n. 鹅卵石，木瓦板，小招
[例句] ...a beach of sand and shingle.
[例句] The roofs had shingles missing.
n. 单独，孤独，偏僻处，隐居处，幽静（的地方），荒野；
[例句] He enjoyed his moments of solitude before the pressures of the day began...
[例句] Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
adj. 不毛的，贫瘠的，不生育的，无菌的，无效果的；
[例句] He always made sure that any cuts were protected by sterile dressings...
[例句] Urine is sterile.
vt. 任命（某人）为牧师，授予（某人）圣职，（上帝、法律等）命令，判定；
[例句] He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982...
[例句] Women have been ordained for many years in the Church of Scotland...
vt. 抢劫，掠夺；n. 抢劫，掠夺，掠夺物；
[例句] Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.
[例句] ...the boldness to pillage and rape.
vi. 拖延，耽搁；
[例句] Most often we procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do.
n. 散步，闲逛，通道，走廊，舞会，骑马；vt.& vi. 漫步，散步，骑马；
[例句] People came out in smarter clothes to promenade along the front.
vi. 搏动，悸动，有规律地跳动；
[例句] ...a star that pulsates.
[例句] ...a pulsating blood vessel.
adj. 腐化的，有毒的，已腐烂的，卑劣的；
[例句] ...a foul, putrid stench.
n. 折扣，回扣；vt. 减少，打折；
[例句] ...a tax rebate...
[例句] Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.
vt. 责骂，指摘，非难；
[例句] 'There's no call for talk like that,' Mrs Evans reproved him...
[例句] Women were reproved if they did not wear hats in court.
n. 休息期间，缓解，暂缓，延期，（刑罚的）缓期执
[例句] It was some weeks now since they had had any respite from shellfire.
[例句] Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.
vt. 使恢复元气，使新生，使复兴；
[例句] This hair conditioner is excellent for revitalizing dry, lifeless hair.
[例句] ...the revitalized Democratic Party.
vt. 打垮，赶跑，挖掘出，（体育）打败对方；vi. 搜寻，用鼻子拱土；n. 溃败，暴动，混乱的群众，盛大的晚会；
[例句] ...the Battle of Hastings at which the Norman army routed the English opposition.
adj. 像蛇般蜷曲的，蜿蜒的，阴险的，弯弯曲曲的；vt. 使迂回曲折地行进；vi. 像蛇般行进；n. [矿物] 蛇纹石；
[例句] ...serpentine woodland pathways.
adj. 懒散的，草率的，稀薄的，多雨的，泥泞的，过于伤感的；
[例句] He has little patience for sloppy work from colleagues...
[例句] His language is disjointed and sloppy.
n. 草地，草皮，人，家伙，故乡，本国，鸡奸者，兽奸者；v. 铺草皮，以生草土覆盖，铺草皮于；
[例句] This was sod's law: when the spare tyre is in use, you will have a puncture.
vi. 发吧唧声，发扑哧声；vt. 制止，压制，遏制，限制；
[例句] He squelched across the turf...
[例句] His sodden trousers were clinging to his shins and his shoes squelched.
adj. 最高的，最高级的，过度的；n. 最高级，最好的人，最高程度；
[例句] Some superlative wines are made in this region...
[例句] The Regent hotel has a superlative view of Hong Kong island.
vt. 诈骗，骗取，欺骗，诓骗；n. 诈骗，骗取，骗局，冒牌货，冒名顶替者；
[例句] A City businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds...
[例句] An oil executive swindled £50,000 out of his firm.