adj. 该死的，该谴责的，可恶的，十足的，被判为永久罪的；adv. 非常地，无比地；v. 诅咒(damn的过去式和过去分词)，严厉批评，罚…入地狱受罪，使彻底失败；
[例句] The damned meeting seemed endless...
[例句] They're a damned nuisance.
n. 法令，命令，（法院的）判决，裁定，（教会的）教令；vt. 命令，颁布…为法令，（命运）注定，裁决；vi. 发布命令，注定；
[例句] In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband...
[例句] He is prepared to use his recently-acquired powers to introduce reform by presidential decree.
adj. 不足的，缺乏的，有缺陷的，不充分的，短少；
[例句] ...a diet deficient in vitamin B.
[例句] ...deficient landing systems.
adj. 最后的，确定的，决定性的，不可更改的，限定的，明确的；n. 限定词；
[例句] No one has come up with a definitive answer as to why this should be so...
[例句] There is no definitive test as yet for the condition.
n. 魔鬼，恶魔，精力过人的人，邪念；
[例句] ...a woman possessed by demons.
[例句] His private demons drove him to drink excessively for many years.
n. 开发者，显影剂，显像剂；
[例句] ...common land which would have a high commercial value if sold to developers.
[例句] ...a corrupt, self-made property developer.
vt. 狼吞虎咽地吃光，吞没，毁灭，全神贯注地看；
[例句] A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day...
[例句] She devoured half an apple pie.
vi. 不赞成；vt. 反对，否决，持相反的意见；
[例句] Most people disapprove of such violent tactics...
[例句] Her mother disapproved of her working in a pub...
adj. 谨慎的，慎重的，考虑周到的，小心的，持重；
[例句] They were gossipy and not always discreet...
[例句] He followed at a discreet distance.
n. 美元，一元纸[硬]币，金钱，财
[例句] She gets paid seven dollars an hour...
[例句] The government is spending billions of dollars on new urban rail projects.
vt. 将（衣物、帘、斗篷等）悬挂，披，（用布等）遮盖或装饰某人或某物，将某物随便围在或放在另一物上，[医]在（手术室等处）挂上消毒帷；n. （厚长的）帘子，帷帘，帷幕，（帘、幕、衣、裙等）悬挂状；vi. 成褶皱状垂下或悬挂；
[例句] Natasha took the coat and draped it over her shoulders...
[例句] A soft white robe had been draped over a chair for Joanna's use...
adj. 东方的，东部（地方）的，朝东的，来自东方的；n. 东方人，（美国）东部地区的人，东正教信徒；
[例句] ...Eastern Europe.
[例句] ...Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore.
n. 雇主，老板，雇佣者；
[例句] He had been sent to Rome by his employer...
[例句] The telephone company is the country's largest employer.
vt.& vi. 尝试，试图，尽力，竭力；n. 努力，尽力；
adj. 精力充沛的，充满活力的，精力旺盛的，精神饱满的，（措施等）积极的，有力的，雄健；
[例句] Blackwell is 59, strong looking and enormously energetic...
[例句] The next government will play an energetic role in seeking multilateral nuclear disarmament.
adj. 巨大的，庞大的，极恶的，凶暴的；
[例句] The main bedroom is enormous...
[例句] There is, of course, an enormous amount to see.
n. 热情，热忱，热衷的事物，宗教的狂热；
[例句] The lack of enthusiasm for unification among most West Germans fills him with disappointment...
[例句] Their skill, enthusiasm and running has got them in the team.
adj. 飘忽不定的，行为古怪，反复无常，（运动或行为）不规则的；n. 古怪的人，[地]漂砾；
[例句] Argentina's erratic inflation rate threatens to upset the plans.
[例句] ...the family's erratic affairs.
adj. 有阅历的，有见识的，老练的，熟练的，有经验的，有丰富经验的；v. “experience”的过去式和过去分词；
[例句] ...lawyers who are experienced in these matters...
[例句] It's a team packed with experienced and mature professionals...
n. 小平面，侧面，方面，（昆虫的）小眼面，[建]柱槽筋；vt. 在…上琢面；
[例句] The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life.