vi. 狂喜，欢跃；

[例句] He was exulting in a win at the show earlier that day...

[例句] Some individual investors exulted at the record...

adj. 热诚的，热烈的，炽热的，强烈的，慷慨；

[例句] ...a fervent admirer of Morisot's work.

[例句] ...the fervent hope that matters will be settled promptly.

adj. 有缺点的，不完美的，[语]未完成过去时的，[生]只有雄蕊或雌蕊的，[法]在法律上不能实施的；n. 处理品，瑕疵品，[语]未完成式；

[例句] We live in an imperfect world...

[例句] They have a huge selection of perfect, slightly imperfect and discontinued cookers, fridges and so on.

n. 机器人，遥控装置，自动机，机械呆板的人；

[例句] ...very light-weight robots that we could send to the moon for planetary exploration.

n. 一千，数千，许许多多，千位数；adj. 一千的，一千个的，成千的，许许多多的；

[例句] ...five thousand acres...

[例句] Visitors can expect to pay about a thousand pounds a day.

n. [天]行星，[占星]（左右人命运的）星相；

[例句] The picture shows six of the eight planets in the solar system.

n. 望远镜；vt.& vi. （使某物）变短（叠缩在一起），（使某物）叠缩，嵌入；vt. 压缩某物使其少占空间或时间；

[例句] It's hoped that the telescope will enable scientists to see deeper into the universe than ever before.

n. 西南，西南方，，西南部；adv. 向西南；adj. 西南的，西南部的；

[例句] ...the village of Popplewell, some six miles to the south-west.

[例句] ...the mountains in the south west of the USA.

n. 丝绒，天鹅绒，立绒，赢得的钱；adj. 天鹅绒的，柔软的，（脚声等）轻软的；

[例句] ...a charcoal-gray overcoat with a velvet collar...

[例句] She looked pretty and rather fragile, dressed in black velvet.

n. 交易，业务，事务，办理，处理，（一笔）交易，（一项）事务，（学会等的）会议记录，学报；

n. 行为不正，不规矩，处理不当，（尤指官吏等的）胡作非为，渎

[例句] He was dismissed from his job for gross misconduct after handing over confidential documents to the press...

[例句] Dr Lee was cleared of serious professional misconduct.

n. 一丝痕迹，色调；vt. 着色，使…带上色彩，轻微的影响，使…略为改变；

[例句] His skin had an unhealthy greyish tinge...

[例句] Could there have been a slight tinge of envy in Eva's voice?

adj. 新鲜的( fresh的最高级 )，新的，清新的，另外的；

[例句] He asked Strathclyde police, which carried out the original investigation, to make fresh inquiries...

[例句] I need a new challenge and a fresh start somewhere else.

n. 王牌，法宝，有效手段，喇叭，号声，好人；vt. 打出王牌赢，胜过；vi. 出王牌，捏造，编造，吹喇叭；

[例句] Hearts are trumps.

[例句] …the ace of trumps.

n. 支持者，拥护者；adj. 粘着的，贴生的，（由于协议、合约等而）发生关系的，修饰语的；

[例句] This idea is gaining adherents.

vt. 镶，嵌，困扰，包围，[航]被冰块包围；

[例句] The country is beset by severe economic problems.

[例句] The discussions were beset with difficulties.

vt.& vi. 扭曲，扭弯；

[例句] His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics...

[例句] The gentlest of her caresses would contort his already tense body...

adj. 黑暗的( dark的最高级 )，（颜色）深色的，暗色的，（皮肤、毛发等）棕黑的；

[例句] When she awoke it was evening and already dark...

[例句] It was too dark inside to see much...

n. 不舒适，不舒服，不安，不方便，苦

[例句] She carried her left arm at an awkward angle, as if it were causing her discomfort...

[例句] Steve had some discomfort, but no real pain.

adj. 过度的，极高的；

[例句] Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor.