1.profess 公開表示;聲稱
She professed to hate her nickname.
她聲稱討厭她的綽號 。
2.abate 減輕
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
暴風在他們繞過好望角時已經減弱了 。
3.sign up 報名參加
He saw the song's potential, and persuaded the company to sign her up.
他看到了這首歌的潛力,就說服公司和她簽約 。
4.defray 支付;支出
The government has committed billions toward defraying the costs of the war.
政府已許諾用數億萬美元來支付戰爭的費用 。