adj. 古怪的，奇数的，剩余的，临时的；n. 奇特的事物，怪人，[高尔夫球]多于对方的一次击球；
[例句] He'd always been odd, but not to this extent...
[例句] What an odd coincidence that he should have known your family...
vt. 擦，拭，擦去，消除，涂上，刷卡；n. 擦，拭，抹布，毛巾，用力打；vi. 擦，抹，打，揍；
[例句] I'll just wipe the table...
[例句] When he had finished washing he began to wipe the basin clean...
vt. 证明，证实，[法]验证，检定，显示；vi. 显示出，证明是；
[例句] We have been accused of exaggerating before, but unfortunately all our reports proved to be true...
[例句] In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.
n. 行政官员，公务员，[体]裁判，高级职员；adj. 官方的，法定的，公职的，公务的，官气十足，正式的；
[例句] According to the official figures, over one thousand people died during the revolution...
[例句] An official announcement is expected in the next few days...
adv. 任何地方都不，无处，毫无结果；n. 无处，任何地方，无名之地；adj. 不存在的，毫无结果的，不知名的；
[例句] Nowhere is language a more serious issue than in Hawaii...
[例句] This kind of forest exists nowhere else in the world...
n. 窗，窗户，窗口，〈美俚〉眼镜；
[例句] He stood at the window, moodily staring out...
[例句] The room felt very hot and she wondered why someone did not open a window...
n. 房间，空间，余地，房间里所有的人；vt. 租房，合住，为…提供住处，投宿，住宿，留…住宿；
[例句] A minute later he excused himself and left the room...
[例句] Downstairs are two small rooms: a kitchen and a sitting room...
n. （用于姓名或姓之前，对未婚女子的称呼）小姐，女士，失误；v. 漏掉，错过（机会），思念，没遇到；
[例句] It was nice talking to you, Miss Giroux...
[例句] Miss Singleton didn't call back, did she?...
n. 客人，旅客，特邀嘉宾，[动]寄生虫；v. 做特邀嘉宾，做客串，做特约演员；adj. 客人的，客座的，为客人准备的；
[例句] She was a guest at the wedding...
[例句] Their guests sipped drinks on the veranda.
n. 保证，担保，保证人，保证书，抵押品；vt. 保证，担保；
[例句] Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.
[例句] ...a man whose fame guarantees that his calls will nearly always be returned.
n. 生长，增长，一茬植株，肿块，肿瘤；
[例句] ...the growth of nationalism.
[例句] ...Japan's enormous economic growth.
n. 鸡蛋，蛋，卵，家伙；vt. 煽动，怂恿，用蛋烹调，向人扔鸡蛋；
[例句] ...a baby bird hatching from its egg.
[例句] ...ant eggs.
vt. 发现，碰见，撞见，获得知识；
[例句] She discovered that they'd escaped...
[例句] I discovered I was pregnant...
n. 协商，讨论，建议，策略，法律顾问，辩护人；vt. 劝告，建议，提供专业咨询；
[例句] He had always been able to count on her wise counsel...
[例句] His parishioners sought his counsel and loved him.
vt. 犯罪，做错事，把…托付给，保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等），承诺，使…承担义务；
[例句] I have never committed any crime...
[例句] This is a man who has committed murder.
n. 教练，（铁路）旅客车厢，长途客运汽车，四轮大马车；vt.& vi. 训练，辅
[例句] Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as coach.
[例句] Beckenbauer coached the West Germans to success in the World Cup final in Italy...
n. 协会，社团，联合，联系，联想；
[例句] ...the British Olympic Association...
[例句] Research associations are often linked to a particular industry.
n. 弓形，拱门，拱形物，足弓，齿弓；vt. （使）弯成拱形，用拱连接，向后弯；vi. 拱起，成为弓形；adj. 主要的，首要的，调皮的，淘气的；
[例句] Don't arch your back, keep your spine straight.
[例句] 'Oh really?' he said, arching an eyebrow.
vt. 获得，取得，学到；
[例句] General Motors acquired a 50% stake in Saab for about $400m...
[例句] I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree...
n. 用具，装备，索具，阻挡，阻截队员；vt. 着手处理，[橄榄球]擒住并摔倒（一名对方球员），给（马）配上挽具；vi. 擒住并摔倒一名对手；
[例句] The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children's lives...
[例句] Firemen later tackled the blaze.