1. gather

(1) vt. 采集；收集
Please gather some flowers for me.
That author is gathering materials for his next book.

(2) vi.&vt. 聚集；召集
A crowd gathered to see what had happened.
Gather the men together and we'll start the march.
召集男人，我们开始行军。

2. press vt.

(1) 挤压；榨取
Before cooking, the pastry must be pressed flat and thin.
烹饪前，油酥点心须得压扁、压薄。
To make wine, first you must press the grape.

(2) 压；挤
Press the button to start the engine.
按下按钮开动引擎。
Too many people were pressed in the room.
The shoe is pressing my toe.
这只鞋挤脚。

(3) 压平；熨平
He was pressing his jacket.
The girl pressed the flower between the pages of a book.

3. examine vt.

(1) 检查；调查；研究
You must examine the facts carefully.
The lawyer examined the witness.
律师调查了证人。
We need to examine how an accident like this can be avoided in the future.

(2) 对……进行考查/测验
The teacher examined the students in chemistry.
老师给学生进行了化学考试。
15 students are being examined in linguistics this year.

4. bruise vt.&vi.

(1) 碰伤（水果、植物等）；使（皮肉）青肿
Tomatoes bruise easily.
She fell and bruised her leg.
Pack the apples carefully so that they won't get bruised.
把苹果包一下以防受伤。

(2) 挫伤；伤害（感情）
Harsh words bruised her feelings.
严厉的话伤害了她的感情。
Her feelings bruise easily.

5. cut away 切除；剪掉

He cut away the old branches from the tree.
He cut away the material which he didn't need.