n. 馅饼，派，爱说话的人，[动]喜鹊，容易得到的称心东西，容易的工作；vt. 使杂乱，弄乱（铅字，版面）；
[例句] ...a pork pie.
[例句] ...apple pie and custard.
prep. （表示属性）与…不同，不像；adj. 不同的，相异的，不相似的；
[例句] This was a foreign country, so unlike San Jose...
[例句] She was unlike him in every way except for her coal black eyes.
n. 航行（学），航海（术），海上交通；
[例句] Pack ice around Iceland was becoming a threat to navigation.
aux. 应该（指道义上有责任），应当（显示所采取行动正确或明智），可能会，预料会做（某事）；vt.& vi. 应该（指道义上有责任），（表示愿望）应当（显示所采取行动正确或明智），可能会，预料会做（某事）；
[例句] Mark, you've got a good wife. You ought to take care of her...
[例句] The people who already own a bit of money or land ought to have a voice in saying where it goes...
n. 允许，批准，正式认可，认可；
[例句] He asked permission to leave the room...
[例句] Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry...
n. 政策，策略，保险单，策略性；
[例句] ...plans which include changes in foreign policy and economic reforms.
[例句] ...the UN's policy-making body.
n. 秘书，干事，书记员， 部长，大臣；
[例句] My grandfather was secretary of the Scottish Miners' Union.
[例句] ...the British Foreign Secretary.
n. 传说，传言，（尤指充满惊险的）故事，坏话，谣言，〈古〉计算，总计；
[例句] ...a collection of stories, poems and folk tales...
[例句] Episodes 1 and 2 of Tales of the City will be shown together on Tuesday.
n. 哲学，哲学体系，哲学思想，生活信条，哲理；
[例句] He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.
[例句] ...traditional Chinese philosophy.
adv. 目前，不久，马上；
[例句] She is presently developing a number of projects...
[例句] The island is presently uninhabited...
adj. 可能的，大概的；n. 很可能的事，可能入选者；
[例句] It is probable that the medication will suppress the symptom without treating the condition...
[例句] She does not want to be taken to an optician with the probable result of having to wear glasses...
adj. 缺乏的，罕见的；adv. 勉强，仅仅，几乎不，简直不；
[例句] Food was scarce and expensive...
[例句] Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.
adj. 单调沉闷的，冗长乏味的，令人生厌的；
[例句] Such lists are long and tedious to read.
[例句] ...the tedious business of line-by-line programming.
n. 变化，转换，转换，变换；
[例句] Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy...
[例句] Delegates also discussed transforming them from a guerrilla force into a regular army.
vt.& vi. （使）振动[颤动]，摆动，犹豫，激动；
[例句] The ground shook and the cliffs seemed to vibrate...
[例句] The noise vibrated the table.
n. 完美，完善，最后加工，圆满；
[例句] His quest for perfection is relentless...
[例句] Physical perfection in a human being is exceedingly rare.
n. 期刊，杂志；adj. 周期的，定期的，时常发生的，定期发行的，期刊的；
[例句] The walls would be lined with books and periodicals.
[例句] ...a monthly periodical.
adj. 不重要的，卑鄙的，小气的，小的，一点点，小规模的；n. [会]小额，佩蒂，厕所；
[例句] He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things.
[例句] ...endless rules and petty regulations...
adj. 辐射状的，放射式的，径向的，星形的；n. 子午线轮胎，辐射状轮胎；
[例句] The white marble floors were inlaid in a radial pattern of brass.
n. 极度欢喜；vt. 使…狂喜；
[例句] The film was shown to gasps of rapture at the Democratic Convention...
[例句] His speech was received with rapture by his supporters...