The circus manager snapped his whip.
馬戲團主管把鞭子抽得很響.

2. stake 賭注,獎金，如：

He drove a stake into the ground.
他向地里打了一根樁子。

His reputation was at stake.
他面臨身敗名裂的危險。

3. imprint 刻上記號

A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust.
化石埋置并保存于地層中的古生物遺體、遺物和其生活遺址，如骨骸、葉子的印痕等

Her face bore the deep imprint of suffering.
她的臉上帶著受過苦難的深深的痕跡.

4. permanent 永久的,持久的

He's been temping for over a year now and wants a permanent job.
他做臨時工作已一年多了, 想找個固定的工作.

I'm not a permanent employee; I'm working here on a fixed-term contract.
我并不是永久雇員，而是根據定期合同在此工作的。