adj. 精致的，娇俏的，（指人）品位高雅的，难以取悦的；n. 美味，可口之物；
[例句] The girls were dainty and feminine.
[例句] ...dainty pink flowers.
n. 行为，行动，契约，证书；v. 立契转让；
[例句] His heroic deeds were celebrated in every corner of India.
[例句] ...the warm feeling one gets from doing a good deed...
n. 堕落，潦倒，毁坏，恶化；
[例句] They were sickened by the scenes of misery and degradation they found...
[例句] She described the degradations she had been forced to suffer.
adj. 缺乏自信的，露出怯态的，羞怯的，踌躇的，虚；
[例句] Helen was diffident and reserved.
n. 古怪，反常，怪癖，[物]偏心距，[数]离心率；
[例句] He was known as Mad Shelley partly because of his eccentricity and partly because of his violent temper...
[例句] She is unusual to the point of eccentricity.
n. 效率，效能，实力，能力，[物]性能，功效；
[例句] There are many ways to increase agricultural efficiency in the poorer areas of the world.
[例句] ...energy efficiency.
adj. 选任的，有选举权的，（课程）选修的，（可选择的）可选择的；n. 选修课程；
[例句] Buchanan has never held elective office.
[例句] Electives are offered in Tai Chi and advanced dance exercise.
n. 胚，胚胎，胚芽，初期；
[例句] The embryo lives in the amniotic cavity.
[例句] ...the remarkable resilience of very young embryos.
vt. 授权，准许，使能够，使控制局势；
[例句] The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot-to-kill basis...
[例句] His position does not empower him to cite our views without consultation.
n. 娱乐，消遣，招待，款待，娱乐节目；
[例句] ...the world of entertainment and international stardom...
[例句] There were feasts and banquets, theatrical entertainments and sporting competitions between local groups.
n. 散文，随笔，杂记文，尝试，企图，试
[例句] We asked Jason to write an essay about his hometown and about his place in it.
[例句] ...Thomas Malthus's essay on population.
adj. 兴奋的，激动的，活跃的，激发的，受刺激的；v. 使兴奋（ excite的过去式和过去分词）；
[例句] I'm very excited about the possibility of playing for England's first team...
[例句] I was so excited when I went to sign the paperwork I could hardly write.
adj. 有指的，指状的；
[例句] She suddenly held up a small, bony finger and pointed across the room...
[例句] She ran her fingers through her hair...
n. 狭长裂缝或裂隙，裂伤，分歧， 分裂；vt.& vi. 裂开；
n. 提早，提前，鲁莽，冒失；
[例句] He came forward with his hand out. 'Mr and Mrs Selby?' he enquired...
[例句] She fell forwards on to her face...
adj. 头晕的，眼花的，轻浮的，轻佻的，轻狂的；vt.& vi. 使眩晕，使眼花；
[例句] He felt giddy and light-headed.
[例句] Anthony was giddy with self-satisfaction...
n. 良好，善良，精华，上帝；int. 天哪，哎呀；
[例句] Goodness, I wonder if he knows...
[例句] My goodness, he's earned millions in his career.
adv. 大大地，非常；
[例句] People would benefit greatly from a pollution-free vehicle...
[例句] We were greatly honoured that Sheik Hasina took the trouble to visit us.
n. 海港，海湾，避难所，躲藏处；vt.& vi. 心怀，庇护，避入安全地，（船）入港停泊；
adj. 强壮的，大胆，勇敢的，鲁莽的，[植]耐寒的；n. 强壮的人，耐旱植物，方柄凿；
[例句] The silver-leaved varieties of cyclamen are not quite as hardy.
[例句] It should not surprise us that such an environment has produced a hardy and independent people...