adj. 破烂的，衣衫褴褛的；v. 扯碎，撕碎( tatter的过去式和过去分词)；

[例句] He fled wearing only a sarong and a tattered shirt.

[例句] ...a very old, tattered, phone directory.

adj. 极权主义的；n. 极权主义者，极权主义；

n. 审理委员会，特别法庭，法官席，裁决；

[例句] His case comes before an industrial tribunal in March.

[例句] …when a tribunal finds that an employee has been unfairly dismissed.

减少，关小，拒绝，驳回，顶回去；

[例句] Before this I'd have smiled and turned her down...

[例句] I thanked him for the offer but turned it down…

开大，翻起，出现，（尤指失去后偶然）被发现；

[例句] Richard had turned up on Christmas Eve with Tony...

[例句] This is similar to waiting for a bus that never turns up.

v. 表明( tell的过去式和过去分词 )，讲，知道，讲述；

[例句] All told there were 104 people on the payroll...

[例句] All told, it seems like an awful mess…

adv. 彻底地，认真仔细地，完全地，非常；

[例句] We are making a thorough investigation...

[例句] This very thorough survey goes back to 1784...

n. 发抖；adj. 发抖的；v. 发抖( tremble的现在分词 )，焦虑，颤动，轻轻摇晃；

[例句] His mouth became dry, his eyes widened, and he began to tremble all over...

[例句] Gil was white and trembling with anger...

n. 种族主义者；

[例句] You have to acknowledge that we live in a racist society.

n. 孪生儿之一，双胞胎之一( twin的名词复数 )，两个相像[密切关联]的人[物]之一，双胎；

[例句] Sarah was looking after the twins...

[例句] I think there are many positive aspects to being a twin…

adj. 被牵引的；v. （使某物）被拖在后面( trail的过去式和过去分词 )，跟踪，追踪，（在比赛等中）输，（尤指跟在他人后面）疲惫地走；

[例句] He was following a broad trail through the trees.

[例句] ...a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails.

清除，（使）离开，洗劫一空，离家；

[例句] She turned to the others in the room. 'The rest of you clear out of here.'...

[例句] 'Clear out!' he bawled. 'Private property!'

把…扔进…，添上， 附带奉送，把…插入讨论、计划等；

[例句] Occasionally Farling threw in a question.

[例句] Pay £4.80 for larger prints and they throw in a free photo album...

vt. 为…之生父，产生，引起；

[例句] Poverty begets debt...

[例句] Economic tensions beget political ones.

n. 爆胎，盛宴，盛大聚会，轻易的胜利；

[例句] Once in a while we had a major blowout.

[例句] A lorry travelling south had a blow-out and crashed.

n. 炮击，轰炸；

[例句] The city has been flattened by heavy artillery bombardments...

[例句] The capital is still under constant bombardment by the rebel forces.

vt. 砍伐森林，清除…上的树林；

[例句] 400,000 square kilometres of the Amazon basin have already been deforested.

vt.& vi. （给…）化霜， （使）解冻；

[例句] She has a microwave, but uses it mainly for defrosting bread...

[例句] Once the turkey has defrosted, remove the giblets.

n. 沮丧，使人泄气的事物，阻止，劝阻；

[例句] He persevered despite discouragement from those around him.

[例句] Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.

n. 紧身上衣，成对的东西；