shown

pp of show2.

severance pay

money paid to an employee whose contract is terminated 遣散费; 离职金; 解雇费.

international

adj

of, carried on by or existing between two or more nations 国际的; 国际间进行的

    international sport, trade, law 国际体育运动、 国际贸易、 国际法

careful

adj

1 [pred 作表语]

~ (about/of/with sth); ~ (about/in) doing sth taking care; cautious 小心; 当心; 警惕

outlay

n

~ (on sth)

(a) [U] spending, esp to help future developments in a business, etc 花费, 开支（尤指有助於公司等进一步发展的）

skimmer

n

1 type of spoon with holes in, used for skimming liquids （撇油、 撇沫用的）漏杓.

2 water bird with long wings 剪嘴行鸥（长翼水鸟）.

the Holy Grail

=> grail.

fall off

decrease in quantity or quality 数量或质量下降

    Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably. 听我讲课的人已大大减少了.

    It used to be my favourite restaurant but the standard of cooking has fallen off recently. 那是我以前最喜欢的饭馆, 但近来烹饪水平已大不如前了.

drawing

n

1 [U] art of representing objects by lines, with a pencil, chalk, etc 绘画（艺术）; 制图（技巧）

    classes in figure drawing 人物素描课.

brushwork

n [U] particular way in which an artist paints with a brush （画家的）笔法

    Picasso´s brushwork is particularly fine. 毕加索的笔法精妙绝伦.

cauterize

cauterise, v [Tn]

burn the surface of (body tissue) with a caustic substance or hot iron to destroy infection or stop bleeding （用腐蚀性物质或烙铁）烧灼（表皮组织）以消毒或止血

    cauterize a snake-bite 烧灼蛇咬伤口.

deceitfully

adv.

ook

n

1 [C]

(a) number of printed or written sheets of paper bound together in a cover 书; 书籍

tea-chest

n light wooden box lined with metal, in which tea is exported 茶箱（装茶叶出口的大木箱）.

police dog

dog trained to track or attack suspected criminals 警犬.

predominate

v

1 [I, Ipr] ~ (over sb/sth) have control, power or influence(over sb/sth) 支配, 统治, 左右（某人[某事物]）

    A smallgroup has begun to predominate in policy-making. 一小撮人在制定政策中已开始起主导作用.

irl Guide

(Brit also Guide, US Girl Scout), member of an organization for girls (equivalent to the Boy Scouts) which aims to develop practical skills, self-reliance and helpfulness 女童子军. Cf 参看 scout2.

verbalize

verbalise, v [I, Tn]

(fml 文) put (ideas or feelings) into words 用言语表达（思想或感情）

    find it difficult to verbalize 感到很难用言语表达.

vasectomy

n

surgical removalof part of each of the ducts through which semen passes from the testicles, esp as a method of birth control 输精管切除术.

doh

(also do), n (music 音) (in tonic sol-fa) the first and eighth notes of any major scale （首调唱法的）任何大音阶第一音和第八音.