n. （固定骨折的）夹板；

n. 胆怯，羞怯；

[例句] A timid child, Isabella had learned obedience at an early age.

[例句] The President's critics say he has been too timid in responding to changing international developments...

v. 滴，细细地流，使淌下，慢慢地移动；n. 滴，涓流，细流，稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西；

[例句] A tear trickled down the old man's cheek...

[例句] Trickle water gently over the back of your baby's head...

adj. 严格的，迫切的，（货币）紧缩的；

[例句] He announced that there would be more stringent controls on the possession of weapons...

[例句] Its drugtesting procedures are the most stringent in the world.

adj. 骗人的，不忠的，奸诈的，不可信的；adv. 背信弃义地；n. 背信弃义，背叛；

[例句] He publicly left the party and denounced its treacherous leaders...

[例句] The President spoke of the treacherous intentions of the enemy.

adj. 无所不知的；

[例句] ...a benevolent and omniscient deity.

[例句] ...the Financial Times's omniscient data-gathering network.

n. （衣服上的）褶；vt. 使打褶；

adj. 惯常于，惯于；n. 习惯，惯常活动；vt. 使习惯于；vi. 习惯，惯常；

[例句] Both have committed their indiscretions, as human beings are wont to do.

[例句] Paul woke early, as was his wont.

分发，公布，停止运行，停止起作用；

[例句] There were people at the entrance giving out leaflets.

[例句] He wouldn't give out any information...

adj. 普通的( common的最高级 )，通俗的，[数学]公共的，公有的；

[例句] His name was Hansen, a common name in Norway...

[例句] Oil pollution is the commonest cause of death for seabirds...

v. （轻轻或漫不经心地）扔( toss的现在分词 )，（使）摇荡，摇匀，（为…）掷硬币决定；

[例句] He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire...

[例句] He tossed his blanket aside and got up…

n. 正文( text的名词复数 )，文本，原文，教科书；

[例句] The text is precise and informative.

[例句] The machine can recognise handwritten characters and turn them into printed text...

n. 印字，中转，转移，传递[导，送，输，热]；v. 转移，迁移( transfer的现在分词 )，转让，转移（感情），改变；

[例句] Remove the wafers with a spoon and transfer them to a plate...

[例句] He was transferred from Weston Hospital to Frenchay…

n. 减少，减轻，折扣，废除；

[例句] ...the abatement of carbon dioxide emissions.

[例句] ...noise abatement.

n. 修正案，修改，修订；

[例句] ...an amendment to the defense bill.

[例句] ...a constitutional amendment...

n. 卡巴莱餐馆，卡巴莱歌舞表演；vi. 有歌舞、滑稽短剧助兴的；

[例句] Helen made a successful career in cabaret...

[例句] He was just starting to become known on the cabaret circuit.

vt. 围绕，包围，用计防止，避免，（用欺骗手段）陷害；

[例句] Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.

[例句] Roosevelt occasionally attempted to circumvent him.

n. 多声部音乐中的上方声部；

[例句] An elderly woman, arms crossed, sang the descant.

adj. 艳丽的，火焰似的，过分华丽的；n. 凤凰木，火焰色红花；

[例句] Freddie Mercury was a flamboyant star of the British hard rock scene.

[例句] ...his lightning speed and flamboyant, aggressive style of play...

n. [体]重量级拳击[摔跤]运动员，体重超过平均水平的人，要人，重要的人物；adj. 重量级的，特别厚重的；

[例句] He was a political heavyweight.

[例句] ...jazz heavyweights.