v. 可以( may的第三人称单数 )，也许，会，但愿；
[例句] We may have some rain today...
[例句] Rates may rise, but it won't be by much and it won't be for long...
n. 中部，中间，当中；prep. 在…中间（等于amidst）；adv. 在中间，在中央；
[例句] Congress is in the midst of rewriting the nation's banking laws...
[例句] We are in the midst of one of the worst recessions for many, many years.
vt.& vi. 练习，实习，积极从事，执业；na. “practice”的变体；
[例句] Lauren practises the piano every day...
[例句] When she wanted to get something right, she would practise and practise and practise.
adj. 顽皮的，不听话的，淘气的，下流的；
[例句] Girls, you're being very naughty...
[例句] You naughty boy, you gave me such a fright.
adj. 政治的，政党的，对政治有兴趣的；
[例句] All other political parties there have been completely banned...
[例句] The Canadian government is facing another political crisis.
n. 监狱，牢笼，监禁，入狱；
[例句] The prison's inmates are being kept in their cells...
[例句] He was sentenced to life in prison...
n. 悲痛，悔恨，惋惜，伤心事；vt.& vi. 悲痛，遗憾；
[例句] It was a time of great sorrow...
[例句] Words cannot express my sorrow.
n. 天资，才能，天才，人才，塔兰特，古代的一种计量单位，可用来记重量或作为货币单位，性感的人；
[例句] She is proud that both her children have a talent for music...
[例句] The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his talents...
vt. 发掘，揭露，从洞中赶出；
[例句] Researchers have unearthed documents indicating her responsibility for the forced adoption of children...
[例句] The frauds have been unearthed by investigators working for the Camden and Islington Health Authority.
adj. 可选择的，随意的，任意的，非强制的，选修科目；
[例句] A holiday isn't an optional extra. In this stressful, frantic world it's a must...
[例句] Sex education is a sensitive area for some parents, and thus it should remain optional.
n. 半岛，[史]伊比利亚半岛，（第一次世界大战中指）加利波利半岛，（第一次世界大战中指）加利波利半岛；
[例句] ...the political situation in the Korean peninsula...
[例句] I had walked around the entire peninsula.
n. 种植园，大农场，栽植，殖民，殖民地；
[例句] ...banana plantations in Costa Rica.
[例句] ...a plantation of almond trees.
n. 门童，搬运工人，（医院里护送病人的）护工，（尤指卧铺车厢的）列车服务员；
vt. 使纯净，净化，精炼，使（语言）纯正，给…赎罪，使纯洁；
[例句] I take wheat and yeast tablets daily to purify the blood...
[例句] Only purified water is used.
n. 造反，叛乱，反抗；
[例句] The British soon put down the rebellion.
[例句] ...the ruthless and brutal suppression of rebellion.
n. 宝座，御座，王位，王权；vi. 登上王座；vt. 使即王位，使登基；
[例句] ...the Queen's 50th anniversary on the throne.
[例句] ...the heir to the throne.
adj. 令人同情的，可怜的，又笨又可怜的，无价值的，荡气回肠；
[例句] ...a pathetic little dog with a curly tail...
[例句] The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight...
vt. 践踏，蹂躏，无视，蔑视，侵犯，伤害；vi. 践踏，重重地踩，脚步沉重地走；n. 践踏，践踏声；
[例句] They say loggers are destroying rain forests and trampling on the rights of natives...
[例句] Diplomats denounced the leaders for trampling their citizens' civil rights...
adj. 不受欢迎的，讨厌的，不合需要的，不方便的，不良的；n. 不受欢迎的人，不良分子；
[例句] Inflation is considered to be undesirable because of its adverse effects on income distribution...
[例句] A large group of undesirable strangers crashed her party.
adj. 邪恶的，恶毒的，有恶意的，凶猛的，有缺点的；
[例句] He was a cruel and vicious man...
[例句] He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of white youths...