动 write instructions or comments on，criticize，refute，[书]slap；副 （大量买卖货物） wholesale；名 [口] （棉、麻等未捻成线、绳时的细条） fibres of cotton, flax, etc. ready to be draw
[例句] 麦肯批评说对“区域”一词的含义缺少解释。 McKen criticises the lack of explication of what the term "areas" means.
[例句] 分两批吃晚饭。 Dinner was in two sittings.
动 take the place of，be in place of，act on behalf of，acting；名 historical period，dynasty，generation，[地]era ；
[例句] 一些较老式的电话机仍然只收代币。 Some of the older telephones still only accept tokens.
[例句] 渡船搅起豪湾的海水，从兰代尔驶向霍斯舒湾。 Ferries churn the waters of Howe Sound from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay.
continuation，succession，series，continuity，concatenation ；
[例句] 一位富商被发现死于重物连续猛击。 A wealthy businessman has been found bludgeoned to death.
[例句] 街道上仍到处可见连续两晚的骚乱留下的残迹。 The streets are still full of debris from two nights of rioting.
名 tree，timber，wood，coffin；形 wooden，plain，simple and honest，numb ；
[例句] 深深浅浅的各种木槿色、丁香色、熏衣草色和紫色都是流行色。 All shades of mauve, lilac, lavender and purple were fashionable.
[例句] 这也是张很不错的桌子，榆木的，很结实。 It was a good table too, sturdily constructed of elm.
动 change，replace，[书]experience；名 one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided，watch，a surname；
[例句] 生活总是让我们遍体鳞伤，但到后来，那些受伤的地方会变得更坚强。 The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places.
[例句] 比失败更令人恐惧的是懊悔。 Failure is never quite so frightening as regret do.
choke，block，clog，stop，backup ；
[例句] 长达25英里的交通拥堵阻塞了M6号高速公路的北行车道。 A 25 mile traffic jam clogged the northbound carriageway of the M6.
[例句] 唯一的问题就是大量水草阻塞了水道。 Large, clogging banks of weed are the only problem.
explain，illustrate，illustration，instruction；
[例句] 把她的人生比作一次海上航行不足以说明她丰富的经历。 The comparison of her life to a sea voyage simplifies her experience.
[例句] 他把这起事件向沙特外长作了说明。 He put the case to the Saudi Foreign Minister.
动 cup one hand in the other before the chest，encircle，surround，arch；名 arch，a surname ；
[例句] 他们互相拱火，大打大闹。 They egged each other on to argue and to fight.
[例句] 猫看见那只狗时拱起了背. The cat arched her back when she saw the dog.
动 defend，protect，keep，preserve；名 guarantor，official in charge，administrative system，a surname ；
[例句] 他按铃叫保安放他出去。 He rang for the guard to let him out.
[例句] 后来才知道保罗把驾照忘在家里了。 It transpired that Paolo had left his driving licence at home.
名 light，ray，scenery，honour；动 glorify，recover，bare，be naked；形 smooth，glossy，naked，nude；副 （只； 单） only，alone，merely ；
[例句] 光是摆在那里的各式商品就让一些购物者晕头转向了。 Some shoppers looked bewildered by the sheer variety of goods on offer.
[例句] 木头最近经过抛光又恢复了光泽。 The wood had been recently polished to bring back the shine.
名 human being，man，person，people；
[例句] “人”字两画. The character 人 is made up of two strokes.
[例句] 人生就应该是快乐的，要抓住每一天，孩子们，让你们的生活变得非凡起来。 Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.
动 turn round and look at，look back，take into account or consideration，take care of；名 （姓氏） a surname；副 but，howeuer，nevertheless，on the contrary ；
[例句] 我朋友请我临时看顾她6个月大的儿子。 My friend asked me to babysit for her six-month-old son.
[例句] 我们相顾无言。 We looked at each other in silence.
代 his [her, its, their]，he, she, it, they，oneself，that；名 （姓氏） a surname，he ；
[例句] 卡琳设法达到了其职业的要求。 Somehow Karin managed to cope with the demands of her career.
[例句] 这家航空公司亏损达3,500万美元，而澳航出资帮助其摆脱了困境。 The airline had losses of $35m and was bailed out by Qantas.
动 speak ，talk ，explain，explicate；量 lecture，discourse ；
[例句] 不知为什么他讲这些故事时一点都不害怕。 Somehow he tells these stories without a note of horror.
[例句] 好吧，关于生产商就讲这么多，那关于消费者呢？ Well, so much for the producers. But what of the con-sumers?
动 blow one's breath，breathe out，bend；象 （形容笑声， 大多叠用） ha；
[例句] 哈里继承了这座房子以及相当大的一片土地。 Harry inherited the house and a sizeable chunk of land.
[例句] 盖尔镇定地注视着哈里，沉默了片刻。 Gail was silent for a moment, regarding Harry with his steady gaze.
动 （断绝） cut off，sever；形 exhausted，used up，desperate，hopeless；副 extremely，most，absolutely，in the least；名 （绝句） jueju, a poem of four lines ；
[例句] 我们爬得越高，风景越是让人叹绝。 The higher we climbed, the more awe-inspiring the scenery became.
[例句] 这是谈情说爱的绝佳时机。 This is an excellent time for affairs of the heart.
observe，watch，survey，observation，be observed ；
[例句] 你得知道站在哪里观察角度比较理想。 You have to know where to stand for a good viewpoint.
[例句] 整周都可以用肉眼观察到火星。 The planet Mars will be visible to the naked eye all week.
动 sit，be seated，travel by，take；名 seat，place，a surname；介 [书] （因为） because，for the reason that；副 （表示无缘无故） for no reason at all，without cause or reason ；
[例句] 他懊悔地坐在靠窗的椅子上。 He sat penitently in his chair by the window.
[例句] 坐立时，把胳膊肘靠在扶手上。 When you are sitting, keep your elbow on the arm rest.
动 （失去生命） die；形 to the death，extremely，to death，implacable，end up ；
[例句] 鲍勃死于由他的生活方式引起的心脏病突发。 Bob died of a heart attack, brought on by his lifestyle.
[例句] 他最好的朋友在极其可疑的情况下被警察打死了。 His best friend was killed by police under extremely questionable circumstances.
名 （手指头） finger；量 （一个手指头的宽度） fingerbreadth，digit；动 point at，point to，bristle，indicate ；
[例句] 指压按摩用于缓解肩部和颈部的紧张。 Acupressure is used to release tension spots in the shoulders and neck.
[例句] 马丁先生被人用枪指着从车里带了出来。 Mr Martin was taken out of his car at gunpoint.