也許

也許下午會下雨。

 perhaps; maybe

Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.

大約

她大約跟我同年紀。

about; approximately

She's about my age.

小徑

它不是一條路，而是一條小徑。 

path; lane

It's not a road, but a path

小康

小康家庭

well-off; moderately affluent

well-off family

不如

京都不如大阪大。

not as good as; not equal to

Kyoto is not as large as Osaka.

不懈

人類與大自然進行不懈的鬥爭。

untiring; unremitting

Man is engaged in a constant struggle with Nature.

介意

你介意我開窗嗎？

to mind

Do you mind if I open the window?

仍然

你仍然很年輕。 

 still

You're still very young.

及時

他及時趕到了會議。

 in time

He arrived in time for the meeting.

反而

兒童的鞋並不便宜--反而更貴。

instead; on the contrary

Children's shoes aren't cheap; on the contrary, they are expensive.

天才

她是個數學天才。

 genius

She was a genius in mathematics.

天賦

他有音樂天賦。 

talent; innate skill

He has a gift for music.

少數

只有少數的人是無憂無慮的。 

 a minority; few

Only a few people are free from cares.

支持

無論如何，我都支持你。 

support

Whatever happens, I'll support you.

方式

我喜歡你說話的方式。 

style, manner

I like the way you talk.

日後

魚已用鹽腌起留著日後吃。 

someday (in the future)

The fish was salted and stored away for eating someday in the future.

比起

比起狗，我更喜歡貓。 

compared to

Compared to dogs, I prefer cats.

主力

他是全隊的主力。

main force; kingpin

He's the kingpin of the whole team

主持

老教授主持了一次討會。

preside over

The old professor presided over a seminar.

主宰

每個人都應該是自己命運的主宰。

rule over; be a master of

Everyone ought to be a master of his own destiny.

主動

他主動幫他媽媽做家務。

 initiative; actively

He takes the initiative in helping his mother do the housework.

付出

不要害怕付出你的時間。

invest; give (time, effort)

Don't be afraid to invest your time.

令人

真是令人頭痛。

 cause

It's really mind-boggling.

以免

她匆忙趕去車站，以免錯過火車。 

in order to avoid

She hurried to the station in order to avoid missing the train.

充當

我為你充當導遊。

 act as

I'll act as a guide for you.

出色

他做得很出色。

outstanding

He did an outstanding job.

功能

剎車的功能是使車停下。

function

The function of the brake is to be used to stop the car.

外號

妳的外號真可愛。 

nickname

Your nickname is really cute.

巧合

完全由於巧合，瑪麗也在那裏。

coincidence

By sheer coincidence Mary was there too.

打敗

她下棋打敗了我。 

defeat

She beat me at chess.

永遠

我會永遠愛你

forever

I will love you forever.

生存

沒有水，我們無法生存。

 survive

Without water, there is no way we can survive.

生肖

為什麼生肖的十二種動物裏沒有貓呢？

zodiac

Why isn't the cat among the twelve animals of the zodiac.

生涯

他的政治生涯完蛋了。 

career

His political career has ended.

由此

我們爬上小丘的頂端，由此可以俯瞰城市。

thereby

We climbed to the top of the small elevation, from which we could look at the town.

由來

這個由來是什麼？

origin

What is the origin of this?

伙食

伙食團經常一塊用膳的一群人

food, meal

a group of people who regularly eat meals together

光環

她是一個有著性愛光環的女人。 

halo; aura

She was a woman with an erotic aura.

吃虧

說實話並不吃虧。

suffer losses

You will lose nothing by telling the truth.

吃驚

他的話讓我吃驚。

feel surprise

His words surprised me.

合約

我們在提供車輛方面與政府訂有合約。

contract

We have a contract with the government in the area of supplying vehicles.

回應

我敲門，但是沒有人回應。

respond; answer

I knocked on the door, but nobody answered.

因素

誠實是他成功最重要的因素。

factor

Honesty was the most important factor in his success.

地步

貧困使他陷入討飯的地步。

plight

Poverty reduced him to begging for a living.

如今

如今，銀行業面臨許多競爭。

nowadays

Nowadays, the banking business faces much competition.

安心

讓我安心工作。

relieved; at ease

Let me work in peace.

安撫

他試圖以改革的承諾安撫抗議者。 

pacify, comfort, placate

He tried to pacify the protesters with promise of reform.

有史以來

那是有史以來最強烈的一次地震。

since the beginning of history

It was the strongest earthquake on record.

自卑

不必自卑。

feel oneself to be inferor

Don't feel ashamed.

至少

它至少要花五美元。

at least

It'll cost at least US$5.

似乎

你似乎錯了。

seem

It seems that you're wrong.

位於

日本位於北半球。

be located in

Japan is located in the Northern Hemisphere.

位置

球員們在守備的位置。

wèi zhì; position (in a team)

The players were in position.

克服

他們可以克服恐懼。

overcome

They can overcome their fear.

冷靜

請保持冷靜。

calm

Please remain calm.

即將

音樂會即將開始。

upcoming

The concert is about to start.

吼

對你的電腦吼一點幫助也沒有。

hǒu; lion's roar, shout

Shouting at your computer will not help.

困境

你在進入困境。 

difficult situation; dilemma

You’re getting into a difficult situation.

困擾

這個問題一直困擾著我們

to trouble; to cause complications

This problem was troubling us.

完成

我無法完成這個任務。

to complete

I was unable to complete the task.

折扣

你能給我折扣嗎？

discount

Could you give me a discount?

沉重

他放下沉重的箱子。

chén zhòng; heavy, serious, critical

He set down the heavy box.

究竟

跟他在一起的那個女人究竟是誰？

after all

Who on earth is that female he's with?

防守

他們有三個隊員防守球門。

defend

They had three players defending the goal.

例外

這個月一直都很熱，但今天是個例外。

exception

It's been hot this month, but today's an exception.

其次

我最喜歡吃桔子，其次才是香蕉。

secondly

Next to orange I like banana best.

其余

他有三個女兒，一個結了婚，其餘兩個還沒有。

the rest

He has three daughters; one is married, but the others aren't.

取笑

我不想被取笑。

make fun of

I don't want to be made fun of.

固然

你固然是錯了，但也不能怪你。

admittedly (it's true that...)

It's true that you are wrong, but I can't blame you for that.