adj. 眼睛的，视觉的，光学的，镜片；
[例句] The reason for this is that the optic nerve is a part of the brain.
vi. 关于，有关，适合，附属，从属；
[例句] The restrictions he imposed pertained to the type and height of buildings and the activities for which they could be used...
[例句] I would much rather that you asked Mrs Zuckerman any questions pertaining to herself.
n. （信末签名后的）附言，又及，（正文后的）补充说明；
[例句] A brief, handwritten postscript lay beneath his signature.
[例句] As the editor's postscript reminds the reader, she was to endure two more spells of mental illness before the book was published...
n. 推测，设想，放肆，傲慢，推定；
[例句] ...the presumption that a defendant is innocent until proved guilty...
[例句] I'm having to make a lot of presumptions since I don't really know anything about the case.
adj. （艺术家、作家等）多产的，众多的，富饶的，（植物、动物等）丰硕的；
[例句] She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories...
[例句] During the Seventies, Rundgren was astonishingly prolific.
adj. 应答的，响应的，反应灵敏的，共鸣的，易反应的；
[例句] Harriet was an easy, responsive little girl...
[例句] This is a responsive class with plenty of ideas...
adj. 稀疏的，稀少的；
[例句] Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation...
[例句] He was a tubby little man in his fifties, with sparse hair...
adj. 不流动的，停滞的，污浊的，不景气的，迟钝的，呆笨的；
[例句] He is seeking advice on how to revive the stagnant economy...
[例句] Mass movements are often a factor in the awakening and renovation of stagnant societies.
n. 禁忌，忌讳，戒律，禁忌的事物（或行为）；adj. 禁忌的，忌讳的；vt. 把…列为禁忌，禁止；
[例句] The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo...
[例句] Religious dogmas often include strong sexual taboos and can create in children the impression that sex is sinful.
n. 纪念品，战利品，奖品，奖杯（牌），胜利纪念柱，战利品雕饰；adj. 显示身份或地位的，提高身价的，有威望的；
[例句] He finished third in the Tote Gold Trophy.
[例句] His office was lined with animal heads, trophies of his hunting hobby.
vt. 形成思维图像，设想，使可见；vi. 形成思维图像；
[例句] Susan visualized her wedding day and saw herself walking down the aisle on her father's arm...
[例句] He could not visualize her as old...
n. 疏忽，监督，照管，失察，负责；
[例句] William was angered and embarrassed by his oversight...
[例句] By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product.
n. 乐队的弦乐器部，一串( string的名词复数 )，一连串，线，一系列；v. 装弦于，上弦( string的第三人称单数 )，用线串；
[例句] He held out a small bag tied with string.
[例句] ...a shiny metallic coin on a string.
vt. 搬出，空出，取消，使撤退；vi. 空出，腾出，辞（职），休假；
[例句] He vacated the flat and went to stay with an uncle...
[例句] He recently vacated his post as NHS Personnel Director...
vt. 穿孔于，在…上打眼，（在纸张等上）打齿孔[孔眼线]；
[例句] I refused to wear headphones because they can perforate your eardrums.
vt. 预示，预兆；n. 预示，预兆，预感；
[例句] ...the dawn's loud chorus that seemed to presage a bright hot summer's day.
n. 祖先，先驱，前辈，原本；
[例句] He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
[例句] ...Clive Sinclair, progenitor of the C5 electric car.
vi. 颤抖，震动，发颤音，（声音）发颤；vt. 颤抖着说[唱]，用颤音演奏；n. 颤音，颤声，[乐]八分音符；
[例句] Her voice quavered and she fell silent.
n. 反应物，试剂；
vt. 再组成，再构成，加水使（脱水食物）复原；
[例句] Slowly Jewish communities were reconstituted and Jewish life began anew.
[例句] ...the reconstituted Communist Party, now called the Party of Democratic Socialism.