9. soldier：名詞，士兵；當(dāng)動詞用，是指不畏困難，堅持下去（to forge ahead no matter what difficulty is）

The Marine Corps usually have to soldier on under the hardest conditions.
海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)通常在最艱難的情況下，仍要勇敢前進(jìn)。

He doesn't like the job but he'll solider on until they can find a replacement for him.
他不喜歡這個工作，但他會繼續(xù)干下去，直到他們找到接替他的人為止。

10. duck：名詞，鴨子；當(dāng)動詞用，是逃避、躲避、回避的意思（to try to avoid）

His speech was full of generalizations, and ducked all the real issues.
他的講話全是泛泛而談，回避了所有實(shí)質(zhì)性的問題。

11. chair：名詞，椅子、主席（chairperson）；當(dāng)動詞用，是擔(dān)任主席（to be a chairperson）

He has chaired a committee on international affairs.
他擔(dān)任國際事務(wù)委員會的主席。

She will chair the math department next semester.
下學(xué)期她將擔(dān)任數(shù)學(xué)系主任。

12. doctor：名詞，醫(yī)生、大夫；當(dāng)動詞用，是指篡改、對……做手腳（to change, esp. in a dishonest way）

They were charge with doctoring the election results.
他們因篡改選舉結(jié)果而受到控告。

to doctor the number 是做假賬的意思，相當(dāng)于 to cook the book, to make something fraudulent or false.

He tried to doctor the number before tax time.
他在報稅前設(shè)法做假賬。

13. cushion：名詞，坐墊；當(dāng)動詞用，是指緩和，緩和或降低對某事的撞擊或震動（to soften or decrease impact of something）

Powerful shock absorbers cushion our landing.
有效的減緩裝置緩解了我們著陸時的沖撞力。

Nothing can cushion the sorrow of her mother's death.
什么也不能減輕她喪母的悲痛。

14. cap：名詞，便帽；當(dāng)動詞用，是指限額、約束或制止（to limit something）

The new law has capped the crabbing season in our area.
新法令限制了該地區(qū)捕蟹的時節(jié)。（即不準(zhǔn)隨時捕蟹。）

Our school will cap the white student enrollment to promote its diversity programs.
本校為了促進(jìn)生源的種族多元性，對白人學(xué)生的生源加以了限制。

15. showcase：名詞，陳列柜；當(dāng)動詞用，是指展覽或亮相（to highlight）

She fully showcased her ability in the debate.
她在這場辯論賽中充分展示了自己的才華。

The real estate company is showcasing many new houses in the newspaper.
該房地產(chǎn)公司在報紙上展示了多款新房型。

16. grandfather：名詞，祖父；當(dāng)動詞用，是指保護(hù)（免受限制）或保持現(xiàn)狀（to protect or to keep the same status）

Our current employees will be grandfathered under the existing health insurance.
現(xiàn)有衛(wèi)生醫(yī)療制度為我們的員工提供了保障。

Everybody would like to grandfather this regulation as it is.
大家都想要保持現(xiàn)有的制度。

The new staff members can not be grandfathered into the old pension system.
新員工不能享受舊有的養(yǎng)老制度。