名 present，now，cash，ready money；副 （临时； 当时） (do sth.) in time of need，extempore；形 （当时可以拿出来的） on hand；动 （表露在外面， 使人可以看见） show，appear，reveal ；
[例句] 有迹象表明该联盟现正分崩离析。 There are signs that the alliance is now fraying at the edges.
[例句] 买方在付现之前可能要求提供进一步的担保。 Buyers might require further assurances before parting with their cash.
动 calculate，reckon，include，count；副 （总算） at long last，in the end，finally ；
[例句] 尽管他家境一般，但也并不算贫穷。 Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.
[例句] 你得有硬通货才能买到还算不错的东西。 You need hard currency to get anything halfway decent.
动 weave，plait，make a list，arrange in a list；名 book，volume，part of a book，a surname ；
[例句] 她在世界各地跳过舞、编过舞、讲过学、也教过书。 She has danced, choreographed, lectured and taught all over the world.
[例句] 找个志愿者编这个计算机程序不成问题。 Finding a volunteer to write the computer program isn't a problem.
名 （铁和碳的合金） steel ；
[例句] 他是当下仍旧活跃的最有闯劲、最具想象力的爵士乐钢琴师之一。 He's one of the most dynamically imaginative jazz pianists still functioning.
[例句] 他们用钢钉将所有东西都固定住。 They used steel pins to hold everything in place.
名 duty，job，office，post；动 （掌管） administer；介 [书]（由于） for ；
[例句] 她早些时候辞去了梅内姆总统助理一职。 She had earlier resigned her post as President Menem's assistant.
[例句] 他由于患轻度眼疾而不再担任队长一职。 His captaincy of the team was ended by mild eye trouble.
动 know，realize，inform，notify；名 （知识） knowledge，information ；
[例句] 据我所知，他在报道中毫不留情地批评了初审法官。 I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge.
[例句] 贵重的展品，呃哼，丢失的话，会众人皆知。 It is not unknown for valuable display items to go, ahem, missing.
动 leak，drip，divulge，disclose；名 hourglass，water clock，clepsydra，a surname ；
[例句] 大火当时有可能把货船上的油罐烧漏了，从而引燃原油。 Fire may have breached the cargo tanks and set the oil ablaze.
[例句] 她捧起疏松的泥土，任其缓缓地从指间漏下。 She gathered loose soil and let it filter slowly through her fingers.
名 lead，lead ，black lead，plumbum ；
[例句] 一些最高档的酒杯是用铅晶质玻璃制成的。 Some of the finest drinking glasses are made from lead crystal.
[例句] 他参与了石油、锌和铅的勘探。 He was involved in oil, zinc and lead prospecting.
名 parent，relative，marriage，match；形 related by blood，next of kin，close，intimate；副 （亲自） in person，personally，亲临指导 come personally to give guidance；动 kis
[例句] 他们只是说，“欢迎回来。”我真想亲他们一下！ "Welcome back" was all they said. I could have kissed them!
[例句] 她侧过脸飞快地在我下巴上亲了一下。 She tilted her face to kiss me quickly on the chin.
动 press，push down，leave aside，shelve；介 （依照） according to，in accordance with，in the light of，on the basis of；名 （经考核后下的论断） note ；
[例句] 现在夫妻双方分别按各自的收入纳税。 Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes.
[例句] 他按铃叫保安放他出去。 He rang for the guard to let him out.
动 walk，go，run，move，pad ；
[例句] 发动机舱里的水由一条软管抽走。 Water in the engine compartment is sucked away by a hose.
[例句] 到了他不得不走的地步。 It got to the point where he had to leave.
形 expensive，costly，highly valued，valuable；名 short for Guizhou Province，a surname；动 respect，attach importance，love with special respect，rise in price ；
[例句] 他们确实从楼上搬到了楼下，因为房租太贵了。 They actually moved down from upstairs because the rent's that expensive.
[例句] “饶了我吧，小祖宗！你知道这些东西有多贵吗？” "Gimme a break, kid! You know how much those things cost?"
名 side，section，edge，margin；副 （表示动作同时进行） along，while ；
[例句] 他们在车里又坐了10分钟，边说边搂着亲热。 They sat talking and necking in the car for another ten minutes.
[例句] 这部电影未在北爱尔兰政治问题上选择站边。 The film takes no position on the politics of Northern Ireland.
形 black，dark，secret，shady；名 night，short for Heilongjiang Province，a surname ；
[例句] 辛格尔顿是个牛皮大王，他自称有一条空手道黑带。 Singleton was a fantasist who claimed to have a karate blackbelt.
[例句] 黑利打量着她，脸上带着神秘的笑容。 Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face.
reliability，dependability (inservice)，responsibility，probability of reliability，security；
[例句] 购车者们更感兴趣的是汽车的安全性和可靠性，而不是它的速度。 Car buyers are more interested in safety and reliability than speed.
[例句] 我们不应过分指望这类消息来源的可靠性. We mustn't presume too much upon the reliability of such sources.
名 designated [scheduled] time，a period of time，phase，stage；量 （用于分期的事物） issue，number，term；动 make an appointment，expect ；
[例句] 妊娠期从95天至150天不等。 The gestation period can be anything between 95 and 150 days.
[例句] 赠品会分开发送，所以请预留28天的送货期。 Free gifts are dispatched separately so please allow 28 days for delivery.
suit，adapt，fit，accommodate；
[例句] 学院的老师们抱怨说他们的学生还很不适应大学的课业。 Faculty members complain that their students are unprepared to do college-level work.
[例句] 他的身体不能适应森林的潮湿。 The dampness of the forest did not agree with him physically.
形 bright，brilliant，clear，distinct；动 （懂得；了解） understand，comprehend，know；名 the Ming Dynasty，sight，immediately following in time，[书]the world ；
[例句] “该死的，等一下”，明迪愤愤地说道，“谁也没说过要过夜。” "Wait a damn minute," Mindy spat. "Nobody said anything about staying overnight."
[例句] 我会把它给本杰明看，他肯定会知道。 I'll show it to Benjamin. He's bound to know.
get together，[化]polymerization，polymerize，[生]aggregation，converge ；
[例句] 这种物质聚合形成坚硬的塑料。 The substance polymerizes to form a hard plastic.
[例句] 枯松枝生起的篝火给这次聚合增添了随和、友善的气氛. A fire of withered pine boughs added sociability to the gathering.
名 shoulder，a surname；动 （负担） take on，undertake，shoulder，bear ；
[例句] 暴徒开始用棍棒猛打他的肩、头和胳膊。 Men began to belabour his shoulders, his head, his arms with sticks.
[例句] 他无力地耸耸肩，扭动身体想要挣脱。 He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free.