period，cycle，circle，revolution，Cyc ；
[例句] 这些数据显示了目前经济周期的最低点。 The figures marked the final low point of the present economic cycle.
[例句] 他们力求把开发周期缩至18个月以下。 They aim to cut production lead times to under 18 months.
cut，notch，[自] slot，incision，kerf ；
[例句] 该手术要在角膜上做几个切口。 The operation involves making several cuts in the cornea.
[例句] 这是整齐的切口. This is a clean cut.
hinge，key，crux，linchpin；
[例句] 关键问题是4名被告是否存在欺诈行为。 The key issue was whether the four defendants acted dishonestly.
[例句] 所有提交的文件必须真实且易于查证，这一点很关键。 It is crucial that all documents presented are authentic and easily verifiable.
difference，divergence，discrepancy，diversity，differentia ；
[例句] 很难找到彼此间差异更大的人了。 It would be difficult to find two men who were more dissimilar.
[例句] 差异在于，你们是英国血统，而我们是拉丁裔的。 The difference is, you are Anglo-Saxons, we are Latins.
create，produce，bring about，coin，coinage；
[例句] 当地会创造出更多的就业机会，尤其是服务行业。 More local employment will be created, particularly in service industries.
[例句] 这项宣言将创造工作机会放在首位。 The manifesto gives pride of place to job creation.
prescribe [set] a limit to，limit，restrict，determine，demarcate ；
[例句] 汽车司机每月的油量将限定为30升。 Motorists will be rationed to thirty litres of petrol a month.
[例句] 这家医院可能会限定只有当地居民才能预约。 The hospital may restrict bookings to people living locally.
tone，chroma，chrominance，tinct ；
[例句] 绿色分很多不同的色度与色调。 Green has many different shades and tints.
[例句] 这颜料可用水稀释以使色度淡一些。 The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.
fill，stuff，pack，pinning，ram ；
[例句] 请用报纸填塞空隙. Wad the space with paper, please.
[例句] 我们用软布填塞那箱子. We padded the box with soft cloth.
动 rub，wipe，scrub，clean，brush ；
[例句] 他用纸巾将血迹擦去。 He wiped away the blood with a paper napkin.
[例句] 他走出淋浴间，开始用毛巾把身子擦干。 He stepped out of the shower and began towelling himself down.
moderate，reduce the speed，shift down，speed reduction，decelerate ；
[例句] 刹车踩得越用力，车子减速越猛。 The harder the brake pedal is pressed, the greater the car's deceleration.
[例句] 洛夫洛克慢慢地拉杆减速，船稳了下来。 Lovelock eased back the throttles and the ship steadied.
名 glue，gum，rubber，a surname；动 （用胶粘） stick with glue，glue；形 （像胶一样黏的） gluey，sticky，gummy ；
[例句] 与此同时，黑胶唱片的销售量在1992年下降了一半，只有670万张。 Meanwhile, sales of vinyl records halved in 1992 to just 6.7m.
[例句] 她买了一只能装得下那些胶卷筒的旅行包。 She bought a travel-bag large enough to contain the film canisters.
名 （用植物纤维制成的纸张） paper；
[例句] 她撕下两格纸巾，然后纵向对折。 She tore off two sections of paper towel and folded them lengthwise.
[例句] 他把那沓纸揉得嚓嚓响。 He crunched the sheets of paper in his hands.
coastal beach，beach，seabeach，[法] plage，foreshore；
[例句] 英国许多海滩连最起码的卫生标准都达不倒。 Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
[例句] 想象一下那长长的金色海滩吧，在那里你可以独自徜徉。 Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
名 （姓氏） a surname；
[例句] 不要在烤肉上浇太多的油，会烧起来的。 Don'tspill too much fat on the barbecue as it could flare up.
[例句] 搅拌调味汁，把它浇在上面。 Stir the sauce and pour it over the top.
动 stop，cease，[书]dismiss [remove] from office，end；副 already，[书]thereafter，afterwards，[书]too ；
[例句] 首相已听取了她议会助手的简要汇报。 The Prime Minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides.
[例句] 物质和意识形态上的障碍在东欧已不复存在。 Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.
arbitrate，arbitration，arbitrage，intercede，intercession ；
[例句] 他在神学和政治事务上都是最终的仲裁人。 He was the ultimate arbiter on both theological and political matters.
[例句] 英国雇佣法包括解决劳资纠纷的仲裁和调解机制。 UK employment law embodies arbitration and conciliation mechanisms for settling industrial disputes.
distinguish，differentiate，discriminate，discern ；
[例句] 这一新技术已经被用来鉴别胎儿的性别。 The new technique has been used to identify the sex of foetuses.
[例句] 鉴别坠机意外伤亡者的工作费时而且困难重重。 The identification of the crash victims was a long and difficult task.
名 ore [mineral] deposit，ore，mine ；
[例句] 铁轨跨过这条河直达矿井口。 Across the river the railway track ran up to the pithead.
[例句] 几架马车仍然在破落的矿村中曲折行进。 A few horse-drawn carts still trundle through the dilapidated mining villages.
[机] screw propeller，propeller，screw，blade，airscrew ；
[例句] 伴随着隆隆的低沉噪声，螺旋桨开始旋转起来。 With a low-pitched rumbling noise, the propeller began to rotate.
[例句] 头顶上，直升机在呼啸，巨大的螺旋桨叶片搅动着空气。 Overhead, the chopper roared and the big blades churned the air.
address，location，localization，site ；
[例句] 我在人事档案里找到了你的地址。 I looked your address up in the personnel file.
[例句] 在明信片上写明你的近况寄到下面的地址。 Send your details on a card to the following address.