in a row，in succession，running ；
[例句] 一连几天都是宴会、痛饮、舞蹈和狂欢。 The feasting, drinking, dancing and revelry continued for several days.
[例句] 我一连几天呆在这个工作室里。 I spend days on end in this studio.
[书] pay a visit，call on ；
[例句] 我们已安排好去造访她位于帕西菲克格罗夫的家。 We had made arrangements to stop by her house in Pacific Grove.
[例句] 一位市场调查人员造访了他的住处。 A market researcher called at the house where he was living.
break，perforation，tresis，wear out，wear through ；
[例句] 现在的衣服好像很快就穿破了. Clothing seems to wear out in no time nowadays.
[例句] 他的衬衫穿破了. His shirt was frayed.
can be used，usable，will do，workable，bring ；
[例句] 露西的冷淡与世故使得巴里十分不快。 Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication.
[例句] 网络游戏使得全球的玩家可以相互较量。 Online gaming allows players from around the world to challenge each other.
rivers ；
[例句] 硝酸盐由土壤渗入江河。 Nitrates leach from the soil into rivers.
[例句] 江河湖泽给我们以舟楫和灌溉之利. Rivers and lakes provide us with water transport and irrigation.
notes appended to a book, etc，annotations，remark ；
[例句] 每本新书都有详细的附注. Each new volume is thoroughly referenced.
[例句] 星号表示参看附注. The asterisk refers to a footnote.
numerical code，digit，figure，number，numeral ；
[例句] 数字剪辑、数码特效以及数码摄像机改变了电影摄制方式。 Filmmaking was transformed by digital editing, digital f/x, and digicams.
[例句] 这个设备具有诸如混响之类的内置数码音效。 The unit includes built-in digital effects like reverb.
complain，lodge a complaint；
[例句] 如果你对修理效果不满意，可以再找他们投诉。 If you are not happy about a repair, go back and complain.
[例句] 海滩上的游客投诉有人在沙滩上遛狗。 Beach users have complained about people walking their dogs on the sand.
sing (a song)，sing；
[例句] 虽然她对音乐一无所知，但却爱唱歌。 She didn't know anything about music but she liked to sing.
[例句] 她从小就喜欢唱歌，12岁开始了声乐训练。 She loved singing as a child and started vocal training at 12.
（整理现成材料写成书或文章） compile，write，compose ；
[例句] 这本书主要是为初学者编写的。 The book is aimed principally at beginners.
[例句] 这本书是特地为儿童编写的. The book was written specifically for children.
in straitened circumstances，in a difficult position，embarrassed，awkward，embarrassment ；
[例句] 他看起来有点困窘，很不自在。 He looked abashed, uncomfortable.
[例句] 她因自己个子高而困窘。 She's embarrassed about her height.
[图] alignment，setting-out ；
[例句] 利用全站仪解决了大面积室内装修工程中的定点 、 定线问题. By using total station , problems of setting out in scale indoor decoration can be solved.
[例句] 论述了厦门湾附近水域船舶定线的目的. The purpose of the ship routing in Xiamen bay and its adjacent waters is discussed.
elder and younger sisters，sisters，sister，[电影]The Help；
[例句] 在所有的姊妹中她是佼佼者. She outshines all her sisters.
[例句] 这俩个姊妹接受过极不同的教育. The two sisters had received very different nurture.
house，building，（房间） room，[电影]A Casa；
[例句] 房子里似乎悄然无声，安静得好像已经没人在住一样。 The house seemed muted, hushed as if it had been deserted.
[例句] 哈里继承了这座房子以及相当大的一片土地。 Harry inherited the house and a sizeable chunk of land.
wear，bear，carry，gird ；
[例句] 佩带弓箭和长矛的武士闯入了他们的村庄。 Warriors armed with bows and arrows and spears have invaded their villages.
[例句] 他佩带着弓箭。 He was armed with a bow and arrow .
[冶] steel tapping，tapping (of molten steel)，tap ；
[例句] 并给出钢丝网砂浆加固钢筋混凝土板的极限弯曲承载力计算公式. Formulas for calculating ultimate moment capacity of strengthened slabs were given.
[例句] 通过转炉出钢深脱硫, 其脱硫效率能达到45%~55%. By converter taping strong desulphurization, the desulphurizing rate could reach 45 % ~55 %.
the direction in which sb. or sth. has gone ；
[例句] 他借酒壮胆，走上前去向她作自我介绍。 Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her.
[例句] 他们去向部队运输列车上的孩子们挥手送行. They go to wave their boys off on the troop trains.
sit on the fence，take no side，straddle，be on the hedge，fence-sitting ；
[例句] 骑墙是不行的. Sitting on the fence will not do.
[例句] 那个政客老是采取骑墙态度. That politician is always triming.
（有颜色的灯） illumination，coloured lantern or lamp ；
[例句] 爱德华王子按动开关亮起彩灯。 Prince Edward threw the switch to light the illuminations.
[例句] 出租车上装饰了五颜六色的彩灯。 The cab was decked out with multi-coloured lights.
solicit (customers or business)，canvass ；
[例句] 他是少数几个知道招揽观众的演员之一。 He is one of the few players who puts bums on seats.
[例句] 他访问了泰国与新加坡，以期招揽投资。 He visited Thailand and Singapore to tout for investment.