n. 机会( chance的名词复数 )，偶然，风险，某事发生的可能性；
[例句] Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?...
[例句] This partnership has a good chance of success...
vt. 使用过度；
[例句] A nasal spray or drops would ease your symptoms, but don't overuse them or further congestion could result...
[例句] Don't overuse heated appliances on you hair.
n. 壁纸，墙纸；vt. 用（或好象用）壁纸盖住；vi. 糊墙纸；
[例句] ...the wallpaper in the bedroom.
[例句] We were going to wallpaper that room anyway.
adj. 有条件的，习惯于…的；
[例句] He remains in a critical condition in a California hospital...
[例句] I received several compliments on the condition of my skin...
试图取悦(court的过去式)，追求（关注或声望）；
[例句] At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!
[例句] ...a county court judge...
n. 盘子( plate的名词复数 )，板块，平板，（作奖品用的）金杯；v. 镀( plate的第三人称单数 )，为…加设护板，给…制铅版（或电铸版），用金属板固定（装饰）；
[例句] Anita pushed her plate away; she had eaten virtually nothing.
[例句] ...dusty-looking cars with New Jersey plates.
abbr. lobster pots 诱捕龙虾的
[例句] ...metal cooking pots.
[例句] There's tea in the pot.
v. 搜索( range的过去式和过去分词 )，变化，延伸，漫游；
[例句] A wide range of colours and patterns are available...
[例句] The two men discussed a range of issues...
n. 保镖( heavy的名词复数 )，打手，烈性啤酒，（尤指）苦啤酒；
[例句] These scissors are awfully heavy...
[例句] Gosh, that was a heavy bag!...
n. 贡献者，捐助者，投稿者；
[例句] Old buses are major contributors to pollution in British cities...
[例句] All this can lead to divisive family arguments to which guilt is a major contributor.
n. 反射器，反射光[热、声音]的物体；vt. 加工某物使之反射光线，在…上装反射器；
adj. 不真实的，不合标准的，不忠实的，非真；
[例句] The allegations were completely untrue...
[例句] It was untrue to say that all political prisoners have been released...
n. 平衡( balance的名词复数 )，天平，平衡力，（酿酒配料的）均衡；v. （使）平衡( balance的第三人称单数 )，（使）均衡，（使）相抵，权衡；
[例句] I balanced on the ledge...
[例句] He balanced a football on his head.
v. （使）清洁（ clean的第三人称单数 ），变干净，除去…的灰尘，使…干净；
[例句] He wore his cleanest slacks, a clean shirt and a navy blazer...
[例句] Disease has not been a problem because clean water is available...
adj. 生根的；v. 使固定，（指植物）生根成长，种植（植物）( root的现在分词 )，翻寻，铲除，使（某事物）深深扎根；
[例句] ...the twisted roots of an apple tree.
[例句] Most plants will root in about six to eight weeks...
n. 统计资料中的一项，（一项）统计数据，统计量，（对总体具有代表性的）典型统计论；adj. 统计（上）的，统计学（上）的；
[例句] Official statistics show real wages declining by 24%...
[例句] There are no reliable statistics for the number of deaths in the battle.
adj. 令人厌恶的，相斥的，可憎的；
[例句] ...repulsive fat white slugs.
[例句] ...the most repulsive mass murderer America has known.
v. 用鼻子哼（以表示不耐烦，轻蔑等），（马等）喷响鼻子，（轻蔑、愤怒时）高声大笑，汽锅)喷汽；n. 喷鼻息，鼻息声，〈美俚〉一口酒；
[例句] Harrell snorted with laughter...
[例句] He snorted loudly and shook his head.
n. 管理者，有管理（或行政）才能的人，[法]（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人，地产管理人；
n. 犯罪现场，辩解，托辞，[法]不在犯罪现场的抗辩事实；vi. 辩解，找借口；vt. 为…辩解，为（某人）提供不在现场的证词；
[例句] A role as senior diplomat would be a good alibi for his absence.