n. 课税，征税，税，税收；

[例句] The result will be higher taxation.

n. 甲状腺，甲状软骨，甲状腺剂，甲状腺粉；adj. 甲状腺的，甲状（软骨）的，盾状的；

n. 暴发户，新贵，傲慢自负的人；adj. 暴富的，自命不凡的，傲慢无礼的；vi. 突然跳起，突然发起；

[例句] Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.

[例句] ...an upstart who had come from nowhere.

adj. 剧毒的，致命的，恶毒的，憎恨的；

[例句] Now he faces virulent attacks from the Italian media...

[例句] Friends spoke of 'a virulent personal campaign' being waged against him.

vt.& vi. 吹送，飘送，使飘荡，漂浮；n. 一股，一阵微风，飘荡，风信旗；

[例句] The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window...

[例句] The music from the party wafts out to the terrace...

（把…）关掉，完成，解雇，转向；

[例句] The truck turned off the main road along the gravelly track which led to the farm...

[例句] He turned off only to find he was trapped in a town square with no easy exit.

n. 测试；adj. 与试验有关的，试验的，棘手的；v. 测验(test的现在分词)；

[例句] The most testing time is undoubtedly in the early months of your return to work...

[例句] The papers in maths and English are very testing.

vt. 熔炼，提炼（矿石）；n. 银白鱼，胡瓜

[例句] Darby was looking for a way to improve iron when he hit upon the idea of smelting it with coke instead of charcoal.

v. 踩，踏( tread的现在分词 )，踩成，踏出，步行于；

[例句] Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to tread on your foot...

[例句] I had white rugs on the floor, but people were scared to tread on them in case they marked.

v. 踩，踏( tread的第三人称单数 )，踩成，踏出，步行于；

[例句] Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to tread on your foot...

[例句] I had white rugs on the floor, but people were scared to tread on them in case they marked.

n. 整体，全部，总数，总额；

[例句] ...a process of social, economic and political change which involves the totality of human experience...

[例句] He did not want to reform the criminal justice system in its totality.

vt. 反驳，驳回，击退；

[例句] He spent most of his speech rebutting criticisms of his foreign policy.

adj. 机智的，机敏的，得体的，老练的，圆滑的，婉转；

[例句] He had been extremely tactful in dealing with the financial question...

[例句] I decided it wouldn't be tactful to order another beer.

n. 贴边，袜口，伤痕；vt. 装饰，鞭打；

[例句] He had a reddening welt on his temple and his nose was bleeding.

n. 激进主义分子，积极分子，积极行动者；adj. 激进主义的，激进主义分子的；

[例句] The police say they suspect the attack was carried out by animal rights activists.

adj. 坚硬无比的，牢不可破的，坚定不移的，坚决的；n. 坚硬的物质，硬石，牢不可破；

[例句] The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign...

[例句] Sue was adamant about that job in Australia.

adj. 熟练的，机敏的，机巧，一把好手；

[例句] She is a remarkably adroit and determined politician.

n. 杏，杏仁，杏树，杏黄色；adj. 杏黄色的；

[例句] ...12 oz apricots, halved and stoned.

[例句] ...apricot tart.

n. 手镯，手铐；

n. 原告，索取者，[法]原告，债权；

[例句] ...benefit claimants.

[例句] The compensation will be split between 140 claimants.