adj. 最好的，最伟大的，大的( great的最高级 )，伟大的，重要的，（数量）极大的；

[例句] The room had a great bay window.

[例句] ...a great hall as long and high as a church.

n. 东北，东北方向，东北部；adj. 在东北的，东北部的，向东北的，（风、光线）来自东北方向的；adv. 自东北地；

[例句] The land to the north-east fell away into meadows.

[例句] The north-east, with 60 million people, is the most densely populated part of the United States...

vi. 解冻，融雪，变缓和，变得不冷淡；vt. 使融化；n. 融雪，温暖气候，放松；

[例句] It's so cold the snow doesn't get a chance to thaw...

[例句] The ground has thawed.

adj. 琐碎的，无价值的，平常的，平凡的，不重要的，[生]种的；

[例句] The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later...

[例句] I don't like to visit the doctor just for something trivial.

n. [化]溶剂，溶媒，解释，说明，解决方法，使瓦解的东西；adj. 有溶解能力的，可溶解的，有清还债务能力的，起瓦解作用的；

[例句] They're going to have to show that the company is now solvent.

[例句] ...a small amount of cleaning solvent.

vi. 侵占，侵入，侵犯，侵害（权利等），打扰，冒犯；n. 罪过，打扰，非法进入，擅自进入，冒犯；

[例句] They were trespassing on private property...

[例句] You're trespassing!

脱掉，起飞，（使）离开，突然成功；

[例句] We eventually took off at 11 o'clock and arrived in Venice at 1.30.

[例句] They need to expand the number of farmers who are involved if the scheme's going to really take off...

n. 坚固，紧密，紧致，密封性；

[例句] She walked off the plane in a miniskirt and tight top...

[例句] His jeans were too tight.

n. 完成，达到，成就，成绩；

[例句] Reaching this agreement so quickly was a great achievement...

[例句] The Conference will be a celebration of women's achievements.

n. 通告，布告，预告，宣告；

[例句] Sir Robert made his announcement after talks with the President...

[例句] There has been no formal announcement by either government.

n. 审计，查账；vt. 审计，查账，旁听；vi. 审计；

[例句] Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.

n. 观念，概念，观点，思想，设想，想法，总的印象；

[例句] She added that the concept of arranged marriages is misunderstood in the west.

[例句] ...basic legal concepts.

n. 凹痕，凹部，齿，减少，削弱，[名]登特；vt. 使产生凹痕，削弱，打击，破坏，产生不好的影响；vi. 出现凹痕，产生凹陷，凹进去，削减；

[例句] A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left-front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the rim...

[例句] Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.

n. 通风，气流，（船的）吃水深度，一饮，一口之量；vt. draft的变体，起草，征兵，选派；adj. 汲出的，拖拉的；

[例句] Block draughts around doors and windows...

[例句] On a cold day there can be quite a draught from the letterbox.

n. [建筑]回纹饰，状饰物，烦躁，烦恼，腐蚀处，磨损处，弓上木头的毛病；v. 磨损，腐蚀，焦急，使烦恼，用回纹装饰；vi. 烦恼，磨损，焦急；

[例句] I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else's problems...

[例句] But congressional staffers fret that the project will eventually cost billions more...

n. 一阵狂风，风味，突发的一阵，（感情）迸发；vi. （风）猛刮；

[例句] A gust of wind drove down the valley...

[例句] A hurricane-force gust blew off part of a church tower.

vt. 插入，嵌入，（在文章中）添加，加插；n. 添入物（尤指一页印刷品图中插入或套印的小图），（书报的）插页，插入物，添加物；

[例句] He took a small key from his pocket and slowly inserted it into the lock...

[例句] Wait for a couple of minutes with your mouth closed before inserting the thermometer.

n. 投资，投资额，封锁，（时间、精力的）投入，值得买的东西；

[例句] He said the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage investment...

[例句] One of the most important changes concerns the investment of pension contributions.

vt.& vi. （为…）哀悼，悲叹，悔恨，痛惜；n. 哀歌，挽歌，悲恸，恸哭，悲痛之情，悼词；

[例句] Ken began to lament the death of his only son...

[例句] He laments that people in Villa El Salvador are suspicious of the police...

n. 子夜，午夜，漆黑，一段黑暗阴暗的时间，漏夜；

[例句] It was well after midnight by the time Anne returned to her apartment...

[例句] The entrance gates were locked at midnight.