n. 重叠部分，覆盖物，涂盖层，[数]交叠，相交；vt. 重叠，与…部分相

[例句] When the bag is folded flat, the bag bottom overlaps one side of the bag...

[例句] Overlap the slices carefully so there are no gaps...

adj. 有机（体）的，有组织的，系统的，器官的，根本的；

[例句] Organic farming is expanding everywhere.

[例句] ...organic fruit and vegetables.

n. 希望，可能性，几率，胜算，掣肘的事情，逆境；

[例句] What are the odds of finding a parking space right outside the door?...

[例句] The odds are that you are going to fail.

adj. 向外的，外面的，公开的，[宗]肉体上的；adv. 向外（等于outwards），在外；n. 外表，外面，物质世

[例句] Tickets must be bought seven days in advance, with outward and return journey dates specified.

[例句] In spite of my outward calm I was very shaken...

vt. 占领，使用，住在…，使从事，使忙碌，任

[例句] There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the hospital...

[例句] Land is, in most instances, purchased by those who occupy it.

vt. 强制，强迫，使负债务，使感激，施惠于；vi. 施恩惠，帮忙，效劳；

[例句] The storm got worse and worse. Finally, I was obliged to abandon the car and continue on foot...

[例句] This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.

adj. 全部的，全体的，一切在内的，综合的；adv. 全面地，总地，总的说来；n. 工装裤，罩衫，〈英〉（军官的）紧身军裤；

[例句] ...the overall rise in unemployment...

[例句] Cut down your overall amount of physical activity...

n. 职业，工作，占有，占领，（土地、房屋、建筑等的）使用；

[例句] I suppose I was looking for an occupation which was going to be an adventure...

[例句] Occupation: administrative assistant.

adj. 整齐的，有秩序的，有组织的，有规则的，[军]值班的，安静的；n. [军]传令下士，传令兵，街道清洁工；adv. 依次地，顺序地，有规则地，有条理地；

[例句] The organizers guided them in orderly fashion out of the building...

[例句] Despite the violence that preceded the elections, reports say that polling was orderly and peaceful.

adj. 明显的，显著的，平淡无奇的，自明；

[例句] ...the need to rectify what is an obvious injustice...

[例句] Determining how the Democratic challenger would conduct his presidency isn't quite so obvious.

vt. 获得，得到，流行，买到，达到（目的）；vi. 通行，通用，流行，存在；

[例句] Evans was trying to obtain a false passport and other documents...

[例句] The perfect body has always been difficult to obtain.

vt. 触怒，得罪，冒犯，使反感令人不适；vi. 犯规，触犯；

[例句] He apologizes for his comments and says he had no intention of offending the community...

[例句] The survey found almost 90 percent of people were offended by strong swearwords...

vt. 追上，赶上，压倒，（不愉快的事）突然降临；

[例句] When he eventually overtook the last truck he pulled over to the inside lane...

[例句] The red car was pulling out ready to overtake.

vt. 抵消，补偿，（为了比较的目的而）把…并列（或并置），为（管道等）装支管；vi. 形成分支，长出分枝，装支管；n. 开端，出发，平版印刷，抵消，补偿；adj. 分支的，偏（离中）心的，抵消的，开端的；

[例句] The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity...

[例句] The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies caused by the UN embargo.

vi. 发生，出现，闪现；

[例句] If headaches only occur at night, lack of fresh air and oxygen is often the cause...

[例句] The crash occurred when the crew shut down the wrong engine...

n. 办公室，办公楼，问询处，重要官

[例句] He had an office big enough for his desk and chair, plus his VDU...

[例句] At about 4.30 p.m. Audrey arrived at the office...

adj. 口头的，口述的，口服的，属于或关于嘴的，构成或使用言语的；n. （尤指外语考试中的）口试；

[例句] ...the written and oral traditions of ancient cultures.

[例句] ...an oral agreement.

adv. 否则，另外，别的方式；adj. . 另外的，其他方面的，原本，本来；conj. . 其他，如果不，然后；

[例句] Make a note of the questions you want to ask. You will invariably forget some of them otherwise...

[例句] I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I'd go mad.

n. 对手，反对者，敌手；adj. 对立的，敌对的；

[例句] ...Mr Kennedy's opponent in the leadership contest...

[例句] He described the detention without trial of political opponents as a cowardly act.

n. 障碍（物），障碍物（绊脚石，障碍栅栏）；

[例句] Most competition cars will only roll over if they hit an obstacle...

[例句] He left her to navigate her own way round the trolleys and other obstacles.