智力
The instructions are so easy that they are an insult to your intelligence.
指示如此簡單，簡直侮辱你的智力。
妨礙/干涉
I turned down the radio lest if (should) interfere with his lessons.
我把收音機音量調低以免妨礙他上課。
調查
The investigation into the accident was carried out by two policemen.
兩名警察對這起事故展開調查。
包含/(使)捲入
This job involves a lot of traveling./He was not involved in the robbery.
做這份工作需要出差。/他與該搶案無涉。
發行/流出/議題
The post office issued the stamps last week./Lava issued from the volcano./He has published a lot of books on international issues.
上星期郵局發行了這些郵票。/熔岩從火山口噴出來。/他已經出版了很多議論國際問題的書。
打算/意圖
I intend to find out why he quit the game./He intends his son to manage the company.
我打算查明他為何退賽。/他打算讓兒子經營該公司。
強烈程度
The poem showed great intensity of feeling.
這首詩表現出強烈的感情。
互動/相互作用
There's not enough interaction between the management and the workers./Price is determined through the interaction of demand and supply.
管理階層和工人之間的互動不足。/價格是透過供需的相互作用而決定的。
入侵
In this film, aliens invade Earth and try to take over.
在此片中，外星人入侵地球並企圖接管。
強烈的
The pain in my back was so intense that I couldn't sleep./If the intense heat kept the firefighters at bay, the poor child couldn't be rescued from fire.
我的背太痛了，以致於我睡不著。/由於強烈高溫消防員無法靠近，可憐的孩子無法被救出火場。
密集的
He took a six-week intensive English course before he left for the States.
出發去美國前，他上了六週密集的英文課。
翻譯/詮釋
He spoke good Spanish and was to interpret for me./The dream can be interpreted in several ways.
他的西班牙語流利且將幫我翻譯。/此夢可用數種方式來解釋。
隔離
He and his family lived in isolation in the mountains.
他和他的家人住山上與外界隔絕。
妒忌
The sight of his ex-girlfriend with his good friend drove him mad with jealousy.
看見前女友和他的好朋友在一起，使他因妒忌而生氣。
圓形把手
He turned the door knob, and the door opened.
他轉動門把開門了。
勞動/辛苦工作
Many women do all the house work, and their labor is unpaid./I have been laboring over this report for days.
許多女人包辦家事但她們的勞動並沒有得到報酬。/我辛苦做報告已數日。
實驗室/語言實驗室
The professor stayed in the research laboratory doing experiments all day./We have our Oral Communication class in the language laboratory.
教授整天待在實驗室做實驗。/我們在語言教室上口語表達課。
智力的/知識份子
It's a job that requires considerable intellectual effort./It's an organization of artists and intellectuals, who come together to discuss their ideas.
這是一份需要相當腦力的工作。/此組織由藝術家及知識份子組成，共聚一堂討論想法。
意圖/用意
His good intentions were rewarded.
他的善意得到了善報。
互動
The new transfer student interacts well with other students in the class./We are studying how these two chemicals interact.
新來的轉學生與班上其他人互動很好。/我們正在研究這兩種化學物質如何互相作用。
中級的/中間的
The course is designed for learners at the intermediate level./We skipped the intermediate step/stage.
此課程是針對中等程度的學習者而設計的。/我們跳過中間的步驟。
中斷
The rain continued all day without interruption.
雨整天不下個不停。
親密的
I am on intimate terms with coworkers./He became intimate with an actress.
我和同事間的感情很好。/他和一個女演員過從甚密。
直覺
She sensed what was wrong by intuition.
她憑直覺意識到什麼地方出毛病了。
侵犯/侵入
He complained to his parents about their invasion of privacy./He apologized to them about his invasion.
他向父母抱怨他們侵犯隱私。/他向他們道歉他的侵入。
發明
The invention of the computer has revolutionized the business world.
電腦的發明改革了商業界。
投資
He invested all his money in real estate.
他把錢全部投資房地產。
使孤立
This village was isolated by the flood./A spokesman claimed the shooting was an isolated incident.
該村遭洪水與外界隔絕。/發言人聲稱此槍擊乃單一事件。
熱切的/熱愛/敏銳/競爭(就競爭的意義來說，本身不是形容詞，但例句為 keen competition)/競爭
He told me he was keen to help./She is very keen on art./Dogs have a very keen sense of smell./I won the contest in the keen competition.
他告訴我他很想幫忙。/她對藝術很感興趣。/狗的嗅覺很敏銳。/我在激烈競爭中獲勝。
水壺
The water in the kettle is boiling.
壺裡的水開了。
跪
She knelt down to pray.
她跪下來祈禱。