After cleansing my face, I usually apply toner to hydrate and prep my skin for the next steps.
洗臉後，我通常使用化妝水來保濕並為接下來的保養步驟做好準備。

You should have taken more appropriate measures at that time.
當時你應該採取更合適的措施才是。

Jeans are obviously not appropriate for such formal occasions.
這樣正式的場合顯然不適合穿著牛仔褲。

 The government is going to appropriate $5 million for the project.
這項工程政府將撥款 5 百萬美元補助。

My wife massaged my aching back after a long day at the office.
在辦公室一整天後，我太太按摩我疼痛的背部。

Thanks to your massage, I feel much better. The pain seems to have gone.
由於你幫我按摩，我感覺好多了。疼痛似乎已經消失了。

Rinse thoroughly with water.
用清水徹底沖洗乾淨。

Elmer is applying for admission to that university.
艾爾馬正在申請那間大學的入學許可。

The first half of the questionnaire applies only to graduate students.
這份問卷的前半部只適用於研究生。

Students will learn how to apply this theory to real-life situations.
學生將學習如何將這理論應用於實際生活情境中。

Apply this cream to your wound three times a day.
每天將這藥膏塗在傷口上 3 次。

Sponges are used to absorb liquids.
海綿可用來吸收液體。

I couldn’t absorb everything I read.
所有讀過的東西我並非都能理解。

I was so absorbed in my work that I didn’t hear you calling me.

我太投入工作，因此沒聽到你在叫我。

I was so buried in my work that I didn’t hear you calling me.
我太投入工作，因此沒聽到你在叫我。

After cleansing my face, I usually apply toner to hydrate and prep my skin for the next steps.
洗臉後，我通常使用化妝水來保濕並為接下來的保養步驟做好準備。

I usually apply a few drops of serum to my face before moisturizer to give my skin an extra boost of hydration.
我在塗抹保濕霜之前，通常在在臉上滴上幾滴精華液，給予我的皮膚額外的水分滋潤。

The lady looks all the more beautiful because of her smooth skin.
這位女士滑嫩的皮膚讓她看起來更美。

All the people in that country hope for a smooth transition of power after the election.
該國所有人民都希望選舉後新政府的權力交接能夠順利進行。

Brandy smoothed her hair with her hand.
布蘭蒂用手順了順頭髮。

Allison stood up and smoothed out her skirt.
愛麗森起身把裙子弄平。

First the workers laid the foundation. Then they built the walls.
首先工人們打好地基，然後把牆砌起來。

George’s good command of English laid a solid foundation for his success as a businessman.
喬治流利的英文為做為一名成功的商人奠下紮實的基礎。

The foundation of the university took place fifty years ago.
這所大學創立於 50 年前。

My aunt works for the Save the Children Foundation.
我阿姨在《救助兒童基金會》工作。

Slowly grind these ingredients into a powder.
慢慢地將這些原料磨成粉末。

Mary went to the restroom to powder her face.
瑪莉去洗手間補妝。

Take your highlighter in hand and draw a line through this sentence.
拿起你的熒光筆，在這句話上畫一條線。

The principal has peculiar-looking eyebrows.
校長的眉毛長得很奇特。

The ice turned into a liquid soon after it was taken out of the freezer.
冰塊從冷凍庫拿出來後很快就融成液體了。

Brenda prefers to use liquid soap.
布蘭達更喜歡用液態皂。

Jenny looks beautiful and even sexy when she wears lipstick.
珍妮塗了口紅時模樣很美甚至還很性感。

Alice wore heavy makeup to hide her pimples.
愛麗絲化濃妝來掩蓋她的粉刺。

Conceal any blemishes, freckles or dark circles with concealer.
使用遮瑕膏遮住任何瑕疵，雀斑或黑眼圈

I can swim with my watch on because it is 
waterproof. 
我可以戴手錶游泳，因為那是防水的。

To protect the wooden furniture from the rain, 
George waterproofed it with an expensive paint he 
ordered online.
喬治為了保護木製家具免受雨淋，他用他在網上訂購的昂貴
油漆對木製家具做了防水處理。

The movie starts with a nude scene where the 
leading actor is taking a shower.
這部電影開始時是男主角正在淋浴的裸體場景。

Edward was too embarrassed to remove his 
swimsuit, despite the fact that he was sitting on a 
nude beach.
儘管愛德華坐在裸體沙灘上，但他還是尷尬到無法脫下泳
衣。

 Research shows that men are twice as likely as 
women to sleep in the nude.
調查指出男性裸睡的比例是女性的兩倍。

This scarf is made of 100 percent cashmere and has a very smooth texture.
這條圍巾是 100% 喀什米爾毛料做成，觸感非常柔軟。

The baker used a knife to texture the icing on the cake into an unusual pattern.
烘焙師傅用刀子將蛋糕上的糖霜刷成不尋常的紋路。

I realized from Maureen’s tone of voice that she was concealing something from me.
從莫琳的語調中，我發現她有事正瞞著我。