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【考法1】 VERB If something relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely. 缓和，缓解，减轻，解除（不愉快的情绪或形势）
【举例1】 Drugs can relieve much of the pain.
药物能够大大地缓解病痛。
【考法2】 VERB If someone relieves you of something, they take it away from you. 使（从……中）解脱出来
【举例2】 A porter relieved her of the three large cases.
一个行李搬运工替她扛了3个大包。
【考法1】 ADJ An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines. 自动的；自动化的
【举例1】 Modern trains have automatic doors.
现代火车装有自动门。
【考法2】 ADJ An automatic action is one that you do without thinking about it. 无意识的；不假思索的
【举例2】 All of the automatic body functions, even breathing, are affected.
身体所有的无意识功能，甚至呼吸，都受到影响。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED A lengthy report, article, book, or document contains a lot of speech,writing, or other material. （报告、文章等）长篇大论的，冗长的
【举例】 a lengthy report from the Council of Ministers
部长会议发布的冗长报告
【考法1】 VERB When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt. 哭；哭泣
【举例1】 I hung up the phone and started to cry .
我挂断电话，开始哭了起来。
【考法2】 VERB If you cry something, you shout it or say it loudly. 喊叫；呼喊；高声说
【举例2】 ‘Nancy Drew,’she cried ,‘you're under arrest!’.
“南茜·朱尔，”她喊道，“你被捕了！”
【考法3】 N-COUNT A cry is a shouted word or phrase, usually one that is intended to attract someone's attention. 喊叫；呼喊
【举例3】 Thousands of Ukrainians burst into cries of‘bravo’on the steps of the parliament.
成千上万的乌克兰人聚集在议会门前高喊“好啊”。
【考法】 N-COUNT A requirement is a quality or qualification that you must have in order to be allowed to do something or to be suitable for something. 要求；需求；必要条件
【举例】 Its products met all legal requirements .
它的产品符合所有的法律要求。
【考法1】 N-UNCOUNT Transport refers to any vehicle that you can travel in or carry goods in. 交通工具；运输工具
【举例1】 Have you got your own transport ?
你有自己的交通工具吗？
【考法2】 N-UNCOUNT Transport is a system for taking people or goods from one place to another, for example using buses or trains. 交通运输系统；公共交通（网）
【举例2】 The extra money could be spent on improving public transport .
多余的资金可以用于改善公共交通系统。
【考法】 N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC A doctor is someone who is qualified in medicine and treats people who are ill. 医生；大夫
【举例】 Do not discontinue the treatment without consulting your doctor .
未经医嘱不要擅自中断治疗。
【考法】 N-COUNT A DVD is a disc on which a film or music is recorded. DVD discs are similar to compact discs but hold a lot more information. DVD is an abbreviation for‘digital video disc’or‘digital versatile disc’. 数字影碟；数字多功能光碟
【举例】 a DVD player
DVD 播放机
【考法1】 N-COUNT A ladder is a piece of equipment used for climbing up something or down from something. It consists of two long pieces of wood, metal, or rope with steps fixed between them. 梯子
【考法2】 N-SING You can use the ladder to refer to something such as a society, organization, or system which has different levels that people can progress up or drop down. （社会、组织或系统中晋升或降级的）梯级，阶梯
【举例】 If they want to climb the ladder of success they should be given that opportunity.
假如他们有出人头地的意愿，就应该给他们那样的机会。
【考法】 VERB To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth. 掩埋；埋藏
【举例】 They make the charcoal by burying wood in the ground and then slowly burning it.
他们通过把木材埋到地下缓慢燃烧来获取木炭。
【考法】 VERB If you conduct someone to a place, you go there with them. 陪伴；引导；带领
【举例】 He asked if he might conduct us to the ball which was to bring the proceedings to an end.
他问是否可以带我们去舞会现场，整个仪式将在那儿结束。
【考法1】 ADJ-GRADED If something is stable, it is not likely to change or come to an end suddenly. 稳定的；稳固不变的
【举例1】 The price of oil should remain stable for the rest of 1992.
油价会在1992年剩下的时间里保持稳定。
【考法2】 ADJ-GRADED If someone has a stable personality, they are calm and reasonable and their mood does not change suddenly. （性格）平和稳重的，持重的
【举例2】 Their characters are fully formed and they are both very stable children.
他们的性格已经完全形成，两人都是非常持重的孩子。