vi. 滤，渗透，（思想等）渗透，渗入；vt. （用渗滤壶）煮（咖啡），渗滤；
[例句] New fashions took a long time to percolate down.
[例句] ...all of these thoughts percolated through my mind.
n. 情感，敏感性，灵敏度，感觉，感性，感光性，感光度；
[例句] Everything he writes demonstrates the depth of his sensibility.
[例句] ...a man of sensibility.
n. 幸存者，残存者，生还者，遗物，残存物，重新正常生活的人；
[例句] Officials said there were no survivors of the plane crash.
[例句] This book is written with survivors of child sexual abuse in mind.
adj. 前所未有的，无前例的，空前的，无比的，新奇的，崭新的；
[例句] Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented...
[例句] In 1987 the Socialists took the unprecedented step of appointing a civilian to command the force.
vt. 声称，意图，意味着，打算；n. 意义，要旨，目的，意图；
[例句] ...a book that purports to tell the whole truth.
n. 江湖医生，江湖郎中，（鸭子的）呱呱声；vi. （鸭子）发出嘎嘎声；
[例句] I went everywhere for treatment, tried all sorts of quacks.
[例句] Why do intelligent people find quack remedies so appealing?
n. 补偿，赔偿，矫正，纠正，缓解；vt. 改正，矫正，补偿，革除，重新调整；
[例句] More and more victims turn to litigation to redress wrongs done to them.
[例句] So we're trying to redress the balance and to give teachers a sense that both spoken and written language are equally important.
vt. 重新加入，重返，再回答，与…再会合；vi. 重新会合，重新接合，答辩，回答；
[例句] The Prime Minister of Fiji has said Fiji is in no hurry to rejoin the Commonwealth...
[例句] He rejoined Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet as Assistant Administrator in 1988.
v. 切开，割断，断绝，中断；
[例句] Richardson severed his right foot in a motorbike accident.
[例句] ...oil still gushing from a severed fuel line.
vt. 弄脏，使冒浓烟，使模糊，用浓烟熏；vi. 被弄脏，形成污迹；n. 污点，污迹，浓烟，冒浓烟的火堆，模糊的字迹；
[例句] There was a dark smudge on his forehead.
[例句] ...smudges of blood.
n. 飑，号啕，高声喊叫；vt. 号啕，尖叫；
[例句] The boat was hit by a squall north of the island.
[例句] There was an infant squalling in the back of the church.
vt. 征服，降伏；
[例句] Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.
[例句] After having been subjugated to ambition, your maternal instincts are at last starting to assert themselves.
n. 代理，代表，代用品，代替，代孕者，[心]代用人物，〈美〉遗嘱检验法庭[法官]；adj. 代理的，代理的；v. 代理，替代；
[例句] Martin had become Howard Cosell's surrogate son...
[例句] John Brown was the latest in a series of surrogate father figures in Victoria's life...
adj. 紧的，绷紧的，整洁的，整齐的，紧张的；
[例句] When muscles are taut or cold there is more chance of injury or strain...
[例句] The clothes line is pulled taut and secured.
vi. （尤指交通工具）改变方向或路线，（指谈话内容、人的行为或观点）突然改变，（指风）（在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向）逐渐转向，风向顺时针转；vt. 使改变方向，（从…）突然改变方向，使顺风，（谈话、行为或思想）离开主题（或常轨等）；n. （方向、位置的）改变；
[例句] The plane veered off the runway and careered through the perimeter fence...
[例句] Horrified commuters saw the lorry veer across the motorway and overturn.
n. [法] 令状，文书，法院命令；v. “write”的过去式和过去分词；
[例句] He issued a writ against one of his accusers.
[例句] They now have to cope with the legacy of their past incompetence writ large on their balance sheets.
adj. 扭曲的，歪斜的，嘲弄的，错误的，处置不当的，牵强附会的；vt.& vi. 歪曲，扭曲，扭转；
[例句] Matthew allowed himself a wry smile...
[例句] She cast a wry glance in her grandmother's direction.
adj. 父亲的，父亲（般）的，父系的，父方的；
[例句] ...paternal love for his children...
[例句] He put his hand under her chin in an almost paternal gesture.
adj. 不安全的，危险的，不安稳的；
[例句] Critics claim the trucks are unsafe...
[例句] She was also warned it was unsafe to run early in the morning in the neighbourhood.
adj. 发疯的，傻的，热爱的，迷恋的；n. 螺母（ nut的名词复数 ），坚果，对…着迷的人，疯子；
[例句] Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E.
[例句] If you want to repair the wheels you just undo the four nuts.