1. corpulent adj. (指人或人的身体)肥胖的
He was fifty or there abouts and was corpulent and tall in person.
他大约50岁,身体肥胖高大。
2. doleful adj.令人沮丧的,悲哀的;沉闷的,阴郁的
3. dwindle vi. 逐渐变少或变小
The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling.
地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。
4. eavesdrop vi. 偷听(别人的谈话)
5. eerie adj. (因阴森怪诞而)引起恐惧的;可怕的
It's eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.
夜晚在漆黑的森林中行走很是恐怖。