vi．導致
His careless driving accounted for the accident. 他開車不小心，導致了這場事故。
address
n．地址 vt．把（郵件等）寄至
The letter was addressed to the wrong house. 這封信寄錯了地址。
vt．與……說話
He addressed her with high compliment. 他對她說了很多恭維的話。
n．演講 vt．演講
The mayor gave a television address yesterday evening. 市長昨晚做了電視演講。
vt．提出
If your friend did something wrong, you should always address a warning to him. 如果你的朋友做錯了什麼，你應當時常向他提出警告。
vt．處理
The manager addressed the issue of absenteeism. 經理處理了曠工事宜。
adopt
vt．收養
She was left an orphan and a poor peasant woman adopted her. 她成了孤兒，一位貧農婦女收養了她。
vt．采納
The king was forced to adopt a new constitution which reduced his powers. 國王被迫采用了削弱其權力的新憲法。
vt．吸收（外來詞語）
He has been assiduous in learning his adopted language. 他一直很努力地學習外語。
appeal
n．懇求，呼籲
He made one last appeal to his father to forgive him. 他最後一次懇求父親寬恕他。
Their appeal for help went unheeded. 他們請求幫助的呼籲未受到關注。
n．求助
An appeal to his uncle was his last resort. 向他叔叔求助是他最不願意的辦法。
n．上訴
His appeal to a higher court was set aside. 他的上訴被駁回。
n．吸引力
Films of that sort have lost their appeal for children. 那種電影對孩子們已經沒有吸引力了。
vi．懇求，呼籲
The police appealed to the crowd not to panic. 警方向群眾呼籲不要驚慌。
The community is appealing to everyone to save water. 社區呼籲每個人節約用水。
vi．求助
The sinking ship appealed to the rescue team for help. 沉船向救援隊求助。
We will appeal to a great variety of sources of information. 我們將求助於各種信息來源。
vi．上訴
She will appeal against the judge’s decision. 她要對法官的判決提出上訴。
vi．吸引