1、suspend
暂停
The union suspended strike action this week.
工会本周暂停了罢工行动。
You can suspend it again and place it in the background; the clock continues to run while you do other work at your terminal.
您可以再次暂停它并将它放到后台;此时,即使您在终端窗口运行其他程序,时钟仍会继续运行。
使停职
Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident.
该事件发生后不久,朱莉被停职了。
2、engagement
约会;订婚约定
He had an engagement at a restaurant at eight.
他8点钟在一家餐馆有一个约会。
I've broken off my engagement to Arthur.
我已经解除了于阿瑟的订婚约定。
订婚时期
We spoke every night during our engagement.
我们订婚期间每晚都交谈。
交战
The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
宪法禁止他们在外国领土上的军事交战。
3、illustrate
表明; 显示
The example of the United States illustrates this point.
美国的例子表明了这一点。
The situation illustrates how vulnerable the president is.
这个情况显示总统是多么地不堪一击。
(用例子、故事或图表) 阐明;例证
Let me give another example to illustrate this difficult point.
让我举另一个例子来阐明这个难点。
Here, by way of illustration, are some extracts from our new catalogue.
这里引为例证的是摘自我们新目录的部分内容。











