(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) 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) 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.
(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.
lilt [lɪlt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.机智的，机敏的；得体的；老练的，圆滑的；婉转；
v.唱轻快的调子，轻快地动； n.轻快活泼的调子，轻快的动作；
adj.值得的；有报酬的；
迟早有用；
(1) The building is part of our national heritage. (2) Spain's rich cultural heritage (3) ...the rich heritage of Russian folk music.
heritage [ˈherɪtɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有意的，故意的；策划的；
vt.引起；创始，创作；开始，发生；发明； vi.起源于，来自；产生；起航；
adj.无名的；假名的；匿名的；没有特色的；
n.遗产；继承物；传统；文化遗产；
(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) 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；
vt.拔去门闩，打开；
adv.长话短说；总而言之；
n.车辆；交通工具；传播媒介，媒介物；[药]赋形剂；
(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.
involve [inˈvɔlv] 📢 UK📢 US
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；
vt.包含；使参与，牵涉；围绕，缠绕；使专心于；
n.多样化，（人在种族、民族、宗教等方面的）多样性；差异；分歧；
vt.讽刺，讥讽；
(1) She managed to cling on to life for another couple of years. (2) survivors clinging to a raft (3) She clung on to her baby.
cling [klɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
无忧的；
vi.附着于，紧贴；抓紧或抱住；坚持；沿（岸）前进，贴着（墙）走； vt.依恋，依附于；
vt.使…制度化；使成为惯例；把（某人）置于公共机构下；
vt.迷住，吸引住；使感到非常愉快；
(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) .
(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
vi.垂直落下；骤然跌落； n.铅锤；坠子；重压物；
归因于…，产生于…；起源；
种种，多种多样；
adj.值得羡慕的；引起妒忌的；
(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) cosmopolitan young people (2) She's a real cosmopolitan. (3) a cosmopolitan city/resort
cosmopolitan [ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.洪水的，大变动的；
adj.世界性的，全世界的；四海为家的；全球的； n.世界主义者；四海为家者；
adj.（宝石）半珍贵的，次贵重的，半宝石的；
n.泰然自若；自信；体态；姿态； vt.使平衡；保持（某种姿势）；抓紧；使稳定；
(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.
abound with [əˈbaund wið] 📢 UK📢 US
n.添加剂；添加物；[数]加法； adj.附加的；[化]加成的，加和的；[数]加法的；
照料自己；自力谋生；
n.（装在项链等上的）垂饰，坠儿；
v.充满；
(1) Season with salt and pepper (2) freshly ground pepper (3) peppered steak
(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...
(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) 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
vt.保护，保藏，保存；[化，物]使守恒；将…做成蜜饯； n.果酱，蜜饯；
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；
n.糖浆，糖汁；糖浆类药品；甜蜜的情感；果汁，甜汁；
发出； 放出； 散发出； 放射出；
(1) a viable option/proposition (2) There is no viable alternative . (3) to be commercially/politically/financially/economically viable
viable [ˈvaɪəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.切实可行的；能养活的；能自行生产发育的；有望实现的；
vt.使通风；通风；公开；公开讨论；
与…抗争；
n.二氧化碳；
(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
vt.<正，夸>（使）改善，改进；减轻（痛苦等）；改良； vi.变得更好；
n.发起者，主办者；担保者；倡议者，提案人；后援组织； vt.赞助；
vt.& vi.毁坏；劫掠； n.破坏；蹂躏；
vt.& vi.渴望，热望；恳求，恳请；要求，需要； vt.恳求，请求；渴望；
(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；
adj.怀旧的；回忆往事的；使人联想…的； n.回忆录作者；
多于， 超出；
vt.引出，探出；诱出（回答等）；
(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.
popularize [ˈpɒpjələraɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.微粒的，粒子的； n.微粒，粒子；
n.控制，统治；
vt.使受欢迎；普及；使通俗化；使流行；
在另一方面；
(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.
(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 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) Cuba gained independence from Spain in 1898. (2) independence celebrations (3) the first elections since independence
independence [ˌɪndɪˈpendəns] 📢 UK📢 US
吸收；
n.刺绣；刺绣品；粉饰，修饰；
vt.汇编；编辑；编制；编译；
n.独立，自主；足够维持闭居生活的收入；独立心；自恃心；
(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
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；
n.一氧化碳；
n.旅行者，观光客；〈美〉冬季到南部做工的流动工人；
n.公开辩论；论战；
(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...
originate [əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物；设法确保出现某事物；务使；
vt.引起；创始，创作；开始，发生；发明； vi.起源于，来自；产生；起航；
n.刺激物；刺激因素；激法物；
adj.无所不在的；普遍存在的；
(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.
(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.
mecca [ˈmekə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.麦加（沙特阿拉伯一座城市）；朝拜的地方；仰慕的目标；发源地；
通过…获益；受益；得力；受用；
n.减少，减小；减少量； vi.&vt.减少，减小；
adj.迂回的，曲折的；不光明正大的，不正直的；不坦诚的，狡猾的；不正当；
(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.
(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) 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
vt.评价；求…的值（或数）；对…评价；[数学、逻辑学]求…的数值； vi.评价，估价；
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；
adj.可理解的，明白易懂的，清楚的；
adj.各种各样的，五花八门的；根据类划分的；合适的，匹配的；各色；
(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) 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.