六、工具，设备（tool）
1.appliance [əˈplaɪəns]
【例句】He could also learn to use the vacuum cleaner, the washing machine and other household appliances.
【翻译】他可以再学学使用吸尘器、洗衣机和其他家用电器
2.equipment [ɪˈkwɪpmənt]
【例句】The photographer came early to set up his equipment.
【翻译】摄影师很早就把他的设备搭起来了。
3.device [dɪˈvaɪs]
【例句】The device can discriminate between the cancerous and the normal cells.
【翻译】这台仪器可以辨别癌细胞和正常的细胞。
4.apparatus [ˌæpəˈreɪtəs]
【例句】They lacked the scientific personnel to develop the technical apparatus much further.
【翻译】他们缺少能够进一步研发这一技术装置的科研人员。
5.instrument [ˈɪnstrəmənt]
【例句】The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
【翻译】几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。
七、同盟，联盟 league
1.coalition [ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn]
【例句】The Liberal leader has announced his party's withdrawal from the ruling coalition.
【翻译】自由党领袖已宣布该党退出执政联盟。
2.alliance[əˈlaɪəns]
【例句】Yet now he was here, in extremis, to seek an alliance.
【翻译】然而现在他就在这里，在绝境中寻求联盟。
3.ally [ˈælaɪ]
【例句】He is a close ally of the prime minister.
【翻译】他是首相的亲密支持者。
4.union [ˈju:niən]
【例句】In union there is strength.
【翻译】团结就是力量
八、娱乐消遣（leisure）
1.pastime [ˈpɑ:staɪm]
【例句】Reading has always been an important part of learning and enjoyable pastime.
【翻译】一直以来读书都是学习中的一个重要部分，也是消磨时间的好方法。
2.recreation [ˌrekriˈeɪʃn]
【例句】All the family members need to have their own interests and recreations.
【翻译】所有的家庭成员都需要有自己的兴趣和休闲方式。
3.diversion [daɪˈvɜ:ʃn]
【例句】Finger painting is very messy but an excellent diversion.
【翻译】用手指画画是很脏，但却是一项极好的消遣。
九、方式，方法（way）
1.manner [ˈmænə(r)]
【例句】The issue will be resolved in a manner that is fair to both sides.
【翻译】这个问题将用对双方都公平的方式来解决。
2.fashion [ˈfæʃn]
【例句】She speaks in a very strange fashion.
【翻译】她说话的样子非常奇怪。
3.approach [əˈprəʊtʃ]
【例句】We will be exploring different approaches to gathering information.
【翻译】我们将探索收集信息的不同方法。
4.tactic [ˈtæktɪk]
【例句】The giant oil corporations are earning fabulous profits by cunning tactics.
【翻译】这些大石油公司以狡诈的手段赚取巨额利润。
5.means [mi:nz]
【例句】Do you have any means of identification?
【翻译】你有什么鉴定的方法吗？
6.channel [ˈtʃænl]
【例句】The Americans recognize that the UN can be the channel for greater diplomatic activity.
【翻译】美国人认识到可以通过联合国这个渠道开展更多的外交活动。
十、标准（standard）
1.criteria [kraɪ'tɪərɪə]
【例句】The criteria will be different from those that pertain elsewhere.
【翻译】这里的标准将不同于其他地方适用的标准。
2.norm [nɔ:m]
【例句】We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist.
【翻译】我们很轻而易举便遵守规则，所以我们很难意识到他们的存在。
