名词总数; 数数; 罪状; 论点

动词数数; 计算总数; 把…算入; 重要

1. 数数
When you count, you say all the numbers one after another up to a particular number.

e.g. He was counting slowly under his breath...
他轻声地慢慢数着数。
e.g. Brian counted to twenty and lifted his binoculars.
布赖恩数到20，然后举起双筒望远镜。

2. 计算(或清点)总数
If you count all the things in a group, you add them up in order to find how many there are.

e.g. At the last family wedding, George's wife counted the total number in the family...
在上一次家族婚礼上，乔治的妻子清点了家族成员的总数。
e.g. I counted the money. It was more than five hundred pounds...
我数了数那些钱，有500多英镑。

名词欢心; 好感; 宠爱; 关切

及物动词支持; 赞成; 照顾; 促成

名词车站; 所，局; 身份; 电视台

及物动词配置，安置; 驻扎

1. 火车站
A station is a building by a railway line where trains stop so that people can get on or off.

e.g. Ingrid went with him to the railway station to see him off...
英格丽德和他一起去火车站送他。
e.g. Businessmen stream into one of Tokyo's main train stations.
商人不断涌进东京的一个主要火车站。

2. (公共汽车)站
A bus station is a building, usually in a town or city, where buses stop, usually for a while, so that people can get on or off.

3. 广播电台(或电视台)
If you talk about a particular radio or television station, you are referring to the programmes broadcast by a particular radio or television company.

e.g. ...an independent local radio station...
独立的地方电台
e.g. It claims to be the most popular television station in the UK.
它自称是英国最受欢迎的电视台。

4. 安置,派驻(士兵或官员);使驻扎
If soldiers or officials are stationed in a place, they are sent there to do a job or to work for a period of time.

e.g. Reports from the capital, Lome, say troops are stationed on the streets...
来自首都洛美的报道称，部队驻扎在大街上。
e.g. I was stationed there just after the war.
战争刚结束，我就被派驻到那里。

5. (常指为某一特定目的)在…守候
If you station yourself somewhere, you go there and wait, usually for a particular purpose.

e.g. The musicians stationed themselves quickly on either side of the stairs...
乐师们很快就静候在了楼梯的两边。
e.g. He stationed himself at the door.
他在门口守候着。

6. see also: fire station;gas station;petrol station;police station;power station;service station;space station;way station

名词打赌，赌博，赌注; 被下赌注的对象; 可能性

不及物动词当然，的确; 打赌(on,against,with)

及物动词赌博; 与…打赌; 下赌注; 确信

及物/不及物动词借入; 借钱，借用; [数]由上位借; 抄袭

名词借，借用; 担保物，抵押; [英史]什一税

1. 借；借用
If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.

e.g. Can I borrow a pen please? ...
我可以借支笔吗？
e.g. He wouldn't let me borrow his clothes.
他不愿我借他的衣服。

2. 借（钱）；贷（款）
If you borrow money from someone or from a bank, they give it to you and you agree to pay it back at some time in the future.

e.g. Morgan borrowed ￡5,000 from his father to form the company 20 years ago...
20年前摩根从他父亲那里借了5,000英镑，成立了这家公司。
e.g. It's so expensive to borrow from finance companies...
从信贷公司借钱利息非常高。

3. 借（书）
If you borrow a book from a library, you take it away for a fixed period of time.

e.g. I couldn't afford to buy any, so I borrowed them from the library.
我一本书也买不起，只好从图书馆借。

4. 采用，借用（词语、想法等）
If you borrow something such as a word or an idea from another language or from another person's work, you use it in your own language or work.

e.g. I borrowed his words for my book's title...
我借用他的话作为我这本书的标题。
e.g. Their engineers are happier borrowing other people's ideas than developing their own.
他们的工程师更乐于借用别人的观点，而不愿自我创新。

5. 捡回一条命；余下的光阴不多；好景不长
Someone who is living on borrowed time or who is on borrowed time has continued to live or to do something for longer than was expected, and is likely to die or be stopped from doing it soon.

e.g. Perhaps that illness, diagnosed as fatal, gave him a sense of living on borrowed time.
也许是那种被诊断为绝症的疾病让他有了时日无多之感。

副词肯定; 当然; 无疑; 确定

1. 当然;肯定
You use certainly to emphasize what you are saying when you are making a statement.

e.g. The public is certainly getting tired of hearing about it...
关于此事，公众当然已经听腻了。
e.g. The bombs are almost certainly part of a much bigger conspiracy...
几乎可以肯定，这些炸弹是一个更大的阴谋的一部分。

2. (表示同意)当然，行，没问题
You use certainly when you are agreeing with what someone has said.

e.g. 'In any case you remained friends.' — 'Certainly.'...
“无论如何，你们都是好朋友吧。”——“那当然。”
e.g. 'You keep out of their way don't you?' — 'I certainly do.'
“你会离他们远远的，是吧？”——“一点儿不假。”

