第55课：具有多个含义的词: A-M.

Lesson 55: Words with More than One Meaning: A - M

人们学习英语的一个难点是具有多种含义的大量单词。 这是两门课程中的第一课，教你40多个这样的单词。

One difficulty for people learning English is the large number of words with multiple meanings. This is the first of two lessons teaching you about more than 40 such words.

你在本课程的早期遇到过其中一些。 例如，名词“coach”=用于长途旅行的更舒适的公共汽车。

You have come across some of them earlier in this course. For example, the noun "coach" = a more comfortable bus used for longer trips.

然而，这只是“教练”的一个含义。 本课教你每个词的许多含义：名词，动词，形容词和副词。

However this is only one meaning of "coach". This lesson teaches you many meanings for each word: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

BASE 基础 / 基地 / 垒

base (n) bases (pl): The bottom part of something. 某事的底部。

The main place for a business or organisation. 企业或组织的主要场所。

A place where you can stay and explore a region. 您可以在这里住宿并探索一个地区。

A place where members of the "armed forces" (= military) live. “武装部队”（军队）成员居住的地方。

One of four positions at the corners of a square, in the game of baseball. 在棒球比赛中，在广场角落的四个位置之一。

The main activity by which a person or country earns money. 一个人或国家赚钱的主要活动。

The foundation of a counting system. 计数系统的基础。

"customer base" = the set of people who buy from a business. “客户群”=从企业购买的一组人。

"knowledge base" = a collection of information about an object or subject. “知识库”=关于对象或主题的信息集合。

base (adj) 贱: Without honour. For metals, of little value. 没有荣誉。 对于金属来说，价值不大。

basely (adv) 卑鄙: In a way without honour. In a despicable manner. 在没有荣誉的方式。 以卑鄙的方式。

base (verb) 垒: To stay at, or do business from, a certain place. 在某个地方停留或做生意。

I/you/we/they/ base, he/she/it/ bases.
/am/is/are/ basing (note spelling, no E).
/all/ based (note spelling, single E).
/was/were/ basing.
/shall/will/ base.
/shall/will/ be basing.

Examples: John's pedestal drill has a heavy base for stability. 示例：John的基座钻头具有稳固的重底座。

Two dead climbers were found at the base of a cliff in the Grampian Mountains. 在格兰扁山脉的悬崖底部发现了两名死亡登山者。

Despite the changes brought by Brexit, London is still the base for many international businesses. 尽管英国退欧带来了变化，伦敦仍然是许多国际企业的基地。

Frank and Muriel holidayed in Byron Bay, which is a good base for exploring Northern NSW. 弗兰克和穆里尔在拜伦湾度假，这是探索新南威尔士州北部的理想基地。

In baseball, a batter who receives four invalid throws from the pitcher is allowed to "walk to first base". 在棒球中，从投手接受四次无效投掷的击球手被允许“走到一垒”。

There is an Air Force base near Sale, in Eastern Victoria. 维多利亚州东部的Sale附近有一个空军基地。

Victoria's economy has a financial services base. 维多利亚州的经济有一个金融服务基地。

Humans use a base-10 number system, while computers use base-2. 人类使用基数为10的数字系统，而计算机使用基数为2。

Fred often has base motives for his actions. 弗雷德经常有他的行动的基本动机。

Most coins are made from base metals. 大多数硬币都是用贱金属制成的。

The new President basely betrayed the trust of his supporters. 新总统基本上背叛了他的支持者的信任。

We shall base our new company in Western Sydney, close to the new airport. 我们的新公司将建在西悉尼，靠近新机场。

Microsoft has a very large Knowledge Base which anyone using Windows can access for free. Microsoft拥有一个非常庞大的知识库，任何使用Windows的人都可以免费访问。

BEAM 光束 / 微笑 / 发光 / 播送

beam (n), beams (pl): A straight line of light shining from a torch, searchlight, laser or lighthouse. 从火炬，探照灯，激光或灯塔照射的直线光线。

A straight line of particles generated by a particle accelerator or X-ray machine. 由粒子加速器或X射线机产生的直线粒子。

A sturdy object made of wood, concrete or steel, used as a support in building. 坚固的物体，由木头，混凝土或钢制成，用作建筑物的支撑物。

"The beam" = A long, straight wooden bar used for gymnastics. “梁”=用于体操的长而直的木条。

The measurement of the width of a boat or ship, at its widest point. 最宽处测量船或船的宽度。

"On your beam ends" = being close to destruction or failure, like a sinking ship lying on its side. “在你的梁末端”=接近破坏或失败，就像一艘躺在其侧面的沉船。

beam (v) 微笑: To give a happy smile. 给一个幸福的微笑。

播送To send out a beam of light or a radio signal.

I/you/we/they/ beam, he/she/it/ beams.
/am/is/are/ beaming.
/all/ beamed.
/was/were/ beaming.
/shall/will/ beam.
/shall/will/ be beaming.

Examples: Frank saw a snake in their backyard in the beam of his torch. 例子：弗兰克在火炬的横梁上看到了一条蛇。

As they entered the shop, an infra-red beam triggered an alarm. 当他们进入商店时，红外线会触发警报。

A crane lifted concrete beams into position on the building site. 起重机将混凝土梁吊到建筑工地上。

The young Australian gymnast won a silver medal on the Beam at the Olympic Games. 这位年轻的澳大利亚体操运动员在奥运会上获得了梁上的银牌。

The Tasmanian Ferry is a large ship, with a beam of 25 metres. 塔斯马尼亚渡轮是一艘大型船舶，横梁长25米。

The charity is on its beam ends, due to poor fundraising. 由于筹资不足，慈善机构正处于束缚状态。

David beamed when he received his prizes. 大卫在获得奖品时笑了。

Radio Australia beams a program to countries in the Asian region. 澳大利亚广播电台向亚洲地区的国家发布了一项计划。

The sun beamed down on the school sports competition. 太阳落在学校体育比赛上。

下一个单词具有多种含义，因此定义和示例均分为两组。

The following word has many meanings, so the definitions and examples are each divided into two sets.

BEAR 熊 / 承担 / 承受

bear (n), bears (pl): A large mammal with a fur coat that lives in the wild, mostly in cold climates. 一种生活在野外的大型哺乳动物，大部分生活在寒冷的气候中。

A sharemarket trader who believes the market will drop. 一位认为市场会下跌的股市交易员。

"A bear market" = a stock market where prices are falling and expected to fall further. The opposite of a "bull" market. “熊市”=股票价格下跌且预计会进一步下跌的股票市场。 与“牛市”相反。

"Like a bear with a sore head" = to be in a bad mood, rude to other people. “就像一头头疼的熊”=心情不好，对别人无礼。

bear (v) 承担: To support something. 支持某事。

To endure something (to put up with, like the verb "stand" in Lesson 51). 忍受某事（忍受，就像第51课中的动词“立场”）。

To have the quality of something. 要有质量的东西。

To give birth to young children or animals, or to produce fruit. 生育幼儿或动物，或生产水果。

To carry something from one place to another. We say that the person or object being carried is "borne" - note the added -E to distinguish this from a birth. The spelling "born" is used for a birth! 从一个地方搬运到另一个地方。 我们说被携带的人或物体是“承受的” - 注意添加-E以区分这与出生。 拼写“天生”用于分娩！

"Born out of wedlock" = born to unmarried parents. “非婚生子女”=出生于未婚父母。

"Borne out (with added -E) = confirmed by. “借出（加上-E）=确认。

To change the direction in which you are travelling. 改变您的旅行方向。

I/you/we/they/ bear, he/she/it/ bears.
/am/is/are/ bearing.
/all/ bore (note spelling, irregular verb).
/was/were/ bearing.
/shall/will/ bear.
/shall/will/ be bearing.

"To not bear thinking about" = to be too unpleasant to think about. “不要去思考”=太过不愉快的思考。

"To bear responsibility" = to be responsible if something bad happens. “承担责任”=如果发生不好的事情要负责任。

"To bear in mind" = to remember and think about something. “要记住”=记住并思考某事。

"To bear ill feeling" = to continue to dislike somebody. “忍受不舒服的感觉”=继续不喜欢某人。

"To bear witness" = to say that, from your experience, something is true. “见证”=说，从你的经验来看，事情是真的。

"To bear false witness" = to lie. “承担虚假见证”=撒谎。

"To bear fruit" = to produce a successful result. “结出果实”=产生成功的结果。

"To bear the scars" = to suffer ongoing mental pain from some unpleasant event. “承受伤疤”=遭受一些不愉快事件的持续精神痛苦。

"To bear up" = to be brave or determined, during a sad or difficult time. 在悲伤或困难时期，“承受”=勇敢或坚定。

"To bear down" = to work harder at some task. “坚持下去”=努力工作。

"To bear down on" = to move closer to someone or something, as though you are a threat. “要坚持”=靠近某人或某事，好像你是一个威胁。

bearish (adv): Like a bear, especially in a Stock Market. The opposite of "bullish".

