barrel[ˈbærəl]
n. 桶;枪管
Beer swilled around the bottom of the barrel.
shortcoming[ˈʃɔ:tkʌmɪŋ]
n. 短处,缺点
If it were not for this shortcoming, he is a fairly good teacher.
correction[kəˈrekʃən]
n. 批改,修改;惩罚
made corrections in the report.
curtain[ˈkɜ:tn]
n. 窗帘;幕布
She twitched the curtain into place.
mail[meɪl]
vt. 邮寄
I opened my mail and was surprised to see a broken vase.
contract[ˈkɒntrækt]
n. 契约,合同;婚约
Marriage is, first of all, a contract which must be governed by justice.
measurable'meʒərəbl
adj. 可测量的;明显的;显著的
You mentioned measurable benefits - are you able to share some of these with us or is that confidential?
barn[bɑ:n]
n. 谷仓;牲口棚
He lived in a barn of a country house.
bullet[ˈbulɪt]
n. 子弹
He grunted as the bullet hit him.
health[helθ]
n. 健康,健康状况
He has a bee in his bonnet about health foods.