n. 财产，房地产，特性，属性；
[例句] Richard could easily destroy her personal property to punish her for walking out on him...
[例句] Security forces searched thousands of homes, confiscating weapons and stolen property.
vi. 跳，跳绳，悄悄溜走，快速转移；vt. 略过，跳过，漏过，不做（应做的事等）；n. 跳，蹦跳，废料桶（装工地废料，由卡车拖走），跳跃；
[例句] They saw the man with a little girl skipping along behind him...
[例句] We went skipping down the street arm in arm...
vt. 改变，改观，变换；vi. 改变；n. [数]变换式；
[例句] Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy...
[例句] Delegates also discussed transforming them from a guerrilla force into a regular army.
n. 翻译，译本，转变，转化；
[例句] ...MacNiece's excellent English translation of 'Faust'...
[例句] I've only read Solzhenitsyn in translation.
adj. 被动的，消极的，不抵抗的，冷漠的；n. 动词被动形式，被动语态；
[例句] His passive attitude made things easier for me...
[例句] Even passive acceptance of the regime was a kind of collaboration.
n. 追赶，工作；
[例句] ...a young man whose relentless pursuit of excellence is conducted with single-minded determination.
[例句] ...individuals who impoverish their families in pursuit of some dream.
n. 冒险事业，冒险，冒险行动，商业冒险；vt. 冒…的危险，拿…冒险，用…进行投机，以…做赌注；vi. 冒险前进，冒险行事，猜测（常与at连用）；
[例句] ...his latest writing venture.
[例句] ...a Russian-American joint venture.
n. 重叠部分，覆盖物，涂盖层，[数]交叠，相交；vt. 重叠，与…部分相
[例句] When the bag is folded flat, the bag bottom overlaps one side of the bag...
[例句] Overlap the slices carefully so there are no gaps...
n. 断裂，破裂，友好关系的决裂，[医]疝气；vt.& vi. 使破裂，断绝（关系等），发生疝，使不
[例句] His stomach might rupture from all the acid...
[例句] Whilst playing badminton, I ruptured my Achilles tendon.
n. 缺席，缺勤，缺乏，缺少，无，心不在焉，不注意；
[例句] ...a bundle of letters which had arrived for me in my absence...
[例句] Eleanor would later blame her mother-in-law for her husband's frequent absences.
vt. （商业）通知，报告，提议，建议；vi. 接受劝告，商量，建议，提供意见；
[例句] The minister advised him to leave as soon as possible...
[例句] Herbert would surely advise her how to approach the bank...
vt.& vi. 赞成，同意；vt. 批准，认可，核准，为…提供证据；vi. 赞同，称许，称赞，满意、喜欢(of)；
[例句] Not everyone approves of the festival...
[例句] I approved of the proposal.
n. 攻击，袭击，进攻，威胁，殴打，侵犯人身；vt. 袭击，强暴，使（感官）难受；vi. 发起攻击，动武；
[例句] The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons...
[例句] Most US soldiers welcomed the ground assault when the order was finally given.
adj. 破产的，倒闭的，完全缺乏的，（名誉）扫地的，（智力等）完全丧失的，垮了的，枯竭的；n. 破产者，无力偿还债务者，丧失（名誉，智力等）的人；vt. 使破产，使枯竭，使极端贫困；
[例句] If the firm cannot sell its products, it will go bankrupt...
[例句] He was declared bankrupt after failing to pay a £114m loan guarantee.
adj. 钝的，不锋利的，迟钝的，直率的，呆板的；vt. 使迟钝，使钝；n. 钝的东西，小雪茄烟；
[例句] She is blunt about her personal life...
[例句] She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable.
vt. 令人厌烦，钻孔，用钻、挖或掘的方式打通；vi. 挖洞，钻孔，稳步前进，挤过去；n. 使人讨厌的人[物]，高潮，膛径，口径，钻子；
[例句] Dickie bored him all through the meal with stories of the Navy...
[例句] Life in the country bores me.
n. 男孩，少年，儿子，小伙子，家伙，服务员；
[例句] I knew him when he was a little boy...
[例句] He was still just a boy.
n. 许可证，纲领，宪章，包租；vt. 发给…许可证，发给特许执照；
[例句] ...Article 50 of the United Nations Charter.
[例句] ...the Social Charter of workers' rights.
vt. 发出撞击声；vi. 争论，不合，交锋，撞击出刺耳的响声；n. 冲突，不协调，撞击声；
[例句] A group of 400 demonstrators clashed with police...
[例句] Behind the scenes, Parsons clashed with almost everyone on the show...
adj. 微妙的，熟练的，纤弱的，易损的；
[例句] He had delicate hands.
[例句] ...an evergreen tree with large flame-coloured leaves and delicate blossom.