n. 暂时的停顿，犹豫，（诗中）节奏的停顿，[乐]延长号；vi. 暂停，中止，逗留，停滞，（按暂停键）暂停放音，犹豫；
[例句] 'It's rather embarrassing,' he began, and paused...
[例句] He had to pause to clear his throat...
prep. （表示运算）加，（表示包容）外加，[口语]和，（表示数目）在零（度）以上；n. 加号，[数学]正量，好处，附加物；adj. 加的，正的，附加的，比所示数量多的；
[例句] Send a cheque for £18.99 plus £2 for postage and packing...
[例句] They will pay about $673 million plus interest.
n. 奖赏，战利品，值得努力争取的东西；vt. 珍视，珍惜，估价；adj. 获奖的，有望获奖的，理应获奖的；
[例句] You must claim your prize by telephoning our claims line...
[例句] He won first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition...
n. 起源，根源，出身，[数]原点，起点，[解]（筋，神经的）起端；
[例句] ...theories about the origin of life...
[例句] The disorder in military policy had its origins in Truman's first term...
n. 激情，热情，热心，爱好，热恋，酷爱；vt.&vi. [诗歌用语]表露强烈感情，显示巨大热情；
[例句] ...my passion for a dark-haired, slender boy named James.
[例句] ...the expression of love and passion.
adj. 应得某事物，值得做某事，可尊敬的，配得上的，相称的；n. 杰出人物，伟人；
[例句] The bank might think you're worthy of a loan...
[例句] The Minister says the idea is worthy of consideration...
adj. 有节制的，稳健的，温和的，适度的，中等的，慢吞吞的；vt. 使和缓，主持，节制；vi. 变缓和，作主持人；
[例句] He was an easygoing man of very moderate views...
[例句] Both countries have called for a moderate approach to the use of force.
adj. 致命的，不共戴天的，终有一死的，极度的；n. 凡人，人类；
[例句] A man is deliberately designed to be mortal. He grows, he ages, and he dies.
[例句] Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal.
adj. 最重要的，主要的，资本的，本金的；n. 校长，主要演员，主角，[法]委托人，当事人，本金；
[例句] The principal reason for my change of mind is this.
[例句] ...the country's principal source of foreign exchange earnings...
vt.& vi. 淹没，把…浸入，沉没，下潜，使沉浸；vt. 淹没，把…浸入，沉浸；vi. 淹没，潜入水中，湮没；
[例句] Hippos are unable to submerge in the few remaining water holes...
[例句] The river burst its banks, submerging an entire village.
n. [航]食物，劣质材料，赝品，方针，方法，航向；vt. 用平头钉钉，附加，增补；vi. 帆船抢风行驶，用粗线脚缝；
[例句] He had tacked this note to her door...
[例句] She had recently taken a canvas from the theater and tacked it up on the wall.
vt. 移植，移种，移民，迁移，移植（器官、皮肤、头发等）；n. （器官、皮肤、头发等的）移植，移植物，移植者；vi. 迁移，移居，经得起移植；
[例句] He was recovering from a heart transplant operation.
[例句] ...the controversy over the sale of human organs for transplant.
n. 休息，隐蔽处，（山脉，海岸等的）凹处，壁凹，壁龛；vt. 把某物放在凹处，制造凹陷，（暂时）休会，休课，休庭；vi. 休息，休会，休庭；
[例句] The conference broke for a recess...
[例句] Some in Congress are concerned the war option could be adopted in November when Congress is in recess...
n. 标准，常规，同等，票面价值，[体]标准杆数；adj. 平价的，平均的，正常的，票面的；vt. 标准杆数得分；
[例句] Parts of Glasgow are on a par with the worst areas of London and Liverpool for burglaries.
[例句] He was five under par after the first round.
n. 现在( present的名词复数 )，礼物，[复数]本作品，[语法学]现在时态；v. 举向( present的第三人称单数 )，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...
n. 津贴，补贴，零用钱，限额，折扣，默许，默认；vt. 给（某人）零用钱或津贴，按定量供给；
[例句] He lives on a single parent's allowance of £70 a week...
[例句] She gets an allowance for looking after Lillian.
n. 毛毯，毯子，毯状物，厚的覆盖层；adj. 总括的，全体的，无大差别的；vt. 用毯覆盖，覆盖，掩盖，（规则等）适用于；
[例句] The mud disappeared under a blanket of snow...
[例句] Cold damp air brought in the new year under a blanket of fog.
vt. 促进，提高，增加，吹捧，向上推起；vi. 宣扬，[美国俚语]（尤指在商店）行窃，偷窃；n. 提高，增加，帮助，吹捧，加速[助推]器；
[例句] It wants the government to take action to boost the economy...
[例句] The move is designed to boost sales during the peak booking months of January and February.
adj. 棕色的，褐色的，被晒黑的，未去壳的；n. 褐色，棕色；v. 变成棕色，成褐色，晒黑，烤得焦黄；
[例句] ...her deep brown eyes...
[例句] The stairs are decorated in golds and earthy browns.
n. 流浪者，屁股，狂欢作乐，笨蛋，废物；vt. 乞讨；vi. 流浪，闲荡；adj. 质量低劣的，无价值的，无价值的，残废的，很不愉快的；
[例句] You're all a bunch of bums.
[例句] He knows you're getting a bum deal.