n. 谋杀，杀戮，极艰难[令人沮丧]的经历；vt. 凶杀，糟蹋，打垮；vi. 杀人；
[例句] The three accused, aged between 19 and 20, are charged with attempted murder...
[例句] She refused to testify, unless the murder charge against her was dropped.
vt.& vi. 战胜，克服，压倒，制服，…不堪；vt. 被（烟、感情等）熏[压]倒，使受不了；vi. 受到…的极大影响；
[例句] Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying...
[例句] Find a way to overcome your difficulties.
adj. 首要的，主要的，最早的，原始的，[地质学]原生的，基本的；n. 第一位，最好者，要素，候选人提拔会；
[例句] That's the primary reason the company's share price has held up so well...
[例句] I don't think young people's primary aim in life is to get drunk...
n. 保护，护照，[经]保护贸易制，保护政策，（向歹徒缴纳的）保护费；
[例句] Such a diet is widely believed to offer protection against a number of cancers...
[例句] It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide protection for our children...
vt. 替换，代替，把…放回原位，（用…）替换；
[例句] The council tax replaces the poll tax next April.
[例句] ...the city lawyer who replaced Bob as chairman of the company...
adj. 暴力引起的，剧烈的，（风，爆炸等）猛烈的，狂暴的，感情强烈的，颜色强烈的；
[例句] A quarter of current inmates have committed violent crimes.
[例句] ...violent anti-government demonstrations...
n. [物]极点，顶点，地极，杆，两极端；vt.& vi. 用篙撑船，摆船；vt. [航海] 用一根杆来推动，以杆推进，以杆支撑（植物），用杆子击打、戳、或搅
[例句] The truck crashed into a telegraph pole...
[例句] He reached up with a hooked pole to roll down the metal shutter.
n. 卖，出卖，销售额，销售，销路，拍卖；
[例句] Efforts were made to limit the sale of alcohol.
[例句] ...a proposed arms sale to Saudi Arabia...
n. [医]（对伤处等的）针探，探查，[医]探针，取样器，探头，探测仪；vt.& vi. 探索，调查，用探针（或探测器等）探查，探测；vt. 盘问，（用试探性袭击等）侦察（敌情），用尖物刺穿（物件），用力使向前推进；
[例句] The more they probed into his background, the more inflamed their suspicions would become...
[例句] For three years, I have probed for understanding...
vt. 测算，估计，认为，计算，评定，断定；vi. 计算，估计，猜想，料想；
[例句] Toni reckoned that it must be about three o'clock...
[例句] He reckoned he was still fond of her.
n. 病房，病室，监视，监督，保卫，[法]受监护人；vt. 监护，守护，挡住，架住，避开，收容；
[例句] A toddler was admitted to the emergency ward with a wound in his chest.
[例句] ...the marginal wards of Reading Kentwood and Tilehurst West.
n. 地区，区域，范围，面积，平地，领域；
[例句] ...the large number of community groups in the area...
[例句] 60 years ago half the French population still lived in rural areas.
n. 开始，根源，原始思想，前兆；v. 开始( begin的现在分词)；
[例句] This was also the beginning of her recording career...
[例句] Think of this as a new beginning.
n. 缆绳，绳索，[电学]电缆，（系船用的）缆绳，（船只、桥梁等上的）巨缆；vt. 发电报至，电传，固定系牢；vi. 拍发电报；
[例句] ...overhead power cables.
[例句] ...strings of coloured lights with weatherproof cable.
n. 蛋糕，糕饼，块状物，沉积物；vt.& vi. （使）结块，（使）胶，涂厚厚的一层；
[例句] ...a piece of cake...
[例句] Would you like some chocolate cake?
vt. 消耗，消费，耗尽，毁灭，吃光，喝光，烧毁；
[例句] Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.
[例句] ...serving chocolate ice-creams for the children to consume in the kitchen.
n. 方向，趋势，方面，用法说明；
[例句] St Andrews was ten miles in the opposite direction...
[例句] He drove off in the direction of Larry's shop...
pron. （两者之中）任何一个；adj. （两者中）任一的，非此即彼的，两者择一的；adv. （否定句中）也，[用于否定句或否定词组后]也（不…），亦，而且，[口语] [用于否定句或否定词组后以加强语气]根本，当然；conj. [通常用于“either…or…”结构中]或者，要么[在“either
[例句] They gave money to the Conservative Party either personally or through their companies...
[例句] Sightseeing is best done either by tour bus or by bicycles...
vt. 享有，享受，欣赏，喜欢，使过得快活；vi. 使过得快活；
[例句] Ross had always enjoyed the company of women...
[例句] He was a guy who enjoyed life to the full...
n. 实验，试验，尝试；vi. 做实验，进行试验，尝试；
[例句] The astronauts are conducting a series of experiments to learn more about how the body adapts to weightlessness...
[例句] ...a proposed new law on animal experiments...