heil from

heil from
To come or originate from:
来自或发源于：
She hails from China.

Covet

Covet
v.
垂涎, 觊觎

* covet sb's position, status, possessions, rewards 觊觎某人的职位、 地位、 财产、 报酬
* this year's winner of the coveted Nobel Prize, ie which everyone would like to win 许多人梦寐以求的诺贝尔奖之本年度获得者.

sustain

support : su-pport

sustain : su-stain

1. bear (weight) without breaking or falling:
sustain the weight

2. keep (sb/sth) alive or in existence
not enough oxygen to sustain life

3. keep (a sound, an effort, etc) going; maintain

The book's weakness is the author's inability to sustain an argument.

该书的缺点在於作者 未能把论证展开.

sustain a note, ie
continue to play or sing it without interruption

继续演奏（或演唱）某一音符

make a sustained effort to finish off the work 坚持不懈以完成该项工作

The clapping was sustained for several minutes. 掌声持续了几分钟.

4. To bear up under; withstand:

承受；抵抗：
can't sustain the blistering heat.

无法忍受酷热

5. To experience or suffer:

经历或遭受：

sustained a fatal injury.See Synonyms at
experience

遭受致命的伤害参见 experience

sustain a defeat, an injury, a loss 遭受失败、 伤害、 损失

6.
To affirm the validity of:

确定，认可：确认…的有效性：

The judge has sustained the prosecutor's objection.

法官确认原告反对为有效

Objection sustained! 反对有效!

Stark

Stark

adj.（形容词）

1) Bare; blunt:
     生硬的：不加掩饰的；生硬的：
    “His language has become increasingly stark, to the point of sounding strident”(Robert Pear)
    “他的话愈加生硬，甚至听起来刺耳”(罗伯特·派尔)
2) Complete or utter; extreme:
    完全的：完全的或十足的；极端的：
    stark poverty; a stark contrast.
    极端的贫困；鲜明的对比
3) Harsh; grim:
     严酷的；苛刻的：
     “faced with that stark future”(Robert C. McFarlane)“[They]  found it hard to accept such a  stark        portrait of unrelieved failure” (W. Bruce Lincoln)
     “面对严酷的未来”(罗伯特C.麦克法兰尼)“[他们] 发现要接受这样一个无可挽回的失败图景是很困 难的” (W.布鲁斯·林肯)
   
     adv.（副词）
     Utterly; entirely:
     完全：完全；十足：
     stark raving mad.
     彻底疯了

容易混淆的词：
imperial adj. 皇帝的
impartial adj. 不公平的