1、individual

个别的;单独的

They wait for the group to decide rather than making individual decisions.

他们等待团体作决定而不是各自作出决定。

Aid to individual countries would be linked to progress towards democracy.

对个别国家的援助会与其民主进程相挂钩。

个体;个人

anonymous individuals who are doing good things within our community.

一些在我们社区内做好事却不留名的个人

the rights and responsibilities of the individual.

个人的权利和责任

独特的;有个性的

It was really all part of her very individual personality.

那其实都是她独特个性的表现。

The language is highly individual.

语言非常独特。

2、persecute

(因种族、信仰）迫害，残害，压迫

Mr Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the authorities for their beliefs.

韦弗先生和他的家人由于其信仰而遭到当局的迫害。

They began by brutally persecuting the Catholic Church.

他们开始残酷迫害天主教。

找…的麻烦；骚扰；纠缠

He said his first wife persecuted him with her unreasonable demands.

他说他的第一任妻子总是拿无理要求纠缠他。

Vic was bullied by his father and persecuted by his sisters.

维克受到父亲的欺压和姊妹们的纠缠。

3、transition

转变;过渡;变革;变迁

The transition to a multi-party democracy is proving to be difficult.

事实证明，向多党民主制的转型非常艰难。

a period of transition.

过渡时期

(从某一状态或活动)转变，过渡(到另一状态或活动)

There was a significant decline in the size of the business as the company transitioned to an intellectual property company.

随着公司向知识产权公司转型，其业务规模显著下降。