名 （装刀剑的套子） sheath，scabbard；
[例句] 他将刀插入鞘中，绑在小腿上。 He sheathed the knife and strapped it to his shin.
[例句] 马刀在刀鞘里咔嗒作响，骑手催马向前。 Sabres rasped from scabbards and the horsemen spurred forward.
just right，exactly right，as luck would have it，even，fit like a glove ；
[例句] 就在那时，我恰好环顾了下四周。 It was just then that I chanced to look round.
[例句] 然后巧克力被熔化到了恰好的温度。 The chocolate is then melted down to exactly the right temperature.
ready，settled ；
[例句] 安妮把床铺都整理好，然后把幼儿室收拾停当。 Anne made the beds and tidied up the nursery.
[例句] 牛仔已经穿扎停当,准备上马了. The cowboy was saddled up.
rush to purchase，panic buying [purchasing]，make panic purchase (of)，scare buying ；
[例句] 预计会有超过300万的球迷抢购门票。 More than three million fans are expected to scramble for tickets.
[例句] 唱片店正期待着人们会争相抢购这张单曲唱片。 Record stores are expecting a huge rush for the single.
workshop，atelier，work-house ；
[例句] 一些当地机构和志愿组织也为残疾人开设了一些工场。 Some local authorities and voluntary organizations also run workshops for disabled people.
[例句] 工场手工业代替了这种经营方式. The manufacturing system took its place.
[矿] reserves ；
[例句] 未开采的石油储量 untapped reserves of oil
[例句] 煤储量很难探明. It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits.
purchase (durables) ；
[例句] 我花大笔钱购置了上班时穿的漂亮新套装。 I spent lots of money on smart new outfits for work.
[例句] 哈里精心购置了礼物又仔细包好，让马克交给他们。 Harry had carefully bought and wrapped presents for Mark to give them.
remove from office，cashier，dismiss，discharge from a position ；
[例句] 旅长因犯重大错误而被革职. The brigadier was cashiered for his big mistake.
[例句] 这个不忠实的军官被革职. The dishonest officer was cashiered.
tip-over ；
[例句] 我们的船虽然开始倾翻, 但很快恢复了平衡. Although our boat started to tip over, It'soon righted itself.
[例句] 有一艘渔船被这种水母缠住渔网之后,倾翻了. One capsized after the jellyfish became entangled in its nets.
general mood，atmosphere，common practice，fashion，ethos ；
[例句] 这些讨厌的人败坏了这一地带的风气. These dreadful people bring down the tone of the neighbourhood.
[例句] 我们要养成勤俭节约的好风气. We should cultivate the good habits of diligence and frugality.
page，paging ；
[例句] 请求页式管理是一种常用的虚拟存储管理技术. Page request is a common management of virtual storage management techniques.
[例句] 若使用每次打印输出一页的页式打印机我们还可以获得更快的打印速度. Even greater speed can be obtained by using a page printer outa time.
ashamed，sense of shame，shame，[电影]Shame；
[例句] 她深感羞耻和厌恶。 She felt a deep sense of shame and repugnance.
[例句] 他不是个不知羞耻的人，他只是个专业人士。 He was not a dishonourable man, he was merely a professional.
place oneself above，override，[气] overrunning，outstrip，overtop ；
[例句] 这使将我们自己的规定凌驾于该国收养法之上的做法显得十分荒谬。 It makes nonsense of our own rules governing laws of adoption in this country.
[例句] 战争结束时, 王子已确立了凌驾于所有对手之上的绝对优势. By the end of the war, the prince had established total supremacy over all his rivals.
weak and degenerate，be on the wane ；
[例句] 他的精力渐渐衰颓. His strength is waning.
[例句] 年岁使他衰颓. His years weigh him down.
discard，abandon，give up，brush off，cast off ；
[例句] 他们在这场危机中丢弃了中立立场。 They had thrown their neutrality overboard in the crisis.
[例句] 动物会丢弃最弱小的幼仔。 Animals reject the runt of the litter.
ashamed，abashed，abashment，blush，blush for ；
[例句] 心中有羞愧感，有时候甚至无地自容。 There is a sense of shame, sometimes carried to extremes.
[例句] 帕梅拉对自己那些脏话和伤人的言辞一点也不感到羞愧。 Pamela was unrepentant about her strong language and abrasive remarks.
动 patrol，[书]block；名 patrol，[书]edge ；
[例句] 他主张 “ 逻各斯 ” 是神圣的但并非上帝, 是半神半人. He taught that the " Logos " was divine but less than God, a sort of demigod.
[例句] 她会稳稳当当地打败快逻号我会赢钱的! She's a cinch to beat the Colossal, and I got even money!
动 repay，compensate for，meet，fulfil ；
[例句] 你可以一次付清或先付最低分期偿付款。 You can pay it off or make a minimum repayment.
[例句] 建屋互助协会收回未偿清房贷的住房，这吓退了很多买家。 Building society repossessions have frightened buyers off.
base，mean，despicable，beggary ；
[例句] 他把这起谋杀称为极其卑劣的行为。 He described the killing as a dastardly act.
[例句] 他们什么卑劣的手段都使得出来。 They will stoop to every low-down trick.
thanks，be grateful，gratitude；
[例句] 好吧，不管怎样，还是要感谢你所做的一切。 Well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did.
[例句] 您提供的任何帮助警方都将万分感谢。 Any assistance you could give the police will be greatly appreciated.