n. 压舱物，压载物，道渣，碎石，镇流器，沉着；vt. 给某物装上压舱物，给…铺道渣，使稳定，使沉着；

n. 凋萎病，坏因素，毁坏，衰退；vt. 使凋萎，使颓丧，损害，妨害；vi. 患枯萎病，枯萎，颓丧；

[例句] This discriminatory policy has really been a blight on America...

[例句] Manchester still suffers from urban blight and unacceptable poverty.

n. 日光，白昼，清早，黎明，公开，发表，眼睛，视力；

[例句] It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on...

[例句] Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.

vt. 描绘，描画，描述；

[例句] ...a gallery of pictures depicting Nelson's most famous battles.

[例句] Margaret Atwood's novel depicts a gloomy, futuristic America...

vt.& vi. 使结冰霜，冻坏，（在蛋糕上）撒糖霜；vi. 结霜，受冻；n. 霜冻，结霜，严寒，寒冷，冷淡；

[例句] There is frost on the ground and snow is forecast...

[例句] The wind had veered to north, bringing clear skies and a keen frost.

vt. 时常萦绕心头，使困窘，常去，以鬼魂形式出现，时常出现在，弥漫；vi. 尤指鬼魂重回或常去；n. 〈方〉鬼或其它超自然物体，常去的地方；

[例句] The decision to leave her children now haunts her...

[例句] He would always be haunted by that scene in Well Park.

n. 猫头鹰叫声，汽笛响声，汽车喇叭声，嘲骂声；vt.& vi. 轰赶，呵斥，作猫头鹰叫声，汽笛等嘟嘟；

[例句] I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date...

[例句] Somewhere in the distance a siren hooted...

adj. 不耐烦的，热切的，渴望的，不能容忍的，恼火的；

[例句] He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another...

[例句] The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient at the rate of progress.

n. 改进，改善，改良，增进，进步，（美）装修，改良措施，利用，活用，更优秀的人，更进步的人；

[例句] ...the dramatic improvements in organ transplantation in recent years...

[例句] There is considerable room for improvement in state facilities for treating the mentally handicapped.

n. 判断，鉴定，评价，判断，审判，裁判，判决，看法，意见，判断力，见识；

adv. 在明天，在明日；n. 明天，最近，不远的将来；

[例句] Bye, see you tomorrow...

[例句] The first official results will be announced tomorrow.

n. 衬衫，衬衣，内衣，汗衫；

vt. 容许，承认，忍受，容忍（不同意或不喜欢的事物）；

[例句] She can no longer tolerate the position that she's in...

[例句] The cousins tolerated each other, but did not really get on well together.

adj. 急迫的，催促的，强求的，极力主张的；

[例句] There is an urgent need for food and water...

[例句] He had urgent business in New York.

外出，出国，熄灭，出版；

[例句] I'm going out tonight.

[例句] It will be a marvellous occasion and they should go out and enjoy it.

开始从事，接受（提议），占用；

[例句] He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport...

[例句] He left a job in the City to take up farming...

n. 翘曲，扭曲；v. 扭，搓，缠绕（ twist的现在分词 ）；adj. 缠绕的，曲折的，转动的；

[例句] Her hands began to twist the handles of the bag she carried...

[例句] Twist the string carefully around the second stem with the other hand...

n. 球座，字母T，（套圈等游戏中的）目标；vt.& vi. 置球于球座上，准备发球；

vt. 等候，等待，期待；

[例句] Very little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman...

[例句] He's awaiting trial, which is expected to begin early next year.

vt.& vi. 使歪斜，使弯曲，偏转，偏离；

[例句] Cage changed his name to deflect accusations of nepotism...

[例句] It's a maneuver to deflect the attention of the people from what is really happening.