Examples: The main species of bear are black, brown, grizzly and polar. 例子：熊的主要种类是黑色，棕色，灰熊和极地。

In the last week, the bears have been active on the Australian Stock Market. It has been a "bear market". 在上周，空头一直活跃在澳大利亚股市。 它一直是一个“熊市”。

Fred was like a bear with a sore head at work yesterday. 弗雷德昨天就像一头头疼的熊。

The roof beams were too small to bear the weight of the roof. 屋顶梁太小，无法承受屋顶的重量。

What if that spot on your back had been cancerous? It doesn't bear thinking about. 如果背部的那个部位已癌变怎么办？ 它没有考虑。

Frank bore the pain in his hip without complaining. 弗兰克毫无怨言地忍受着他的臀部疼痛。

Muriel bore Frank two children. 穆里尔给弗兰克两个孩子。

One of John's fruit trees bears very little fruit. 约翰的果树之一结果很少。

The leader of the winning team was borne from the field on the shoulders of his mates. 获胜队的领袖是在他的队友的肩膀上从场上承担的。

Fred bears a strong resemblance to his father. 弗雷德与他的父亲非常相似。

Sandra knew that if the project failed, she would bear responsibility. 桑德拉(Sandra)知道，如果项目失败，她将承担责任。

Thank you for that advice, I'll bear it in mind. 谢谢你的建议，我会记住它。

After all these years, he cannot bear them ill feeling for what happened. 经过这么多年，他无法忍受对发生的事情的不适感。

A person's passport should bear their signature. 一个人的护照应该签名。

Guests arrived at the party bearing bottles of wine. 客人们来到了带瓶装葡萄酒的聚会上。

Keep bearing left and you will arrive at the beach. 继续向左行驶，您将到达海滩。

The airplane had to bear 25 degrees right to line up with the runway. 飞机必须承受25度才能与跑道对齐。

Sandra bore witness to Alice's skill as a programmer. 桑德拉见证了爱丽丝作为程序员的技巧。

Bearing false witness at a trial can get you into much trouble. 在审判中作假见证会让你陷入困境。

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease. 疟疾是一种由蚊子传播的疾病。

David is the first-born son in his family. 大卫是他家中第一个出生的儿子。

The demonstrations were born out of poor decisions by the Council. 示威活动源于安理会的糟糕决定。

In many countries, being born out of wedlock is disapproved of. 在许多国家，非婚生子女被拒绝了。

The life insurance company was thought to be in financial trouble, and this has been borne out by their recent financial report. 人寿保险公司被认为陷入财务困境，最近的财务报告证实了这一点。

Alice's hard work bore fruit and she was promoted. 爱丽丝的辛勤工作取得了成果，她得到了晋升。

The widow still bears the scars of her husband's sudden death. 寡妇仍然承受着丈夫突然死亡的伤疤。

Their car broke down on a railway crossing, and a train was bearing down on them! 他们的车在铁路道口上发生故障，一列火车正在向他们走来！

Stock Markets around the world are unsettled, bullish one week, bearish the next. 全球股市不稳定，看涨一周，看跌下一个。

BLOCK 块 / 木块 / 阻止 / 阻塞

block (n), blocks (pl): A hard object with straight sides, generally used to build things. "A wooden block", "a concrete block".

Blocks can be large and heavy, or small and light, like children's play building blocks. 具有直边的硬物，通常用于制造物品。 “木块”，“混凝土块”。积木既大又重，或小而轻，就像儿童游乐积木一样。

"An ice-block" = a small block of frozen water, put in cold drinks to keep them cold for a while. It is also a flavoured block of ice on a stick, that can be licked or eaten. “冰块”=一小块冷冻水，放入冷饮以保持冷藏一段时间。 它也是棒上的一种调味冰块，可以舔或吃。

A square or rectangular group of buildings with roads around it. Towns and cities are laid out in blocks. 一个正方形或矩形的建筑群，周围有道路。 城镇和城市都是街区。

A building divided into homes or offices. "A tower block", "an office block", "a block of flats". 建筑物分为家庭或办公室。 “塔楼”，“办公大楼”，“一幢公寓楼”。

A group of similar things: "a block of shares". 一组类似的东西：“一块股”。

block (v) 阻止: To prevent someone or something moving. 防止某人或某物移动。

To prevent some action from succeeding. 防止某些行动成功。

To prevent someone from seeing something, by getting between them. 为了防止某人看到某些东西，通过他们之间的联系。

To prevent someone's phone calls, emails etc from reaching you. 防止某人的电话，电子邮件等与您联系。

"To block out time" = to reserve time in your diary for doing some task. “阻止时间”=在日记中预留时间来完成某项任务。

"To block out information" = to stop remembering something, perhaps a bad memory. “阻止信息”=停止记住某些东西，也许是一个糟糕的记忆。

I/you/we/they/ block, he/she/it/ blocks.
/am/is/are/ blocking.
/all/ blocked.
/was/were/ blocking.
/shall/will/ block.
/shall/will/ be blocking.

blocked (adj) 受阻: Not able to move. 无法移动。

Not able to let something pass through. 不能让事情通过。

blocky (adj) 块状: In the shape of blocks, rather than smooth. 在块的形状，而不是光滑。

Examples: Frank built a garden shed out of concrete blocks. 例子：弗兰克用混凝土块建造了一个花园。

Muriel gave her grand-children ice-blocks while they played in the park. 穆里尔在公园里玩耍时给了她的大孩子冰块。

John went for a walk around the block. 约翰在街区附近散步。

The queue to buy football tickets stretched halfway around the block. 购买足球票的队列在街区的中途延伸了一半。

One of Alice's friends lives just a block from her. 爱丽丝的一个朋友离她只有一个街区。

A new block of flats is being built close to Muriel and Frank. Muriel和Frank附近正在建造一个新的公寓楼。

Fred bought a block of 1000 mining shares. 弗雷德购买了1000块矿业股。

A heavy snowfall blocked the road. 大雪阻挡了这条路。

A bunch of leaves blocked the drain. 一堆树叶挡住了排水管。

The beefy defender in Lesson 54 failed to block an attacker. 第54课中强壮的防守者未能阻挡攻击者。

A group of protesters blocked the Council's plan for a toll road. 一群抗议者阻止了理事会的收费公路计划。

Fred's view of the movie screen was partly blocked by a large person sitting in front of him. 弗雷德对电影屏幕的看法部分被一个坐在他面前的大人挡住了。

Betty rang her Internet Provider to arrange for annoying phone calls from someone she didn't know, to be blocked. 贝蒂打电话给她的互联网服务提供商安排来自她不认识的人的烦人电话被阻止。

Alice blocked out two hours next Thursday for a meeting. 爱丽丝下周四阻止了两个小时的会议。

Jan tries to block out the memory of when she nearly drowned. 简试图阻止她几乎淹死的记忆。

There was a blocked pipe carrying waste water from the shower. 有一个堵塞的管道从淋浴中携带废水。

The graphics in the video game were rather blocky. 视频游戏中的图形相当块状。

BOOT 靴 / 长靴 / 踢

boot (n), boots (pl): A large shoe covering your foot and part of your calf. 一双大鞋，覆盖你的脚和部分小腿。

"A gumboot" = a waterproof boot covering your leg almost as high as your knee. Also called a "Wellington Boot" after the English general who invented them [SL: welly, wellies]. “一个gumboot”=一个防水靴，覆盖你的腿几乎和膝盖一样高。 在发明它们的英国将军之后也被称为“惠灵顿靴”[SL：welly，wellies]。

A space with a lid at one end of a car, the end that doesn't have the engine, used to store luggage. [US: trunk, trunks]. 汽车一端有盖子的空间，没有发动机的一端，用于存放行李。 [美国：行李箱，行李箱]。

"To get the boot" = to lose your job because of poor performance. “要开机”=因为表现不佳而失去工作。

"A boot"[SL:] = a kick. “开机”[SL：] =踢。

"The boot's on the other foot" = a situation is now the opposite of how it was. “靴子在另一只脚上”=现在的情况与现状相反。

"To put the boot in" = to be unkind to someone who is already suffering. “把靴子放进去”=对那些已经痛苦的人不友善。

boot (v) 踢: To kick something or someone hard. 踢一些东西或一些人。

For a computer, to start up and become ready for use (an abbreviation of "to pull yourself up by your bootstraps"). 对于计算机来说，启动并准备好使用（缩写为“通过引导程序自拔”）。

I/you/we/they/ boot, he/she/it/ boots.
/am/is/are/ booting.
/all/ booted.
/was/were/ booting.
/shall/will/ boot.
/shall/will/ be booting.

Examples: John owns a pair of comfortable walking boots. 例子：约翰拥有一双舒适的步行靴。

Mavis made sure her grandchildren wore their gumboots when they played in the rain. Mavis确保她的孙子们在雨中玩时穿着靴子。

Sandra loaded her shopping into the boot of her car. 桑德拉将她的购物装进了她的汽车行李箱。

The salesman got the boot because he couldn't meet his sales target. 推销员得到了启动，因为他无法达到他的销售目标。

David picked up the rugby ball and gave it a good boot. 大卫拿起橄榄球球，给了它一个很好的靴子。

With the unexpected change of Government, protesters found that the boot was on the other foot. 随着政府的意外变化，抗议者发现靴子在另一只脚上。

After he lost his job, his wife put the boot in by announcing she was leaving him. 在他失去工作后，他的妻子宣布她要离开他。

David picked up the rugby ball and booted it down the field. 大卫拿起橄榄球球，把它踢到田野里。

Betty's computer is taking longer and longer to boot. 贝蒂的电脑开机时间越来越长。

CALF 小牛

calf (n), calves (pl): The young offspring of some mammals - cows, elephants, whales etc. 一些哺乳动物的年轻后代 - 牛，大象，鲸鱼等。

For an animal, "in calf" = pregnant. 对于动物，“小腿”=怀孕。

The thick back part of your leg, between your knee and your foot. 腿部较厚的后部，膝盖和脚之间。

There is a verb with a similar spelling: 有一个类似拼写的动词：

calve (v) 犊牛: For an animal, to give birth. 对于动物来说，分娩。 This verb has only the neuter case:

it calves, they calve.
it is/they are calving.
it/they calved.
it was/they were calving.
it shall/it will/they shall/they will calve.
it shall/it will/they shall/they will be calving.

