ache
疼痛;渴望
I'm aching for sleep.
我好想睡觉。
optical
眼的,光学的,视觉的
The optical effects and sound effects of the movie are good.
这部电影的视觉效果和音响效果都不错。
alarm
惊恐,忧虑;警报;使惊恐;使担心
I don't want to alarm anybody.
我不想惊动任何人。
wholly
完全地,全部地
a wholly satisfactory solution
一个完全令人满意的解决方案
semester
学期
impress
给…深刻印象;印,压印
Father impressed on the child the value of hard work.
父亲让孩子铭记艰苦劳动的价值。
fate
命运,天数
We still don't know the fate of the plane's passengers.
我们仍然不知道那架飞机上的乘客的命运如何。
resistant
抵抗的,抗…的,耐…的
Their managers were resistant to new techniques.
他们的经理抵制新技术。
maximum
最大量,顶点;最大的,最高的,顶点的
We should make maximum use of the resources available.
我们应该最大限度地利用现有资源。
wicked
坏的,令人厌恶的;淘气的,顽皮的
I want to complain about this wicked man.
我要投诉这个缺德的男人。
possess
占用,拥有
The thought of getting rich possessed him.
他整天想着发财。
widen
加宽,变宽
Bad traffic conditions made it necessary to widen streets.
糟糕的交通状况使拓宽马路成为必要。
widespread
分布广的,普遍的
Many experts think that we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis.
许多专家认为,我们正面临着大范围的用水危机。
active
活跃的,积极的;主动的;起作用的
We're taking active steps to deal with the problem.
我们正采取积极措施解决这个问题。
The virus is active even at low temperatures.
这种病毒即使在低温下也很活跃。
beard
胡须,络腮胡子
Except for the beard, Paul hasn't changed in fifty years.
除了有胡须以外,保罗五十年来没什么变化。
classification
分类,分级,分类法;类别,级别
postage
邮费,邮资
widow
寡妇
Jane has been a widow for ten years.
简已经守寡十年了。
accidental
偶然的,意外的
accidental death
意外死亡
happen
发生;碰巧,恰好
I happened to be out when Tom called.
汤姆来访时,我恰巧出去了。