n. 斧子，解雇；vt. 用斧砍，削除，解雇，大量削减（经费），精简（机构）；
[例句] Community projects are being axed by hard-pressed social services departments.
[例句] St Bartholomew's is one of four London hospitals facing the axe.
n. 有孔小珠，念珠，水珠，露珠，珠子项链；vt. 用小珠装饰，使成串珠状；vi. 形成珠状，起泡；
[例句] ...a string of beads.
[例句] ...a multicoloured bead necklace.
prep. 在…的下方，（表示等级）低于，（表示状态）在…掩饰之下，（表示环境）在…影响之下；adv. 在下面，在底下；
[例句] She could see the muscles of his shoulders beneath his T-shirt...
[例句] She found pleasure in sitting beneath the trees...
adj. 大的，长大的，大的( big的比较级 )，重要的，（计划） 庞大的，大方的；
[例句] Australia's a big country...
[例句] Her husband was a big man...
n. 身体( body的名词复数 )，尸体，团体，物体；
[例句] The largest organ in the body is the liver.
[例句] Lying flat on the floor, twist your body on to one hip and cross your upper leg over your body.
n. 才能，能力，容量，性能，生产率；
[例句] People experience differences in physical and mental capability depending on the time of day...
[例句] The standards set four years ago in Seoul will be far below the athletes' capabilities now.
n. 标题，说明文字，字幕，字幕，第三档；vt. 给（图片、照片等）加说明文字，在（文件等）上加标题，在…上加字幕；
[例句] On the back of the photo is written the simple caption, 'Mrs. Monroe'.
[例句] The Sun had captioned a picture of Princess Diana 'Princess of Veils'...
n. 胸部，胸腔，箱子，金库，资金；
[例句] He crossed his arms over his chest...
[例句] He was shot in the chest...
n. 马戏，马戏团，马戏表演（常在大帐篷里进行），环形广场，（用于某些地名）圆形广场，乱哄哄的热闹场面；
[例句] My real ambition was to work in a circus.
[例句] ...circus performers.
n. 衣服，衣物，寝具；v. 穿（衣）( clothe的第三人称单数)，给…提供衣服，（用语言）表达，覆盖；
[例句] Moira walked upstairs to change her clothes...
[例句] He dressed quickly in casual clothes.
n. 凝聚，内聚，（各部的）结合，[力]内聚力，[植]连着；
[例句] By 1990, it was clear that the cohesion of the armed forces was rapidly breaking down...
[例句] The group's teaching and methods threatened social cohesion.
n. 能力，技能，相当的资产；
[例句] His competence as an economist had been reinforced by his successful fight against inflation...
[例句] We've always regarded him as a man of integrity and high professional competence.
n. 冷凝器，（尤指汽车发动机内的）电容器；
prep. 考虑到，就…而论；adv. 〈口〉细想起来，认真说，委实；v. 考虑( consider的现在分词)；
[例句] He must be hoping, but considering the situation in June he may hoping for too much too soon...
[例句] The former hostage is in remarkably good shape considering his ordeal.
vt. 安慰，慰问；n. （机器的）操纵台，仪表板；
[例句] 'Never mind, Ned,' he consoled me...
[例句] Often they cry, and I have to play the role of a mother, consoling them...
n. 巩固，联合，合并，变坚固；
[例句] The question is: will the junta consolidate its power by force?...
[例句] Brydon's team-mate Martin Williamson consolidated his lead in the National League when he won the latest round.
n. 腐蚀，侵蚀，锈蚀，受腐蚀的部位，衰败；
[例句] Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.
adj. 弯曲的，不正当的，歪扭的，用不正当手段得来的；v. 弯成钩形(crook的过去式和过去分词)；
[例句] ...the crooked line of his broken nose.
[例句] ...a crooked little tree.
adj. 狡猾的，奸诈的，灵巧的；n. 狡猾，诡诈，狡黠；
[例句] These disturbed kids can be cunning.
[例句] ...Mr Blair's cunning plan.
n. 货币，通用，流通，流传，传播，市价，行情，流通时间；
[例句] Tourism is the country's top earner of foreign currency...
[例句] More people favour a single European currency than oppose it.