(1) The telephone company is the country's largest employer. (2) At the telephone company end, ISDN lines connect to a digital switch. (3) She works in public relations for a telephone company.
(1) You also a great sense of humor and become interested in comedy or games. (2) The girl impressed her boyfriend's family with her liveliness and sense of humor. (3) Luckily, everyone's sense of humor remained intact.
(1) do exercise every day and you'll be back in condition. (2) You'd better get up early to do exercise. (3) If he didn't do exercise every day, he wouldn't be so strong.
do exercise [du: ˈeksə] 📢 UK📢 US
做体操；
vt.热情款待；使有兴趣；抱着，怀有；考虑； vi.热情款待；
vt.使气馁；使沮丧；阻碍；劝阻；
n.事件；（讨论、考虑等的）问题；重要性；物质； vi.要紧，重要；化脓；有重大影响；有重要性；
(1) Lee was ill so I went instead. (2) He didn't reply. instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. (3) She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.
instead [ɪnˈsted] 📢 UK📢 US
访问，到；
n.罪行，犯罪；罪恶； v.指控犯罪；判定犯罪；处罚军事犯；
adj.已解开的；未做的；烦乱的；毁了的； v.松开( undo的过去分词 )；解开；毁灭；败坏；
adv.代替，顶替；反而；反倒；
(1) the largest computer company in the world (2) the National Bus company (3) She joined the company in 2002.
(1) at work, he was chained to a system of boring meetings. (2) Ma was still at work when I got back. (3) The report suggested that the same trend was at work in politics.
at work [æt wə:k] 📢 UK📢 US
维多利亚瀑布；
工作中；
n.人口；全体居民；特定[生物]种群；[物]布居；
做体操；
(1) The new design will eventually replace all existing models. (2) Teachers will never be replaced by computers in the classroom. (3) He will be difficult to replace when he leaves.
(1) I wonder who she is. (2) I was just beginning to wonder where you were. (3) ‘Why do you want to know? ’ ‘No particular reason. I was just wondering. ’
(1) One third of the world's population consumes/consume two thirds of the world's resources. (2) The entire population of the town was at the meeting. (3) countries with ageing populations
population [ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
巴哈马群岛；巴哈马；
vt.想，设想；想像；料想，猜想；误认为； vi.想象；猜想，推测；
vt.引路；指导；操纵；影响； n.指导者；向导；导游；有指导意义的事物；
n.人口；全体居民；特定[生物]种群；[物]布居；
(1) a small dictionary for everyday use (2) The Internet has become part of everyday life . (3) everyday objects
(1) She went to visit relatives in Wales. (2) The Prime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment. (3) You should visit your dentist at least twice a year.
visit [ˈvɪzɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.访问；探望；参观；游览； vi.作客； n.访问，参观；逗留； vt.拜访，参观；
不管， 不顾；无；不拘；
v.爱上；倾心；
照亮；点烟；开街灯或车灯；（使）变得喜悦；
(1) The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding. (2) The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd. (3) air/water pressure
(1) Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square. (2) The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders. (3) I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.
angry [ˈæŋgri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.生气的；愤怒的，发怒的；（颜色等）刺目的；（伤口等）发炎的；
在另一方面；
vt.声称；断言；需要；索取； vi.提出要求； n.（根据权利而提出的）要求；声称；断言；索赔；
n.公司，商号；作伴，伴侣，客人；连队，中队；（社交）集会，聚会；
(1) Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress . (2) to suffer from stress (3) coping with stress
(1) I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone. (2) Next time use a pay phone and call me. (3) I tried to find a pay phone, but the receiver broke down.
(1) I'll make a call to tell you about my decision on Saturday morning. (2) You can make a call at the telephone booth. (3) Can you tell him to make a call for me?
(1) No one could possibly take exception to his comments. (2) All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last. (3) All students without exception must take the English examination.
(1) We spent a week on the Greek island of Kos. (2) a remote island off the coast of Scotland (3) ...a wonderful day trip to the picturesque island of Gozo...
island [ˈaɪlənd] 📢 UK📢 US
幽默感；
n.影响；势力；有影响的人（或事物）；[占星学]星力； vt.影响；感染；支配；对…起作用；
n.有瘾的人；入迷的人；（吸毒）成瘾者； vt.使沉溺；使上瘾；使自己沾染（某些恶习）；
n.岛，岛屿； vt.使孤立；
(1) the continent of Africa (2) the African continent (3) We're going to spend a weekend on the continent.
(1) You also a great sense of humor and become interested in comedy or games. (2) And a great of humor. (3) When a person offends you or makes you angry respond with humor rather than hostility.
humor [ˈhju:mə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不必要的，多余的；无用的，无益的；无须；
n.幽默，心情，诙谐； vt.迎合，牵就，顺应；
vt.废除，废止；取消，革除；消灭；撤销；
把…放置一旁； 不理会；取消；留出；
(1) an area the size of (= the same size as) Wales (2) They complained about the size of their gas bill. (3) Dogs come in all shapes and sizes .
(1) take exercise if you are out of shape. (2) Some goa diet, some take exercise, some eat medicine, others even turn to operation for help. (3) I often take exercise. Why only yesterday I had breakfast in bed.
(1) ...the way that building societies deal with complaints... (2) In dealing with suicidal youngsters, our aims should be clear... (3) She saw a psychiatrist who used hypnotism to help her deal with her fear...
deal with [di:l wið] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.到国外，在海外；广为流传地； adj.往国外的； n.海外，异国；
惠顾； 与…交易；应付； 对待；
n.习惯，习性；气质；宗教服装； vt.给…穿衣服；打扮；
堕落；迷路；被遗失；走上邪路；
(1) a long-distance commuter (2) long-distance flights (3) a long-distance phone call
long-distance [ˈlɔ:ŋˈdɪstəns] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.[通信]长途的；长距离的；
n.迷信；迷信行为；<古>邪教；
告发；产生（坏的）影响；
n.永恒；[宗]来世，永生，永劫；万年；不朽；
(1) a computer/machine operator (2) a tour operator (3) a bus operator
(1) "Does it sound like music?" — "I wouldn't go that far." (2) "Sorry. I sound like Abby, don't I?" — "No. Not at all." (3) This sound, like all music, pierced my heart like a dagger.
(1) She is used to dealing with all kinds of people in her job. (2) to deal with enquiries/issues/complaints (3) Have you dealt with these letters yet?