He has staked his reputation on the outcome. 他將自己的名聲賭在結果上。
recruit n.新兵，新成員vt.征募，招收
The college recruits minority students. 這所大學招收少數民族學生。
command n.命令v.命令；指揮；控製；要求
The captain commanded the ship. 艦長指揮這艘船。
He can’t command so large a sum of money. 他不能支配這樣大的一筆錢。
Food commands a higher price when it is scarce. 食物供應不足會導致漲價。
skyrocket n.衝天火箭v.暴漲
The fuel price has skyrocketed. 油價暴漲了。
Just when you thought housing prices can’t go any higher, it skyrocketed into a new high. 就在你認為房價不會再上漲的時候，它再創新高。
dim adj.暗淡的vt.使暗淡
Please dim out the stage for the final scene. 請在最後一場即將開演時將舞台燈光調暗。
The light of a candle is dimmed by sunlight. 燭光在日光下顯得很黯淡。
moderate v.（使）緩和，（使）減輕
The storm has moderated. 暴風雨緩和了。
The teacher moderated the severity of the criticism. 老師減輕了批評的嚴厲程度。
approximate vt.使接近
This is the approximate location of the ancient city. 這是那座古代城市的大概位置。
I have finally found a vegetarian burger that approximates the taste of real beef. 我終於找到了一種味道近似於真正牛肉的素食漢堡。
單詞含義之間完全不同才能算作真正的一詞多義，本書第四章《連句記一詞多義》中會用多個精選的例句對逐個意思做詳細的講解，這種方式也是筆者的獨創。
resort
n.度假勝地
The resort still preserves a feeling of exclusivity. 這個度假勝地仍然保持著給人一種專屬感。
n.訴諸，求助，采取
He couldn’t have passed the exam without resort to cheating. 他要是不作弊，肯定通不過這次考試。
vi.訴諸於，求助於，采取
After the divorce, he resorted to drinking every day. 離婚以後他每天借酒澆愁。
The government resorted to censorship of the press. 政府以新聞審查製度為手段。
I’m sorry you have resorted to deception. 你采取了欺騙的手段，我表示很遺憾。
They resorted to unethical practice to meet their sales quota. 他們采取了不道德的做法來實現他們的銷售額。
appropriate
adj.合適的
Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken. 既然已找出問題的症結，即可采取適當的行動。
vt.擅自挪用
No one should appropriate a common benefit. 任何人都不應該占用公共利益。
He appropriated money for the research program. 他為了研究項目擅自挪用了資金。
account
n.賬戶
Does the bank charge a fee for setting up an account？在銀行開設賬戶要收費嗎？
n.解釋
Your account of events does not correspond with hers. 你對事情的陳述與她說的不相符。
vi.解釋
The suspect couldn’t account for his conduct that night. 犯罪嫌疑人不能夠解釋他那天晚上的行為。
vi.導致
Adverse weather accounted for the long delay. 惡劣的天氣導致了長時間的延誤。
oblige
vt.強製
Circumstances oblige me to do that. 現實狀況要求我這麼做。
I was obliged to abandon that idea. 我被迫放棄那個想法。
The law obliges companies to pay decent wages to their employees. 法律強製公司付給員工體麵的工資。