adj. 伴随的，同时发生或出现的；n. 伴随发生的事，伴随物，共存；

[例句] Cultures that were better at trading saw a concomitant increase in their wealth...

[例句] This approach was concomitant with the move away from relying solely on official records.

adj. 叠合的， 全等的，符合的， 一致的；

[例句] They want to work in an organisation whose values are congruent with their own.

n. 对位法，旋律配合，对应物；

[例句] Paris is just a short train journey away, providing the perfect counterpoint to the peace and quiet of Reims.

[例句] A good sharp dressing counterpointed the sweetness of the dried fruit.

adj. 简短的，三言两语的，草率的，敷衍了事的；

[例句] Her tone of voice was curt...

[例句] 'The matter is closed,' was the curt reply.

n. 外交官，有外交手腕的人，善于交际的人，处事圆滑机敏的人；

n. 参加者，新加入的，参加竞赛者，新生，新工作者；

[例句] ...a young school entrant.

[例句] All items entered for the competition must be the entrant's own work.

n. 视觉，视力，见解，观察，眼力；

[例句] He suffered from poor eyesight and could no longer read properly.

adj. 轻薄的，轻浮的，无礼的，油头滑脑，轻口薄

[例句] Don't be flippant, damn it! This is serious!...

[例句] He now dismisses that as a flippant comment.

n. 薄泥浆，水泥浆；vt. 用薄泥浆填塞，（猪等）用鼻子拱；

[例句] Make sure that your tiles are thoroughly grouted and sealed.

n. 给水栓，消防龙头；

n. 工业家，实业家，工业主义者；

[例句] ...prominent Japanese industrialists.

num. 十二，十二个，十二点钟，十二岁；adj. 十二的，十二个的；n. 十二；十二个；

n. 小麦；

[例句] ...farmers growing wheat, corn, or other crops.

[例句] ...wheat flour.

n. 被子，棉被，被状物；v. 缝（被），用垫料填塞后缝拢，东拼西凑地做，用摘抄等方法编辑；vt. 东拼西凑地编，加软衬料后缝制；vi. 缝被子；

[例句] ...an old patchwork quilt.

n. 创伤（由心理创伤造成精神上的异常），损伤，痛苦经历，挫折；

[例句] I'd been through the trauma of losing a house...

[例句] The officers are claiming compensation for trauma after the disaster.

n. 个别辅导时间，教程，辅导材料，使用说明书，辅导课；adj. 导师的，私人教师的，辅导的；

[例句] The methods of study include lectures, tutorials, case studies and practical sessions.

[例句] ...teaching in small tutorial groups.

adj. 感情强烈的，热情的，热烈的，激烈的，热烈的，激越，慷慨；

[例句] She suddenly became very vehement and agitated, jumping around and shouting...

[例句] One vehement critic is Michael Howard...

vt. 雕刻，雕塑，使成雕塑状；vi. 雕刻，雕塑；

[例句] An artist sculpted a full-size replica of her head...

[例句] When I sculpt, my style is expressionistic.

n. 卖弄学问的人，学究，书呆子；

[例句] I am no pedant and avoid being dogmatic concerning English grammar and expression.

adj. 相等的，相当的；

[例句] What Bracey is saying is tantamount to heresy...

[例句] To neglect or forget aspects of the past is tantamount to rewriting history, and anyone who has read Animal Farm knows where that can lead.