develop sth
开发；研制:
The company develops and markets new software.
这个公司开发并销售新软件。

devote attention to
注意；专心；留心；注意力:
He devoted his attention back to the road again.
他把注意力转回到道路上。

devote sth to sth
把…用于:
I could only devote two hours a day to the work.
我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。

witness sth
当场看到,目击(尤指罪行或事故):
She was shocked by the violent scenes she had witnessed.
她被亲眼目睹的暴虐场面惊呆了。

endure sth
忍耐；忍受
They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial.
在此案审理前他们只得忍受长时间的等待。

backfire (on sb)
产生事与愿违的不良(或危险)后果:
Unfortunately the plan backfired.
不幸的是,计划产生了适得其反的结果。

botch sth (up)
笨拙地弄糟(某事物):
He completely botched up the interview.
他面试表现得糟透了。