lose，loss，wastage，damnify，expense ；
[例句] 期货价格在早盘深幅下跌后出现反弹，收盘时未见严重损失。 Futures prices recovered from sharp early declines to end with moderate losses.
[例句] 说损失会很严重想必猜得不错。 It's a fair guess to say that the damage will be extensive.
subtract，reduce，decrease，minus；
[例句] 职位减少后，在职工人总数将减至7,000人。 The job losses will reduce the total workforce to 7,000.
[例句] 但在其他商店纷纷关门倒闭之时，大型超市的强劲扩张势头却依旧不减。 But as other shops fold, the march of the superstores continues.
动 cooperate，collaborate，work together；名 cooperation，joint work ；
[例句] 两家航空公司将在票务和航班安排上展开合作。 The two airlines will cooperate on ticketing and schedules.
[例句] 与福特的密切合作开始令我爱上了电影。 Working with Ford closely, I fell in love with the cinema.
形 （小； 未成年） young，under age；名 （小孩） children，the young ；
[例句] 亲鸟开始为幼鸟寻找食物。 Parent birds began to hunt for food for their young.
[例句] 雌鸟可能无法给幼鸟喂食。 The hen may not be able to feed its young.
luminance，light intensity，brightness，brilliance，lighteness ；
[例句] 天文学家能够测定每颗恒星的亮度。 An astronomer can determine the brightness of each star.
[例句] 星星的光亮度各不相同. Stars vary in brightness.
动 sell，betray，do one's best，exert to the utmost；量 （旧时饭馆中称一个菜为一卖） a dish (in the old times)，sale ；
[例句] 从务实角度来说，音乐电视网的生存依赖于把年轻人市场卖给广告商。 Pragmatically, MTV's survival depends on selling the youth market to advertisers.
[例句] 卖T恤衫来钱容易，比领救济金好。 T-shirts are a nice little earner and it's better than the dole.
动 beat，hit，attack，assault，bump into ；
[例句] 很难判断是谁给了致命的一击。 It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
[例句] 他的头部受重击之后下颌骨折了。 His jaw was broken after he was hit on the head.
die，breathe one's last，death，doom，decease ；
动 [书] （沿袭） follow，carry on；介 [书]on the basis of，in accordance with，because of，as a result of；名 cause，reason，a surname；连 （因为） because，for ；
[例句] 救援人员因风浪太大而被迫中断工作。 The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents.
[例句] 有13名男子因谋杀案受到盘问。 13 men have been questioned in connection with the murder.
名 nose，[书]start，origination，initiation ；
[例句] 火车站上有冲鼻的猫味和臭水沟味。 The railway station smelt powerfully of cats and drains.
[例句] 芳香胶囊对缓解鼻塞有奇效。 Aromatic capsules are great for easing the discomfort of a stuffy nose.
heart，core，[物] centre of gravity，barycentre，barycenter ；
[例句] IBM公司也把重心从特大型机转向了个人电脑。 IBM has also shifted its focus from mainframes to personal computers.
[例句] 海德转移了一下重心，就感到自己往前倾，开始失去平衡。 Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance.
business，deal，trade，transaction，bargaining；
[例句] 总裁捶胸顿足，称那是个错误的交易。 The president beat his breast and called that deal a mistake.
[例句] 这笔交易看上去太诱人了，要是拒绝它简直是笑话。 The deal seems so attractive it would be ridiculous to say no.
动 in compliance with，according to，like，as；连 （如果） if；名 （姓氏） a surname，as if ；
[例句] 英语伤我千百遍，我待英语如初恋。 English has hurt me a thousand times, but I still regard it as my first love.
[例句] 化石燃料（如煤和石油）属于有限资源。 The fossil fuels (coal and oil) are finite resources.
动 prepare，get ready，intend，plan；名 [军] ready，provision，readiness，set up ；
[例句] 好运就是当机会来临时，你早已做好了准备。 Good luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.
[例句] 斯图尔特现在变得只要和别人意见不合，就准备大吵一架。 Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition.
动 guard against，exhort，admonish，warn；名 Buddhist monastic discipline，ring ；
[例句] 她已经戒了毒，并且认识到了生命可贵。 She's kicked her drug habit and learned that her life has value.
[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.
副 to the greatest extent，at the furthest end of，[方]keep on doing sth.；介 （以某个范围为极限， 不得超过） within the limits of；动 （让某些人或事物尽先） give priority to；
[例句] 这家矿泉疗养浴场极尽奢华，功效极高。 The spa is the last word in luxury and efficiency.
[例句] 他们同意互相配合尽一切努力缓解紧张局势。 They agreed to work co-operatively to ease tensions wherever possible.
动 help，assist，work；名 side，upper，outer leaf，gang；量 （指人的群伙） a group of，a band of，a gang of ；
[例句] 中午跟那帮生意上的朋友喝完酒后，他回来了。 He returned from a lunchtime drinking session with his business cronies.
[例句] 这对夫妇曾帮着搜寻那些幼童。 The couple had helped in the hunt for the toddlers.
[电] panel point，hybrid，packing，node ；
[例句] 由几何定律可以求出变形后的节点位置. By the laws of geometry we can find the displaced joint positions.
[例句] 求和的运算是通过节点来表示的. The operation of summing is represented by the nodes.
[电子] sensitivity，response rate，sensibility，sensitiveness ；
[例句] 这台仪器的灵敏度很高. The device acquires a high degree of dexterity.
[例句] 这个探针的灵敏度很高,足以测出任何微生物的存在. The probe is sensitive enough to detect the presence of a single microbe.
动 be short of，lack，be missing，be incomplete；形 （残破； 残缺） incomplete，imperfect；名 （空额） vacancy，opening，fault ；
[例句] 因为他一直不缺钱，所以这对他来说不算什么。 Because he had always had money it meant nothing to him.
[例句] 她缺钱花的时候，帕梅拉总是有求必应。 Pamela was an easy touch when she needed some cash.