malpractice，abuse，corrupt practice，disadvantage ；
[例句] 弊端远远大于那可能获得的收益。 The minuses far outweigh that possible gain.
[例句] 这弊端由来已久. This is an evil of long standing.
firm，resolute，determined，resolved，be dead set on ；
[例句] “我会找催眠师试试，”我突然坚决地说。 "I think I'll try a hypnotist," I said with sudden resolution.
[例句] 萨拉态度坚决地告诉他，我可以用一部分钱。 I could use some money, Sarah told him flatly.
diamond，block ；
[例句] 等蛋糕温热或凉至室温时切成四方块端上桌。 Serve the cake warm or at room temperature, cut in squares.
[例句] 把籽和果核弄掉，将果肉切成小方块。 Remove the seeds and stones and cube the flesh.
become thin，emaciated，[医] marasmus，maransis ；
[例句] 黑格注意到了他“看上去消瘦，非常劳累”的样子。 Haig noted how he "looked pinched and rather tired".
[例句] 她是一位瘦小、沉默的女子，面容消瘦，头发稀疏。 She was a small, silent woman with pinched features and thin hair.
ending，winding-up stage，[音] coda，finis，finality ；
[例句] 我告诉他我主要是对他电影的结尾有保留意见。 I told him my main reservation about his film was the ending.
[例句] 这本书以对夏威夷的冗长描述为结尾。 The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii.
[建] slabstone，flagstone，flag，slab，slate ；
[例句] 他们脚下的石板路经过数百年的踩踏，磨得光溜溜的。 The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.
[例句] 她坐在铺着石板的庭院里的一把椅子上。 She sat on a chair in the flagged yard.
found，establish，be tenable，hold water，come into existence ；
[例句] 但法律专家们不能肯定这一指控是否成立。 But legal experts are not sure if such a charge can stick.
[例句] 佛罗里达州坦帕市法庭判决5名官员的毒品交易罪名成立。 A court at Tampa, Florida has convicted five officials on drugs charges.
display，set out，furnishings ；
[例句] 这里有76间陈设各异的卧室，都配有独立卫生间。 There are 76 individually furnished bedrooms, all with private bathrooms.
[例句] 教区长的故居已被精心修复，里面的陈设也颇为雅致。 The rectory has been sensitively restored and tastefully furnished.
gum，vegetable glue，balata ；
[例句] 甜胶树 、 酸胶树和一些澳大利亚的尤加利树都是产树胶的树. The sweet gum, sour gum, and some Australian eucalyptus trees are gum trees.
[例句] 树和一些澳大利亚的尤加利树都是产树胶的树. The sweet gum gum , and some Australian eucalyptus trees are gum trees.
[物] hadron ；
[例句] 二强子四十多了, 打算不再去拉车. Er Qiangzi, in his forties, decided to stop pulling a rickshaw.
[例句] 在男人里, 祥子与二强子是例外. Amongst the men, Xiangzi and Er Qiangzi were the odd ones out.
[生理] sperm，spermatozoon (pl. spermatozoa)，spermium (pl. spermia)，germ cell，semen ；
employ，occupy，occupancy，occupation，engross ；
[例句] 他们占用了塔楼的头两层。 They occupied the first two floors of the tower.
[例句] 他们靠擅自占用土地，按种地的收益分成为生。 They earn their living by squatting the land and sharecropping.
intervene，interpose，get involved，interposition，intervention ；
[例句] 委员会最近因为介入该起争端而遭到批评。 The council recently drew fire for its intervention in the dispute.
[例句] 如果无法达成协议，军队将会介入。 If no agreement was reached, the army would step in.
名 petal，clove，segment，fragment；量 （用于花瓣、叶片或种子、果实、球茎分开的小块儿） piece，section，segment ；
[例句] 每瓣蒜外面的薄皮都要留着。 Leave each garlic clove in its papery skin.
[例句] 将辣椒切为4瓣. Cut the peppers into quarters.
名 loan，a surname；动 borrow or lend，shift ，shirk，pardon ；
[例句] 米兰银行决定改变付款贷记的方式。 Midland decided to change the way it credited payments to accounts.
[例句] 借记总额必须与贷记总额相平衡。 The total of debits must balance the total of credits.
gentle and agreeable，meek，submissive，complaisance，facility ；
[例句] 使用织物柔顺剂会使衣服打理、熨烫起来更为容易。 Using a fabric conditioner will make clothes easier to handle and iron.
[例句] 遯 翁道: “ 只要鸿 渐 觉得她柔顺, 就好了. " As long as Hung - chien thinks she's submissive,'said Tun - weng , " it's all right.
名 looks，appearance，manner，aspect ；
[例句] 尽管放荡无度，弗林英俊样貌并未有什么变化。 Flynn was still handsome, though dissipated.
[例句] 她仍然年轻貌美. She was still young and in the pride of her beauty.
[植] nut，nut fruit，mast ；
[例句] 把水果和坚果放进罐子里，用白兰地酒浸泡。 Pack the fruits and nuts into the jars and cover with brandy.
[例句] 鹰嘴豆有独特可口的坚果风味。 Chick peas have a distinctive, delicious and nutty flavour.
动 sell，[书]make work，carry out ；
[例句] 有很多新旧不一的船待售。 There are many boats, new and used, for sale.
[例句] 橱窗里有架莱卡相机待售。 There was a Leica camera for sale in the window.
副 （只） only，just，merely；连 （但是） but，yet，still，nevertheless；名 （姓氏） 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] 但法律专家们不能肯定这一指控是否成立。 But legal experts are not sure if such a charge can stick.