prep. 在…之前，先于，优于，当着…的面，与其…；conj. 在…之前，在…以前，比…早些，与其…；adv. 先前，从前，在前，在前方；
[例句] Annie was born a few weeks before Christmas...
[例句] Before World War II, women were not recruited as intelligence officers...
n. 信，信任，信念，意见，信条；
[例句] One billion people throughout the world are Muslims, united by belief in one god.
[例句] ...a belief in personal liberty.
adj. 更清楚的；
[例句] The book is clear, readable and adequately illustrated...
[例句] The space telescope has taken the clearest pictures ever of Pluto...
n. 作文，作曲，创作，构图，布置，妥协，和解；
[例句] Television has transformed the size and social composition of the audience at great sporting occasions...
[例句] Forests vary greatly in composition from one part of the country to another.
n. 国家，国民，乡下，地区；
[例句] Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world.
[例句] ...that disputed boundary between the two countries...
n. 混乱，凌乱，动乱，骚乱，不正当行为，（身心机能的）失调；vt. 使混乱，使凌乱，扰乱，使（身心等）失调，使（神经等）错乱；
[例句] ...a rare nerve disorder that can cause paralysis of the arms.
[例句] ...a psychiatrist who specialises in eating disorders...
n. 表现，表示，表达，表情，脸色，态度，腔调，声调，[数]式，符号，词句，语句，措辞，说法；
[例句] Laughter is one of the most infectious expressions of emotion...
[例句] From Cairo came expressions of regret at the attack.
adj. 温和的，文雅的，高尚的；vt. 使温和，使驯服；n. 蛆，饵；
[例句] My son was a quiet and gentle man who liked sports and enjoyed life...
[例句] Michael's voice was gentle and consoling.
vt. 提出，介绍，引进，作为…的开头；
[例句] The Government has introduced a number of other money-saving moves...
[例句] I kept the birds indoors all winter and introduced them into an aviary the following June...
n. 魔法，巫术，戏法，不可思议的魔力；adj. 魔术的，幻术的，不可思议的，有魔力的，神奇的；v. 用魔法变出，用魔法摆脱，用魔法得到，使中邪；
[例句] They believe in magic...
[例句] ...the use of magic to combat any adverse powers or influences...
adj. 主要的，最重要的，全力的；n. 最主要的部分，重点，主要管道，体力，[航海]公海；
[例句] ...one of the main tourist areas of Amsterdam...
[例句] My main concern now is to protect the children...
vt. 显示，表明，证明，使显现；adj. 明白的，明显的；n. 货单，旅客名单；
[例句] ...the manifest failure of the policies...
[例句] There may be unrecognised cases of manifest injustice of which we are unaware.
n. 歌曲，歌唱（艺术），诗歌，韵文，鸟叫声，鸟语；
[例句] ...a voice singing a Spanish song.
[例句] ...a love song.
adj. （两者）都不的；pron. 两者都不；adv. 两个都不，既不…也不；conj. 也不，既不；
[例句] Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German...
[例句] The play is neither as funny nor as disturbing as Tabori thinks it is.
vt. 欠…债，感激，应归功于，怀有情感；
[例句] The company owes money to more than 60 banks...
[例句] Blake already owed him nearly £50...
vt. 要求，需要，想要，命令；vi. 要求，规定；
[例句] If you require further information, you should consult the registrar...
[例句] This isn't the kind of crisis that requires us to drop everything else...
adj. 浪漫的，谈情说爱的，多情的，风流的，香艳的，空想的，虚构的，怪诞的，想入非非的，不实际的，难实行的（计划等），传奇（式）的，小说般的，情节离奇的，浪漫主义的；n. 富于浪漫气息的人，浪漫主义作家[画家等]，浪漫派诗人[艺术家]，浪漫思想[行为]；
[例句] When we're together, all he talks about is business. I wish he were more romantic...
[例句] They enjoyed a romantic dinner for two at one of their favourite restaurants.
n. 物质，材料，实质，内容，[神]灵，（织品的）质地；
[例句] There's absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they don't include poisonous substances...
[例句] The substance that's causing the problem comes from the barley.
n. 创伤，伤口，伤害；v. 伤，伤害，“wind”的过去式和过去分词；
adj. 肮脏的，下流的，令人讨厌的，恶劣的，艰险的，严重的；n. 令人不愉快的事物；
[例句] ...an extremely nasty murder...
[例句] This divorce could turn nasty.