(1) He was an O'Conor and a direct descendant of the last High King of Ireland. (2) Many of them are descendants of the original settlers. (3) They are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers.
descendant [dɪˈsendənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.容量；才能；性能；生产能力； adj.充其量的，最大限度的；
n.细胞膜质，纤维素；（用于制作涂料、漆等的）纤维素化合物；
adj.对…有害的；能造成损害的；不利；不良；
n.后代；后裔；（由过去类似物发展来的）派生物；弟子； adj.下降的；祖传的；
(1) This is a film which seems to hail from the hippie era. (2) I hail from Brighton. (3) The band hail from Glasgow.
(1) The quality of Smallbone furniture is unsurpassed. (2) ...the Hamburg weekly, surely unsurpassed in the world for its intellectual range and quality. (3) They showed unsurpassed bravery in battle.
(1) Bob Marley provided them with their first taste of reggae music. (2) Their music is a cross of reggae with hip hop. (3) Bob Marley is the most well known singer of reggae music.
(1) ethnic strife/tensions/violence (= between people from different races or peoples) (2) ethnic Albanians living in Germany (3) ethnic clothes/jewellery/cooking
(1) The programme did much to popularize little-known writers. (2) He spent his life popularizing natural history. (3) Irving Brokaw popularized figure skating in the US.
(1) hangover laws from the previous administration (2) the insecure feeling that was a hangover from her childhood (3) She woke up with a terrible hangover.
hangover [ˈhæŋəʊvə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.发起者，主办者；担保者；倡议者，提案人；后援组织； vt.赞助；
vi.足够；有能力； vt.满足…的需要；使满足；
n.宿醉（酒后醒来的头痛和不舒服）；遗留的感觉（或风俗、习惯等）；<医>后遗症；残余物；
大量的；许多；
(1) to render sth harmless/useless/ineffective (2) Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake. (3) to render a service to sb
(1) Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. (2) Originally the intention was to intersperse the historical scenes with modern ones. (3) ...skillfully interspersing jokes and gossipy anecdotes among his instructions.
intersperse [ˌɪntəˈspɜ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.散布，散置；点缀；
v.行；走；往；回（家）；
n.刺激物；刺激因素；激法物；
v.供应伙食，迎合；面向；
(1) All carbohydrates originate from plants. (2) All theories originate from practice and in turn serve practice. (3) The Geminides originate from mysterious 3200 Phaethon , which is an asteroid.
(1) Jerky word is to be short of calcium likely. (2) Dot disposition is stubborn compare muddy, what vitamin be short of? (3) be short of human resource and training organization in this channel, etc.
be short of [bi: ʃɔ:t ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
缺；缺少；缺乏；悭；
n.糖浆，糖汁；糖浆类药品；甜蜜的情感；果汁，甜汁；
归因于…，产生于…；起源；
结婚证书；
(1) You will find a wide variety of choices available in school cafeterias. (2) The island offers such a wide variety of scenery and wildlife. (3) Eat a wide variety of carbs, fruit, and vegetables.
(1) The larger artificial lakes abound with birds and wildlife. (2) Asia Hollywood is a scenic movie studio abound with photo opportunities. (3) Freshly cut grass abound with hints of tropical fruit characters.
(1) Any investment involves an element of risk. (2) Many of the crimes involved drugs. (3) The test will involve answering questions about a photograph.
(1) He was a contemporary of Freud and may have known him. (2) She and I were contemporaries at college. (3) life in contemporary Britain
contemporary [kənˈtemprəri] 📢 UK📢 US
下（车、马等）；离开；发出；（使）入睡；
n.少数；少数民族；未成年；
adj.当代的，现代的；同时代的，同属一个时期的； n.同代人；同辈人；同龄人；当代人；
戴水肺潜水；
(1) They each received a legacy of $5 000. (2) Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction. (3) You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.
legacy [ˈlegəsi] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.引出，探出；诱出（回答等）；
轮流，交换；相间；
n.调合；混合；调合物；
n.遗产；遗赠；
(1) The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware. (2) It linked mathematics with a great variety of practical applications. (3) a great variety of crops are likewise grown successfully on these plots.
a great variety of
📢 UK📢 US
各种各样的；
n.窗玻璃；窗格；嵌板；方框； vt.装窗玻璃于；镶嵌板于；用染色小布片拼做（衣服）；
adj.古色古香的；少见的，古怪的；离奇有趣的，；做得精巧的；
n.[计算机]程序；例行公事；日常工作；固定节目； adj.例行的；常规的；日常的；普通的；
(1) Who knows that troubles lie in store for you? (2) To take cover or lie in or as if in a kennel. (3) The future of agriculture will eventually lie in bioengineering and other highly advanced technologies.
