形 low，inferior，[书]humble，modest；名 （姓氏） a surname ；
[例句] 宫室卑 庳. The houses [ buildings ] are low .
[例句] 卑廖地方长官在1743年确实发动了一次进攻. The Governor of Prome did indeed lead a in 1743 raid.
动 stick out，bulge or protrude，stand，hold out；形 stiff，straight，distinguished，standing out；副 （很） very，quite，pretty，rather；
[例句] “他给你多少钱？”——“哦，5,000。”——“挺不错嘛。” "How much is he paying you?" — "Oh, five thousand." —"Not bad."
[例句] 他又矮又胖，挺着个大啤酒肚。 He was short and fat, with a large beer belly.
动 change，transform，revise，alter；名 （姓氏） a surname，correct ；
[例句] 俱乐部已经把会议日期改到1月22号，星期六。 The club has moved its meeting to Saturday, January 22nd.
[例句] “在那儿等着！”凯瑟琳站起身来，“不，我改主意了。跟我来。” "Wait there!" Kathryn rose. "No, on second thought, follow me."
compete，vie，contend，rivalry；
[例句] 该队还因其良好的体育精神及公平竞争精神而受到了表扬。 The team also won praise for sportsmanship and fair play.
[例句] 对于有些人来说，赛跑的全部意义就是竞争。 For some people, competing is the be-all and end-all of their running.
形 （奇怪） strange，odd，queer，peculiar；动 find sth. strange，wonder at，blame，rebuke；副 [口] （很； 非常） very，quite，rather；名 monster，demon，a surname，devil ；
[例句] 她时睡时醒，脑子里做着各种怪梦。 She slept fitfully, her mind crowded with confusing dreams.
[例句] 他这人确实有点怪。 He was definitely a bit of an odd bod.
signal，semaphore，gun，[电影]The Signal；
[例句] 编码信号由碟形卫星天线接收。 The coded signal is received by satellite dish aerials.
[例句] 塞西尔此时开始慌张起来，连忙发射了两枚遇险信号火箭。 Cecil now began to panic and fired off two distress rockets.
动 button up，buckle，place a cup, bowl etc. upside down，cover with an inverted cup, bowl etc.；名 knot，buckle，button ；
[例句] 这个年轻人一下子穿上衬衫，扣好了扣子。 The young man slipped on the shirt and buttoned it up.
[例句] 他把衣领的扣子扣上，紧紧地裹住了他的粗脖子。 He buttoned his collar tightly round his thick neck.
动 burn，cook，bake，heat；名 （比正常体温高的体温） fever，cremation ；
[例句] 发电站烧的煤产自鲁尔地区。 The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region.
[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.
形 blue or green，black，young；名 green grass，young crops，[书]green bamboo strip，short for Qinghai Province ；
[例句] 只要她拒绝他，他就会把她打得青一块紫一块。 Whenever she refused, he'd beat her black and blue.
[例句] 他结了伤疤的那侧脸青紫发红。 The scarred side of his face was a livid red.
动 wash，bathe，[宗]baptize，redress，develop ；
[例句] 在拿吃的之前，用热肥皂水把手好好地洗干净。 Wash your hands thoroughly with hot soapy water before handling any food.
[例句] 他们急于在下雨前把洗好的衣服收进屋子。 They were anxious to bring the washing in before it rained.
fix，set，determine，surely；
[例句] 这样的地产是否可获得大笔收益还要视具体情形而定。 Whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.
[例句] 在巴基斯坦政治历史上的这个紧要关头,一切皆非定数. Nothing seems certain in this crucial period in Pakistan's political life.
foundation，base，basis，understructure；
[例句] 他们将集中教授阅读、写作和算术基础知识。 They will concentrate on teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.
[例句] 该学位课程将为数学和统计学打下扎实的基础。 The degree provides a thorough grounding in both mathematics and statistics.
形 （多种多样的；混杂的） miscellaneous，varied，sundry，mixed；动 （混合在一起； 搀杂） mix，blend，mingle ；
[例句] 这部当代风尚喜剧杂糅了悲悯的情怀和尖酸的幽默。 This comedy of contemporary manners is told with compassion and acid humour.
[例句] 农场雇用了一名拖拉机手和两名杂工。 The farm employed a tractor driver and two general labourers.
形 holy，sacred，imperial；名 sage，saint，emperor，a surname ；
[例句] 我们将门票收入都捐给了圣约翰急救队。 We gave the gate money to the St John Ambulance brigade.
[例句] 乐团在周一的圣灵降临节举行了首场演出。 The orchestra gave its first performance on Whit Monday.
medicine，drug，chemicals；
[例句] 我们服的药相对来说药性温和，但是我们却在把它们变成毒药。 We're taking relatively benign medicines and we're turning them into poisons.
[例句] 如果突然停服这些药，则可能出现一些戒断症状。 If these drugs are stopped abruptly then some withdrawal symptoms may occur.
improve，ameliorate，reform，amend，meliorate ；
[例句] 蒙特利尔将要开展市政设施的翻新改良工程。 The retrofit program will be carried out at the Montreal facilities.
[例句] 这些设备经过大幅度的改良，都让人认不出来了。 The facilities have improved beyond all recognition.
动 throw，toss，leave behind，cast aside，cast ；
[例句] 我把问题抛在一边，目前它还无法解决。 I pushed the problem aside; at present it was insoluble.
[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.
动 （丧失视觉； 失明） become [go，come] blind；副 （没有根据地； 没有效果地） blindly，aimlessly，groundlessly，foolishly；形 blind，[方] become tangled ；
[例句] 由于揭露此事，他被女神赫拉弄瞎了眼。 For this revelation he was struck blind by the goddess Hera.
[例句] 我想知道是谁在瞎摆弄这辆婴儿车。 I'd like to know who's been messing about with the pram.
名 assistant，a surname；动 （符合） fit，correspond to；形 second in office，deputy，auxiliary，subsidiary ；
[例句] 她一副遭人遗弃和背叛的样子。 She had the look of someone deserted and betrayed.
[例句] 她又高又瘦，一副精明过人的模样。 She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face.
sequence，order，in proper order，in turn；
[例句] 按字母顺序排列的职业大全提供了有助于课程选择的信息。 An A to Z of careers gives helpful information about courses.
[例句] 生产商必须按用量多少的顺序将成分列出。 Manufacturers must list ingredients in order of the amount used.