n. 电报，电讯，电报机，信号机；vt.& vi. 打电报，流露出，电汇，用电报通知；vt. 用电报发送，打电报向（某人）发指令，电汇，电购；

[例句] Churchill telegraphed an urgent message to Wavell...

[例句] 'Please,' he telegraphed, 'just leave it alone.'...

adj. 永久（性）的，永恒的，不变的，耐久的，持久的，经久的，稳定的，常务的，常设的；n. 电烫发，烫发；

[例句] Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain...

[例句] ...a permanent solution to the problem...

n. 求助，凭借，诉诸，度假胜地，应急措施；v. 诉诸，采取；

[例句] His punishing work schedule had made him resort to drugs...

[例句] Some schools have resorted to recruiting teachers from overseas.

n. （画上的）高光，笔致，绝技，触觉( touch的名词复数 )，手感，手法；v. 接触，触摸( touch的第三人称单数 )，吃，涉及，与…有关；

[例句] Her tiny hands gently touched my face...

[例句] Don't touch that dial…

vt. 采用，采取，采纳，收养，正式接受，接受，批准；

[例句] Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops...

[例句] Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach to the environment.

n. 方面，面貌，方位，方向，形势；

[例句] Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives...

[例句] He was interested in all aspects of the work here...

n. 意图，目的，意思，含义；adj. 专心的，专注的，意愿坚决的，急切的，一心想…的；

[例句] The rebels are obviously intent on keeping up the pressure...

[例句] The play starred a well-known retired actress who was intent on a come-back.

vi. 熔化，溶解，逐渐融合，逐渐消失，感动，软化，感情上变得温

[例句] The snow had melted, but the lake was still frozen solid...

[例句] Meanwhile, melt the white chocolate in a bowl suspended over simmering water...

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. 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.

n. 壁橱，盥洗室，议事室，密室，贮藏室；adj. 隐蔽的，暗藏的，不公开的，秘密的，私下的，空谈的；vt. 把…关在房间里，把…引入内室密谈；

[例句] He is a closet Fascist.

[例句] ...closet misogyny.

vt. 竞争，为…而奋争，辩驳；vi. 争斗，竞争，争夺；

[例句] Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.

[例句] ...a writing contest.

n. （鸟）窝，温床，（套叠在一起的）一套物件，藏匿处；vt. 筑巢，嵌套；vi. 筑巢；

[例句] I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks.

[例句] Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.

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.

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. 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.