adv. 否定地，消极地，取消地，负地；
[例句] The news from overseas is overwhelmingly negative...
[例句] All this had an extremely negative effect on the criminal justice system.
adj. 不可避免的，不得已的，不能废除的，不能废除的，不能取消的，必不可免，不免；
[例句] Managers said the job losses were unavoidable...
[例句] The recession has resulted in an unavoidable increase in spending on unemployment benefit.
n. 磨具，削具，（赌博中的）骗子；adj. 清晰，灵敏的( sharp的比较级 )，锋利的，狡猾的，轮廓鲜明的；
[例句] The other end of the twig is sharpened into a sharp point to use as a toothpick...
[例句] Using a sharp knife, cut away the pith and peel from both fruits...
vt. 招致（court的现在分词形式）；
[例句] At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!
[例句] ...a county court judge...
n. 深( depth的名词复数 )，深处，深厚，浓度；
[例句] The smaller lake ranges from five to fourteen feet in depth...
[例句] The depth of the shaft is 520 yards...
adj. 不整洁的，凌乱的，懒散的，不干净利落的，不简练的，不适宜的；v. 使不整洁，使杂乱无章；
[例句] The place quickly became untidy.
[例句] ...a thin man with untidy hair...
n. 转节，转环，旋轴，旋转接头；vt.& vi. （使）旋转，在枢轴上转动，（把身子或脸等）转向另一方，转身；
[例句] She swivelled her chair round and stared out across the back lawn...
[例句] His chairs can swivel, but they can't move up or down.
v. 凑合( piece的过去式和过去分词 )，凑成，修补，组合资料（以便了解情况）；
[例句] ...a piece of cake.
[例句] ...a piece of wood.
v. 支持( second的过去式和过去分词 )，临时调派，附议，赞成某提案；
[例句] For a few seconds nobody said anything...
[例句] It only takes forty seconds...
v. （使）急速行进，仓促完成( rush的第三人称单数 )，突袭，（使）仓促行事，催促；
[例句] A schoolgirl rushed into a burning flat to save a man's life...
[例句] Someone inside the building rushed out...
n. 编号方式；v. 数，算( number的现在分词 )，给…编号，总共；
[例句] No, I don't know the room number...
[例句] Stan Laurel was born at number 3, Argyll Street...
vt. 使流产，使夭折，使中止；vi. 流产，堕胎，发育不全；n. 流产，中止计划；
[例句] Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
[例句] ...the latest date at which a foetus can be aborted.
vt. 宣判无罪，除去责任或义务，表现，履行，付清，还清；
[例句] Mr Ling was acquitted of disorderly behaviour by magistrates.
[例句] Most officers and men acquitted themselves well throughout the action.
adj. 可适应的，有适应能力的，适合的，可改编的；
[例句] ...a more adaptable and skilled workforce...
[例句] They are adaptable foragers that learn to survive on a wide range of food sources.
adj. 美的，美学的，有关美的，审美的，具有审美趣味的；n. 美学标准，美感，审美观；
[例句] ...products chosen for their aesthetic appeal as well as their durability and quality.
n. 祭坛，圣坛，圣餐台；
[例句] ...the high altar at Chichester Cathedral.
[例句] Napoleon's army was sacrificed on the altar of folly in the disastrous Russian campaign.
vi. （马）缓行，从容地走，漫步；n. （马的）缓行步态，从容轻松的步伐，漫步；
[例句] We ambled along in front of the houses...
[例句] Slowly they ambled back to the car.
n. 赔罪，赔偿；v. 改良，修改，修订( amend的第三人称单数 )；
[例句] The president agreed to amend the constitution and allow multi-party elections...
[例句] 'You must admit that the man has got charm,' said Nicolson. 'Glamour,' amended Wells.
n. 对抗，敌对，相克作用，对立，敌意；
[例句] There is still much antagonism between trades unions and the oil companies...
[例句] Old antagonisms resurfaced.
n. 期待，希望，预期，预测，预感，（信托财产收益的）预支；
[例句] There's been an atmosphere of anticipation around here for a few days now...
[例句] We await the next volume of this superb edition with keen anticipation.