形容词人工的; 人造的; 人为的; 虚假的，非原产地的

名词人造肥料; 美假花

1. 人造的；非自然形成的
Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.

e.g. ...a wholefood diet free from artificial additives, colours and flavours...
不含人工添加剂、色素和香料的天然食品
e.g. The city is dotted with small lakes, natural and artificial...
这个城市小型湖泊星罗棋布，有天然的也有人工的。

形容词潜在的，有可能的; [语法学]可能语气的，表示可能性的; 有能力的

名词潜力，潜能; [物]电位，势能; 潜能的事物; [语]可能语气

1. 潜在的；可能的
You use potential to say that someone or something is capable of developing into the particular kind of person or thing mentioned.

e.g. The firm has identified 60 potential customers at home and abroad...
该公司已在国内外找到60个潜在客户。
e.g. ...potential party members...
有可能发展成党员的人

名词功效; 效率，效能; 实力，能力; [物]性能

1. 效率;效能;功效
Efficiency is the quality of being able to do a task successfully, without wasting time or energy.

e.g. There are many ways to increase agricultural efficiency in the poorer areas of the world.
有很多方法能够提高世界贫困地区的农业效率。
e.g. ...energy efficiency.
能效

2. （物理学、工程学中的）效率，功率
In physics and engineering, efficiency is the ratio between the amount of energy a machine needs to make it work, and the amount it produces.

名词情报; 智力; 聪颖; 情报机构

1. 聪颖;智慧;灵性
Intelligence is the quality of being intelligent or clever.

e.g. She's a woman of exceptional intelligence.
她是个有着非凡智慧的女子。

2. 智力;智能
Intelligence is the ability to think, reason, and understand instead of doing things automatically or by instinct.

e.g. Nerve cells, after all, do not have intelligence of their own.
毕竟,神经细胞自身并没有智力。

3. 情报;谍报
Intelligence is information that is gathered by the government or the army about their country's enemies and their activities.

e.g. She first moved into the intelligence services 22 years ago...
22年前她初次进入情报部门。
e.g. The purpose of intelligence is to provide information on how the enemy can be beaten...
谍报的目的是提供如何打败敌人的信息。

名词模仿，模拟; [生]拟态，拟色; 假装; 装病

1. 模仿;模拟;仿真品
Simulation is the process of simulating something or the result of simulating it.

e.g. Training includes realistic simulation of casualty procedures.
培训包括对急救过程的真实模拟。
e.g. ...a simulation of the greenhouse effect.
对温室效应的模拟