1. charter [tʃɑ:tə(r)]  

[释义] v. 租船,租车,租用飞机； n. 宪章，特许状

[例句] privileges granted by royal charter 皇家特许状所给予的特权.

2. distress [dɪˈstres]  

[释义] n. 苦恼;危难;不幸 v. 使苦恼

[例句] Towards the end of the marathon several runners showed signs of distress. 马拉松赛接近终点时, 有些参赛者显出极难受的样子.

3. peach [pi:tʃ]  

[释义] n. 桃,桃树

[例句] She's a real peach. 她真是个美人儿.

4. lounge [laundʒ]  

[释义] n. 休息室,起居室,客厅

[例句] lounge about/around (the house) （在家里）发懒

5. hollow [ˈhɔləu]  

[释义] a. 空的,中空的;空洞的,空虚的 v. 挖空,凿空

[例句] a hollow tree, ball 中空的树、 球.

6. halt [hɔ:lt]  

[释义] n. 止步,停步,停止前进 v. 止步,(使)停止

[例句] Work was brought/came to a halt when the machine broke down. 机器出了毛病, 工作便停顿下来.

7. elbow [ˈelbəu]  

[释义] n. 肘，(衣服的)肘部 vt. 用肘推，用肘挤

[例句] He sat with his elbows on the table. 他双肘支在桌上坐著.

8. shiver [ˈʃɪvə(r)]  

[释义] v. / n. 战栗,发抖

[例句] She shivered at the thought of going into the dark house alone. 她想到要独自走进那所黑洞洞的房子里去就不寒而粟.

9. equality [ɪˈkwɔlətɪ]  

[释义] n. 同等;平等;相等;等式;等同性

[例句] Women are still struggling for true equality with men. 妇女仍在争取与男人真正平等.

10. council [ˈkaunsl]  

[释义] n. 理事会,委员会,议事机构

[例句] a city/county council 市[郡]议会