Examples: The farmer is expecting 3,200 calves to be born this year. 例子：农民预计今年将出生3,200头小牛。

In Winter, whales migrate to the southern Australian coast to calve. 在冬季，鲸鱼迁移到南澳大利亚海岸犊牛。

Frank was jogging when he got a cramp in his right calf. 当他的右小腿抽筋时，弗兰克正在慢跑。

下一个单词具有多种含义，因此定义和示例均分为两组。

The following word has many meanings, so the definitions and examples are each divided into two sets.

CASE 外壳 / 例 / 案例

case (n), cases (pl): An example of something. 某事的一个例子。

A particular situation. 特殊情况。

A criminal problem that involves police and lawyers. 涉及警察和律师的犯罪问题。

A health or social problem that involves doctors and social workers. 涉及医生和社会工作者的健康或社会问题。

A type of box or container. A pillow-case, a bookcase, a briefcase. 一种盒子或容器。 枕套，书柜，公文包。

A box holding (typically) 12 bottles of drink. 一个盒子（通常）装有12瓶饮料。

Facts and reasons in support of something, or against something. 支持某事或某事的事实和理由。

In grammar, the "1st person", "2nd person" and so on forms of a verb, and other words. 在语法中，“第一人”，“第二人”等动词的形式，等等。

In the alphabet, upper-case means "capital" letters, lower-case means "small" letters. 在字母表中，大写字母表示“大写”字母，小写字母表示“小”字母。

"In that case" = if that is the situation. “在那种情况下”=如果是这种情况。

"In any case" = also. “无论如何”=也。

"In case of" = if something happens. “如果是”=如果发生了什么事。

"In the case of" = in a certain situation. “在”=在某种情况下的情况下。

"A case of" = a certain situation. An example of something. “一例”=某种情况。 某事的一个例子。

"That's not the case" = that is not true. “事实并非如此”=这不是真的。

"That's the case" = that is true. “就是这种情况”=这是真的。

"Just in case" = because something might happen. “以防万一”=因为可能会发生一些事情。

"As the case may be"/"Whatever the case may be" = whatever the situation is, or will be. “视情况而定”/“无论情况如何”=无论情况是什么，或将会如何。

"To make a case for" = to give reasons why something is best. “为一个案例”=给出一些最好的理由。

"To be on the case" = to be doing what is needed. “要处理案件”=要做所需的事情。

"A basket case" = someone who is so anxious they cannot function. A business that is so bad it will certainly fail. “篮子案例”=一个如此焦虑的人，他们无法运作。 一个如此糟糕的企业肯定会失败。

case (v) 侦察: To look carefully at a place, meaning to rob it later. 仔细看一个地方，意味着以后抢劫它。

I/you/we/they/ case, he/she/it/ cases.
/am/is/are/ casing. (note spelling, no E).
/all/ cased (note spelling, single E).
/was/were/ casing.
/shall/will/ case.
/shall/will/ be casing.

Note: "casing" 套管 is also a noun, meaning a container that holds or protects something. 也是名词，意思是容纳或保护某物的容器。

Examples: In 2019 there was a sudden increase in early cases of influenza. 例子：2019年，早期流感病例突然增加。

Normally we don't allow very young people to go to University, but in your case we shall make an exception. 通常我们不允许非常年轻的人去大学，但在你的情况下我们会例外。

Jobs are hard to find but in his case that's not a problem because he has so much experience. 工作很难找到，但在他的情况下，这不是一个问题，因为他有这么多的经验。

I wouldn't normally agree but I'll make an exception in this case. 我通常不同意，但在这种情况下我会例外。

The number of new cases of the illness appears to be declining. 新病例的数量似乎在下降。

We have lots of applications from people who want to study here and in each case we consider the candidate very carefully. 我们有许多想要在这里学习的人的申请，在每种情况下我们都非常仔细地考虑候选人。

She was suffering from an extreme case of overwork. 她患有过度劳累的极端情况。

Police have been working hard to solve "cold case" murders, up to 30 years old. 警方一直在努力解决长达30岁的“冷案”谋杀案。

A famous Australian surgeon specialises in taking on apparently hopeless cases. 一位着名的澳大利亚外科医生专门接受明显无望的病例。

There is much interest in Australia about an unlawful dismissal case brought by a sportsman. 澳大利亚对运动员提出的非法解雇案件很感兴趣。

It's much cheaper to buy wine by the case. 通过这种情况购买葡萄酒要便宜得多。

There's a good case for extending the Melbourne M80 Ring Road through building a North-East Link. 通过建设东北连接，可以扩展墨尔本M80环路。

A strong case has been made against drinking too much alcohol. 一个强有力的案例反对饮酒过量。

Betty has requested to put a case for more staff to her boss. 贝蒂要求向她的老板提出更多工作人员的案子。

From Lesson 50: "It's only in this 3rd person singular case that gender is important." 从第50课开始：“仅在这第三人称的单一案例中，性别才是重要的。”

You've run out of chocolate ice-cream? In that case I'll have vanilla, please. 你的巧克力冰淇淋用完了吗？ 在那种情况下，我会请香草。

If that is the case, we shall have to try another method. 如果是这种情况，我们将不得不尝试另一种方法。

That dishwasher is hard to use, and in any case, it's too expensive. 洗碗机很难使用，无论如何，它太贵了。

At the market, they should take credit cards, but bring some cash just in case. 在市场上，他们应该拿信用卡，但带来一些现金以防万一。

On longer walks, Frank takes a map in case he gets lost. 在漫长的散步中，弗兰克拿出地图以防他迷路。

John designed a fuse into the circuit, in case of a fault occurring. 如果发生故障，约翰在电路中设计了一个保险丝。

No pets are allowed, except in the case of guide dogs. 除导盲犬外，不允许携带宠物。

Although he didn't want to drive in the city, it was a case of having to. 虽然他不想在城里开车，但这是必须的。

Lack of consultation can be a problem, and the new Ring Road is a case in point. 缺乏协商可能是一个问题，新环路就是一个很好的例子。

Whether we have to deliver this order Thursday or Friday, as the case might be, we shall be ready. 无论我们是否必须在周四或周五交付此订单，视情况而定，我们将做好准备。

Although your assignment was due yesterday, in this case I'll make an exception. 虽然你的任务是昨天到期的，但在这种情况下，我会做一个例外。

As is often the case, when Fred took his car for repair, the problem disappeared. 通常情况下，当弗雷德开车修理时，问题就消失了。

Delivery might not happen until tomorrow, in which case we don't have to rush today. 交付可能要到明天才会发生，在这种情况下我们今天不必急于求成。

In special cases the organiser can bend the rules. 在特殊情况下，组织者可以弯曲规则。

Even before her manager realised that the software needed altering, Alice was on the case. 甚至在她的经理意识到软件需要改变之前，爱丽丝就是这样。

Betty made a convincing case for more staff. 贝蒂为更多员工提供了令人信服的理由。

"There are two strangers walking around here." said Muriel. "I hope they're not casing the houses". “这里有两个陌生人走来走去。” 穆里尔说。 “我希望他们不会把房子包起来”。

After the battle, the ground was covered with bullet casings. 战斗结束后，地面上覆盖着子弹壳。

CLIP 夹 / 修剪

clip (n), clips (pl): An object used for fastening things. 用于固定物品的物体。

A short piece of a video. 一小段视频。

A quick hit on the side of someone's head. 在某人头上快速击中。

An act of cutting something. 削减某事的行为。

A rate of speed. 速度。

A container holding bullets for a gun. 拿着枪的子弹的容器。

clip (v) 修剪: To fasten something with a clip. 用夹子固定东西。

To cut something with scissors or a knife etc, to make it neater. 用剪刀或小刀等切割东西，使其更整洁。

To hit someone or something with a quick movement. 通过快速移动击中某人或某物。

To reduce something. 减少一些东西。

To cut a piece out from something larger. 从更大的东西切出一块。

"To clip someone's wings" = to reduce their freedom. “夹住某人的翅膀”=减少他们的自由。

I/you/we/they/ clip, he/she/it/ clips.
/am/is/are/ clipping. (note spelling, double-P).
/all/ clipped (note spelling, double-P).
/was/were/ clipping.
/shall/will/ clip.
/shall/will/ be clipping.

