n. 价钱，代价，花费，费用，牺牲，[用复数][法律]诉讼费；vi. 价钱为，花费，估计成本；vt. 付出代价，估价，使丧失，使付出努力；
[例句] The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold...
[例句] In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production...
n. 原因，动机，理由，事业；vt. 成为…的原因，导致，引起，使遭受；
[例句] Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease...
[例句] The causes are a complex blend of local and national tensions.
n. 首都，资本，资源，大写字母；adj. 极好的，死刑的，资本的，首都的；
[例句] Companies are having difficulty in raising capital...
[例句] A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches.
conj. 但是，而是，除了，只因为；prep. 除…以外；adv. 只，不过，只是，另一方面；n. 借口，推辞，但是，反对；pron. [关系代词，意义相当于 who…not, which…not]；vt. 对…说“但是”；
[例句] 'You said you'd stay till tomorrow.' — 'I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back.'...
[例句] Place the saucepan over moderate heat until the cider is very hot but not boiling...
adv. 相隔，相距，分散地，分开地，成部分，成碎片，分辨；adj. 分离的，隔离的；
[例句] He was standing a bit apart from the rest of us, watching us...
[例句] She saw Sheila standing some distance apart...
n. 羞愧，羞辱，可耻的人，羞愧感；vt. 使蒙羞，玷辱，使感到羞愧，使相形见
[例句] She felt a deep sense of shame...
[例句] They feel shame and guilt as though it is their fault...
adj. 空的，空洞的，虚伪的，空腹的；n. 洞，坑，山谷；vt.& vi. 挖空（某物），变空，挖出（孔、洞）；adv. 完全，彻底；
[例句] ...a hollow tree.
[例句] ...a hollow cylinder.
n. 栅栏，篱笆，围墙，防护物，剑术；vt. 用篱笆围住，防护，练习剑术；vi. 练习击剑，搪塞，围以栅栏，跳过栅栏；
[例句] Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills.
[例句] The first task was to fence the wood to exclude sheep...
n. 农作物，产量，庄稼，平头；vt. 种植，收割，修剪，剪短；vi. 收成，收获；
[例句] Rice farmers here still plant and harvest their crops by hand...
[例句] The main crop is wheat and this is grown even on the very steep slopes.
n. 协议，条约，（色彩的）协调，和解协议；vt. 给予，使和谐一致，使符合，使适合；vi. 符合，一致；
[例句] ...a fitting way to celebrate the peace accord.
[例句] His predecessor was accorded an equally tumultuous welcome...
n. 植物，草木，设备，工厂，庄
[例句] Water each plant as often as required.
[例句] ...exotic plants.
n. 错误，过失，误解，差错，口误，笔误，失策，失误；vt.& vi. 弄错，误解；vt. 认不出，误会，看错；vi. 弄错，误解；
[例句] They made the big mistake of thinking they could seize its border with a relatively small force...
[例句] I think it's a serious mistake to confuse books with life...
adj. 主要的，重要的，大调的，主修的（课程）；n. 主修科目，大调，陆军少校，主修学生；v. 主修，专攻；
[例句] The major factor in the decision to stay or to leave was usually professional...
[例句] Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there...
vt. 接吻，轻拂，轻微碰撞；vi. 接吻，轻触；n. 吻，轻触，小糖果，蛋白甜饼，球形饼干；
[例句] She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek...
[例句] She kissed me hard on the mouth...
n. 损害，伤害，危害；vt. 伤害，损害，危害；
[例句] The hijackers seemed anxious not to harm anyone.
[例句] All dogs are capable of doing harm to human beings.
n. 枪，发令枪声，受雇杀人的枪手，喷射器；vt. 射击（某人），给…加大油门，打猎；vi. 用枪打猎；
[例句] He produced a gun and he came into the house...
[例句] The inner-city has guns and crime and drugs and deprivation.
v. 碰撞，使发出巨响，暴跌，睡觉；n. 碰撞，碰撞声，暴跌，崩溃；adj. 应急的，速成的；
[例句] His elder son was killed in a car crash a few years ago.
[例句] ...a plane crash.
n. 内容，（书等的）目录，满足，容量；
[例句] Empty the contents of the pan into the sieve...
[例句] I emptied the contents of the fridge into carrier bags...
n. 长靴，皮靴，防护罩，[多用于英国]行李箱，[俚语]解雇，激动；vt. 穿（靴），踢，[俚语]解雇，[计算机科学]引
[例句] He sat in a kitchen chair, reached down and pulled off his boots...
[例句] He was wearing riding pants, high boots, and spurs.
n. 利益，好处，救济金，津贴，义演，义卖，恩惠，恩泽；vt. 有益于，有助于，使受益，得益，受益；
[例句] Each family farms individually and reaps the benefit of its labor...
[例句] I'm a great believer in the benefits of this form of therapy...