adj. 坚定的，坚固的，忠诚的，可靠的，不漏水的；vt. 止住，止血；
[例句] He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.
[例句] The government claims this is the only way to staunch the annual flow to Germany of hundreds of thousands of refugees...
n. 贩卖，出售；v. 卖，售，销( sell的现在分词 )，经销，推销，出卖；
[例句] I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books...
[例句] His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews...
v. （使）迷失，（使）困惑；adj. 狂热的( wild的比较级 )，强烈的，野生的，对…狂热[着魔]的；
[例句] We saw two more wild cats creeping towards us in the darkness...
[例句] The lane was lined with wild flowers.
n. 角( corner的名词复数 )，街角，困境，足球；
[例句] He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the blanket...
[例句] Write 'By Airmail' in the top left hand corner.
adj. 调谐的，已调谐的；v. 调音( tune的过去式和过去分词 )，调整，（给收音机、电视等）调谐，使协调；
[例句] She was humming a merry little tune.
[例句] She'll also be playing your favourite pop tunes.
n. （文艺的）现实主义，现实主义的态度和行为，唯实论，实在论；
[例句] It was time now to show more political realism...
[例句] The early ambitions of youthful enthusiasm soon become tempered with realism.
n. 小门，边门，窗口，水闸门，三柱门；
n. 水槽，食槽，低谷期，[航]深海漕，[气]低气压槽；
[例句] The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance.
[例句] The boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves.
n. 活动方式，运转，运行，（已开采过的）矿坑；
[例句] Like working women anywhere, Asian women are buying convenience foods.
[例句] The needs and opinions of ordinary working people were ignored...
vt. 放弃（职责、权力等）；vi. 退位，逊位；adj. 可以放弃的，放弃权力的，退位的；n. 放弃权力者，退位者；
[例句] The last French king was Louis Philippe, who abdicated in 1848.
[例句] Many parents simply abdicate all responsibility for their children.
n. 加速器，催速剂；
[例句] He eased his foot off the accelerator.
n. 喜爱，钟爱；
[例句] She thought of him with affection...
[例句] She had developed quite an affection for the place.
adj. 有雄心的，有野心的，费力的，耗资的；
[例句] Chris is so ambitious, so determined to do it all...
[例句] He's a very ambitious lad and he wants to play at the highest level.
n. 祖先，祖宗，被继承人，原型，（动物的）原种，先祖；
[例句] ...our daily lives, so different from those of our ancestors...
[例句] He could trace his ancestors back seven hundred years.
n. 生气，活泼，动画片制作，动画片摄制，[影视]动画片；
[例句] The films are a mix of animation and full-length features.
[例句] ...computer animation.
n. 猿，狂热，模仿者；vt. 模仿；
[例句] ...the theory that man is descended from the apes.
[例句] Modelling yourself on someone you admire is not the same as aping all they say or do.
n. 沟渠，引水渠，导水管，高架渠；
[例句] ...an old Roman aqueduct.
[例句] ...a nationwide system of aqueducts to carry water to the arid parts of this country.
adj. 惭愧的，羞耻的，害臊的，难为情；
[例句] I felt incredibly ashamed of myself for getting so angry...
[例句] She was ashamed that she looked so shabby...
n. 气压计，晴雨表，显示变化的事物，（舆论等的）标记；
[例句] In past presidential elections, Missouri has been a barometer of the rest of the country...
[例句] Our sleep pattern is a barometer to our psychological well-being.
adj. 有信仰的；v. 相信( believe的现在分词 )，认为，以为，对…信以为真；
[例句] Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive...
[例句] I believe you have something of mine...