Examples: John fastened the bundle of wires with a plastic clip. 示例：约翰用塑料夹固定电线束。

The ABC showed a preview clip of their new TV documentary. 美国广播公司展示了他们新电视纪录片的预览片段。

His hair needs a clip. 他的头发需要夹子。

He was rude to his Mum, so she gave him a clip round the ear. 他对妈妈很粗鲁，所以她给了他一个耳环。

Frank was jogging at a good clip. 弗兰克正在慢慢地慢跑。

The soldier carefully prepared two clips of ammunition for his gun. 士兵为他的枪精心准备了两张弹药。

Alice clipped the pages of her report together. 爱丽丝一起剪了她的报告页面。

Frank clipped the hedge at the front of their house. 弗兰克把篱笆夹在房子的前面。

While parking his car, Fred clipped a lamp post. 弗雷德在停车时，夹了一个灯柱。

David clipped 2 seconds off his time to run a kilometre. 大卫在他的时间缩短了2秒钟，跑了一公里。

Muriel clipped a recipe from a magazine. 穆里尔从杂志上剪了一个食谱。

The teenager used to party late a lot, until her mother clipped her wings by selling her car. 这位少年过去常常聚会很晚，直到她母亲卖掉她的车来剪掉她的翅膀。

COACH 客车 / 教练 / 辅导

coach (n), coaches (pl): A more comfortable bus used for longer trips. 更舒适的公交车用于长途旅行。

A person who organises and trains a sports team. 组织和训练运动队的人。

A person who teaches people to improve in sports or academic subjects. 教导人们改善体育或学术科目的人。

A carriage pulled by horses, used for ceremonies. 马拉着马车，用于举行仪式。

A part of a railway train, carrying passengers. 铁路火车的一部分，运载乘客。

coach (v) 辅导: To organise and train a sports team. 组织和培训运动队。

To teach people to improve in sports or academic subjects. 教人们改进体育或学术科目。

I/you/we/they/ coach, he/she/it/ coaches (note spelling, E before S).
/am/is/are/ coaching.
/all/ coached.
/was/were/ coaching.
/shall/will/ coach.
/shall/will/ be coaching.
Note: "coaching" is also a noun.

coach (adv) 去旅游教练: "To travel coach" = to travel in the cheapest seat (usually "Economy Class"). “去旅行教练”=以最便宜的座位（通常是“经济舱”）旅行。

Examples: The train line to Ballarat was closed for maintenance, so we took a coach. 示例：前往巴拉瑞特的火车线因维修而关闭，因此我们乘坐了一辆长途汽车。

The "Matildas" team recently changed their coach. “Matildas”团队最近改变了他们的教练。

John needed coaching in advanced mathematics when he was at school. 约翰在上学时需要高等数学辅导。

The Queen rode in the Royal Coach to open Parliament. 女王乘坐皇家教练开放议会。

The inter-state train had 11 coaches. 国家间列车有11名教练。

Frank coaches a kids' soccer team as a volunteer. 弗兰克教育儿童足球队作为志愿者。

Sandra used to coach secondary students with their homework. 桑德拉(Sandra)曾经教过中学生的家庭作业。

If you don't do well in a subject at school, maybe some coaching will help. 如果你在学校的某个科目上表现不佳，也许一些教练会有所帮助。

Even the company's CEO flies coach. 即使是公司的CEO也过得很快。

COMPOUND 合成 / 院落 / 合成 / 合成物

compound (n), compounds (pl): A chemical made of two or more elements. 由两种或多种元素组成的化学品。

A word made up from two or more other words. 由两个或多个其他单词组成的单词。

Something with two or more parts. 有两个或更多部分的东西。

An area of land with a group of buildings, surrounded by a fence or wall. 一片土地上有一组建筑物，周围是栅栏或墙壁。


compound (v) 合成: To mix two things together. 将两件事混合在一起。

To make a problem, or a bad situation, worse. 要出问题，或者情况不好，更糟。

To calculate and add interest to a loan. 计算和增加贷款利息。

I/you/we/they/ compound, he/she/it/ compounds.
/am/is/are/ compounding.
/all/ compounded.
/was/were/ compounding.
/shall/will/ compound.
/shall/will/ be compounding.

compound (adj) 合成物: Consisting of two or more parts. 由两个或多个部分组成。

"Compound interest" = on a loan, where you have to pay interest on both the money borrowed and interest previously charged to you. “复利”=贷款，您必须支付所借入的资金和先前向您收取的利息。

Examples: Carbon dioxide is a compound of carbon and oxygen. 实例：二氧化碳是碳和氧的化合物。

Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen. 水是氢和氧的化合物。

The meaning of a compound word is often not the same as the meanings of the words making it. For example: "earthquake" is obvious, as is "seashore". But a raven is a black bird, but not a blackbird! And a "hot dog" is not a dog that's feeling hot. Nor is a "carpet" a pet belonging to a car. 复合词的含义通常与制作它的词的含义不同。 例如：“地震”很明显，“海滨”也是如此。 但乌鸦是黑鸟，但不是黑鸟！ 而“热狗”并不是一种感觉很热的狗。 “地毯”也不属于汽车的宠物。

The catastrophe in Sri Lanka was a compound of earthquakes and tsunami flooding. 斯里兰卡的灾难是地震和海啸泛滥的产物。

Many embassies in Canberra have their own compounds. 堪培拉的许多大使馆都有自己的化合物。

Our local pharmacy is called a "compounding pharmacy" because they can mix medications from ingredients. 我们当地的药房被称为“复合药房”，因为他们可以混合来自成分的药物。

Borrow $1000 at 5% compound interest for 20 years, and you will pay back much more than $1000! 以20％的5％复利计算借入1000美元，您将获得超过1,000美元的回报！

The girl fell out of a tree and had a compound fracture of her right leg. 这个女孩从树上掉下来，右腿复合骨折。

CONTRACT 合同 / 收缩 / 承包 / 缩

contract (n), contracts (pl): A legal document that sets out an agreement between two or more people or businesses. 一份法律文件，规定了两个或更多人或企业之间的协议。

contract (v) (note different pronunciation): To make a contract, for the sale or purchase of goods or services. 签订合同，用于销售或购买商品或服务。

To become shorter, narrower or smaller. 变得更短，更窄或更小。

To become a smaller quantity or value. 成为较小的数量或价值。

To catch a disease. 要抓住疾病。

I/you/we/they/ contract, he/she/it/ contracts.
/am/is/are/ contracting.
/all/ contracted.
/was/were/ contracting.
/shall/will/ contract.
/shall/will/ be contracting.

"A property under contract" = a building whose owner has legally agreed to sell it on a certain date for a certain price. “合同中的财产”=其所有者已在法律上同意在特定日期以特定价格出售的建筑物。

"A contraction" = an act of contracting; for example, a woman's uterus contracts during childbirth, and these contractions push the baby out. “收缩”=承包行为; 例如，一个女人的子宫在分娩时收缩，这些收缩会把孩子推出去。

Examples: Alice's employer has won a valuable contract to supply software to the USA. 示例：Alice的雇主赢得了向美国提供软件的宝贵合同。

You should use an experienced lawyer to draw up any contract. 您应该使用经验丰富的律师来制定任何合同。

The painter was contracted to paint three houses in a month. 画家在一个月内承包了三个房子。

When a muscle contracts it becomes shorter and fatter. 当肌肉收缩时，它变得越来越短。

In English, we can contract the phrase "does not" to "doesn't". 在英语中，我们可以将“不”改为“不”。

World-wide, economies are expected to contract if a trade war between the USA and China occurs. 如果发生美中之间的贸易战，预计全球经济将会收缩。

Last Winter, Muriel contracted influenza and was quite ill for a month. 去年冬天，穆里尔感染了流感，病了一个月。

An expectant woman should go to hospital when her contractions are too strong to speak through, and come every 5 minutes or so. 当她的宫缩太强而不能说话时，准孕妇应该去医院，并且每5分钟左右来一次。

EMPTY 枵 / 倾倒 / 空的

empty (n), empties (pl): A container that does not contain any people, objects or liquids. 不含任何人，物体或液体的容器。

A cow that can no longer produce milk or calves. 一头不能再生产牛奶或小牛的牛。

"Emptiness" = the state of being empty, containing nothing. “空虚”=空虚的状态，什么都不包含。

empty (v) 倾倒: To take everything out from the inside of something. 从内心的东西中取出所有东西。

To become empty. 变得空虚。

"To empty into" = when a river flows into a lake, ocean or larger river. To take everything out of one thing and put it into another thing. “倒入”=当河流流入湖泊，海洋或更大的河流时。 把一切都拿出来放在另一件事上。

I/you/we/they/ empty, he/she/it/ empties (note spelling, -IES).
/am/is/are/ emptying.
/all/ emptied (note spelling, -IED).
/was/were/ emptying.
/shall/will/ empty.
/shall/will/ be emptying.

empty (adj), emptier, emptiest 徒: Not containing any people, objects or liquids. 不含任何人，物品或液体。

For a person, not sincere. 对于一个人，不是真诚的。

For a person's life, without purpose. 为了一个人的生命，没有目的。

"On an empty stomach" = without eating anything. “空腹”=没有吃东西。

"Running on empty" = at the end of your energy or resources. “在空中运行”=在您的能量或资源结束时。

Examples: Don't forget to put the empties in the bin! 示例：不要忘记将空箱放入垃圾箱！

The farmer has about 50 "empties" to be sent to the abattoir. 农夫有大约50个“空”将被送到屠宰场。

Looking around in the Great Sandy Desert, we saw only emptiness. 环顾大沙漠，我们只看到了空虚。

At the airport, we had to empty our pockets and put everything into a tray. 在机场，我们不得不清空口袋，把所有东西放入托盘。

Muriel emptied her glass of white wine with a satisfied sigh. 穆里尔满意地叹了口气，倒了一杯白葡萄酒。

When it started to rain, the park emptied quickly. 当它开始下雨时，公园迅速倒空。

The Yarra River empties into Port Philip Bay.亚拉河流入菲利普港湾。

A family is squatting in an empty house next door to Muriel and Frank. 一家人正蹲在穆里尔和弗兰克隔壁的空房子里。

The politician is known for making empty promises. 这位政治家因空洞的承诺而闻名。

Muriel has a friend whose life has been empty since her husband died. 穆里尔有一个朋友，自从她的丈夫以来，她的生活一直空虚死了。

Most surgical operations are done on an empty stomach. 大多数外科手术是空腹完成的。

It was such a tiring race, at the end David was running on empty. 这是一场令人疲惫的比赛，最后大卫空着。

