n. 宠物，宠儿，受宠的人，生气；adj. 宠爱的，溺爱的，表示亲昵的；vt. 宠爱，爱抚，亲抚；vi. 亲吻，爱抚；

[例句] It is plainly cruel to keep turtles as pets.

[例句] ...a bachelor living alone in a flat with his pet dog...

n. 黄褐色，棕黄色，鞣料，马戏团，晒黑的皮色；vt. （使）晒成棕褐色，鞣（革）；vi. 晒成棕褐色；adj. 黄褐色的，棕黄色的，鞣皮的；

[例句] She is tall and blonde, with a permanent tan.

[例句] I have very pale skin that never tans...

vi. 兴盛，兴隆，长得健壮，茁壮成长；

[例句] Today his company continues to thrive...

[例句] Lavender thrives in poor soil.

n. 位置，狭槽，水沟，[人名] 斯洛特，硬币投币口；vt. 跟踪，跟着足迹追赶，开槽于；

[例句] He dropped a coin into the slot and dialed.

[例句] He was slotting a CD into a CD player...

vi. 恢复，重提，回到…上，归还；n. 归属，恢复原来信仰的人；vt. 使恢复原状；

[例句] Jackson said her boss became increasingly depressed and reverted to smoking heavily.

[例句] In the car she reverted to the subject uppermost in her mind.

adj. 恰当的，适当的，有…倾向的，易于…的，聪明的，灵巧的；abbr. (=automatically programmed tool)自动数控程序，(=automatic picture transmission)（人造卫星）自动图像传输，(=advanced passenger train)

[例句] The words of this report are as apt today as in 1929.

[例句] ...an apt description of the situation.

n. 征服，击败，战利品，（尤指）爱情的俘虏，赢得（物）；

[例句] He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939...

[例句] After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve...

vt. 发挥，运用，使受（影响等），用（力）；

[例句] He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues...

[例句] The cyst was causing swelling and exerting pressure on her brain.

vt. 禁止，阻止，防止，不准许；

[例句] ...a law that prohibits tobacco advertising in newspapers and magazines...

[例句] Fishing is prohibited...

n. 碑，匾，药片，便笺簿，小块；vt. 用碑牌纪念，将（备忘录等）写在板上，将…制成小片或小块；

[例句] It's time for your tablets, dear...

[例句] It is never a good idea to take sleeping tablets regularly.

adv. 紧紧地，坚固地，牢固地；

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

[例句] His jeans were too tight.

n. 拱顶，穹窿，地下室，撑物跳，墓穴；vt. 进行撑竿跳，做成圆拱形，成穹状，（以手撑物或撑竿）跳过；vi. 跳跃，成穹状弯曲；

[例句] Most of the money was in storage in bank vaults...

[例句] The gold recovered so far is being held in a vault at a secret location.

v. 汇款，免除，赦免；n. 职权范围，控制范围，影响范围；

[例句] That issue is not within the remit of the working group...

[例句] The centre has a remit to advise Asian businesses and entrepreneurs.

adj. 撕开的，痛苦的；v. 撕( tear的现在分词 )，（使）分裂，撕碎，扯破；

[例句] Her eyes filled with tears...

[例句] I just broke down and wept with tears of joy...

adv. 薄薄地，稀疏地，细细地，勉强地；

[例句] A thin cable carries the signal to a computer...

[例句] James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.

vi. 由…组成，在于，符合；

[例句] Breakfast consisted of porridge served with butter.

[例句] Her crew consisted of children from Devon and Cornwall.

n. 借方，借方帐目，缺点，弊端；vt. 记入借方；

[例句] We will always confirm the revised amount to you in writing before debiting your account.

[例句] The total of debits must balance the total of credits.

vt. 切断，断开，拆开，使（电话线路）中断；

[例句] The device automatically disconnects the ignition when the engine is switched off...

[例句] Vicky Brown arrived home to find the men disconnecting her microwave...

vt. 歪曲，扭曲，曲解，使变形；vi. 扭曲，变形；

[例句] The media distorts reality; categorises people as all good or all bad...

[例句] The minister has said his remarks at the weekend have been distorted.

n. （图画或照片的）强光部份，最重要的事情，最精彩的部分；vt. 强调，突出，把…照亮，标示记号，为…中最突出的事物；

[例句] Last year Collins wrote a moving ballad which highlighted the plight of the homeless...

[例句] Once again, the 'Free Press' prefers not to highlight these facts...