一个表达，不止一种意思。

解释；说明（原因或比例）；解释（现象或差异）；是……的原因

A late delivery accounts for the missing items in today's order.

合情合理；说得通；合计；说得通

His explanation doesn't add up because the receipt shows he left the store an hour earlier.

得出；达成（结论、决定或结果）；得出；形成（结论、决定等）

After comparing the survey results, the committee arrived at a shared explanation for the delay.

请求；索要；请求；要求

If you need another blanket, ask for one at the front desk before the night staff changes shifts.

让步；放弃原来的立场；让步；退让；让步；退缩

After the neighbors showed him the property map, the contractor backed down and moved the fence.

退出约定；打退堂鼓；退出；食言；打退堂鼓

I promised to drive them to the station, so I can't back out at the last minute.

备份；支持；后退；倒车；向后移动

Back up your photos before replacing your phone, or you may lose them.

能够；有能力做某事；能够；有能力或条件做某事；能够；可以做到

After practicing every morning, she was able to swim across the pool without stopping.

完成；结束对……的处理；完成；不再需要；受够了

Once the inspector is done with the safety check, the workshop can reopen.

马上到；立刻过去；马上就到；这就过去

I will be right there after I lock the storeroom and hand the keys to the evening guard.

习惯于（后接名词或动名词）；习惯于；适应于（后接名词或动名词）

After several months on the night shift, Lena was used to sleeping during the day.

出故障；失灵；（过程）中断；出故障；失去控制；分解

The presence of redundancy in language is perhaps best observed when the communication process breaks down.

闯入；非法进入；非法闯入；破门而入

Someone tried to break in while the family was away.

闯入；强行进入；打入；进入（市场或行业）

Someone broke into the storage room overnight, so the building manager called the police.

突然发生；爆发；爆发；突然发生（战争、骚乱等）

A small fire broke out in the bakery after closing, but the alarm brought the night manager back in time.

分手；结束恋爱关系；分手；结束关系；结束关系；解散

They broke up after realizing they wanted different things, but they stayed on friendly terms.

带来；引入；赚得；请来；引入（某人参与）

The weekend market brought in enough money to fund new books for the community center.

提起；谈到（话题）；提起；提出（话题或问题）

Prudie recommends, by the way, that you not bring up this subject with your brothers.

需要；要求；呼吁；要求；呼吁

The sudden drop in temperature called for warmer clothes, so the guide lent us extra jackets.

平静下来；冷静下来；冷静下来；平静下来

Take a breath and calm down before you reply to that message.

继续；坚持做下去；继续；接着做

The volunteers carried on with the cleanup after the rain stopped, even though the park was still muddy.

执行；开展；执行；实施

After a contract is awarded the agency will need to carry out test and acceptance procedures.

理解；开始流行；听懂；领会；逐渐明白

The new recycling system caught on quickly because the bins were clearly labeled and easy to use.

追上；赶上；赶上；叙旧；了解近况

I hurried to catch up with my brother before he crossed the street.

办理入住；登记报到；登记入住；报到；办理登机手续

We check in at the hotel early, so we can leave our bags before exploring the city.

去看看；查看一下；体验一下；看看这个；查看一下

The farmers' market has a new bakery stall; let's check it out before we buy lunch.

去看看；查看；查看；仔细看看；查看；了解；调查

If you have time, check out the new bakery beside the station; its bread sells out by noon.

收拾；打扫干净；打扫；清理；收拾干净

Could you clean up the kitchen while I get the kids ready for bed?

发生；出现；发生；产生

The whole idea came about while we were waiting for the bus.

偶然遇见；偶然发现；偶然发现；无意中遇到；偶然发现；碰巧遇到

While clearing the attic, Nina came across a box of letters her grandmother had saved for decades.

一起同行；跟着去；一起去；跟着来；出现；到来（机会、进展等）；出现；到来（机会等）

We're heading to the farmers' market at nine; come along if you'd like some fresh bread.

改变想法；恢复知觉；顺道拜访；改变主意；逐渐接受（某个观点）

At first, Dad opposed the move, but he came around after visiting the new neighborhood with us.

回来；重新出现；重新流行；再次出现；回来；返回

The headache came back after the medicine wore off, so she called her doctor.

过来；顺道来访；弄到；获得（尤指不容易得到的东西）；顺路来访；过来一下

Come by after your shift, and I'll give you the spare key.

下降；降低；下来；下降；落到（某人头上）

Ticket prices may come down once the new route begins operating.

归结为；最终取决于；归结为；取决于

Ultimately it comes down to personal choice and for whom the dictionary is intended.

回家；回到家；回家；到家

My brother will come home after his evening class, so we will save him a plate of dinner.

给人某种印象；显得；给人……印象；显得

I thought I sounded confident, but the joke came off as rude.

出版；发布；公开；上映；发行；出版；出版；发布；公布

The new season comes out next month, and the library has already reserved several copies of the book.

突然说出；说出（某句话）；推出；发布（产品）

He came out with a surprisingly kind answer just as the room was getting tense.

过来；到某人家里来；过来（到说话人所在处）；顺道过来；（到某人家里）过来拜访

Why don't you come over after the concert? We can order dinner together.

兑现承诺；渡过难关；传来；兑现承诺；关键时刻帮上忙

The neighbor came through with a generator when the storm knocked out the power.

实现；成真；实现；成为现实（指愿望、预测等）

With years of practice, her childhood dream of opening a bakery began to come true.

出现；发生；被提及；出现；发生（问题、情况等）

A problem came up just as we were leaving, so we had to stay and help.

想出；提出（主意、方案等）；想出；提出（方案或办法）；想出；提出

The other grandmother probably had an eighth-grade education but a fabulous mind for invention because she came up with these stories.

砍倒；减少；减少；削减

The city plans to cut down the dead tree because its branches could fall onto the sidewalk.

（设备或机制）开始介入；启动；插话打断；突然加入谈话；插话；打断谈话

The backup system will cut in if the main power supply fails.

切断；中断；切断；中断；隔绝

A fallen tree cut off the only road to the mountain village.

停止（做某事）；戒掉；停止；删去；突然中断

I cut out late-night coffee for a week, and now I fall asleep much faster.

处理；应对；与……打交道；处理；应对

The building manager dealt with the broken lift before residents returned from work that evening.