FANCY 花俏 / 想象 / 花式的

fancy (n), fancies (pl): Something that you like. 你喜欢的东西。

"A passing fancy" = something that is liked for a short time. “过时的幻想”=短时间内喜欢的东西。

"To tickle your fancy" = to be something that you like. “搔痒你的幻想”=成为你喜欢的东西。

"To take a fancy to" = to start liking someone or something very much. “看上去很开心”=开始喜欢某事或某人。

fancy (v) 想象: To want to have something. 想拥有一些东西。

To want to do something. 想要做点什么。

To be sexually attracted to someone. 被某人性吸引。

"To fancy yourself" = to think that you are very attractive or important. “想要自己”=认为你很有吸引力或很重要。

To imagine that something might happen. 想象可能发生的事情。

"Fancy that" = I am surprised. “喜欢那个”=我很惊讶。

I/you/we/they/ fancy, he/she/it/ fancies (note spelling, -IES).
/am/is/are/ fancying.
/all/ fancied (note spelling, -IED).
/was/were/ fancying.
/shall/will/ fancy.
/shall/will/ be fancying.

fancy (adj), fancier, fanciest 优等: Complicated. 复杂。

Expensive. 昂贵。

Examples: Many pop songs are just passing fancies. 示例：许多流行歌曲只是在传递幻想。

Sandra looked at 12 pairs of shoes, but none tickled her fancy. 桑德拉看了12双鞋子，但没有一只鞋子让她感到满意。

John took a fancy to Yan the first time he saw her. 约翰第一次见到艳就喜欢上艳。

I don't fancy driving across town in the rush hour. 我不喜欢在高峰时间穿过小镇。

Frank said to Muriel "I fancy a cup to tea. How about you, my love?" 弗兰克对穆里尔说：“我喜欢喝杯茶。你怎么样，我的爱？”

Alice could tell that the handsome accounts clerk fancied her. 爱丽丝可以说那个英俊的账户职员想她。

Fred fancied himself to be promoted to a manager. 弗雷德想要自己晋升为经理。

"Do you fancy a drink after work?" he asked her. “下班后你喜欢喝酒吗？” 他问她。

Do you fancy Australia to win The Ashes this year? 你喜欢澳大利亚今年赢得灰烬吗？

Did David win the long jump? Fancy that! 大卫赢了跳远吗？ 想象一下！

She wore a very fancy jacket to the party. 她穿着一件非常漂亮的夹克参加派对。

We had dinner at a very fancy restaurant. 我们在一家非常高档的餐厅吃过晚餐。

GIFT 礼品 / 天才 / 赐

gift (n), gifts (pl): A present. 礼物。

A special talent. 一个特殊的人才。

Something that is surprisingly easy, or cheap to buy. 一件令人惊讶的简单或便宜的东西。

"The gift of the gab" = the ability to talk to people confidently and make them believe you. “瞎扯的礼物”=能够自信地与人交谈，让他们相信你。

"Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" = an apparent gift that hides a dangerous plan. Refers to the story of the "Trojan Horse", during the siege of Troy by the Greeks during the Trojan War. “提防带有礼物的希腊人” =明显掩盖了危险计划的礼物。 指的是特洛伊战争期间希腊人围攻特洛伊期间“特洛伊木马”的故事。

"A gift from the Gods" = a lucky thing that happens to you. “来自众神的礼物”=发生在你身上的幸运事物。

gift (v) 赐: To give something officially, for example in your Will. 正式提供一些东西，例如在你的遗嘱中。

To make it easy for an opponent to beat you. 让对手轻松击败你。

I/you/we/they/ gift, he/she/it/ gifts.
/am/is/are/ gifting.
/all/ gifted.
/was/were/ gifting.
/shall/will/ gift.
/shall/will/ be gifting.

gifted (adj), more gifted, most gifted 天才: Having a special talent. 有特殊才能。

Examples: all the guests at Betty's birthday party brought gifts. 例子：贝蒂的生日派对上的所有嘉宾都带来了礼物。

The young woman has a gift for playing the violin. 这位年轻女士有拉小提琴的礼物。

The bowler bowled such a poor ball, it was a gift for the batsman. 投球手投球如此糟糕，这是击球手的礼物。

John just bought a new parka at a 70% discount - what a gift! John刚以70％的折扣购买了一件新的派克大衣 - 真是个礼物！

In his Will, Frank has gifted $ 5,000 to each of his grandchildren. 在他的遗嘱中，弗兰克为他的每个孙子孙女赠送了5000美元。

An Australian pensioner can legally gift $ 30,000 every 5 years to other people, without affecting their pension. 澳大利亚养老金领取者可以合法地每5年向其他人赠送30,000美元，而不会影响他们的退休金。

The soccer player gifted a goal to the opposing team by missing an easy kick. 这名足球运动员错过了一次轻松的踢球，给对方球队一个进球。

To the East of Melbourne is a well-known school for gifted children. 墨尔本东部是一所着名的天才儿童学校。

LEAN 精益:

Refer to Lesson 51. 参考第51课。

下一个单词具有多种含义，因此定义和示例均分为两组。

The following word has many meanings, so the definitions and examples are each divided into two sets.

LEAVE 假 / 离开 / 走

leave (n), leaves (pl): Time away from work due to holiday ("annual leave"), illness ("sick leave"), study ("study leave") or another reason. 因假期（“年假”），疾病（“病假”），学习（“学习休假”）或其他原因而离开工作的时间。

Formal permission to do something. 正式许可做某事。

"To take leave of" = to say goodbye. “请假”=说再见。

"To take leave of your senses" = to make a stupid decision. “放弃你的感官”=做出一个愚蠢的决定。

leave (v) 离开: To go away from a person or place. 离开一个人或地方。

To forget to take something with you when you leave, or to deliberately not take it. 当你离开时忘记带走一些东西，或故意不带走它。

To allow something to stay "as is" (in the same condition). 允许某些东西保持“原样”（在相同条件下）。

"To leave someone doing something" = at the time when you leave, that person continues doing what they've been doing. “离开某人做某事”=当你离开时，那个人继续做他们一直在做的事情。

"To leave someone better off / worse off" = some change causes a person to be in a better / worse situation than they are now. “让某人更好/更差”=某些改变会导致一个人处于比现在更好/更糟的状况。

To not eat all the food offered to you. 不要吃所有提供给你的食物。

To go away from a place because you have finished your activity there. 因为你在那里完成了你的活动而离开了一个地方。

To stop living with a person with whom you had a relationship. 停止与你有关系的人生活。

To wait before you do some activity. 在你做一些活动之前等待。

To die while other people in your family are still alive. 当你家里的其他人还活着的时候死去。

To will something to somebody when you die. 当你死的时候会对某人有所帮助。

"To leave something to chance" = to wait and see what happens, without making any plan. “留下一些机会”=等待，看看会发生什么，而不做任何计划。

"To leave somebody cold" = to not make someone feel interested. “让某人感冒”=不要让别人感到有兴趣。

"To leave somebody out in the cold" = to exclude somebody from a group. “让某人在寒冷中离开”=将某人排除在外。

"To leave somebody in the lurch" = to leave someone, at a time when they need your help, or they are waiting for you. “让某人陷入困境”=离开某人，在他们需要你帮助的时候，或者他们在等你。

"To leave someone to their own devices" = to allow someone to make their own decisions. “让某人留在自己的设备上”=允许某人做出自己的决定。

"To leave well alone" = to allow something to stay as it is, because trying to alter it will make it worse. “单独离开”=允许保持原样，因为试图改变它会使情况变得更糟。

"To leave a lot to be desired" = to be of much lower quality than you would like. “留下很多不足之处”=质量远低于你想要的。

"To leave it at that" = to agree with someone that you've done enough work on something, or talking about it, for now. “把它留在那个”=同意某个人，你已经做了足够的工作，或者谈论它，现在。

"To leave no stone unturned" = to do everything you can to solve a problem. “不遗余力”=尽一切可能解决问题。

I/you/we/they/ leave, he/she/it/ leaves.
/am/is/are/ leaving (note spelling, no E before ING).
/all/ left (note spelling, irregular verb).
/was/were/ leaving.
/shall/will/ leave.
/shall/will/ be leaving.

Note: "left" is also a noun, adjective and adverb: 注意：“左”也是名词，形容词和副词：

Left (n) 左 = if you face North, left is the direction to your West. 如果你面向北方，左边是你西方的方向。

Left (adv) 左 = moving to the left. 向左移动。

Left (adj) 左 = for two objects, the one on the left side of the other. 两个物体，一个在另一个物体的左侧。

Note: "leaves" is also a noun, the plural of "leaf". The part of a plant at the end of a branch. A thin sheet of paper. 注意：“叶子”也是名词，“叶子”的复数。 植物的一部分在分支的末端。 一张薄纸。

Examples: Sandra is taking 2 weeks' study leave. 示例：桑德拉正在休学两周。

The court allowed the criminal leave to appeal against his conviction. 法院允许刑事上诉对他的定罪提出上诉。

Five years ago, Fred took leave of the village where he was born, and went to live in Melbourne. 五年前，弗雷德离开了他出生的村庄，去了墨尔本。

The fishermen went out in their boat, in poor weather, without lifejackets - they must have taken leave of their senses. 渔夫们在天气恶劣的情况下乘船出去，没有救生衣 - 他们一定是放下了感官。

The train leaves in 5 minutes. 火车在5分钟后离开。

The bus will leave in 8 minutes. 巴士将在8分钟后离开。

In Lesson 44, Ernie could have said "Anyway, mate, I have to leave." 在第44课，厄尼本来可以说“无论如何，交配，我必须离开。”

Frank and Muriel left for the footy game at 1 pm. 弗兰克和穆里尔在下午1点离开了这场比赛。

"Damn!" said Frank, "I left my mobile phone at home!" “该死的！” 弗兰克说，“我把手机留在了家里！”

Never leave your luggage unattended at an airport or train station. 切勿将行李放在机场或火车站无人看管。

