n. 雇用，使用，职业，有益的活动；

[例句] She was unable to find employment...

[例句] He regularly drove from his home to his place of employment.

adj. 明确的，清楚的，直言的，详述的，不隐瞒的；

[例句] ...sexually explicit scenes in films and books.

[例句] ...explicit references to age in recruitment advertising.

n. 肉，食物，实质；adj. 重要的，基本的；

[例句] Meat and fish are relatively expensive.

[例句] ...imported meat products.

n. 铁锈，锈病，锈菌，荒废，停滞，锈，锈色；vt.& vi. （使）生锈，[植]害锈病，变钝，荒废；

[例句] ...a decaying tractor, red with rust...

[例句] Manufacturers are looking into building cars out of plastic to avoid the problem of rust.

vt. 引诱，怂恿，吸引，冒…的风险，使感兴趣；vi. 有吸引力；

[例句] Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime...

[例句] It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year...

vt. 抵消，补偿，（为了比较的目的而）把…并列（或并置），为（管道等）装支管；vi. 形成分支，长出分枝，装支管；n. 开端，出发，平版印刷，抵消，补偿；adj. 分支的，偏（离中）心的，抵消的，开端的；

[例句] The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity...

[例句] The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies caused by the UN embargo.

n. （枪）扳机，起动装置，扳柄，引发其他事件的一件事，[电子学]触发器，触发电器；vt. 引发，触发，扣…的扳机，发射或使爆炸（武器或爆炸性弹药）；

[例句] A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.

[例句] ...trigger devices for nuclear weapons.

adj. 三倍的，三方的，三部分的；vt.& vi. （使）增至三倍；n. 三倍的数[量]，三个一组，[棒]三垒安打；

[例句] ...a triple somersault...

[例句] In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.

n. 条件，表达方式，措辞，说法，任期( term的名词复数 )，（学校的）学期，[复数]（合同、付款、价格等的）条件，时期；

[例句] Our goods compete in terms of product quality, reliability and above all variety...

[例句] Paris has played a dominant role in France, not just in political terms but also in economic power.

n. 上衣，外套；vt. 给…穿上上衣[外套]，盖上；

[例句] He turned off the television, put on his coat and walked out.

[例句] Vitamin B6 is great for improving the condition of dogs' and horses' coats.

n. 山顶，羽毛饰，鸡冠，（动物的）颈脊；vt. 加上顶饰，到达…的顶部，形成冠毛状顶部，到达顶部；vi. 到达绝顶，形成浪峰，达到顶点；

[例句] The first wave of marchers crested the hill.

[例句] Both birds had a dark blue crest.

n. 日常饮食，规定饮食；vt.& vi. （使）节制饮食；vi. 节食，进规定饮食；

[例句] It's never too late to improve your diet.

[例句] ...a healthy diet rich in fruit and vegetables...

vt. 预言，预测，预示，预告；vi. 预言，预示：预言某事，预言；

[例句] The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest...

[例句] He predicted that my hair would grow back 'in no time'...

vt. 传输，传送，传递，发射，传染；vi. 发送信号；

[例句] The game was transmitted live in Spain and Italy...

[例句] The information is electronically transmitted to schools and colleges…

vi. 步行，踩，踏，漂泊；vt. 践踏，踏实，步行穿过…；n. 流浪汉，妓女，游民，流浪汉，徒步旅行，远足；

[例句] They put on their coats and tramped through the falling snow...

[例句] She spent all day yesterday tramping the streets, gathering evidence.

n. 折磨，痛苦，痛苦的根源，刑罚；vt.& vi. 使折磨，使痛苦，使烦乱，纠缠；

[例句] The torment of having her baby kidnapped is written all over her face.

[例句] He spent days in torment while the police searched for his stolen car.

vt.& vi. 打破，打碎；n. 半身雕塑像，妇女的胸部，胸围，突击搜捕；vt. 突击搜查（或搜捕），（使）降级，降低军阶；adj. 破碎，毁坏，破产；

[例句] They will have to bust the door to get him out.

[例句] They were busted for possession of cannabis.

n. 程度，长度，广大地域，扣

[例句] The government itself has little information on the extent of industrial pollution...

[例句] Growing up with him soon made me realise the extent of his determination...

vt. 预报，预测，预示；vi. 预报，预测；n. 预报，预言；

[例句] ...a forecast of a 2.25 per cent growth in the economy...

[例句] He delivered his election forecast...

vt. 实施，执行，使生效，实现，落实（政策），把…填满；n. 工具，器械，家具，手段，[法]履行（契约等）；

[例句] The government promised to implement a new system to control financial loan institutions...

[例句] The report sets out strict inspection procedures to ensure that the recommendations are properly implemented.