vt.& vi. （使）轻松，（使）松弛，放宽，（使）放松；vt. 缓和，减轻，（使大便等）通畅；vi. 变得轻松，变得随和，变得和蔼，通便；
[例句] I ought to relax and stop worrying about it...
[例句] For the first time since his arrival he relaxed slightly...
n. 模式，花样，样品，图案，榜样，典范；vt. 模仿，以图案装饰；vi. 形成图案；
[例句] All three attacks followed the same pattern...
[例句] A change in the pattern of his breathing became apparent.
n. 破布，碎布，破旧衣服，碎片；vt. 嘲笑，捉弄，糟蹋，欺负，指责，欺负人；
[例句] He was wiping his hands on an oily rag.
[例句] ...a bundle of old rags...
vt. 包围，围绕；n. （物品的）边，外围物；
[例句] The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence...
[例句] The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions.
adj. 不幸的，悲惨的，不快乐的，不恰当的，不凑巧的；
[例句] Her marriage is in trouble and she is desperately unhappy...
[例句] He was a shy, sometimes unhappy man...
vt. 催促，推进，驱策，力劝，规劝，极力主张；n. 刺激，冲动，推动力；vi. 催促，强烈要求，竭力主张；
[例句] They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme...
[例句] He urged employers and trade unions to adapt their pay settlements to the economic circumstances.
n. 反映，（关于某课题的）思考，（声、光、热等的）反射，映像；
[例句] Meg stared at her reflection in the bedroom mirror.
[例句] ...the reflection of a beam of light off a mirror.
vt. 刺，将…刺入，对…做出刺或戳的动作，刺；vi. 用或似用带尖的武器刺，刺伤，戳；n. 用或似用带尖武器刺的伤口，尝试，突发的一阵；
[例句] Somebody stabbed him in the stomach...
[例句] Dean tried to stab him with a screwdriver...
vt.& vi. （动词present的过去式及过去分词形式），表示"展示，展现，出示"；v. 举向( present的过去式和过去分词 )，面向，举枪瞄准，（分娩时婴儿）露出；
[例句] He has brought much of the present crisis on himself...
[例句] ...the government's present economic difficulties...
v. 给…看( show的第三人称单数 )，表现出，显露出，上演；
[例句] Research shows that a high-fibre diet may protect you from bowel cancer...
[例句] He was arrested at his home in Southampton after a breath test showed he had drunk more than twice the legal limit for driving...
n. 精确（性），准确（性）；
[例句] We cannot guarantee the accuracy of these figures.
[例句] ...weapons that could fire with accuracy at targets 3,000 yards away...
vt. 避开，避免，预防，[法]使无效，撤销，废止；
[例句] The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster...
[例句] Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals.
n. 出生，分娩，起源，出身；
[例句] It was the birth of his grandchildren which gave him greatest pleasure...
[例句] She concealed her pregnancy right up to the moment of birth...
n. 老板，上司，领袖，首领，[机]轴套，套筒；vt. 当…的首领，管理，指挥；vi. 当首领，发号施令；adj. 很好的，一流的；
[例句] He cannot stand his boss...
[例句] Occasionally I have to go and ask the boss for a rise.
adj. 典型的，传统式样的，著名的，有趣的；n. 文豪，文学名著，优秀的典范，古希腊与古罗马的文化研究（尤指对其语言与文学的研究）；
[例句] The debate in the mainstream press has been a classic example of British hypocrisy...
[例句] His first two goals were classic cases of being in the right place at the right time.
n. 建筑物，建造，解释，建造物；
[例句] He'd already started construction on a hunting lodge.
[例句] ...the only nuclear power station under construction in Britain.
adj. 亲爱的，敬爱的，昂贵的，严厉的；n. 亲爱的人，宠物；int. 哎；adv. 高价地，疼爱地，贵；
[例句] Mrs Cavendish is a dear friend of mine...
[例句] At last I am back at my dear little desk.
vt. 破坏，摧毁，消灭，歼灭（敌人），杀死，使失败；
[例句] That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos...
[例句] No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed...
n. 打扰，骚乱，变乱，困扰，烦闷；
[例句] During the disturbance which followed, three Englishmen were hurt.
[例句] ...the worst of last September'sdisturbances.
vi. 熔化，融合；vt. 使融合，使融化，给…装信管；n. 保险丝，导火线，雷管，引信；
[例句] The fuse blew as he pressed the button to start the motor...
[例句] Remove the circuit fuse before beginning electrical work.