At the restaurant, John left a tip on the table for the waitress. 在餐厅，约翰在餐桌上给女服务员留了小费。

Frank left Muriel watching TV, to go for a walk. 弗兰克离开穆里尔看电视，去散步。

When the Reserve Bank dropped interest rates, it left many pensioners worse off, earning less interest on their savings. 当储备银行降低利率时，许多养老金领取者的情况变得更糟，他们的储蓄利息减少了。

Alice was full after a big meal, and left half her dessert. 一顿大餐后，爱丽丝吃饱了，剩下一半的甜点。

Fred left school at age 17. 弗雷德17岁就离开了学校。

After he lost his job, his wife put the boot in by announcing she was leaving him. 在他失去工作后，他的妻子宣布她要离开他。

Frank decided to leave painting the front door until next week. 弗兰克决定将油漆留在前门，直到下周。

When Terry died, he left a wife and two children. 当特里去世时，他留下了一个妻子和两个孩子。

In his Will, he left everything to his wife. 在他的遗嘱中，他把一切都留给了他的妻子。

Alice likes to plan a project thoroughly, and not leave anything to chance. 爱丽丝喜欢彻底地计划一个项目，而不是留下任何机会。

"I love classical music" said John "but pop leaves me cold". “我喜欢古典音乐”约翰说“但流行音乐让我感到寒冷”。

Betty had a problem with a project, but her manager left her in the lurch by going on a holiday. 贝蒂在一个项目上遇到了问题，但是她的经理因为度假而让她陷入困境。

The baby-sitter seemed to know how to look after our kids, so we left her to her own devices. 保姆似乎知道如何照顾我们的孩子，所以我们把她留给自己的设备。

People living near the proposed wind turbine farm have been left out in the cold for the entire planning process. 居住在风电场附近的人们在整个规划过程中都被冷落了。

The couple next door are arguing, but unless they become violent, we'll just leave well alone. 隔壁的那对夫妇正在争论，但除非他们变得暴力，否则我们只能独自离开。

The quality of Frank's painting leaves a lot to be desired. 弗兰克的绘画质量还有很多不足之处。

"We've done the foundation work" said Frank, "Let's leave it at that until tomorrow". “我们已经完成了基础工作”弗兰克说，“让我们把它留到明天”。

The Police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the murderer. 警方将不遗余力地寻找凶手。

To use Western cutlery when eating, hold the fork in your left hand and the knife in your right hand. 要在吃东西时使用西餐具，请用左手握住叉子，用右手拿刀。

Turn left at the next set of traffic lights. 在下一组红绿灯处左转。

It feels like I have something in my left eye. 感觉我的左眼有东西。

Mavis loves Autumn, when the leaves on many trees change colour. 当许多树上的树叶变色时，Mavis喜欢秋天。

Alice turned over a leaf of her report. 爱丽丝翻过她报告的一片叶子。

以下单词有很多含义，因此定义和示例分为三个视频。

The following word has many meanings, so the definitions and examples are each divided into three sets.

LINE 线 / 系 / 排 / 衲

line (n), lines (pl): A collection of people or things arranged in a row. 连续排列的人或事物的集合。

A collection of people waiting for something, standing in a row. 等待某事的人的一汇集，连续站立。

A long, thin mark on a surface of an object. 物体表面上的细长标记。

A mark that shows the limit of something, such as sports fields. 显示某些内容限制的标记，例如运动场。

A connection to a "landline" phone system, that is, wires leading to an exchange. 与“固定电话”电话系统的连接，即通向交换机的电线。

The route followed by a train or tram service. 之后是火车或有轨电车服务。

A policy to deal with events or situations. 处理事件或情况的政策。

"The Party Line" = the official policy of an organisation. “党的路线”=组织的官方政策。

"A long line of" = a series of people or things that follow each other. “长篇大论”=一系列相互追随的人或事。

"A fine line" = there is not much difference between two things. “罚款线”=两件事之间差别不大。

"To throw someone a line" = to help them in a difficult situation. “抛出一条线”=帮助他们处理困境。

"To draw a line" = to clearly tell someone that they should not do something. “画一条线”=清楚地告诉别人他们不应该做某事。

"To hold the line" = (for an army) to prevent the enemy advancing past your defences. “保持一条线”=（对于一支军队），以防止敌人超越你的防御。

"To hold the line" = (for communication) to keep a telephone connection during a break in conversation. “保持线路”=（用于通信）以在通话休息期间保持电话连接。

"To hold the line" = (in politics or business) to maintain a policy. “坚持”=（政治或商业）维持政策。

The shape of something. 某事物的形状。

A long, thin piece of material that supports or secures something: "a mooring line", "a fishing line". 一种长而薄的材料，支撑或固定一些东西：“系泊线”，“钓鱼线”。

A transport company: "an airline", "a shipping line", "a freight line". 运输公司：“航空公司”，“航运公司”，“货运专线”。

An entertaining or persuasive comment. 一个有趣或有说服力的评论。

A row of words in text - like these lessons! 文本中的一行文字 - 就像这些课程一样！

The words spoken by an actor in a play. 戏剧中演员所说的话。

A series of musical notes. 一系列音符。

"Your line of work" = The type of job you do. “你的工作”=你做的工作类型。

For a shop, a set of similar things for sale. 对于一个商店，一套类似的东西出售。

"Along the lines of" = similar to, but not exactly the same. “沿着”=相似，但不完全相同。

"Along the same lines" = very similar to. “沿着同样的路线”=非常相似。

"To be in line for" = to be likely to get some prize, promotion or other good thing. “为了排队”=有可能得到一些奖品，促销或其他好东西。

"To be next in line" = the person waiting in a line who will be helped next. The person who will replace someone else in a position of power, for example, as a king or queen. “排在第二位”=排队等待接下来的人。 在权力位置取代其他人的人，例如，作为国王或王后。

"Line of sight" = a straight line along which you look at something, or a radio signal travels to it. “视线”=你看一些东西的直线，或无线电信号传到它上面。

"In the line of duty" = while doing your job. “在职责范围内”=在做你的工作时。

"To fall into line" = to start to agree with a plan or a way of doing things. “陷入困境”=开始同意一个计划或一种做事方式。

"In the firing line" = likely to be criticised or penalised. “在射击线上”=可能会受到批评或处罚。

"To drop a line" = to write somebody a letter or email, especially a short, friendly one. “放弃一条线”=给某人写一封信或电子邮件，特别是一个简短友好的信件。

"To get in line" = to form a line to wait for something. “排队”=形成一条等待某事的线。

"To line up" = to put objects in a line. To aim a gun at something. “排队”=将对象放入一行。 用枪瞄准某事。

"To line your pockets" = to make money dishonestly. “排队口袋”=不诚实地赚钱。

"To bring into line with" = to make something the same, or almost the same, as something else. “使”=与某些东西相同，或几乎相同，以符合其他东西。

"On the line" = could easily fail or be stopped. “在线”=很容易失败或停止。

"To toe the line" = to follow rules, even if you don't agree with them. 即使您不同意，“遵守规则”=遵守规则。

"Somewhere along the line" = at some time in the past. “沿着这条线的某个地方”=在过去的某个时间。

line (v) 衬: To form a row along the side of something. 沿着某物的一侧形成一排。

衲: To cover the inside of something with some material. 用某种材料覆盖某物的内部。

I/you/we/they/ line, he/she/it/ lines.
/am/is/are/ lining (note spelling, no E before ING).
/all/ lined (note spelling, single E).
/was/were/ lining.
/shall/will/ line.
/shall/will/ be lining.

"Lined" is also an adjective: Having a lining inside. Covered with lines. Opposite: "unlined". “衬里”也是一个形容词：里面有衬里。 覆盖着线条。 相反：“无衬里”。

Examples: The squad of soldiers formed a line. 例子：士兵队形成了一条线。

Customers waiting for the bank to open formed a neat line. 等待银行开户的客户形成了一条整齐的线路。

Please wait in line to be served. 请排队等候送达。

Please keep my place in the line. 请保持我的位置。

The student carefully drew a straight line. 学生小心翼翼地画了一条直线。

If the mobile phone signal is poor at your house, you can get a "landline" phone connection. 如果您家中的手机信号不佳，您可以获得“固定电话”电话连接。

Yesterday there were delays on the Pakenham Line. 昨天Pakenham线有延误。

The Police took a hard line with the protesters. 警察与抗议者采取强硬立场。

Parliament voted along Party Lines, so the Government won the vote for the new Bill. 议会在Party Lines上投票，因此政府赢得了对新法案的投票。

Detectives are following a new line of enquiry. 侦探们正在进行新的调查。

The politician resigned following a long line of slips of the tongue. 这位政治家在经过多长时间的滑动后辞职。

There is a fine line between courage and recklessness. 勇气和鲁莽之间有一条界限。

The invading forces attacked strongly, but our Army held the line. 入侵部队强烈攻击，但是我们的军队保持了这条线。

The business has to hold the line on wage increases, or they will go bankrupt. 企业必须坚持工资增长，否则他们将破产。

Fred held the line while the receptionist located the Service Manager. 弗雷德在接待员找到服务经理的同时担任该职务。

I tried to phone you, but the line was busy. 我试着打电话给你，但线路很忙。

The latest Jaguar sports car has beautiful lines. 最新的捷豹跑车拥有优美的线条。

The ferry was moored with two lines at the bow and two at the stern. 渡轮停泊在船头有两条线路，船尾有两条线路。

Yan was fishing for trout, and squealed when there was a strong tug on her line. 艳在钓鳟鱼，并在钓线猛拉时尖叫。

