(1) It's a long grind to the top of that particular profession. (2) the daily grind of family life (3) She grinds out romantic novels at the rate of five a year.
(1) a substantial/significant portion of the population (2) Only a small portion of the budget is spent on books. (3) The central portion of the bridge collapsed.
(1) My doctor has forbidden me sugar. (2) Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here. (3) ‘Maybe you'll end up as a lawyer, like me. ’ ‘God forbid! ’
(1) He defeated the champion in three sets. (2) a defeated army (3) The instruction manual completely defeated me.
defeat [dɪˈfi:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.单词，歌词，台词；（说的）话；诺言；命令； vt.措辞，用词；用言语表达； vi.讲话；
n.黄昏，傍晚；幽暗； adj.微暗的；变暗的；〈诗〉同dusky； v.变暗；使变暗；
adj.黑暗的，深色的；模糊的；无知的；忧郁的； n.黑暗；夜；黄昏；模糊；
vt.击败，战胜；挫败；[法]宣告无效，作废； n.战胜；失败；[法]废除；
(1) In the end the contrary was proved true: he was innocent and she was guilty. (2) ‘It must have been terrible. ’ ‘On the contrary, I enjoyed every minute. ’ (3) I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.
(1) She was condemned to hang for killing her husband. (2) They were condemned to a life of hardship. (3) He was condemned to spend the rest of the football season on the bench.
(1) We've certainly improved on last year's figures. (2) I need to improve my French. (3) to improve standards
improve [ɪmˈpru:v] 📢 UK📢 US
n.食品杂货店；食品杂货业；
vt.提高（土地、地产）的价值；利用（机会）；改善，改良； vi.变得更好；改进，改善；
vt.犯罪，做错事；把…托付给；保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等）；承诺，使…承担义务；
vt.耕作，种植；教养，栽培；改善；交朋友；
(1) the role of the teacher in the classroom (2) She refused to take on the traditional woman's role. (3) In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.
role [rəul] 📢 UK📢 US
n.作用；地位；角色；
vt.避开，避免，预防；[法]使无效，撤销，废止；
n.辩护；防御；防御工事；后卫；
adj.能干的；有才能的；有才华的；能胜任的； n.有才能的，能干的；
(1) I would not presume to censure Osborne for hating his mother. (2) His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure. (3) He could face censure from his colleagues.
censure [ˈsenʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.攀登；继承；占领； vi.上升；爬坡；追溯；
vi.跳；冲动的行动； vt.跳过，跃过；使跳跃； n.跳跃，飞跃；跳跃的距离；
n.指责，谴责；责备；斥责； vt.指责；谴责；责备；批评； vi.谴责，责备；
n.结构；构造；建筑物；体系； vt.构成，排列；安排；
(1) If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it . (2) The decision could be one he lives to regret . (3) ‘I've had a wonderful life, ’ she said, ‘I don't regret a thing. ’
(1) I'd like to reserve a table for three for eight o'clock. (2) I've reserved a room in the name of Jones. (3) These seats are reserved for special guests.
(1) Answers are given on the opposite page. (2) We live further down on the opposite side of the road. (3) It's not easy having a relationship when you live at opposite ends of the country.
(1) a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol (2) Soviet citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad. (3) The high cost of equipment prohibits many people from taking up this sport.
(1) ...the heavy clay soils of Cambridgeshire... (2) As the wheel turned, the potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape. (3) Most tennis is played on hard courts, but a substantial amount is played on clay...
(1) an art/a picture gallery (2) the National gallery (3) Relatives of the victim watched from the public gallery as the murder charge was read out in court.
(1) Anyone willing to assist can contact this number. (2) We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work. (3) activities that will assist the decision-making process
(1) Radios are not permitted in the library. (2) There are fines for exceeding permitted levels of noise pollution. (3) We were not permitted any contact with each other.
permit [pəˈmɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.文学（上）的；精通文学的；爱好文学的；从事文学研究（或写作）的；
adj.正直的；正义的；公正的；
n.衣服；服装； v.给…穿衣服；
vt.许可，准许；默许，放任；允许，容许； vi.许可，允许； n.许可，准许；许可证，执照；
(1) the person with overall responsibility for the project (2) There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner . (3) an overall improvement in standards of living (= affecting everyone)