1.confinement n. 拘禁，限制，分娩

He has been put in solitary confinement for attacking another prisoner.
他因伤害另一囚犯而被隔离监禁。

2.rheumatic[ru:'mætik] adj. 风湿症的，患风湿症的，引起风湿症的 n. 风湿症患者

3.waistcoat n. 背心，马甲

His waistcoat is beneath his coat.
他的背心穿在外套里面。

4.feeble[fi:bl] adj. 虚弱的，无力的

This was his fatal defect; he was of feeble will.
这是他致命的弱点，他意志薄弱。

5.hollow n. 洞，窟窿，山谷 adj. 空的，虚伪的，空腹的

This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow.
这棵树看起来又高又壮，实际上树干是空的。

6.pulse n. 脉冲，脉波，脉搏 v. 跳动，脉跳

His pulse is not very regular.
他的脉搏不很规则。

7.indisposition n. 小病，不舒服，厌恶

I felt a certain indisposition to face reality.
我多少有些不愿意面对现实。