John's business regularly uses "Startrack" as their shipping line. John的业务经常使用“Startrack”作为他们的航运公司。

Fred thinks his boss is feeding him a line about needing to work more quickly. 弗雷德认为他的老板正在为他提供一条关于需要更快地工作的信息。

Betty quickly typed a 50-line report. 贝蒂迅速输入了一份50行的报告。

Imagine being an actor and having to learn all those lines! 想象一下，作为一个演员，必须学习所有这些线！

The composer Rachmaninoff is famous for long melodic lines in his music. 作曲家拉赫玛尼诺夫因其音乐中长长的旋律线而闻名。

"What line of work are you in?" Sandra was asked. “你在做什么工作？” 桑德拉(Sandra)被问到了。

John went to a computer store and asked to see their line of USB memory sticks. 约翰去了一家电脑商店，要求看看他们的USB记忆棒系列。

Frank wanted to buy two pots for their back yard, along the lines of the three that are there already. 弗兰克想要为他们的后院购买两个盆，沿着已经存在的三个线。

Muriel would like to renovate her kitchen, along the same lines as her sister's. 穆里尔想和她妹妹一样翻新她的厨房。

Alice is in line for promotion to Systems Analyst. 爱丽丝正在晋升为系统分析师。

Eventually, Fred was next in line at the checkout. 最终，弗雷德在结账时排在第二位。

Prince William is next in line to the British Throne. 威廉王子是英国王位的下一个继承人。

We aren't line of sight to the mobile phone tower here, so reception can be poor. 我们这里不是移动电话塔的视线，所以接待可能很差。

A funeral was held for a lifesaver who drowned in the line of duty. 举行了一场葬礼，为一名淹死在执行任务中的救生员举行了葬礼。

Alice reluctantly fell into line with Betty's demands. 爱丽丝不情愿地接受了贝蒂的要求。

The railway operator will be in the firing line because of poor performance. 由于性能不佳，铁路运营商将处于火线。

The pay rise will bring the company's rates of pay into line with the industry average. 加薪将使公司的薪酬水平与行业平均水平保持一致。

The executive put his job on the line by speaking out about fraud. 通过谈论欺诈行为，这位高管将他的工作放在了一线。

"Why don't you drop your sister a line?" Frank asked Muriel. “你为什么不放弃你的妹妹？” 弗兰克问穆里尔。

Fred agreed to toe the line and stop using Facebook with his friends while he was working. 弗雷德同意在他工作的时候和他的朋友一起使用Facebook。

Somewhere along the line, a hose had burst, and oil had been spilling onto the road for hours. 沿着这条线的某个地方，一根软管爆裂了，油已经流到路面上好几个小时了。

People lined the street to watch the Moomba Festival Parade. 人们在街上排队观看Moomba Festival Parade。

They drove through country roads lined with trees. 他们开车穿过树木林立的乡间小路。

The jewellery box was lined with purple velvet. 珠宝盒内衬紫色天鹅绒。

The customers got in line for the chance to buy a bargain. 客户排队购买便宜货。

Frank lined up the new pots in his back yard. 弗兰克在后院排队了新的彩池。

The Council's Mayor was jailed for lining his pockets. 该委员会的市长因口袋而被判入狱。

Would you like your parka to be lined or unlined? 你想要你的大衣有衬里还是无衬里？

The elderly woman's face was heavily lined. 这位老年妇女的脸很粗糙。

LIST 目录 / 清单 / 列举

list (n), lists (pl): A record of information, on a computer or printed, often indexed to make finding particular information easier. 计算机或印刷品上的信息记录，通常编入索引，以便更容易地查找特定信息。

For a ship, a lean to one side. 对于一艘船，一侧倾斜。

"A list as long as your arm" = a very long list. “一个列表，只要你的手臂”=一个很长的清单。

"A waiting list" / "A wait list" = a list of people waiting to buy or do something in the future. “等待名单”/“等待名单”=等待将来购买或做某事的人员名单。

"A mailing list" = a list of people who want to be mailed or emailed or texted when something happens, usually when a product becomes available for purchase. “邮件列表”=当某些事情发生时，通常在产品可供购买时，希望通过邮寄或通过电子邮件发送或发短信的人员列表。

"A wish list" = a list of things you would like to have, but probably will never be able to buy. “愿望清单”=您希望拥有的一系列物品，但可能永远无法购买。

"A watch list" = a list of people or companies who might be a problem in the future. “监视列表”=未来可能存在问题的人员或公司列表。

"A hit list" = a list of people or companies that someone intends to kill or damage. “命中清单”=有人打算杀人或受伤的人或公司名单。

list (v) 列举: To make up a list. 列出一个清单。

To add entries (also called: "records") to a list. 将条目（也称为“记录”）添加到列表中。

For a ship, to lean to one side, because of poor loading or damage. 对于船舶，由于负载不当或损坏，倾向于一侧。

For a company, to make its shares available for trading on a particular Stock Market. 对于公司而言，要使其股票可在特定股票市场进行交易。

I/you/we/they/ list, he/she/it/ lists.
/am/is/are/ listing.
/all/ listed.
/was/were/ listing.
/shall/will/ list.
/shall/will/ be listing.

Examples: Fred wrote a shopping list. 示例：弗雷德写了一个购物清单。

Betty made a list of things she wanted to do during her holidays. 贝蒂列出了她在假期期间想要做的事情。

The ship was damaged, letting in water and giving it a list. 船被损坏，让水进入并列出清单。

Alice has a list as long as her arm, of errors in the program that need fixing. 爱丽丝有一个列表，只要她的手臂，程序中的错误需要修复。

Betty listed things she wanted to do during her holidays. 贝蒂列出了她在假期期间想要做的事情。

There is a long waiting list in Australia for delivery of the Tesla Model 3 electric car. 澳大利亚有很长的等待名单来交付特斯拉Model 3电动车。

If you want free treatment in a public hospital, you normally have to go on a waiting list. 如果您想在公立医院接受免费治疗，通常需要等候名单。

A new online bank has just listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). 一家新的网上银行刚刚在澳大利亚证券交易所（ASX）上市。

David is on a mailing list to tell him about new Apple products. David正在邮件列表中告诉他有关Apple新产品的信息。

A sports car is on Fred's wish list, but he will need to earn a higher salary to afford it. 弗雷德的愿望清单上有一辆跑车，但他需要获得更高的薪水才能买得起。

Three gambling casinos are on a watch list for possible money laundering. 三个赌博娱乐场在可能的洗钱清单上。

The Police raided a terrorist suspect's house and found a hit list of 20 politicians. 警察搜查了一名恐怖分子嫌疑人的房子，并找到了20名政治家的名单。

下一个单词具有多种含义，因此定义和示例均分为两组。

The following word has many meanings, so the definitions and examples are each divided into two sets.

LIVE 生活 / 住 / 居住 / 带电

live (n): There is no noun "live". 没有名词“live”。


live (v) 生活: To be alive. To continue to be alive. 要活着 继续活着。

To have a home, a place where you live. 拥有一个家，一个你住的地方。

To live your life in a certain way. 以某种方式过你的生活。

To stay alive and earn enough money to stay alive. 为了活着，赚到足够的钱来维持生计。

To be kept in a certain place. 要留在某个地方。

"To live on" = For people or things that are no longer alive, to still be remembered. “活下去”=对于不再活着的人或事物，仍然要被记住。

"To live on" = to be able to live on your income. “活着”=能够依靠你的收入生活。

"To live your life to the full" = to have an interesting and active life. “让你的生活充实”=拥有一个有趣而积极的生活。

"To live beyond your means" = to spend more money than you earn. “超越自己的生活”=花更多的钱而不是你的收入。

"To live without" = to not have something. “没有生活”=没有东西。

"To never live it down" = to never stop feeling embarrassed about something you did. “永远不要失败”=永远不要因为你所做的事而感到尴尬。

"You live and learn" = I have just discovered something surprising! “你生活和学习”=我刚刚发现了令人惊讶的事情！

"Within living memory" = some event that can be remembered by people who are still alive. “在生活记忆中”=某些可以被仍然活着的人记住的事件。

"To live to tell the tale" = to survive a dangerous event. “活下去讲故事”=生存危险的事件。

I/you/we/they/ live, he/she/it/ lives.
/am/is/are/ living (note spelling, no E).
/all/ lived (note spelling, single E).
/was/were/ living.
/shall/will/ live.
/shall/will/ be living.

live (adj) 电: Note pronunciation, long "i". Being alive. 活着。

Carrying electricity. 携带电力。

A radio or TV broadcast or streaming of a performance while it is happening. 正在发生的广播或电视广播或表演流媒体。

For ammunition, able to explode. 对于弹药，能够爆炸。

Being able to burn. 能够燃烧。

live (adv) 上线: Note pronunciation, long "i". Happening while being broadcast. 在播出时发生。

"To go live" = to start to operate. “上线”=开始运作。

Examples: Fred's father lived to the age of 53. 例子：弗雷德的父亲活到53岁。

The widow lived for only 8 months after her husband died. 这位寡妇在丈夫去世后仅生活了8个月。

John lives in Melbourne. 约翰住在墨尔本。

Jan lives with a friend in Box Hill. Jan住在Box Hill的一位朋友。

A friend of Betty's, suddenly homeless, lives by begging. 贝蒂的一个朋友，突然无家可归，靠乞讨生活。

Jan lives by working in a massage parlour. Jan住在按摩院工作。

Frank's electric drill lives on the second shelf in the garage. 弗兰克的电钻住在车库的第二个架子上。

Frank and Muriel may go and live in a retirement village. 弗兰克和穆里尔可能会去一个退休村。

Memories of the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 live on. 2008年全球金融危机的记忆继续存在。

