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cluttern.[sing.,U]alargenumberofthingsthatarescatteredsomewhereinanuntidyway杂乱的东西
awaitvt.1waitforsth.等待；等候Thelittleboywasstillawaitinghisfather’sreturnwhentheclockstruck11.当时钟敲响11点时，那个小男孩仍在等着他爸爸回来。2ifsth.awaitsyou,itwillhappentoyou（某事）将降临到…身上ThebiggestsurpriseawaitingthebirthdaygirlisthatherfatherisflyingtoLondonforherbirthday.那个过生日的女孩即将得到的最大惊喜是她爸爸将飞到伦敦来为她庆祝生日。
vehiclen.[C](fml.)amachinewithanenginethatisusedtotakepeopleorthingsfromoneplacetoanother,suchasacar,bus,ortruck交通工具；车辆
efficiencyn.[U]thequalityofdoingsth.wellandeffectively,withoutwastingtime,money,orenergy效率；效能Toincreaseourworkingefficiency,itisnecessarytotakeadvantageofeverymomentwehave.为了提高工作效率，我们必须分秒必争。Werelyonadvancedtechnologytoimproveenergyefficiency.我们依靠先进的技术提高能源效率。
embarrassvt.makesb.feelashamed,nervous,oruncomfortable,esp.infrontofotherpeople（尤指在社交场合）使尴尬，使窘迫Ifeltembarrassed,goingtothewrongclassroomonthefirstdayofcollege.大学的第一天我走错了教室，感到非常尴尬。
embarrassmentn.1[C]sb.orsth.thatcausesproblemsormakesyoufeelashamed让人难堪的人；使人为难的事Heissuchanembarrassmenttohisfamily.他让他的家人感到非常难堪。Thecourtcasewasanembarrassmenttothecompany.这个案子对该公司来说是个麻烦。2[U]afeelingofbeingnervousorashamedbecauseofwhatpeopleknoworthinkaboutyou尴尬；难堪；窘迫Toherterribleembarrassment,thereweremanypeoplearoundwhenoneofherhighheelsbrokeoff.她一只高跟鞋的鞋跟断了，当时周围有许多人，这让她很尴尬。
rustv.becomecoveredwithrust,ormakesth.becomecoveredinrust（使）生锈Yearsofbeingleftoutintherainhadrustedthemetalchairs.这些金属椅子多年来一直放在外面，已经被雨淋得都生锈了。n.[U]thereddish-brownsubstancethatformsonironorsteelwhenitgetswet锈；铁锈Therewerelargepatchesofrustonthecar.车上有大块的锈斑。
bladen.[C]theflatcuttingpartofatoolorweapon刀刃；刀片
tuben.[C]1along,thincontainerwhichyousqueezeinordertoforcethepasteout（膏状物等的）管状容器2alongnarrowobjectsimilartoapipethatliquidorgascanmovethrough管子
pasten.[C,U]asoftthickmixturethatcaneasilybeshapedorspread糊状物；膏Thedishconsistsof8kindsofvegetables,mixedwithhotchilipasteandservedwithbeefsoup.这道菜有8种蔬菜，拌上辣椒酱，再佐以牛肉汤食用。vt.sticksth.tosth.elseusingglue（用糨糊）粘贴Pleasepastealabelontheboxtotelli