1. effective [ɪ'fektɪv]
adj. 有效的,起作用的;实际的,实在的;给人深刻印象
The government should take effective measures to live through this economical crisis. 政府应采取有效的措施度过这场经济危机。
2. efficient [ɪ'fɪʃ(ə)nt]
adj. 有效率的;有能力的;生效的
With today's more efficient contraception women can plan their families and careers. 有了当今更为高效的避孕方法妇女们能够规划好自己的家庭和事业。
3. justify ['dʒʌstɪfaɪ]
vi. 证明合法;整理版面;替…辩护
No argument can justify a war. 没有任何理由能证明一个战争有理。
4. testify ['testɪfaɪ]
v. 证明,证实;作证
Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几个目击者证明他们看到那些警察们打了米勒的脸。
5. verify ['verɪfaɪ]
vt. 核实;查证
I verified the source from which I had that information. 我核实了我获知那条信息的来源。
6. confirm [kən'fɜːm]
vt. 确认;确定;证实;批准;使巩固
The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands. 该发言人证实该地区现在处于反叛者的控制之中。
7. affirm [ə'fɜːm]
vt. 肯定;断言;证实
The court affirmed that the information can be made public under the Freedom of Information Act. 法院公开肯定了此信息能依据《自由信息法案》公之于众。
8. underlie [ʌndə'laɪ]
vt. 成为……的基础;位于……之下
The principles which underlie our foreign policy are sound. 作为我们外交政策基础的原则是健全的。
9. puzzle ['pʌz(ə)l]
v. 使…困惑;使…为难;苦思而得出n. 谜;难题;迷惑
I've been puzzling over all the figures, trying to find what happened to the missing money. 我一直在反复琢磨这些数字,力图找出少了钱的原因。
10. confuse [kən'fjuːz]
vt. 使混乱;使困惑
You have confused the meanings of the two words. 你把这两个词的意思弄混了。