n. 电极，电焊条；
[例句] The patient's brain activity is monitored via electrodes taped to the skull.
adj. 合适的，在（法律上或道德上）合格的，有资格当选的，称心如意的；n. 合格者，合适者，称心如意的人，合乎条件的人（或东西）；
[例句] Almost half the population are eligible to vote in today's election...
[例句] You could be eligible for a university scholarship.
vt. 解放，解脱（疑虑，迷信，偏见等），[法]使（孩子）脱离父母的管束（获得行动自主权）；
[例句] Catholics were emancipated in 1792...
[例句] That war preserved the Union and emancipated the slaves...
adj. 模棱两可的，意义不明的，模糊的，（指人等）不可靠的；
[例句] Many were equivocal about the idea...
[例句] His equivocal response has done nothing to dampen the speculation.
vt. 产生，引起，唤起；
[例句] ...the scene evoking memories of those old movies...
[例句] A sense of period was evoked by complementing pictures with appropriate furniture.
n. 夸张，夸大，夸张的言语，夸张的手法；
[例句] He thinks I'm exaggerating...
[例句] Don't exaggerate...
adj. 外部的，外来的，无关的，不相干的；
[例句] We ought not to bring in extraneous matters in trying to find a basis for a settlement...
[例句] I can choose to ignore these extraneous thoughts or certainly choose not to act on them.
vt. 篡改，伪造；n. 弄虚作假，歪曲，弄虚作假者，伪造者；
[例句] The charges against him include fraud, bribery, and falsifying business records.
n. 饥荒，饥饿，极度缺乏；
[例句] Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine...
[例句] The civil war is obstructing distribution of famine relief by aid agencies.
adj. 薄的，薄弱的，易损坏的，不足信的，没有价值的；n. 薄纸，复写纸，打字纸，电报；
[例句] ...a flimsy wooden door.
[例句] ...a pair of flimsy shoes.
adj. 即将到来的，现成的，唾手可得的，乐于助人的；n. 来临，临近；
[例句] ...his opponents in the forthcoming elections.
[例句] They promised that the money would be forthcoming...
v. 张口结舌地看，目瞪口呆地凝视 ，张开，裂开；
[例句] His secretary stopped taking notes to gape at me...
[例句] He was not the type to wander round gaping at everything like a tourist.
n. 灰色，灰马，灰色颜料，暗淡的光线；adj. 灰色的，灰白头发的，阴暗的，（指脸因恐惧、生病等）苍白的；v. （使）变灰色；vi. 成为灰色或灰白；
n. 紧握，抓住，肠绞痛，抱怨；vt. 绞痛，握紧，惹
[例句] Why are football players griping when the average salary is half a million dollars?...
[例句] They were always griping about high prices.
adj. 吸引注意力的；v. 抓紧( grip的现在分词 )，吸引，引起，使感兴趣；
[例句] She gripped the rope.
[例句] His strong hand eased the bag from her grip.
adj. 怪诞的，荒诞不经的，奇形怪状的；n. 奇形怪状的东西，奇异风
[例句] ...the grotesque disparities between the wealthy few and nearly everyone else.
[例句] ...a country where grotesque abuses are taking place.
n. 加热器，炉子，加热的人，手枪，雪茄烟；
[例句] There's an electric heater in the bedroom.
n. 箍，铁环，呼呼声；vt. 加箍于，包围；vi. 唬唬地叫，发呼呼声；
[例句] He had the duty receptionist almost jumping through hoops for him. But to no avail.
adj. 不合逻辑的，无意义的；
[例句] It is illogical to oppose the repatriation of economic migrants...
[例句] She may think your reaction is crazy or illogical, but she cannot deny what you are feeling.
adj. 不道德的，邪恶的，猥亵的，悖德；
[例句] ...those who think that birth control and abortion are immoral.