n. 帮助，援助，〈古〉出席，出席者，辅助设备；
[例句] Since 1976 he has been operating the shop with the assistance of volunteers...
[例句] She can still come downstairs with assistance but she's very weak.
n. 效用，利益；vt.& vi. 有益于，有益于，使对某人有利；
[例句] His efforts were to no avail...
[例句] I apologized repeatedly, but to little avail.
n. [商]商标，牌子，烙印，〈比喻〉污名，耻辱，燃烧着的木头；vt. 污辱，铭刻于，加商标于，打烙印于；
[例句] Winston is a brand of cigarette...
[例句] I bought one of the leading brands.
vt. 广播，播放，使广为人知，尤指用手播（种）；vi. 播放节目，参加电台、电视节目的演出，发送传递信号，传播；n. 广播，电台、电视节目，播放时间，播种；adj. 广播的，播音的，广泛散布的；
[例句] In a broadcast on state radio the government also announced that it was willing to resume peace negotiations.
[例句] The concert will be broadcast live on television and radio...
n. 泡，水泡，冒泡，起泡，泡影，妄想，（欲表达的）一点感情；vt.& vi. 起泡，使冒气泡；vi. 使冒泡，发出冒泡的声音，洋溢着（某种感情），滔滔不绝地讲，兴奋，欢闹；
[例句] Ink particles attach themselves to air bubbles and rise to the surface.
[例句] ...a bubble of gas trapped under the surface.
n. 椅子，大学教授职位，主持会议的主席（的席位或职位），讲座；vt. 主持，使…入座，使就任要
[例句] He rose from his chair and walked to the window.
[例句] He has been appointed to the chair of sociology at Southampton University...
n. （一）卷，（一）盘，盘卷之物，线圈，纷乱，纠缠不清；vt. 盘绕，卷成一圈；vi. 绕成盘状，卷绕成圈；
[例句] Tod shook his head angrily and slung the coil of rope over his shoulder...
[例句] The steel arrives at the factory in coils.
n. 一绺鬈发，卷曲物，螺旋状物，（指头发）拳曲；vt.& vi. （使）弯曲，（使）卷曲，盘旋，缠绕；vt. 撅起嘴唇，撇（嘴），（使）呈螺旋（或卷曲）状移动，（使）旋绕；
[例句] ...the little girl with blonde curls...
[例句] A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead.
n. 黎明，拂晓，开端，醒悟；vi. 破晓，（天）刚亮，开始出现，变得明朗；vt. （开始）被理解，被领悟，被看清，被想到；
[例句] Nancy woke at dawn.
[例句] We can only guess what went through the mind of a man who could look back to the dawn of powered flight.
n. 辩护，防御，防御工事，后卫；
[例句] The land was flat, giving no scope for defence...
[例句] By wielding a knife in defence you run the risk of having it used against you.
adj. 依靠的，依赖的，取决于…的，有瘾的；n. 受抚养人，受赡养者，依赖他人者，扈从，侍从；
[例句] The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction...
[例句] Up to two million people there are dependent on food aid...
vt. 选举，挑出，挑选，决定；vi. 选择，挑选，进行选举；adj. 精选的，选出的，选中的，当选而尚未就职的；n. 被选的人；
[例句] The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president...
[例句] Manchester College elected him Principal in 1956...
vt. 使兴奋，激发，刺激，使紧张不安；
[例句] I only take on work that excites me, even if it means turning down lots of money...
[例句] We'd not been excited by anything for about three years...
adj. 更困难的，更坚固的，更硬的；adv. 更努力地；
[例句] He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor...
[例句] Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his neck.
n. 领袖，领导者，负责人，指挥者，领唱者；
[例句] We now need a new leader of the party and a new style of leadership...
[例句] We are going to hold a rally next month to elect a new leader.
n. 自由主义者，自由党党员；adj. 开明的，自由的，慷慨的，不拘泥的；
[例句] She is known to have liberal views on divorce and contraception.
[例句] ...a liberal democracy with a multiparty political system...
n. 公园，停车场；vi. 泊车，停车；vt. 将…放置在某处，停车；
[例句] ...Regent's Park...
[例句] ...a brisk walk with the dog around the park...
art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；
[例句] A waiter came and hovered. John caught my look and we both got up and, ignoring the waiter, made our way to the buffet...
[例句] Six of the 38 people were Russian citizens.
adj. 黄色的，黄皮肤的，黄种人的，胆怯的；vt.& vi. （使某物）变黄或发黄；n. 黄色，黄种人，黄色颜料；
[例句] The walls have been painted bright yellow...
[例句] Kim opted for cooler blues and yellows in the master bedroom.
n. 绘画，油画，上色，着色，颜料，油漆；v. 绘画（ paint的现在分词），涂色于；
[例句] ...a large oil-painting of Queen Victoria.
[例句] ...two hobbies she really enjoyed, painting and gardening.