long
长的；长久地；渴望
Your hair is too long; you need to have it cut.
你头发太长，需要理了。
How long will you stay here?
你会待在这里多久？
I long to see her again.
我渴望再次见到她。
I long to have a chance to talk to her.= I long for a chance to talk to her.
我渴望有机会跟她说话。
short
短的；矮的；突然地
Winter is coming, and the days are getting shorter.
冬天来了，白昼越来越短。
I'm too short to reach the top of the shelf.
我太矮了，够不到架子上层。
The man stopped short and walked back.
那名男子突然停住往回走。
In short, smoking does harm to your health.
简言之，抽烟对你的健康有害。
put
放置；写
You should put the book on the bookshelf.
你应该把书放在书架上。
Put down your address before leaving.
写下你的住址之后再离开。
Put out the campfire before leaving.
把营火熄灭再离开。
I will not put up with your rudeness anymore.
我将不再忍受你的粗鲁了。
city
城市
There are over three million people living in the city.
有300多万人住在这座城市。
bring
带来
Anna's boyfriend brought her a bunch of roses.= Anna's boyfriend brought a bunch of roses to her.
安娜的男友带了一束玫瑰花给她。
group
团体；群；分组，分类
A small group of students lined up at the bus stop.
一小群学生在公车站牌前排队。
Her clothes are grouped by color.
她的衣服依颜色分类。
case
案件；案例；箱子
The police are still looking into the case.
警方仍在调查这件案子。
It was a case of love at first sight.
这就是一见钟情的例子。
I left the case with my computer in it on the plane.
我把一个装着电脑的箱子忘在飞机上了。
I'll go past the supermarket in any case,so I can take you there.
反正我会经过超市，我就载你一程吧。
In that case, I have nothing else to say.
那样的话，我也没什么话好说了。
point
尖端；重点；分数；指向
The pencil has a sharp point.
这支铅笔的笔尖很利。
What was the point of his speech?
他演讲的重点是什么呢？
The team lost the game by only a few points.
那支队伍只以几分之差输了这场比赛。
I pointed my camera at the movie star.
我把照相机对准这个电影明星。
The teacher pointed out two grammar mistakes in my composition.
老师指出我作文中两个语法的错误。
My boss makes a point of spending the weekends with his family=My boss makes it a point to spend the weekends with his family.
我老板坚持周末要和家人共度。
line
线；队伍；排成线状
Please stand behind the yellow line.
请站在黄线后。
There is a long line at the hotdog stand.
卖热狗的摊子前排着长队。
All of the students are lining up to receive their awards.
所有的学生正排队等着领奖。
area
区域；范围；专业领域
The hurricane caused a lot of damage in many areas of this country.
飓风使这个国家许多地区严重受创。
He is an expert in the area of genetic research.
他是基因研究领域的专家。