1、process

过程；进程

There was total agreement to start the peace process as soon as possible.

全体一致同意尽快开始和平进程。

They decided to spread the building process over three years.

他们决定用3年时间建成。

（生物或化学的）变化过程

It occurs in elderly men, apparently as part of the ageing process.

这种情况出现在老年人当中，显然是衰老过程的一部分。

The regularity with which this occurs suggests that the process is genetically determined.

这种现象出现的规律性表明这个过程是由基因决定的。

加工；处理

fish which are processed by freezing, canning or smoking.

经过冷冻、罐装或熏制处理的鱼

The material will be processed into plastic pellets.

这些材料将会被加工成塑料小球。

2、explanation

解释;说明

She told the court she would give a full explanation of the prosecution's decision on Monday.

她告诉法庭她会在星期一对原告方的决定作出全面解释。

There was a hint of schoolboy shyness in his explanation.

他的解释中带有一丝学生的羞涩。

理由；原因

The deputy airport manager said there was no apparent explanation for the crash.

机场副经理说那次飞机失事没有明显的原因。

Digging further into the medical literature, I found out there was a scientific explanation for all this.

进一步翻阅医学文献后我发现，这些都是有科学解释的。