1、realize

认识到；意识到；了解

As soon as we realised something was wrong, we moved the children away.

我们刚意识到有什么不对劲就把孩子转移了。

People don't realize how serious this recession has actually been.

人们没有意识到这次经济衰退事实上有多严重。

（希望、心愿或恐惧）实现，成为现实，发生

Straightaway our worst fears were realised.

我们最恐惧的事情一下发生了。

Those are our hopes; we are starting this clinical trial to investigate whether those hopes will be realised.

那些就是我们的希望；我们正在开展这些临床试验以调查那些希望是否可以实现。

发挥，实现（潜力）

The support systems to enable women to realize their potential at work are seriously inadequate.

使妇女在工作中发挥潜力的支持体系严重不足。

I think probably that the laser has not realised the potential that was expected of it in that domain.

我想可能激光在那个领域并没有充分发挥其潜力。

2、make out

（勉强地）辨认出，看出，听出

I could just make out a tall, pale, shadowy figure tramping through the undergrowth.

我只依稀看见一个高个的模糊身影穿过了矮树丛。

She thought she heard a name. She couldn't make it out, though.

她觉着听到了一个名字，却又没听清。

力图说成;努力证明

They were trying to make out that I'd actually done it.

他们正在努力证明我真的干过这件事。

I don't think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be.

我觉得这件事并非像大家说的那么了不起。