perpetually adv. 永恒地，持久地，不斷地

perpetual adj.
He was perpetual president of the country.
他是該國的終身總統。
She's tired of their perpetual chatter.
她對他們沒完沒了的閑談感到厭倦。

recline v. 躺，靠在，斜倚，倚靠，依賴
She reclined her head against my shoulder.
她把頭倚在我的肩上。

curved adj. 彎曲的

assassination n. 暗殺
The press disclosed an assassination attempt.
報界披露了一暗殺企圖。

dashing adj. 時髦的
She put the glasses on and felt very dashing, like an actress in the movies.
她戴上眼鏡,覺得時髦得很，很象電影里的女明星。

grim adj. 嚴厲的，冷酷的，可怕的，不愉快的
His expression was grim when he told them they had lost their job.
當他告訴他們說他們已被解雇時，他的表情十分冷酷。

extravagant adj. 奢侈的，浪費的，過度的，大量的
She was pilloried in the press for her extravagant parties.
她的聚會十分鋪張，新聞界對她大加嘲弄。

overlook vt. 俯瞰，遠眺，沒注意到，忽視
My room overlooked the garden.
我的房間俯瞰花園。
He overlooked a spelling error on the first page.
他沒有看出第一頁中有個拼寫錯誤。

modest adj. 謙虛的，適度的，端莊的，有節制的
She continued to lead a quiet and modest life.
她仍然過著安靜、有節制的生活。