. 推荐，推荐信，建议，可取之处；
[例句] The committee's recommendations are unlikely to be made public...
[例句] Lord Justice Woolf will make recommendations for reform in his report...
adj. 胆小的，羞怯的，怕人，羞手羞脚；
[例句] A timid child, Isabella had learned obedience at an early age.
[例句] The President's critics say he has been too timid in responding to changing international developments...
adj. 不合适的，不适宜的，不相称的，锄悟难入，不当；
[例句] Amy's shoes were unsuitable for walking any distance.
[例句] ...taking heavy traffic out of unsuitable towns and villages.
vt.& vi. 叫喊，大声叫，叫喊着说；n. 叫喊，大声叫，（拉拉队鼓动运动员的）呼喊声；
[例句] 'Eva!' he yelled...
[例句] I'm sorry I yelled at you last night...
n. 搅拌器，混合器，调音师；
[例句] ...an electric mixer.
[例句] Cooper was a good mixer, he was popular.
n. 默想；vi. 沉思，冥想；vt. 谨慎地考虑，谨慎地说；
[例句] Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President...
[例句] 'As a whole,' she muses, 'the 'organized church' turns me off'...
vt. 标定方向，使…向东方，以…为参照，使熟悉或适应；vi. 转向东方，使调整或者成为一条直线；n. 东方，亚洲，亚洲各国；
[例句] You will need the time to orient yourself to your new way of eating.
[例句] ...orienting students to new ways of thinking about their participation in classroom learning...
adj. 严密的，缜密的，严格的，枯燥的；
[例句] The selection process is based on rigorous tests of competence and experience.
[例句] ...a rigorous system of blood analysis.
n. 诗，韵文，诗节，诗行，诗篇，圣经中的节；v. 作诗或者从事于作诗，使熟练或者精通；
[例句] ...a slim volume of verse...
[例句] I have been moved to write a few lines of verse.
vt. 绞，拧，扭干，绞出，折磨，使苦恼，曲解；vi. 蠕动，扭动，感到痛苦，感到苦
[例句] Buyers use different ruses to wring free credit out of their suppliers...
[例句] In this way, he hoped to put pressure on the British and thus to wring concessions from them.
n. 关税表，关税，价格表；vt. 征收关税，定税率，定收费标准；
[例句] America wants to eliminate tariffs on items such as electronics.
[例句] The daily tariff includes accommodation and unlimited use of the pool and gymnasium.
vt. 束缚，加枷锁，妨碍，阻碍，给…上手铐，[电]在…装绝缘器；n. 束缚，羁绊，枷锁，镣铐；
[例句] The trade unions are shackled by the law.
[例句] ...people who find themselves shackled to a high-stress job.
n. 浅滩，沙洲，潜在的危险，鱼群，大量；vi. 变浅；vt. 变浅，驶入；adj. 浅的；
[例句] Among them swam shoals of fish.
[例句] ...tuna shoals.
adj. 顽强的，黏着力强的，坚决的，（记忆力）持久的；
[例句] She is very tenacious and will work hard and long to achieve objectives...
[例句] He is regarded at the BBC as a tenacious and persistent interviewer.
adj. 不平坦的，凹凸不平的，不一律的，参差不齐的，不势均力敌的，[数]奇数的；
[例句] He staggered on the uneven surface of the car park...
[例句] She gazed round the church at the grey uneven walls and the vivid stained glass windows.
n. 纱，线，（尤指）毛线，故事，（旅行）轶事；vi. 讲故事；
[例句] She still spins the yarn and knits sweaters for her family.
[例句] ...vegetable-dyed yarns.
n. 前辈，前驱，先锋，前任，预兆，先兆，初期形式，[核]前驱波，初级粒子，预报器；
[例句] Real tennis, an ancient precursor of the modern game, originated in the eleventh century...
[例句] He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.