vt.& vi. 轻拍，爱抚，拍成，拍至；n. 轻拍，轻拍某物发出的声音，小团，小块；adj. 恰好的，适当的，熟练的，过于巧合的，人为的，快活的，活泼的；vt. 表扬，称赞（某人/自己）；
[例句] 'Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee...
[例句] The landlady patted her hair nervously...
n. 肌肉，力量，权威，权力；vt. 硬挤，使劲搬动；vi. 用力挤；
[例句] Keeping your muscles strong and in tone helps you to avoid back problems...
[例句] He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle...
n. 年，年纪，一年的期间，某年级的学生；
[例句] The year was 1840...
[例句] We had an election last year.
n. 带子，胶带，磁带，卷尺；vt. 用带子捆起来，录音；vt.& vi. 录音；
[例句] Tape is expensive and loses sound quality every time it is copied...
[例句] Many students declined to be interviewed on tape.
vi. 变质，掠夺，腐败；vt. 损坏，糟蹋，把（酒，肉等）放坏，溺爱坏，宠坏（孩子等），抢劫，掠夺；n. 抢劫，掠夺，废品，次品，成功所带来的好处，（开掘等时挖出的）弃土；
[例句] It's important not to let mistakes spoil your life...
[例句] Peaceful summer evenings can be spoilt by mosquitoes.
vt. 谢谢，感谢，责怪，把…归于；n. 感谢，谢谢，道谢的话；
[例句] Thank you very much for your call...
[例句] Thanks for the information...
vt.& vi. 投资，花费；vt. 授予，使就职，给…穿衣，装饰，使充满，覆盖；
[例句] They intend to invest directly in shares...
[例句] He invested all our profits in gold shares...
adj. 基本的，必要的，本质的；n. 必需品，基本要素，必不可少的东西；
[例句] It was absolutely essential to separate crops from the areas that animals used as pasture...
[例句] As they must also sprint over short distances, speed is essential...
vt. 倾倒，丢下，卸下，摆脱，扔弃，倾销；vi. 突然跌倒或落下，卸货，转嫁（责任等）；n. 垃圾场，仓库，无秩序地累积；
[例句] We dumped our bags at the nearby Grand Hotel and hurried towards the market...
[例句] He got my haversack from the cab and dumped it at my feet.
vt. 治愈，矫正，解决，消除；vi. 受治疗，被加工处理；n. 治愈，药物，疗法，措施；
[例句] An operation finally cured his shin injury...
[例句] Her cancer can only be controlled, not cured.
adj. 级别最高的，总的，主要的，最重要的；n. 族长，酋长，首领，主管人员；
[例句] ...a commission appointed by the police chief.
[例句] ...Putin's chief of security.
vi. 嗡嗡叫，低声谈，散布：嗡嗡叫，发哼声，匆忙来去，奔忙；vt. 使嗡嗡叫，咕哝：用快而低的嗓音讲话，[非正式用语]低飞，打电话给…；n. 嗡嗡声，电话，乱哄哄的说话声，醉酒；
[例句] The intercom buzzed and he pressed down the appropriate switch...
[例句] Attack helicopters buzzed across the city.
n. 立法机构，议会，集会，装配；
[例句] ...the campaign for the first free election to the National Assembly.
[例句] ...an assembly of party members from the Russian republic.
n. 动物，兽，牲畜，家畜，牲口，畜生（一般的人），兽性；adj. 动物的，肉体的，肉欲的；
[例句] He was attacked by wild animals...
[例句] He had a real knowledge of animals, birds and flowers.
n. 合计，聚集体，骨料，集料（可成混凝土或修路等用的）；adj. 总数的，总计的，聚合的，[地]聚成岩的；vt. 使聚集，使积聚，总计达；
[例句] The rate of growth of GNP will depend upon the rate of growth of aggregate demand...
[例句] England have beaten the Welsh three times in succession with an aggregate score of 83-12.
adj. 昏暗的，朦胧的，晦涩的，不清楚的，隐蔽的，不著名的，无名的；vt. 使…模糊不清，掩盖，隐藏，使难理解；n. 某种模糊的或不清楚的东西；
[例句] The origin of the custom is obscure...
[例句] The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics.
n. 单位，单元，装置，个体，[数]单位数；
[例句] Agriculture was based in the past on the family as a unit.
[例句] ...the health services research unit...
n. 性情，脾气，特征，（钢等）回火，怒气；vt. 调和，使回火，锻炼，缓
[例句] He had a temper and could be nasty...
[例句] His short temper had become notorious...
adj. 未知的，不出名的，从未发生的，从不存在的；n. 不知名或不出名的人，未知的事物，未知数，未知数；
[例句] An unknown number of demonstrators were arrested...
[例句] How did you expect us to proceed on such a perilous expedition, through unknown terrain...
n. 胃，腹部，食欲，欲望；vt. 容忍，吃…吃得津津有味，〈古〉对…发怒；
[例句] He had an upset stomach...
[例句] My stomach is completely full.