The scientist who died recently lived her life to the full, as a researcher, TV presenter, writer and mother. 最近去世的科学家，作为一名研究员，电视节目主持人，作家和母亲，终生难忘。

It seems that many Australians, who borrowed heavily during the house price boom, are now living beyond their means. 似乎许多在房价飙升期间大量借贷的澳大利亚人现在生活在他们的手段之外。

John's family lived without a washing machine and TV for many years. 约翰的家人多年没有洗衣机和电视。

Fred will never live down the time he set off his school's fire alarm accidentally. 弗雷德在他不小心引爆学校的火警时永远不会活下去。

"I didn't know Frank had been in the Police! You live and learn!" “我不知道弗兰克曾在警察局里！你生活和学习！”

Australian battles in the First World War are no longer within living memory. 第一次世界大战中的澳大利亚战争不再是在记忆中。

Jan nearly drowned when she was young, but lived to tell the tale. Jan在她年轻的时候几乎淹死了，但却活着告诉这个故事。

Shipping live sheep to the Middle East has been criticised. 向中东运送活羊一直受到批评。

A falling tree might bring down live power lines. 倒下的树可能会降低带电的电力线。

There was a live broadcast from the Sydney Piano Competition. 悉尼钢琴比赛现场直播。

The soldiers carried boxes of live ammunition, very carefully. 士兵们非常小心地携带了一箱实弹。

When camping, make sure there are no live coals in the fireplace when you leave. 露营时，确保离开时壁炉中没有活煤。

The Sydney Piano Competition is streamed live. 悉尼钢琴比赛现场直播。

Betty is nervous. The new computer system is about to go live. 贝蒂很紧张。 新的计算机系统即将投入使用。

LOWER 降低 / 放低 / 降下 / 下

lower (n): There is no noun "lower". 没有名词“lower”。

lower (v) 降低: To move an object to a low position (opposite of RAISE). 将对象移动到低位置（与RAISE相反）。

To make something worse or to become worse. 使事情变得更糟或变得更糟。

To reduce something. 减少一些东西。

"To lower yourself" = to behave in a way that reduces the respect other people have for you. “降低自己”=以一种降低其他人对你的尊重的方式行事。

I/you/we/they/ lower, he/she/it/ lowers.
/am/is/are/ lowering.
/all/ lowered.
/was/were/ lowering.
/shall/will/ lower.
/shall/will/ be lowering.

lower (adj 下): Low, lower, lowest. The bottom part of something. 某事的底部。

Positioned below another object. (Opposite of UPPER). 位于另一个对象下方。 （与UPPER相反）。

"Lower-case" = small letters in text, not capital letters, which are called "upper-case". In Lesson 1, John called them "un-capitalised". “小写”=文本中的小写字母，而不是大写字母，称为“大写”。 在第一课中，约翰称他们为“非资本化”。

Examples: Frank lowered the sofa gently to the floor. 例子：弗兰克轻轻地将沙发放到地板上。

We lowered the fence to give us a better view. 我们降低了栅栏以给我们更好的视野。

Even with extra school funding, educational standards have lowered. 即使有额外的学校资金，教育标准也降低了。

The Reserve Bank wants to lower interest rates further. 储备银行希望进一步降低利率。

If you go into politics, eventually you will have to lower yourself to their moral standard. 如果你进入政界，最终你将不得不降低自己的道德标准。

Muriel often has a pain in her lower back. 穆里尔经常在腰部疼痛。

The lower levels of the carpark are usually full. 停车场的较低楼层通常是满的。

Most English writing consists of lower-case letters. 大多数英文写作都是小写字母。

MEAN 平均值 / 意味着 / 表示 / 刻薄

mean (n), means (pl): The sum of two or more numbers, divided by the number of numbers. 两个或多个数字的总和除以数字的数量。

mean (v) 意味着: To put an idea into words. 把想法变成文字。

I/you/we/they/ mean, he/she/it/ means.
/am/is/are/ meaning.
/all/ meant (note spelling, irregular verb).
/was/were/ meaning.
/shall/will/ mean.
/shall/will/ be meaning.

"I mean what I say" / "I mean it" = believe me, I'm not fooling you. “我的意思是我说的”/“我的意思是”=相信我，我不是在愚弄你。 "To mean to" = to intend to do something. “意思是”=打算做某事。

"Meant to be" = thought of in a certain way. “意味着”=以某种方式思考。

"Meant for" = to be important or significant to someone. “意味着”=对某人来说重要或重要。

"To mean a lot" / "to mean little" = to affect / not affect someone emotionally. “意味着很多”/“意味着很少”=影响/不影响某人的情感。

"To mean business" = to be serious about doing something. “意味着生意”=认真做事。

mean (adj), meaner, meanest 卑鄙: To not want to share something, especially money. 不想分享一些东西，特别是钱。

Unkind. 刻薄。

Frightening. 可怕的。

Very good, especially a skill. 非常好，特别是技能。

Run-down and dirty. 破旧和肮脏。

"No mean achievement" = a great or valuable success. “没有意义的成就”=一个伟大或有价值的成功。

Examples: The mean of 7, 4 and 4 is (7 plus 4 plus 4) divided by 3, which is 5. 示例：7,4和4的平均值是（7加4加4）除以3，即5。

What does the word "consists" mean? “组成”这个词是什么意思？

What do you mean by saying that? 你这么说是什么意思？

I have a feeling that we are being watched. Do you know what I mean? 我有一种感觉，我们正在被关注。 你懂我的意思吗？

The Australian taxation system is "progressive", which means that the more you earn, the more you pay in tax. 澳大利亚的税收制度是“进步的”，这意味着您赚得越多，您缴税就越多。

Fred was told by his boss "Be late once more and you'll be in trouble - I mean it!" 他的老板告诉弗雷德“再次迟到，你会遇到麻烦 - 我的意思是！”

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. 对不起，我不是故意伤害你。

I meant to say, let's meet at 11, not 10. 我想说，让我们在11点而不是10点见面。

Many people believe that life is meant to be difficult. 许多人认为生活是困难的。

Tasmanian beaches are meant to be beautiful to visit in summer. 夏季，塔斯马尼亚海滩的美丽景色非常美丽。

"My question was meant for Sandra, not Alice" said Betty. “我的问题是为了桑德拉，而不是爱丽丝，”贝蒂说。

Muriel and Frank were meant for each other. 穆里尔和弗兰克是彼此的意思。

Yan means a lot to John. 艳对约翰来说意味着很多。

There's a parking inspector coming, and I think she means business! 有一个停车检查员来了，我认为她意味着生意！

There's an English joke about a mean person not wanting to open their wallet because it lets the moths escape. 有一个英国人开玩笑说一个不想打开钱包的人，因为它让飞蛾逃脱了。

The girl was being mean to her young brother. 这个女孩对她的弟弟很吝啬。

On the dark street, Alice saw a squat, mean-looking man walking towards her. 在黑暗的街道上，爱丽丝看到一个蹲着，看起来很卑鄙的男人走向她。

He plays a mean saxophone. 他扮演一个卑鄙的萨克斯管。

The city of Glasgow has areas of mean streets. 格拉斯哥市拥有平均街道区域。

For Betty's team to achieve their deadline for the project was no mean feat. 对于贝蒂的团队来说，实现他们的项目截止日期绝非易事。

MINUTE 分钟 / 札记 / 记录 / 微型

minute (n), minutes (pl): One-sixtieth of an hour of time. 六十分之一小时的时间。

[SL:] A very short time. [SL：]很短的时间。

"Up-to-the-minute" = modern, or most recent. “最新”=现代或最近。

"Right this minute" = immediately. “这一分钟”=立即。

"The minute that" = as soon as. “那一刻”=尽快。

One-sixtieth of one degree of angle. 一度角度的六十分之一。

"Minutes" (of a meeting) = a written record of what happened. “会议纪要”（会议纪要）=所发生事件的书面记录。

minute (v) 记录: To write down the minutes of a meeting. 写下会议记录。

I/you/we/they/ minute, he/she/it/ minutes.
/am/is/are/ minuting (note spelling, no E).
/all/ minuted (note spelling, single E).
/was/were/ minuting.
/shall/will/ minute.
/shall/will/ be minuting.

minute (adj) 微: Note pronunciation, long "i". Extremely small. 非常小。

Examples: The bus will leave in 8 minutes. 示例：巴士将在8分钟后离开。

I'll be back in a minute. 我马上就回来了。

Can you hold this for a couple of minutes, please? 你可以持几分钟吗？

The ship's GPS showed its latitude as 34 degrees, 17 point 2 minutes North. 该船的GPS显示其纬度为34度，北纬17点2分。

Alice received a copy of the minutes by email. 爱丽丝通过电子邮件收到了会议记录副本。

Bendigo Art Gallery is running an exhibition of up-to-the-minute fashion trends. 本迪戈美术馆正在举办最新时尚潮流展览。

Sandra has been browsing up-to-the-minute software tools on the Internet. Sandra一直在浏览互联网上最新的软件工具。

I need this motor fixed right this minute. 我需要这个电机在这一刻固定好。

The minute that John saw Yan, he thought she looked tired. 约翰看到艳的那一刻，他觉得她看起来很累。

Please let me know the minute the spare part arrives. 请告知我备件到货的时间。

When she minutes a meeting, the typist not only takes notes on a word processor, but makes an audio recording as a backup. 当她开会时，打字员不仅在文字处理器上记笔记，而且还将录音作为备份。

Modern electronic equipment is becoming so small, the plugs and sockets on it are minute. 现代电子设备变得如此之小，其上的插头和插座很小。