adj. （声音，话语）单调的，无抑扬顿挫的，枯燥无味的；
[例句] It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs...
[例句] The food may get a bit monotonous, but there'll be enough of it.
vi. 再发生，复发，重现，回想；
[例句] ...a theme that was to recur frequently in his work.
[例句] ...a recurring nightmare she has had since childhood.
vt. （使）分开，分离，隔离，隔离并区别对待（不同种族、宗教或性别的人）；
[例句] Police segregated the two rival camps of protesters...
[例句] They segregate you from the rest of the community.
n. 主要产品，钉书钉，U 形钉，主题，主要部份，主食；vt. 用钉书钉钉住；adj. 最基本的，最重要的；
[例句] Rice is the staple food of more than half the world's population...
[例句] The Chinese also eat a type of pasta as part of their staple diet...
n. （陪审团的）裁决，裁定，（经过试验、检验或体验发表的）决定，意见；
[例句] The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict...
[例句] Three judges will deliver their verdict in October.
n. 后代，后世，子孙，后裔，儿孙；
[例句] A photographer recorded the scene on video for posterity...
[例句] Was he making these notes for the benefit of posterity?
n. 礼仪，（外交条约的）草案，（数据传递的）协议，科学实验报告（或计划）；vt. 把…写入议定书，在议定书中拟定（或颁布）；vi. 拟定议定书，拟定草案；
[例句] He has become something of a stickler for the finer observances of royal protocol.
[例句] ...minor breaches of protocol.
n. 悬而未决，含糊不定，焦虑，挂念，悬念，中止，暂停；
[例句] The suspense over the two remaining hostages ended last night when the police discovered the bullet ridden bodies.
[例句] ...a writer who holds the suspense throughout her tale.
n. 污点，污名，
[例句] Opposition leaders said that the elections had been tainted by corruption.
[例句] ...a series of political scandals that has tainted the political stars of a generation.
adj. 牧师的，主教的，牧人的，有关田园生活的，乡村的；n. 牧歌，田园诗，田园景色，牧师写给教区居民的公开信；
[例句] ...the pastoral care of the sick...
[例句] Many churches provide excellent pastoral counselling.
prep. 直到，在等待…期间；adj. 未决的，未定的，待定的，即将发生的；
[例句] The cause of death was listed as pending...
[例句] In 1989, the court had 600 pending cases...
vt. 沉重地走；vi. 沉重缓慢地行走，孜孜不倦，勤苦地工作；n. 沉重缓慢的前进，沉重的踏步声；
[例句] Crowds of French and British families plodded around in yellow plastic macs.
[例句] He is plodding on with negotiations...
n. 天灾，灾难，鞭子，苦难的根源；vt. 鞭打，重惩，重责，使痛苦，严惩；
[例句] ...the best chance in 20 years to end the scourge of terrorism...
[例句] Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.
n. 升华物；vt. （使某物质）升华，使净化，纯化；
[例句] He could try to sublimate the problem by writing, in detail, about it...
[例句] The erotic impulse is sublimated into art.
vt. 捆绑；n. （干草的）一捆，一束，构架；
[例句] She trussed him quickly with stolen bandage, and gagged his mouth.
[例句] Put stuffing into the cavity and truss the bird.
n. 吸气或吹气，一种比目鱼，难闻的气味，小雪茄烟；vt. 吸，喷出，击球失败；vi. 喷气，垂钓，轻吹；
[例句] He caught a whiff of her perfume.
[例句] Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life...
开门，可得到，开业，张开，（使）出现；
[例句] As the market opens up, I think people are going to be able to spend more money on consumer goods...
[例句] He said he wanted to see how Albania was opening up to the world...
n. 故事( story的名词复数 )，（任何结构、构造的）层，谎话，楼层；
[例句] The second story in the book is titled 'The Scholar'...
[例句] I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits.
n. 控制( control的名词复数 )，限制，（对国家、地区、机构等的）管理权，（键盘上的）控制键；v. 控制( control的第三人称单数 )，管理，限制，克制；
[例句] The restructuring involves Mr Ronson giving up control of the company...
[例句] The first aim of his government would be to establish control over the republic's territory.
v. 出发，启程( start的过去式和过去分词 )，起动，提出（问题），开办；
[例句] John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs...
[例句] It was 1956 when Susanna started the work on the garden...