A: Many houses were plundered during the war.

　　B: Yes, law and order were broken down.

　　plunder

　　vt.劫掠 的財物，掠奪

　　n.1.劫掠物，贓物

　　2.劫掠，搶奪

　　A: That is a nasty cough that you have.

　　B: I think it may be pneumonia .

　　pneumonia

　　n.肺炎

　　A: The film was very poignant . It showed the horrors of war.

　　B: I m not sure if I ll be strong enough to watch it.

　　poignant

　　a.令人痛苦的，辛酸的，慘痛的

　　A: Did Linda give a good presentation at the conference?

　　B: Yes, she was full of poise and confidence.

　　poise

　　n.1.穩重，鎮定

　　2.(優美)姿勢，姿態

　　3.平衡，平穩

　　vt.使平衡，使平穩，平穩地拿

　　A: Stop poking me in the sides.

　　B: I was just trying to make you laugh!

　　poke

　　vt.1.戳，捅

　　2.用 戳(或捅)，把 戳向

　　3.伸出，突出

　　vi.伸出，突出

　　n.戳，捅

　　poke about/around

　　搜索，探問

　　poke fun at

　　拿 開玩笑，取笑

　　poke ones nose into

　　探問，干預

　　A: Many houses were plundered during the war.

　　B: Yes, law and order were broken down.

　　plunder

　　vt.劫掠 的財物，掠奪

　　n.1.劫掠物，贓物

　　2.劫掠，搶奪

　　A: That is a nasty cough that you have.

　　B: I think it may be pneumonia .

　　pneumonia

　　n.肺炎

　　A: The film was very poignant . It showed the horrors of war.

　　B: I m not sure if I ll be strong enough to watch it.

　　poignant

　　a.令人痛苦的，辛酸的，慘痛的

　　A: Did Linda give a good presentation at the conference?

　　B: Yes, she was full of poise and confidence.

　　poise

　　n.1.穩重，鎮定

　　2.(優美)姿勢，姿態

　　3.平衡，平穩

　　vt.使平衡，使平穩，平穩地拿

　　A: Stop poking me in the sides.

　　B: I was just trying to make you laugh!

　　poke

　　vt.1.戳，捅

　　2.用 戳(或捅)，把 戳向

　　3.伸出，突出

　　vi.伸出，突出

　　n.戳，捅

　　poke about/around

　　搜索，探問

　　poke fun at

　　拿 開玩笑，取笑

　　poke ones nose into

　　探問，干預