n. 故事，传说，历史，沿革，内情，传记；vt. 用历史故事画装饰，讲…的故事，把…作为故事讲述；vi. 说谎；
[例句] The second story in the book is titled 'The Scholar'...
[例句] I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits.
adj. 慢的，迟钝的，温和的，慢于…的；adv. 慢慢地，缓慢地；vt.& vi. （使）缓行，（使）减速；vi. 变慢，变萧条；vt. 放慢，阻碍；
[例句] The traffic is heavy and slow...
[例句] Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.
n. 季节，季，时期，活动期，时令，暂时；vt. 使适应，使适用，调味；vt.& vi. 使变干燥；
[例句] Autumn's my favourite season.
[例句] ...the only region of Brazil where all four seasons are clearly defined.
n. 交易，市集，需求，交易情况，行情；vt. 在市场上出售某物，推销；vi. 去市场买东西；
[例句] He sold boots on a market stall.
[例句] The foreign market was increasingly crucial.
n. 杯子，一杯（的量），（胸罩的）罩杯，优胜杯；vt. 使（手）窝成杯状，使（双手）成圆状托起，为…拔火罐；
[例句] ...cups and saucers.
[例句] ...the brass cups of the small chandelier.
adj. 光秃秃的，（房间、柜子等）空的，赤裸的，刚好够的；vt. 使赤裸，使露出，揭开，脱（衣服）；
[例句] She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare...
[例句] She had bare arms and a bare neck.
n. （个人的）用品，需要的东西，生物，事实，物（ thing的名词复数 ）；
[例句] 'What's that thing in the middle of the fountain?' — 'Some kind of statue, I guess.'...
[例句] She was in the middle of clearing the breakfast things...
adj. 上升的，升起的，增大的，成长中的；adv. （年龄）接近，（数量）多于；n. 隆起，起义，叛乱；v. 起义( rise的现在分词 )，升起，（数量）增加，休会；
[例句] He watched the smoke rise from his cigarette...
[例句] The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him.
n. 跑步，运转，流出；adj. 跑着的，流动的，连续的，操作中的，运转着的；v. 跑，运转(run的ing形式)；
[例句] We chose to do cross-country running.
[例句] ...running shoes.
vt. 解除，缓解，换班，（去厕所的一种委婉说法）方便；
[例句] Drugs can relieve much of the pain...
[例句] This should save her from boredom and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.
vt. 提议，建议，打算，计划，推荐，提名，求婚；vi. 做出计划，打算，求婚；
[例句] Britain is about to propose changes to some institutions...
[例句] It was George who first proposed that we dry clothes in that locker.
n. 样品，华样，标本，榜样，（化验的）取样，[信]信号瞬时
[例句] You'll receive samples of paint, curtains and upholstery...
[例句] We're giving away 2000 free samples...
adj. 特殊的，专门的，专用的，重要的；n. 专车，特价，特刊，特约稿；
[例句] You're very special to me, darling...
[例句] There are strong arguments for holidays at Easter and Christmas because these are special occasions...
adj. 快的，急速的，聪明的，凌厉的，灵活的，短时间做成的；adv. 迅速地，快速地；n. （指甲下的）活肉，感情的中枢，感觉最敏锐的地方，要害，核心；
[例句] You'll have to be quick. The flight leaves in about three hours...
[例句] I think I'm a reasonably quick learner...
adj. 过去的，以前的，结束的，前任的；n. 过去，过往，往事，[语]过去时；prep. 超过，超出，远于，越过；adv. 经过，超过；
[例句] In the past, about a third of the babies born to women with diabetes were lost...
[例句] He should learn from the mistakes of the past. We have been here before...
n. 中部，中间，腰部，中央，正中；adj. 中部的，中央的，正中的，中间的；vt. 把…放在中间，把…对折；vi. 放在中间，对折；
[例句] Howard stood in the middle of the room sipping a cup of coffee...
[例句] Hyde accelerated away from the kerb, swerving out into the middle of the street...
vt.& vi. 磨碎，嚼碎，折磨；vt. 磨快，磨光，咬牙；vi. 嘎吱嘎吱地擦；n. 碾，磨，苦差事，苦活儿，〈美〉刻苦用功的学生，研细的程度；
[例句] Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it.
[例句] ...the odor of fresh ground coffee.
n. 深度，深处，深海，深奥，奥妙，进深；
[例句] The smaller lake ranges from five to fourteen feet in depth...
[例句] The depth of the shaft is 520 yards...
vi. 爆裂，炸破，使爆炸，充满，塞满，爆发；vt. 使爆炸，冲破，胀破，分帧，分页，分隔；n. 爆炸，爆裂，爆发，突发；
[例句] The driver lost control when a tyre burst...
[例句] It is not a good idea to burst a blister.
n. 蝙蝠，短棍，（棒球等的）球棒，（网球等的）球拍，白话，口语，成语，俗话，（口）打击，猛击，（海上）导弹；vt.& vi. 用球板击球，用球棒击球（尤指板球或棒球运动）；
[例句] ...a baseball bat.
[例句] Australia, put in to bat, made a cautious start.