sign，affix one's signature，a scrape of the pen，ink，set one's hand to ；
[例句] 他们愿意签字放弃所有财产。 They are willing to sign away their entire worldly possessions.
[例句] 只有同意他们的条件，他们才会在联盟条约上签字。 They will sign the union treaty only on their terms.
[林] prehaul，clearing，skidding，logging ；
动 help sb. by the arm，support sb. with one's hand，mix，adulterate，mingle ；
[例句] 工人在合金里搀了一点铜. The worker worked in a little copper with the alloy.
[例句] 把这油和漆搀在一起,好好搅拌. Mix this oil with the paint and stir well.
effect，result ；
[例句] 我相信埃莉诺所做的工作会在妇女中有所成效。 Eleanor's work among the women will, I trust, bear fruit.
[例句] 我期盼着能与他建立长期而有成效的合作关系。 I am looking forward to a long and successful partnership with him.
admire，look up to ；
[例句] 克拉夫感到他和他的仰慕者们过于疏远了。 Clough felt he'd become too distanced from his fans.
[例句] 他低下头以掩饰他的仰慕之情。 He ducked his head to hide his admiration.
instigate，abet，put sb. up to sth.，incite，abetment ；
[例句] 他教唆贼去抢劫银行. He abetted the thief in robbing the bank.
[例句] 因涉嫌协助和教唆越狱囚犯，你将面临联邦指控。 You'll be facing a Federal rap for aiding and abetting an escaped convict.
fall over oneself，on tiptoe，dying to，thirst for，aspiration ；
[例句] 他总是渴望拥有新的经历，而且永远愿意尝试。 He is always eager for new experiences and ever-willing to experiment.
[例句] 你会不知不觉地产生想当母亲的渴望。 The desire to be a mother may creep up on you unexpectedly.
give tacit consent to，tacitly approve，acquiesce in，default；
[例句] 默认选项通常是大多数用户都会选择的设置。 The default is usually the setting that most users would probably choose.
[例句] 他们都遵守着那条约束他们所有人的默认规则——要守口如瓶。 They obey the one unwritten rule that binds them all—no talking.
confound，obscure，blur，confuse，confusion ；
[例句] 我们开始混淆皇室大家庭和君主制这两个概念了。 We are beginning to muddle the extended royal family and the monarchy.
[例句] 那作家常以细枝末节来混淆实质问题. The writer often obfuscates the real issues with petty details.
动 be similar，look like，seem，appear；副 （似乎） it seems，as if；名 （姓氏） a surname ；
[例句] 弗里尔斯疑似心脏病发作,被紧急送往医院. Frears was rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack.
[例句] 卡特被判定在酒吧枪杀3名白人男子，这一罪名似有不妥。 Carter was dubiously convicted of shooting three white men in a bar.
approve of，agree with，endorse，go along with，applaud ；
[例句] 总统完全赞同该提议。 The president was in full agreement with the proposal.
[例句] 那算是对现状的赞同。 That adds up to an endorsement of the status quo.
dry beside or over a fire，[化] stoving，bakeout，oven dry，drying ；
[例句] 不要直接加热烘干内衣，那样会损坏布料。 Never dry underwear over direct heat; it will weaken the fabric.
[例句] 厨房内充斥着烘干制服的难闻气味。 The kitchen was rank with the smell of drying uniforms.
queue，formation，alignment ；
[例句] 将军神情忧郁地望着队列经过。 The general watched the process with an air of melancholy.
[例句] 一名目击者将他从辨认队列中指认出来,说他就是抢匪. A witness picked him out of an identification parade as the robber.
ambiguous，vague，careless，perfunctory，ambiguity ；
[例句] 那组特写照片和附带的评论一目了然，毫无含糊之处。 The close-up photography and commentary are clear and unambiguous.
[例句] 出了很多汗的他打着冷战，含糊不清地说出了他的遗言。 Profusely sweating and quivering with chills, he murmured his last words.
[建] anti-seismic，seismic resistance，quake-proof，anti-knock ；
hobby，interest，be fond of，have an appetite for；
[例句] 我的业余爱好是写信、踢足球、听音乐、玩摄影和打网球。 My hobbies are letter writing, foot-ball, music, photography, and tennis.
[例句] 这只是一项爱好，不需要拼死拼活地努力。 It is only a hobby, not a life or death struggle.
appraise，estimate，assess，value，measure ；
[例句] 他给她把过脉，估量了她的血压。 He'd taken her pulse and made a guess at her blood pressure.
[例句] 这给他的声誉造成了难以估量的损失。 This has done incalculable damage to his reputation.
like，love，enjoy，be fond of；
[例句] 他不喜欢在细节上被人抓住把柄。 He did not like to be caught out on details.
[例句] 他曾告诉一位采访者，他甚至都不喜欢摇滚乐。 He once told an interviewer that he didn't even like rock music.
arrowhead，arrow tip，arrow，arrow point ；
[例句] 箭头指向卫生间。 An arrow pointed to the toilets.
[例句] 箭头射入他的肩膀。 The arrow pierced his shoulder.
slow，tardy，sluggish ；
[例句] 为什么成年人总是那么一本正经，对好点子反应那么迟缓呢？ Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas?
[例句] 该机构因对飓风反应迟缓，受到严厉批评。 The agency was heavily criticised for its tardy response to the hurricane.