adj. 比喻的，修饰多的，象征的，呈现的；
[例句] ...an event that will change your route — in both the literal and figurative sense.
[例句] His career spanned some 50 years and encompassed both abstract and figurative painting.
vi. 退缩，畏惧；
[例句] Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching...
[例句] The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin, making her flinch.
vt. 先发制人，预先阻止，垄断，屯积，领先；
[例句] O'Leary made to open the door, but Bunbury forestalled him by laying a hand on his arm...
[例句] Large numbers of police were in the square to forestall any demonstrations.
adj. 侥幸的，幸运的，带来幸运的，吉利的；n. 有好运的人；
[例句] He was extremely fortunate to survive...
[例句] Central London is fortunate in having so many large parks and open spaces...
n. 狐，狐狸，狡猾的人，狐皮；vt. 欺骗，迷惑，使困惑；vi. 耍花招；
[例句] I admit I was foxed for some time...
[例句] Only once did we hit on a question which foxed one of the experts...
n. 欺诈，骗子，伪劣品，冒牌货；
[例句] He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception...
[例句] Tax frauds are dealt with by the Inland Revenue.
adj. 可怕的，惊人的，令人毛骨悚然的，讨厌的，丑恶的；
[例句] My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful.
[例句] He got himself into a frightful muddle...
n. 匪徒，歹徒，流氓，恶棍；
n. 格栅，栅栏，格子；v. 磨碎，压碎( grate的现在分词 )，发出刺耳的摩擦声，使人烦恼难受；
[例句] ...an open grating in the sidewalk.
[例句] She recognized the grating voice of Dr. Sarnoff.
vt. （用斧、刀等）砍、劈，砍成，劈出，开辟；vi. 坚持，遵守；
[例句] He felled, peeled and hewed his own timber.
[例句] ...the rock from which the lower chambers and subterranean passageways have been hewn.
n. 伪君子，伪善者；
[例句] The magazine wrongly suggested he was a liar and a hypocrite.
adj. 难辨认的，字迹模糊的，潦草；
n. 说明，例证，图解，插图；
[例句] ...a perfect illustration of the way Britain absorbs and adapts external influences.
[例句] She looked like a princess in a nineteenth-century illustration.
adj. （通常指不愉快的事）即将发生的，迫切的，危急的，逼近的，迫在眉睫；
[例句] There appeared no imminent danger...
[例句] They warned that an attack is imminent.
n. 不耐烦，焦躁，渴望，切望；
[例句] He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another...
[例句] The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient at the rate of progress.
adj. 无法治愈的，无法改变的，不能矫正的；n. 医不好的病人；
[例句] He is suffering from an incurable skin disease.
[例句] Poor old William is an incurable romantic...
n. 非正式，不拘礼节；
[例句] She is refreshingly informal...
[例句] His friend was less good-looking, but a lot more informal and relaxed.
n. 居民，住户，（栖息在某地区的）动物；
[例句] ...the inhabitants of Glasgow.
n. 继承，遗传，遗产；
[例句] She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.
[例句] ...the situation that was Truman's inheritance as President.
n. 证章，官职的标志（如肩章、领章等）；
[例句] The red star was the national insignia of the USSR.