n. 代币，象征，记号；adj. 作为对某事的保证的，象征性的，作为标志的；vt. 预兆：预示或象征，预兆；

[例句] The announcement was welcomed as a step in the right direction, but was widely seen as a token gesture...

[例句] Miners have staged a two-hour token stoppage to demand better pay and conditions…

vt.& vi. 用力拉，使劲拉，使劲，挣扎，[航海]用拖船拖曳，竞争；n. 猛拉，推力，绳索链条，[航海] 拖船，竞争，斗争；

[例句] A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly...

[例句] She kicked him, tugging his thick hair.

adj. 不适宜的，不适当的，体格不佳的，不健康的；vt. 使不相宜，使不合

[例句] Many children are so unfit they are unable to do even basic exercises.

[例句] He had a third examination and was declared unfit for duty...

n. 下降，血统，倾斜；

[例句] Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.

[例句] ...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.

n. 东，东方，东方国家，〈诗〉东风；adj. 东方的，向东方的，从东方来的；adv. 向东方（地）；

[例句] ...the vast swamps which lie to the east of the River Nile...

[例句] The principal range runs east to west.

adj. 间接的，不直截了当的，闪烁其词的，不坦率的；

[例句] Businesses are feeling the indirect effects from the recession that's going on elsewhere...

[例句] Millions could die of hunger as an indirect result of the war...

n. 火箭，火箭发射器，火箭发动机，芝麻菜；vi. 飞快地移动，急速上升；vt. 用火箭运送，用火箭攻击；

[例句] There has been a renewed rocket attack on the capital.

[例句] Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed...

n. 第三，三分之一，第三档；adj. 第三的，三分之一的；

[例句] I sleep on the third floor...

[例句] It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames...

vt. 耕种，耕作；n. 钱柜，钱箱，放钱的抽屉，[地]冰碛土（物）；prep. 直到；

[例句] They had to wait till Monday to ring the bank manager...

[例句] I've survived till now, and will go on doing so without help from you.

n. 咽喉，颈前部，[植物学]管颈；vt. 用沙哑的声音或嗓音发音；

[例句] She had a sore throat...

[例句] As she stared at him she felt her throat go dry.

n. 胜利，巨大的成就，（成功的）典范，（巨大成功或胜利的）心满意足；vi. 获胜，克服，打败，战胜；

[例句] The championships proved to be a personal triumph for the coach, Dave Donovan...

[例句] Cataract operations are a triumph of modern surgery, with a success rate of more than 90 percent...

n. 隧道，地道，烟道，（动物栖息的）穴；vi. 打通隧道，挖掘隧道；vt. 在…挖掘隧道，在…打开通道；

[例句] ...two new railway tunnels through the Alps.

[例句] …the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river.

vi. 蹲，蹲伏，擅自占用土地，依法在政府公地上定居，〈口〉坐；vt. 使蹲坐，使蹲下，擅自占用；n. 蹲坐，蹲姿，擅自占用的土地，[体]蹲举式举重，动物的窝；adj. 矮胖的，蹲着的；

[例句] He squatted, grunting at the pain in his knees...

[例句] We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down...

n. 台阶，阶地，阳台，柱廊，门廊，斜坡上房屋间的街巷；vt. 把（如山坡或坡地）修成梯田，给（如房屋）建阳台；

[例句] ...a terrace of stylish Victorian houses.

[例句] ...3 Queensborough Terrace.

n. 投掷运动；v. 投( throw的现在分词 )，掷，扔，抛；

[例句] He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall...

[例句] On one occasion, his father threw a radio at his mother...

vt. 逮捕，拘捕，止住，阻止，抑制，吸引（注意）；vi. 心跳停止；n. 拘留，停止，阻止，制动（装置）；

[例句] Police arrested five young men in connection with one of the attacks...

[例句] The police say seven people were arrested for minor offences.

n. 饵，诱饵，诱惑，（路上的）休息（或进食）；vt. 置诱饵于…，引诱，纵犬袭击（野兽），折磨；vi. 中途休息；

[例句] He baited his hook with pie...

[例句] The boys dug pits and baited them so that they could spear their prey.

adj. 方便的，[废语]适当的，[口语]近便的，实用的；

[例句] ...a flexible and convenient way of paying for business expenses...

[例句] The family thought it was more convenient to eat in the kitchen.

adj. 正派的，得体的，（服装等）相称的，合宜的，相当好的；

[例句] Nearby is a village with a decent pub...

[例句] He didn't get a decent explanation...

adj. 身材高的，高大的，（数量）大的，（俚）过分的，夸张的；adv. 夸大地，趾高气扬地；

[例句] Being tall can make you feel incredibly self-confident...

[例句] She was a young woman, fairly tall and fairly slim...