n. 苦难，艰难，苦难的缘由，痛苦；

[例句] ...the trials and tribulations of everyday life.

adj. 紧张的，愤怒的，经济状况不佳的，极端保守的；

[例句] Penny never got uptight about exams...

[例句] I tend to get very uptight during a match.

vt. （在石头上）磨（刀、斧等），引起，刺激（食欲、欲望、兴趣等）；

[例句] A really good catalogue can also whet customers' appetites for merchandise.

[例句] ...lectures he hopes might whet the appetite and keep students' enthusiasm.

n. 紧身衣，紧身裤，贴身衬衣；

[例句] ...a new pair of tights.

分开放， 隔离开，留出，突出；

[例句] What sets it apart from hundreds of similar small French towns is the huge factory...

[例句] Li blends right into the crowd of teenagers. Only his accent sets him apart.

考虑，想起，有…想法，对…有意见；

adj. 骚乱的，吵闹的，狂暴的，激烈的；

[例句] ...the tumultuous changes in Eastern Europe...

[例句] It's been a tumultuous day at the international trade negotiations in Brussels.

adj. 累人的，令人疲倦的，麻烦的，无聊的，引起疲劳的；v. （使）疲劳( tire的现在分词)，对（做）某事感到厌倦；

[例句] It had been a long and tiring day...

[例句] Travelling is tiring.

v. 寻找，探寻( seek的过去式和过去分词 )，企图，试图，探索；

n. 技巧( technique的名词复数 )，手法，技术，技能；

[例句] ...tests performed using a new technique.

[例句] He went off to the Amsterdam Academy to improve his technique.

v. 以电话传送（消息），给（某人）打电话( telephone的过去式和过去分词 )；

[例句] They usually exchanged messages by telephone...

[例句] I dread to think what our telephone bill is going to be...

adj. 应纳税的；

adj. 可怕的，极大的；v. 使恐怖，使惊吓，恐吓(terrify的现在分词)；

[例句] I still find it terrifying to find myself surrounded by large numbers of horses...

[例句] Rabies has been described as one of the most terrifying diseases known to man.

n. 最小的儿子；adj. 年幼的( young的最高级 )，有朝气的，年轻人的，青年的；

[例句] In Scotland, young people can marry at 16...

[例句] You weren't so very young when she died; you were old enough to remember.

n. 糖浆，糖蜜，餐糖浆；

n. 雉，野鸡，野鸡肉；

n. 天窗；

n. 终端( terminal的名词复数 )，（火车、公共汽车或船的）终点站，航空站，（电路的）端子；

[例句] ...terminal cancer.

[例句] ...his illness was terminal.

n. 暴徒，恶棍，凶手，刺客；

[例句] ...the cowardly thugs who mug old people.

adv. 非常，极其；

[例句] What a terrific idea!...

[例句] Everybody there was having a terrific time...