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。