n. 诱饵，诱鸟，圈套，诱捕；vt. 诱捕；
[例句] Nick acted as a decoy after the dog attacked a group of children swimming in the river.
[例句] He was booked on a flight leaving that day, but that was just a decoy.
adj. 可信赖的，可靠的，准，塌实，踏实；
[例句] He was a good friend, a dependable companion.
n. 书桌，办公桌，服务台，部门，（美）讲道台；adj. 书桌的，书桌上用的；
[例句] I spoke to the girl on the reception desk...
[例句] A map and a bird-watchers' field checklist are available at the front desk.
n. 制止物，威慑物；adj. 制止的，遏制的；
[例句] They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent...
[例句] The tough new law should act as a deterrent.
adj. 发展中的，显色，开发，显像；
[例句] In the developing world cigarette consumption is increasing.
vt. 诊断，判断；vi. 做出诊断；
[例句] The soldiers were diagnosed as having flu...
[例句] Susan had a mental breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia...
n. 微暗，不清楚，浊度；
[例句] She stood waiting, in the dim light...
[例句] Below decks, the lights were dim.
vt. 损毁…的外形，使变丑，损毁；
[例句] Many of the wounded had been badly disfigured.
[例句] Wind turbines are large and noisy and they disfigure the landscape.
adj. 阴沉的，惨淡的，凄凉的，忧郁的；n. 低落的情绪，沼泽；
[例句] ...Israel's dismal record in the Olympics...
[例句] My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal...
vt. 改编成剧本，把…戏剧化；vi. 戏剧化；
[例句] ...an incident later dramatized in the movie 'The Right Stuff'.
[例句] ...a dramatised version of the novel.
adj. 可怕的，令人畏惧的，讨厌的，糟透了的，丑陋的，糟糕的；n. 惊险小说[杂志]；
[例句] They told us the dreadful news...
[例句] My financial situation is dreadful.
n. 读写困难；
adj. 凭经验的，经验主义的，以观察或实验为依据的；
[例句] There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis.
n. 享受，令人愉快的事物，享有；
[例句] I apologise if your enjoyment of the movie was spoiled.
[例句] ...her enjoyment of the beauty of the countryside.
v. 注册，登记，加入，招收；
n. 全体，合奏，全套服装，总效果；
[例句] ...an ensemble of young musicians...
[例句] He has also formed an exciting ensemble from his dancers.
vt. 牵涉，需要，使必要，限定继承；
[例句] Such a decision would entail a huge political risk...
[例句] The changed outlook entails higher economic growth than was previously assumed...
vi.&vt. （清晰地）发音，确切地说明；
[例句] His voice was harsh as he enunciated each word carefully...
[例句] She enunciates very slowly and carefully.
n. 精神欢快，幸福感，欣快；
[例句] There was euphoria after the elections...
[例句] After the euphoria of yesterday's celebrations, the country will come down to earth today.
n. 放射尘，（核爆炸后的）沉降物，附带后果，余波；
[例句] They were exposed to radioactive fallout during nuclear weapons tests.
[例句] Grundy lost his job in the fallout from the incident.