3. 当然不
You say certainly not when you want to say 'no' in a strong way.

e.g. 'Perhaps it would be better if I withdrew altogether.' — 'Certainly not!'
“也许，我完全退出更好吧。”——“当然不是！”

名词分娩; 传送，投递; [法]（正式）交付; 讲演

1. (信件、包裹等的)递送，投递，运送
Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.

e.g. Please allow 28 days for delivery...
递送将需要 28 天的时间。
e.g. It is available at ￡108, including VAT and delivery.
其价格为 108 英镑，包括增值税和送货费在内。

2. 递送之物;投递之物;运送之物
A delivery of something is the goods that are delivered.

e.g. I got a delivery of fresh eggs this morning.
我今天早上收到了送来的新鲜鸡蛋。

3. 递送的;投递的;运送的
A delivery person or service delivers things to a place.

e.g. ...a pizza delivery man.
比萨饼递送员
e.g. ...Interflora, the flower delivery service.
国际花商联盟，鲜花速递服务机构

4. 发言(或演说)的方式
You talk about someone's delivery when you are referring to the way in which they give a speech or lecture.

e.g. His speeches were magnificently written but his delivery was hopeless.
他的发言稿写得非常精彩，但他的演讲风格真是无可救药。

5. 分娩;生产
Delivery is the process of giving birth to a baby.

e.g. In the end, it was an easy delivery: a fine baby boy...
分娩过程最终非常顺利，生了个健康的男婴。
e.g. Premature birth is three times more likely for twins, and delivery at 36 to 38 weeks is normal.
双胞胎的早产率要比一般的高出两倍，在36到38周之间分娩很正常。

形容词确信的，确实的; 有把握的; 无疑的; 一定的

副词当然; 确实地; 无疑地

1. 确信的;确知的;肯定的;有把握的
If you are sure that something is true, you are certain that it is true. If you are not sure about something, you do not know for certain what the true situation is.

e.g. He'd never been in a class before and he was not even sure that he should have been teaching...
他以前从未教过课，甚至不确定自己该不该教课。
e.g. The president has never been sure which direction he wanted to go in on this issue...
总统一直都不确定自己想从哪个方面来着手处理该问题。

2. 一定的;必定的;无疑的;确保的
If someone is sure of getting something, they will definitely get it or they think they will definitely get it.

e.g. A lot of people think that it's better to pay for their education so that they can be sure of getting quality...
许多人认为最好是接受付费教育，这样能确保教学质量。
e.g. It is the self-assurance of the new generation which makes them sure of their success.
年轻一代的自信让他们对成功志在必得。

3. (事情的发生)一定，必然
If you say that something is sure to happen, you are emphasizing your belief that it will happen.

e.g. With over 80 beaches to choose from, you are sure to find a place to lay your towel...
有 80 多个海滩可供选择，你一定能找到一处满意的。
e.g. Anyone who goes food shopping without a list is sure to forget the things they really need.
任何人如果采购食物时没列清单的话，肯定会忘了真正需要的东西。

4. 不容置疑的;确切的;可靠的;保险的
Sure is used to emphasize that something such as a sign or ability is reliable or accurate.

e.g. Sharpe's leg and shoulder began to ache, a sure sign of rain...
夏普的腿和肩膀开始疼痛，这预示着肯定要下雨了。
e.g. She has a sure grasp of social issues such as literacy, poverty and child care.
她对扫盲、贫穷和儿童保育等社会问题都有深切的认识。

副词无疑; 毋庸置疑地，的确地; 显然; 必定

副词明确地; 确切地; 一定地; 肯定地

int.（表强烈的肯定）当然

1. 清楚地;明显地;肯定地;当然
You use definitely to emphasize that something is the case, or to emphasize the strength of your intention or opinion.

e.g. I'm definitely going to get in touch with these people...
我肯定会跟这些人取得联系。
e.g. Something should definitely be done about that...
对此一定要采取一些措施。

2. 明确地;确定地
If something has been definitely decided, the decision will not be changed.

e.g. He told them that no venue had yet been definitely decided.
他告诉他们还没有确定下场地。

副词绝对地; 完全地; 毫无疑问地; [语]独立地，分离地

1. 完全地；彻底地
Absolutely means totally and completely.

e.g. Jill is absolutely right...
吉尔完全正确。
e.g. I absolutely refuse to get married...
我决不结婚。

2. （用于强调）确实地，绝对地
Some people say absolutely as an emphatic way of saying yes or of agreeing with someone. They say absolutely not as an emphatic way of saying no or of disagreeing with someone.

e.g. 'It's worrying, isn't it?' – 'Absolutely.'...
“这让人担忧，不是吗？”——“确实是。”
e.g. 'Did they approach you?' – 'No, absolutely not.'
“他们找过你了吗？”——“没有，绝对没有。”