动词结构，在语境中理解。

遵守；依照

Every contractor must abide by the same safety rules.

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.

演出来；通过行为表达（情绪或经历）

During training, new managers act out a difficult conversation before handling one at work.

另外加上；附加

The supplier may add on an installation fee if we request weekend service.

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.

使……成为可能；允许实现

They allow for the highest possible performance and functionality, but also the highest potential for damage.

对……负责；为……承担后果

Managers must answer for the safety of their teams.

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.

处理；照料；关注

Please attend to the leaking pipe before it damages the floor.

后退；退开

Please back away from the glass display while the alarm is sounding.

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.

帮助（陷入困境的人或机构）摆脱困境；紧急救助

A local fund agreed to bail out the theater after ticket sales collapsed.

抵消；使趋于平衡

The quiet scenes balance out the film's intense opening.

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.

正要；即将

I was about to leave when the delivery driver called to ask for directions.

旨在；专为……设计

The cabinet was designed to fit beneath the window and store the cooking supplies.

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.

预计会；被要求

Applicants are expected to bring identification and arrive fifteen minutes before the interview.

打算；将要（表示计划或较确定的将来）

We are going to take the earlier train if the weather gets worse tonight.

很可能会；有可能

The coastal village is likely to see more visitors once the new ferry service begins.

被要求；必须

Visitors are required to sign in at the reception desk before entering the laboratory.

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.

获得自由

The rescued sea turtle will be set free once the veterinarian confirms it is healthy.

应该；按规定要

Visitors are supposed to leave their shoes by the door, so the floor stays clean.

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.

与……有关；对……有影响

The new evidence may bear on how the court interprets the contract.

证实；印证（某种说法或判断）

The new survey results bear out what residents have said about the bus service for years.

击败；胜过（竞争者）

Her design beat out dozens of competitors to win the city's public-art commission.

腹部朝下跌进冷水里

On a dare, Jordan belly-flopped into the cold water and climbed out laughing.

押注于；指望；确信……会发生

We should not bet on a quick recovery until the test results are in.

（非正式）称赞；大力夸奖

At the end of the show, the host took a moment to big up the volunteers who had organized it.

使……惊叹；给……留下极深印象

Nia's live performance can blow away even the most skeptical listeners.

突然来访；不打招呼地出现（口语）

Maya tends to blow in ten minutes late, carrying a cake and no explanation.

（风波、争议）逐渐平息

The controversy may blow over once the full report is released.

归结为；简化成最核心的问题或因素

For most commuters, the choice can boil down to cost and travel time.

登记入住；办理入住手续（英式用法）

After a long drive, we can book in at a small hotel near the station.

近乎；接近（某种状态或程度）

Calling the sample size conclusive would border on exaggeration.

从挫折中恢复；重新振作

The local shop can bounce back after a difficult winter by welcoming new customers.

从床上跳下来

At the sudden alarm, the child bounced off the bed and hurried to the window.

困住；限制……的行动

Delivery trucks could box in the van and block the loading bay.

分岔；从主线延伸出去

After the stone bridge, the coastal path will branch off toward the lighthouse.

脱离；摆脱

The smaller team chose to break away and build its own service.

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.

收支平衡；不盈不亏

The bookstore must sell forty copies to break even on the event.

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.

中断；突然停止

The two sides may break off talks if the deadline passes.