vi. 跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚，结巴，弄错，失足，偶然碰见；n. 绊脚，失足，差错，失误，过失，失败；
[例句] He stumbled and almost fell...
[例句] I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
n. 虚荣，浮华，自负，空虚，无聊的事物，无价值的东西；
[例句] Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity...
[例句] With my usual vanity, I thought he might be falling in love with me.
adj. 年轻的，有朝气的，青年的，早期的，年轻气盛的；
[例句] I'm a very youthful 50.
[例句] ...youthful enthusiasm and high spirits...
n. 誓言，誓约，妄用神名，渎神的言词，[法]宣誓，诅咒，咒骂语；
[例句] He took an oath of loyalty to the government...
[例句] He swore an oath promising to uphold and protect the country's laws and constitution.
vt. 使负担太重，使超载，超过负荷；n. 过多，过量，超负荷；
[例句] Don't overload the boat or it will sink...
[例句] Large meals overload the digestive system.
adj. 同时发生的，同时存在的，同时的，联立的；n. 同时译员；
[例句] ...the simultaneous release of the book and the album...
[例句] The theatre will provide simultaneous translation in both English and Chinese.
n. 报仇，复仇，报复；
[例句] He swore vengeance on everyone involved in the murder...
[例句] She cried aloud to the gods for vengeance for the loss of her daughter.
adj. 易于…的，俯卧的，有…倾向的，倾斜的，坡陡的；
[例句] For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves...
[例句] People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to develop skin cancer.
n. 接受者，容器，容纳者；adj. 容易接受的，感受性强的；
[例句] ...the largest recipient of American foreign aid...
[例句] A suppressed immune system puts a transplant recipient at risk of other infections.
vt. 胜过，优于；
[例句] It was important for me to outdo them, to feel better than they were...
[例句] Both sides have tried to outdo each other to show how tough they can be.
vt. 使突出，使伸出；vi. 突出，伸出；
[例句] ...a huge round mass of smooth rock protruding from the water...
[例句] The tip of her tongue was protruding slightly.
n. 小困难或障碍，突出物，钩丝；vt. 戳坏，抓住，清除暗桩；vi. 妨碍，被戳坏；
[例句] A police clampdown on car thieves hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars...
[例句] The school deals exclusively with children of high academic ability. There is a snag though, it costs £9,600 a year.
vt. 使同步，使同时；vi. 同时发生，共同行动；
[例句] It was virtually impossible to synchronise our lives so as to take holidays and weekends together...
[例句] Synchronise the score with the film action.
n. （买卖等的）收入，收益；v. 进行( proceed的第三人称单数 )，前进，（沿特定路线）行进，（尤指打断后）继续说；
[例句] He proceeded to tell me of my birth...
[例句] He asked for ice for his whiskey and proceeded to get contentedly drunk.
adj. 崎岖的，凹凸不平的，结实的，崴；
[例句] ...rugged mountainous terrain.
[例句] A look of pure disbelief crossed Shankly's rugged face.
n. （丧葬前的）停尸室，太平间；adj. 丧葬的；
n. 荨麻，〈比喻〉使人烦恼的事；v. 拿荨麻打，拿荨麻刺，激怒，惹
[例句] The nettles stung their legs.
[例句] ...numerous clumps of stinging nettles dotted across the meadow.
adj. 迟钝的，（疼痛）不剧烈的，（印象）不鲜明的，钝角的；
[例句] I've really been very obtuse and stupid...
[例句] I'm a limited and obtuse clergyman while you're the expert.
adv. 向舞台后部，在舞台后部；adj. 舞台后部的，傲慢的，自负的；n. 舞台后部，后台；vt. 抢戏，抢镜头，使相形见绌，傲慢地对待；
[例句] Upstage and right of centre, Robert Morris stands with his back to the audience...
[例句] Position a camera upstage...
n. 高架桥（通常有多孔）；