1. depose /dɪˈpəʊz/

-- (literally, "put down") put out of office; dethrone

Did the king abdicate or was he deposed?

那个国王是自己放弃了王位还是被废的？

 

 

2. impose /imˈpəuz/

-- put on as a burden, duty, tax, etc.; inflict

Cleaning up after the job is the repairman's responsibility. Don't let him impose it on you.

工作之后，清理收拾是修理工人的责任，别让他把这项工作加在你身上。

 

 

3. postpone /ˌpəustˈpəun/

-- (literally, "put after") put off; defer; delay

Mr. Marx has postponed the test until tomorrow to give us an extra day to study.

马克思先生已将考试延至明天，好让我们多一天复习的时间。

 

 

4. superimpose /ˌsju:pərɪmˈpəʊz/

-- put on top of or over; attach as an addition

Today's snowfall superimposed a fresh two inches on yesterday's accumlation.

昨天的积雪上又新添加了两寸今天的雪。

 

 

5. transpose /trænsˈpəʊz/

-- (literally, "put across") change the relative order of; interchange

There is a misspelled word on your paper, "strenght". Correct it by transposing the last two letters. 

你的考卷上有个拼错的单词“strenght”，把最后两个字母调换过来改正它。