lie in [lai in] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.产生；造成；引起； vi.形成；引起；
在于；位于；躺在；分娩；
n.凝胶，白明胶；
adj.极薄的，极微弱的；
(1) He is in custody awaiting trial . (2) Her latest novel is eagerly awaited. (3) A warm welcome awaits all our guests.
await [əˈweɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.等候；等待；期待；
vt.使受喜爱；使亲密；使被爱恋；
v.唱轻快的调子，轻快地动； n.轻快活泼的调子，轻快的动作；
n.水肺，便携式水下呼吸器；
(1) We have to discover his plans and act accordingly. (2) The cost of materials rose sharply last year. accordingly, we were forced to increase our prices. (3) It is a difficult job and they should be paid accordingly...
accordingly [əˈkɔ:dɪŋli] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.加标点符号；不时打断；加强，强调； vt.不时打断某事物；使用标点符号；
adv.因此，于是；依据；照着，相应地；
vt.描绘，描画；描述；
vt.规定；使明确；精确地解释；画出…的线条； vi.（给词、短语等）下定义，构成释义；
(1) Examples abound in modern texts. (2) Most of her poems abound in imagery. (3) Poems and essays alike abound in neat turns of phrase, and epigrams that are immediately pleasing.
(1) Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl. (2) The film's about an elderly woman and a young nurse who befriends her... (3) On the aeroplane I was befriended by a delightful German woman.
befriend [bɪˈfrend] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.拔去门闩，打开；
adj.种族的，部落的；某文化群体的； n.少数民族的成员；
n.中指；中拇指；
vt.以朋友的方式对待；帮助；照顾；
(1) There is a need for greater diversity and choice in education. (2) the biological diversity of the rainforests (3) a great/wide/rich diversity of opinion
(1) The coast is a mecca for tourists. (2) He was on his annual pilgrimage to mecca when he fell ill. (3) Many people go on a pilgrimage to mecca or Jerusalem.
(1) The old man was showing unmistakable signs of senility. (2) He didn't give his name, but the voice was unmistakable. (3) Her accent was unmistakable.
(1) The Church became increasingly identified with opposition to the regime. (2) You should not identify wealth with happiness. (3) He was not the ‘tough guy ’ the public identified him with.
identify [aɪˈdentɪfaɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
缺；缺少；缺乏；悭；
vt.识别，认出；确定；使参与；把…看成一样； vi.确定；认同；
v.以…为傲；
adj.精通的，熟练的；
(1) He hopes one day to surpass the world record. (2) Its success has surpassed all expectations . (3) Her cooking was always good, but this time she had surpassed herself (= done better than her own high standards) .
surpass [səˈpɑ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
n.车辆；交通工具；传播媒介，媒介物；[药]赋形剂；
adj.革命的；革命性的，创新的；旋转的； n.革命者，革新者；
adj.值得的；有报酬的；
vt.超过；优于；胜过；非…所能办到；
(1) The race organizers are trying to attract sponsors. (2) I'm collecting sponsors for next week's charity run. (3) the sponsor of the new immigration bill
sponsor [ˈspɒnsə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.平流层的，同温层的；
n.技术专家，专家政治论者，技术统治论者；
壮观地，令人吃惊地；
n.发起者，主办者；担保者；倡议者，提案人；后援组织； vt.赞助；
(1) Her voice is child-like, with a West Country lilt. (2) Her voice had a soft Welsh lilt to it. (3) Sastri's speech was cultured and precise, with a Pakistan lilt.
(1) a viable option/proposition (2) There is no viable alternative . (3) to be commercially/politically/financially/economically viable
viable [ˈvaɪəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.基本的；必要的；本质的；精华的； n.必需品；基本要素；必不可少的东西；
n.假期，休假；[古] 空出，撤出，辞去； vi.度假；
adj.切实可行的；能养活的；能自行生产发育的；有望实现的；
vt.等候；等待；期待；
(1) an enviably mild climate (2) He is in the enviable position of having two job offers to choose from. (3) Japan is in the enviable position of having a budget surplus...
enviable [ˈenviəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.值得羡慕的；引起妒忌的；
adj.微粒的，粒子的； n.微粒，粒子；
vt.引起；创始，创作；开始，发生；发明； vi.起源于，来自；产生；起航；
n.商品；日用品；有价值的物品；有利，有益；
(1) a vibrant city (2) Thailand is at its most vibrant during the New Year celebrations. (3) The room was decorated in vibrant reds and yellows.
(1) Stories about his travels abound. (2) The lakes abound with fish. (3) Stories abound about when he was in charge...
abound [əˈbaʊnd] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.丰富，盛产；非常多，大量存在；充满；
n.名望，声誉；威名；声威；
vt.使…制度化；使成为惯例；把（某人）置于公共机构下；
相比之下；
(1) The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. (2) Locke originated this theory in the 17th century. (3) The disease originated in Africa...