n. 卫生棉塞，止血棉塞；vt. 用棉塞塞住；

大声喊叫，突然发生，迸发；

[例句] The class burst out laughing...

[例句] Then the applause burst out...

n. 温室效应；

n. 柔软，温和，亲切，心软难处理；

n. 紧张；

[例句] This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the tense atmosphere at the talks...

[例句] After three very tense weeks he phoned again...

vt. 分配，摊派给，分派，派给，拨给，指定（款项等）作某种用途；

[例句] The seats are allotted to the candidates who have won the most votes...

[例句] We were allotted half an hour to address the committee.

n. 分析家，化验员，〈美〉精神病医师；

[例句] ...a political analyst.

adj. 有镇静作用的；n. 镇静剂；

adj. 最年长的，最老的，年事最高的(old的最高级)；n. 最年长者；

[例句] The eldest child was a daughter called Fiona...

[例句] David was the eldest of three boys...

n. 侵入，侵占，侵蚀；

[例句] It's a sign of the encroachment of commercialism in medicine...

[例句] The problem was to safeguard sites from encroachment by property development.

n. 捐赠，基金，天赋，养老保险；

[例句] The company revived the finances of the Oxford Union with a generous £1m endowment.

[例句] ...the National Endowment for the Arts.

n. 登记，注册，入会；

n. 虚构的事物，臆造的事物，虛构的事；

[例句] The attack wasn't just a figment of my imagination.

adj. 荧光的，发荧光的，（颜色、材料等）强烈反光的，发亮的；n. 荧光灯，日光灯；

[例句] ...a piece of fluorescent tape.

[例句] ...fluorescent light tubes.

adj. 直率的，直接的；adv. 立刻，直率地；n. 直路；

n. 先生，绅士，男子，男厕所；adj. 优美的，雅致的；

[例句] Mr Blake was a gent. He knew how to behave.

[例句] Don't be left standing, ladies and gents, while a bargain slips past your eyes.

n. 重量，体积；vt. 举…以掂重量，举起；

adj. （天气）恶劣的（指寒冷的、潮湿的等）；

adj. 最深处的，隐私的，最隐秘的；

[例句] ...expressing your innermost feelings.

[例句] ...revealing a company's innermost secrets.

n. 击昏，击倒，绝代佳人，轰动一时的东西，淘汰赛；adj. 击倒的，打倒的，引人注目的，使昏迷的，迷人的；

[例句] He delivered a knockout blow to all of his rivals.

[例句] ...the European Cup, a knockout competition between the top teams in Europe.