main idea，gist，effect，argument，keystone ；
[例句] 他们谈话的要旨被压缩成一段话. The substance of their talk is condensed into a paragraph.
[例句] 开场白的要旨反映了双方在何为当务之急上存在分歧。 The tenor of the opening remarks reflects the divergence in the priorities of the two sides.
[旧] labourer，worker，labor，labour ；
[例句] 他成为了劳工运动中举足轻重的人物。 He became a colossus of the labour movement.
[例句] 这个决定激怒了劳工大众。 The decision incensed the workforce.
durable，stand wear and tear ；
[例句] 这款相机既坚固耐用，又有超凡的光学性能和快门速度。 The camera combines rugged reliability with unequalled optical performance and speed.
[例句] 尽管价格昂贵，但它们经久耐用，永不过时。 Although they're expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.
letters，correspondence ；
[例句] 我们之间的通信只限于几封商业函件. Our correspondence is limited to a few commercial letters.
[例句] 将这函件放入文卷总档中. Put this letter in the main file.
drink，kiss the cup，potation，take one's medicine ；
[例句] 很多饮酒狂欢的人都是观光客和来一日游的英国旅客。 Many of the revellers are tourists and British day-trippers.
[例句] 当地的地方法规规定在特定区域饮酒属于非法。 The by-law makes it illegal to drink in certain areas.
not work，not work properly，be out of order，dysfunction，failure ；
[例句] 离合器失灵后，汽车只能在二挡行驶。 When the clutch broke, the car was locked into second gear.
[例句] 紧急冷却系统有可能失灵，核反应堆有可能发生堆芯熔毁。 Emergency cooling systems could fail and a reactor meltdown could occur.
the lower jaw，mandible，chin，submaxilary，submaxillary ；
[例句] 那位拳击手看准了机会,猛击对手的下颚. The boxer saw his chance and struck out at his opponent's jaw.
[例句] 她的下颚紧得成了方形,她的眼睛变成翡翠的颜色. Her jaw line tightened to squareness and her eyes went emerald.
match ；
[例句] 他划亮一根火柴，伸长胳膊举着。 He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.
[例句] 他拿了根火柴为她点烟。 He held a match while she lit up.
big and powerful，powerful，formidable，mightiness ；
[例句] 标枪兵 —— 400元:这是种强大的 反 装甲防空士兵. Javelin Soldier - $ 400 - This one is a strong anti - vehicle or air soldier.
nearby，neighbouring，vicinity，proximity，about ；
[例句] 在布里斯托尔附近的5号高速公路上，南行的车辆排成了绵延20英里的长龙。 Southbound traffic tailed back for twenty miles on the M5 near Bristol.
[例句] 由于存在着危险的下层逆流，在大部分海岸线附近游泳都不安全。 Dangerous undertows make swimming unsafe along most of the coastline.
serve a ball，serve，service，take the service，tee off ；
[例句] 他的大力发球让卫冕冠军难以招架。 His powerful serve was too much for the defending champion.
[例句] 马丁内兹发球的时候通常站在底线处。 Martinez, when she served, usually stayed on the baseline.
silk cloth，silk，[德] seide ；
[例句] 德娜买了几卷看起来非常次的丝绸。 Dena bought rolls of silk that seemed ridiculously cheap.
[例句] 她的丝绸连衣裙是天蓝色的，和她眼睛的颜色一样。 Her silk dress was sky-blue, the colour of her eyes.
（支付） pay expenses，expense，expenditures，[计] overhead，spending ；
[例句] 她建议你先估算一下自己的收入和开销。 She suggests you first assess your income and outgoings.
[例句] 该地区的消费者经济窘迫，在奢侈品上的开销比以前少了。 The region's hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.
trail，trace，track，tail ；
[例句] 警犬嗅来嗅去,终于找到了踪迹. The police dog scented about till he found the trail.
[例句] 猎狗发现了兔子的踪迹. The hound found the trail of the rabbit.
passport，pass，[电影]Pasport；
[例句] 出国度假需持有效护照。 For foreign holidays you will need a valid passport.
[例句] 护照里面有张折起的纸片。 Inside the passport was a folded slip of paper.
[植] Chinese herbaceous peony，peony ；
[例句] 目的: 建立小青龙颗粒中芍药苷含量的测定方法. Objective : To develop an assay for paeoniflorin in Xiaoqinglong Granules.
[例句] 建立了测定四物片中芍药苷含量的HPLC法. HPLC method for determination of paeoniflorin Siwu tablets was established.
pile (sth.) one above [on] another，pile sth. on one another，pile up，heap up，pile ；
[例句] 谁能切割出这数百万块的石块，再把它们堆叠起来呢？ Who could cut the millions of stone blocks and fit them together?
[例句] 堆叠将会在DCF被增加通路方案. A stack will be added in the DCF access scheme.
write out a prescription，prescribe，prescription，recipel，recipe ；
[例句] 她记着要拿他的处方再配一回药。 She made a mental note to have his prescription refilled.
[例句] 这些药片无需处方可直接购买. These tablets are available over the counter.
名 （谚语） proverb，saying，adage，saw，byword ；
[例句] [谚]三月天来如猛狮,去如绵羊. March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
[例句] [谚]家丑不可外扬. It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.
inform against sb.，give secret information against sb.，blow the gab，nose，peach ；
[例句] 他屡遭指责他告密的其他囚犯的殴打。 He was repeatedly attacked by other inmates, who accused him of grassing.
[例句] 一定有人向警方告密了。 Someone must have blabbed to the police.