pickpocket
n.扒手
Watch out for pickpockets while you're traveling.
旅行时小心扒手。
adjust
vt.调整，调节；适应 vi.适应（与介词to并用）
Before the interview, the candidate spent several minutes adjusting his tie.
面试前，这位应征者花了几分钟调整他的领带。
I'll adjust the window blinds because the sunlight is too bright.
我来调整百叶窗帘，因为阳光太亮了。
I'm having a hard time adjusting to the climate of this place.
我很难适应此地的气候。
adjustment
n.调整，调节；适应
After we made a few minor adjustments, the engine ran smoothly.
那台引擎经过我们的些微调整后，运转便顺畅了。
Some foreign students feel it is a big adjustment living in Britain.
一些外籍学生认为要适应英国的生活很困难。
distribute
vt.分发，分配
The professor was distributing the examination papers to the class.
该教授正在把考卷发给全班。
distribution
n.分配，分布
The distribution of wealth is uneven in that country.
该国财富分配不均。
That magazine enjoys a wide distribution.=That magazine enjoys a wide circulation.
那本杂志的发行遍及各地。
criticize
vt.批评
The plan was criticized as being too expensive.
这个计划被批评为耗资过大。
criticism
n.批评，争议；评论（均不可数）
The new tax law has been the subject of criticism recently.
这条新税法最近成为广受争议的话题。
This magazine is famous for its literary criticism.=This magazine is famous for its literary comments.
这本杂志因为它的文学评论而出名。
critical
a.危急的；批评的
The patient is still in critical condition.
病人的情况仍然危急。
Most environmentalists are critical of building a dam in that area.
大多数环保人士都对在那个地区建造水坝一事严加批评。
critic
n.评论家；爱挑剔的人
T. S. Eliot was one of the greatest critics in Britain.
艾略特是英国最伟大的评论家之一。
Mary is such a critic that no one likes to be around her.
玛丽那么爱挑剔，因此没有人喜欢和她在一起。
largely
adv.大大地；大部分
Our success is largely due to Kelly's help.
我们的成功要大大归功于凯莉的帮忙。
Those who work in this field are largely women.
在这个领域工作的人大半是女性。