possible，probable，[医] potential，earthly，conceivable ；

[例句] 他给他的计算机编制了一套程序，以比较所有可能的组合。 He programmed his computer to compare all the possible combinations.

[例句] 想要挪动地毯又不让它损坏是不可能的。 It is not possible to reposition the carpet without damaging it.

confused，distraught； worried，agonising，be worried about ；

[例句] 生活中充满着使人烦恼的事. Life is full of worries.

[例句] 咱们忘掉那些烦恼的事吧. Let's forget about those worries.

continual，continuative，[法] consecutive，continuing，continued ；

[例句] 人们倒是都装出现实生活仍在照常继续的样子. True , everybody pretends that real life actually goes on.

[例句] 这种阴谋,不但过去和现在是存在着,而且将来也还会继续的. This intrigue has been going on for some time and will continue.

degenerate，degraded，[经] rotten，depraved，lapsed ；

[例句] 贝内特发起了一场捍卫“道德价值”、反对腐朽堕落的“自由相对论”的战争。 Bennett launched a crusade for "moral values" against decadent "liberal relativism."

[例句] 这个醉汉过着堕落的生活. The drunkard led a vicious life.

形 costly，dear，high priced，stiff，exorbitant ；

[例句] 因为正在使用很多昂贵的设备，所以我非常紧张。 I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.

[例句] 房子里摆满了昂贵的家具和艺术品。 The house is crammed with priceless furniture and works of art.

disgraceful，shameful，degrading，ignominious，inglorious ；

[例句] 虽然她目睹了这可耻的一幕，但是这对他来说无关紧要。 The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him.

[例句] 这个民族历史上可耻的一页 an inglorious chapter in the nation's history

temporary，tentative，transitory，transient，contingent ；

[例句] 即便有点儿失望，也肯定是暂时的。 If there was any disappointment it was probably temporary.

[例句] 这是否是原本良好的增长曲线中暂时的偏离？ Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?

definitive，determinative，terminative，finite，limitative ；

[例句] 使用完全限定的名称可能会消除歧义. It may be possible to disambiguate by using fully qualified names.

[例句] 本代理协议的期限是不限定的 吗 ? Is this agency agreement made for an unlimited duration?

degenerative，degraded，vestigial，pejorative，regressive ；

[例句] 人类仍有尾巴退化的痕迹. A human being has the vestige of a tail.

[例句] 杂质和污染对退化的作用不能忽视. The role of dopants and contaminants in degradation cannot be ignored.

intended，deliberate，wilful，designed，prepense ；

[例句] 哎，对不起。我不是故意的。 Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it.

[例句] 我向你保证那不是故意的. Let me assure you that it was not intentional.

delicate，subtle，tender，fine-drawn，finespun ；

[例句] 那些是微妙的学术上的辩论，但不久的将来怎么办？ Those are nice academic arguments, but what about the immediate future?

[例句] 从公然威吓到微妙的情感胁迫，各种战术都用上了。 The tactics employed can range from overt bullying to subtle emotional blackmail.

delicate，delicious，[医] nectareous，sapid，palatable ；

[例句] 其独特的电热元件使它能够煮出非常美味的咖啡。 With its unique heating element it makes perfect coffee.

[例句] “谢谢你招待了这么美味的晚餐。”——“这没什么，”萨拉说。 "Thank you for the wonderful dinner." — "It's nothing," Sarah said.

demanding，exacting，hard，operose，labored ；

[例句] 发动机发出了一种新的声音, 仿佛一阵阵吃力的哮喘. A new noise came from the engines a straining, gasping sound.

[例句] 我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。 I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing.

indicative，demonstrative，[计] indicant，denotative，indicatory ；

[例句] 请顺着墙上箭头指示的方向走. Follow the arrows on the wall, please.

[例句] 在什么温度时华氏温度计和摄氏温度计指示的读数相同? At what temperature do Fahrenheit and Celsius thermometers give the same numerical reading?

fatheaded，slow-witted，purblind，stupid，beef-witted ；

[例句] 你提那件事是愚钝的. It is insensitive of you to mention that.

[例句] 聪明敏锐的学生会经常向他们的老师详细讨教, 但愚钝的就从来不会做这个. Brainy students box , will always pick their teachers'brains, but the brainless ones never do that.

bedraggled，dilapidated，obsolescent，obsolete，deserted ；

[例句] 这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静. The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.

[例句] 荒废的内城区可以廉价出售用来修建房屋. Derelict inner - city sites could be sold off cheaply for housing.

concentrative，intent，single-minded，unfaltering，attentive ；

[例句] 其他演员埋怨我在他们想专心的时候在一旁胡闹。 The other actors complained about me larking about when they were trying to concentrate.

[例句] 我觉得保持沉默、做一名专心的听众比较明智。 I felt it politic to keep my peace and play the part of the attentive listener.

lucky，fortunate，auspicious，favored，prosperous ；

[例句] “我是个幸运的人，本不配如此幸运，”他谦虚地说。 "I'm a lucky man, undeservedly lucky," he said humbly.

[例句] 对我来说幸运的是，我的朋友发现了非常严重的错误。 Fortunately for me, my friend saw that something was seriously wrong.

impecunious，impoverished，[法] poor，needy，penniless ；

[例句] 邓恩先生贫穷的托词只是部分成立。 Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.

[例句] 采用传统的方法，贫穷的农民基本上能自给自足。 Using traditional methods poor farmers can be virtually self-sufficient.

callous，grim，hardhearted，cold-blooded，inexorable ；

[例句] 他看着我，冷酷的眼神里闪过一丝嘲笑。 He looked at me, a flicker of amusement in his cold eyes.

[例句] 他被说成冷酷的恶棍。 He was branded an unfeeling bully.