adv. 现在，当今；n. 当今，现在；
[例句] Nowadays it's acceptable for women to be ambitious. But it wasn't then...
[例句] I don't see much of Tony nowadays.
n. 营养物，营养品，养分，养料，滋养物；adj. 营养的，滋养的；
[例句] ...the role of vegetable fibres, vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients.
vi. 繁盛，成功；vt. 使…成功，使…昌盛；
[例句] The high street banks continue to prosper...
[例句] His teams have always prospered in cup competitions.
n. 繁荣，兴旺，昌盛，成功；
[例句] ...a new era of peace and prosperity.
[例句] ...Japan's economic prosperity.
n. （一道）甜食，甜点心，布丁（通常用面粉经烘烤或蒸煮做成的美味甜食品），肥胖而迟钝的人，[航]船尾碰垫；
[例句] ...a cherry sponge pudding with warm custard.
[例句] ...a menu featuring canapes, a starter, a main course and a pudding...
n. 洗发剂，洗发香波，（洗地毯、家具罩套、汽车等的）洗涤剂，洗头；vt. 用洗发剂洗头，用洗涤剂洗；
[例句] ...a bottle of shampoo.
[例句] ...bubble baths, soaps and shampoos.
adv. 完全，整个地，全部地，百分之百，干净；
[例句] The companies have a total of 1,776 employees.
[例句] They said that the total number of cows dying from BSE would be twenty thousand…
n. 签证；vt. 签发签证；
[例句] His visitor's visa expired.
[例句] ...an exit visa.
adj. 一周一次的[地]，每周的，周刊的；n. 周刊，周报；adv. 一星期一次，每周；
[例句] Each course comprises 10-12 informal weekly meetings...
[例句] We go and do the weekly shopping every Thursday.
adj. 每月的，每月一次的，按月的；n. 月刊，月经；adv. 每月，每月一次；
[例句] Many people are now having trouble making their monthly house payments...
[例句] Kidscape runs monthly workshops for teachers.
adj. 很多的，许多的，数量庞大的数量庞大的，数不清的；
[例句] Sex crimes were just as numerous as they are today...
[例句] Despite numerous attempts to diet, her weight soared.
n. 预防，防备，警惕，预防措施，避孕措施；vt. 使提防，预先警告；
[例句] Could he not, just as a precaution, move to a place of safety?...
[例句] I had taken the precaution of doing a little research before I left London...
n. （粉刷用的）石灰水，白色涂料，粉饰，掩盖，（得零分）大败；vt. 美化，粉刷，粉饰，掩饰，彻底击败；
[例句] The walls had been whitewashed.
[例句] ...a town of picturesque whitewashed cottages.
adj. 无价值的，不值钱的，卑微的，不足取的，不足道的，不足轻重；
[例句] The guarantee could be worthless if the firm goes out of business...
[例句] Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works.
adj. 最适宜的；n. 最佳效果，最适宜条件，[生物学] 最适度；
[例句] Aim to do some physical activity three times a week for optimum health.
[例句] ...regions in which optimal conditions for farming can be created.
n. 朋友，老兄，兄弟，小子，（对男子的不友好的称呼）家伙；vi. （和某人）结伴，共度时光，成为（某人的）朋友；
vt. 思索，衡量；vi. 仔细考虑，沉思；
[例句] I found myself constantly pondering the question: 'How could anyone do these things?'...
[例句] The Prime Minister pondered on when to go to the polls...
n. 红宝石，红玉，红宝石色，深红色，细铅字，红葡萄酒；adj. 红宝石的，红宝石色的；vt. 使带红宝石色，把…弄红，把…涂染成红色；
[例句] ...a ruby and diamond ring.
[例句] ...a glass of ruby-red Cabernet Sauvignon.
adj. 无知的，愚蠢的，无意义的，无感觉的；
[例句] ...people whose lives have been destroyed by acts of senseless violence...
[例句] If your child is thirsty for learning, then it is senseless to hold her back.
vt. 使标准化，用标准校检；
[例句] There is a drive both to standardise components and to reduce the number of models on offer...
[例句] He feels standardized education does not benefit those children who are either below or above average intelligence.