vi. 退休，撤退，后退，退却；vt. 退休，退隐，使撤退，收回；n. 退休，退隐，退兵信号；
[例句] At the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career...
[例句] Although their careers are important many said they plan to retire at 50...
adj. 特别的，详细的，独有的，挑剔的；n. 细节，详情，详细资料，尤其，特别；
[例句] I remembered a particular story about a postman who was a murderer...
[例句] I have to know exactly why it is I'm doing a particular job.
n. 牙，齿，齿状部份；vt. 给…装齿；vi. 啮合；
[例句] She had very pretty straight teeth...
[例句] If a tooth feels very loose, your dentist may recommend that it's taken out.
n. 太阳，阳光，恒星，中心人物；v. 晒太阳；
[例句] The sun was now high in the southern sky...
[例句] The sun came out, briefly.
vt. 折叠，包裹，缠绕，使搭接，磨亮，磨平；vi. 折叠，部分重叠，舔，包围；n. 膝，下摆，一圈跑道，范围；
[例句] She waited quietly with her hands in her lap...
[例句] Hugh glanced at the child on her mother's lap.
adj. 谦逊的，简陋的，（级别或地位）低下的，不大的；vt. 使谦恭，轻松打败（尤指强大的对手），低声下气；
[例句] He gave a great performance, but he was very humble...
[例句] Andy was a humble, courteous and gentle man.
vt. 推测，猜测，臆测，猜中，假定，认为；vi. 猜，猜测，猜对；n. 猜测，推断；
[例句] The suit was faultless: Wood guessed that he was a very successful publisher or a banker...
[例句] You can only guess at what mental suffering they endure...
n. 证词，证据，迹象，明显；vt. 使明显，显示，表明，证实；
[例句] Ganley said he'd seen no evidence of widespread fraud...
[例句] There is a lot of evidence that stress is partly responsible for disease...
n. 延迟，拖延，耽搁，被耽搁或推迟的时间；vt. 延期，推迟，耽搁；vi. 延缓，延期；
[例句] For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June...
[例句] They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers...
vt.& vi. （使）变冷，使很冷，使冰冷，使恐惧；n. 寒冷，发冷，冷漠，扫兴，[冶金学]激冷；adj. 冷的，冷漠的，令人失望的；vt. 令失望，使沮丧，使扫兴，使消沉；
[例句] Chill the fruit salad until serving time...
[例句] These doughs can be rolled out while you wait for the pastry to chill.
adj. 宽阔的，广泛的，概括的，明显的；n. 婆娘；
[例句] His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow...
[例句] The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.
n. 契约，协定，交易，特价商品，便宜货；vt. 做交易；vi. 讨价还价，达成协议；
[例句] At this price the wine is a bargain...
[例句] Fresh salmon is a bargain at the supermarket this week.
vt. 形成顶部（top的过去式与过去分词形式）；
[例句] I waited at the top of the stairs.
[例句] ...the picture at the top of the page...
n. 塞子，插头，消防栓，（内燃机的）火花塞；vt.& vi. 插上插头；vt. 以（塞子）塞住，插入，〈俚〉枪击，殴打；vi. 填塞，堵，〈俚〉勤苦工作，用功；
[例句] She put the plug in the sink and filled it with cold water.
[例句] A plug had been inserted in the drill hole.
v. 抵抗，抗拒，忍耐，反对，抵制；n. 防染剂，防腐剂；
[例句] She says she will resist a single European currency being imposed...
[例句] They resisted our attempts to modernize the distribution of books.
n. 意志，目的，作用，（进行中的）行动；vt. 有意，打算，企图（做），决意（做）；
[例句] The purpose of the occasion was to raise money for medical supplies...
[例句] Various insurance schemes already exist for this purpose.
vt. 修理，纠正，恢复，弥补；n. 修理，修理工作，维修状态，经修理的东西；
[例句] Goldsmith has repaired the roof to ensure the house is wind-proof...
[例句] The cost of repairing earthquake damage could be more than seven-thousand-million dollars...
adj. 疯狂的，猛烈的，着迷的，〔口语〕愤怒的，生气的；vt. 使疯狂；
[例句] She was afraid of going mad.
[例句] ...the mad old lady from down the street.
n. 劳动，劳工，分娩，临产阵痛，工作，活计；vi. 劳动，努力，艰难行进，分娩，产前阵痛，使疲倦；
[例句] ...the labour of seeding, planting and harvesting...
[例句] The chef at the barbecue looked up from his labours; he was sweating.
adj. 厉害的，强烈的，敏锐的，敏捷的，锐利的，热心的；vi. （为死者）恸哭，哀号；n. 〈英〉号哭，恸哭；
[例句] You're not keen on going, are you?...
[例句] Both companies were keen on a merger...