boiled
煮沸过的；煮熟的
The water in the pot is boiled.
那个锅子里的水是煮沸过的。
The rice is not thoroughly boiled.
饭没有全熟。
boiling
沸腾的；炎热地（修饰hot）
Ellen poured boiling water into a bowl to make instant noodles.
爱伦把沸腾的水倒进碗里煮泡面。
Would you mind my opening the window? It's boiling hot inside.
你介意我开窗吗？这里面好热。
joint
共有的，联合的；关节
The young couple opened a joint account for convenience's sake.
这对年轻夫妇为了方便起见开了个共同户头。
John can't run anymore because his knee joint was injured in a race.
他的膝关节在某次赛跑中受伤因此不再跑步了。
jointly
共同地
The research was jointly funded by this company and the government.
该研究由这家公司与政府共同出资。
melody
旋律
I like that song because of its beautiful melody.
我喜欢那首歌是因为它优美的旋律。
pitch
投（球）；扎（营）；沥青；音调
Dad pitched the ball to my sister, and she swung the bat.
老爸投球给我妹妹，她便挥棒。
Let's pitch our tent by the river.
咱们在河边扎营吧。
I dare not go downstairs myself It's pitch-black down there.
我不敢自己一个人下楼，那里乌漆抹黑的。
Andrew has perfect pitch; he can sing any note correctly without the help of instruments.
安德鲁有绝对音感，他不用乐器辅助就能准确地唱出任何音调。
mirror
镜子；反映
The man looked in the mirror and found that he looked terrible.
这个男子照镜子，发现自己脸色很差。
The wrinkles on his face mirrored the difficult years he had come through.
他脸上的皱纹反映出他所历经的艰辛岁月。
detect
发现，查出
This dog detected drugs in the man's baggage.
这只狗在该男子的行李中发现毒品。
detector
探测器
The criminal was nervous and he failed a lie detector test.
这名罪犯很紧张，结果没有通过测谎。