e.g. Children are so easily distracted.

儿童的注意力很容易分散。

The film managed to distract me from these problems for a while.

这部影片暂时分散了我对这些问题的注意。

loosen

v. to become or make loose or looser

e.g. I loosened my tie, but I didn’t take it off.

我松开了领带，但是没有把它解下来。

They want to loosen their ties with Britain.

他们想要削弱同英国的关系。

lessen

v. to become less

e.g. The pain was already lessening.

疼痛已经在减轻。

You have to take some measures to lessen the risk.

你必须采取措施以降低风险。

ingrain

v. (habits, tendencies, ideas, etc.) deeply fix

e.g. The prejudice is deeply ingrained in his mind.

这种偏见在他脑海中根深蒂固。

It is very difficult to remove the ingrained dirt from your fingernails. 很难清除你指甲缝里沉积的污垢。

cloud

v. (cause sth. to) become dull, unclear

e.g. Her eyes clouded with tears.

她泪眼模糊。

Old age has clouded his judgment.

他年事已高, 判断力减弱了。

take apart

to separate (esp. a machine) into its component parts

e.g. Let’s take the radio apart and see what’s wrong with it.

咱们把收音机拆开看看出了什么问题吧。

Boys like to take apart toys to satisfy their curiosity.

为了满足好奇心，男孩子都喜欢拆玩具。

second nature

habit

e.g. As soon as he enters the office and sits at his desk, he will turn on the

computer. It has become his second nature.

他一进办公室坐在自己的座位上，就会打开电脑。这已经成

了一种习惯。

realistic

a. representing things as they are in real life

e.g. We try to make these training courses as realistic as possible.

我们尽量使这些培训课程贴近实际。