(1) My wife is pregnant. (2) I was pregnant with our third child at the time. (3) a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born)
(1) Your questions should be independent of each other. (2) The newspaper seeks to be independent of political dogma. (3) They went camping so as to be independent of hotels.
be independent of
📢 UK📢 US
v.无关；
vt.破坏，摧毁；消灭，歼灭（敌人）；杀死；使失败；
n.泰国；[地名] [亚细亚洲] 泰国；
注视；照顾，照看（某人或某物）；陪；看管；
(1) This new zealand winery produces some of the best antipodean wines. (2) Can the new zealand bowlers fight back after their thrashing at Christchurch? (3) Information on travel in new zealand is available at the hotel.
(1) I didn't give Reid all the details yet — I'll fill him in... (2) He filled her in on Wilbur Kantor's visit. (3) Vice-presidents' wives would fill in for first ladies.
(1) imports of cheap food from abroad (2) He was famous, both at home and abroad (= in his own country and in other countries) . (3) There was news abroad that a change was coming.
(1) His favourite pastime is golf. (2) He insisted that his painting was merely a pastime that kept him from being bored. (3) Photography is her favourite pastime.
pastime [ˈpɑ:staɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.吸烟者；
n.芳香，芬芳；浓馥，香气；香水，常用于广告语；
n.消遣，娱乐；
配偶（妻子）；
(1) (British English,formal)Are you being attended to, Sir? (= for example, in a shop) (2) A nurse attended to his needs constantly. (3) I have some urgent business to attend to.
(1) When I call your name, shout out so that we know you're here. (2) Send some love out to my dear and a special shout - out to the Reverend Sultan here. (3) There is a child can not wait to shout out.
shout out [ʃaut aut] 📢 UK📢 US
n.旅行者，观光客；〈美〉冬季到南部做工的流动工人；
n.慷慨，大方；宽容或慷慨的行为；丰富；
大声叫喊，喊着宣布；
n.曼谷（泰国首都）；[地名] [泰国] 曼谷；
(1) Science was never my strong point at school. (2) This was the point at which he was to meet his Waterloo . (3) The home team trailed by one point at half time.
(1) Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future. (2) She has danced, choreographed, lectured and taught all over the world. (3) When I look over and see Terry I tingle all over.
(1) Keywords: Compulsory Education, Marketization of Education, Peer Effects, Efficiency, Equity. (2) make sure he delivers his goods. (3) make sure you back up the disk before you turn the computer off.
make sure [meik ʃuə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.手提行李； adj.手提的；
买东西；
adj.日常的，逐日的；过一天算一天的；经常；
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；
(1) For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn? (2) Do not hesitate to laugh at anything you find amusing. (3) Lysenko gave a deep rumbling laugh at his own joke.
(1) On the morning before starting the fast, write down your starting weight. (2) write down (in order of priority) the qualities you'd like to have. (3) Please write down your name on the reverse side of the envelope.
write down [rait daun] 📢 UK📢 US
没关系；
n.武器，兵器； vi.武装，提供武器；
adv.坦白地说；打开天窗说亮话；
写下；记下；视为；贬低（地位、重要性等）；
(1) He turned abruptly and walked away... (2) He turned to his publicist and jokingly asked, 'What's next?'… (3) They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies...
(1) You might sneer at this, but I know now. (2) The article in the paper was a sneer at business. (3) She'll probably sneer at my shoes because they're old - fashioned.
sneer at [sniə æt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.母亲的；母亲般的；母系的；母亲方面的；
vt.& vi.烹调；编造；篡改；密谋； vt.烹调；煮； vi.烹调；做菜； n.厨师；厨子；
v.嘲笑；
在…结尾，在…末端；
(1) "Fourteen minutes," Chris said, taking a peep at his watch. (2) Children came to peep at him round the doorway. (3) Let me have just one peep at the letter.
peep at [pi:p æt] 📢 UK📢 US
偷看；窥视；
更不用说；不消说；
n.须后水；
adj.依靠的；依赖的；取决于…的；有瘾的； n.受抚养人；受赡养者；依赖他人者；扈从，侍从；
(1) a coat pocket (2) I put the note in my pocket. (3) Turn out your pockets (= empty your pockets) .
(1) Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels. (2) The food was acceptable, but no more. (3) Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour.
acceptable [əkˈseptəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可接受的；合意的；（社会上）认同的；（礼物等）令人满意的；
vi.挨饿；[非正式用语] 饥饿；受饿；[古语] 冻死； vt.使挨饿；饿死；
vt.坚决主张；提出理由证明；说服，劝告；表明，证明； vi.争论，辩论；提出理由；
n.发式专家，发式师；
(1) Don't ask me about it─that's her department. (2) the English department (3) the children's department (= in a large store)
(1) They are in direct contact with the hijackers. (2) His death was a direct result of your action. (3) We are looking for somebody with direct experience of this type of work.
(1) He pulled the stub of a pencil from behind his ear. (2) ...an ashtray of cigarette stubs. (3) Fans who still have their original ticket stubs should contact Sheffield Arena by July 3.
(1) The British Legion raises funds to help ex-service personnel and their dependants. (2) A sick dog is as much a dependant as a sick child. (3) The dependent dependant cannot live independently.
(1) Modern equipment, you should be dependent on the brand! (2) Both visual appearance and attribute caps will be dependent on the mix. (3) Don't be dependent on anyone for anything.
(1) temporary relief from pain (2) I'm looking for some temporary work . (3) They had to move into temporary accommodation .
temporary [ˈtemprəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.自动的；不假思索的，无意识的；必然发生的； n.自动化机器或设备；自动手枪；
adj.临时的，暂时的；短暂的； n.临时工，临时雇员；
adj.反恐怖主义（活动）的；
两个， 几个；
(1) First you fill out the application for and then we'll issue you a passbook. (2) Please fill out the form and submit a written application letter. (3) Please fill out the names of the tax officers on the form.
fill out [fil aut] 📢 UK📢 US
n.过道，通道；侧廊，耳堂；狭长的通路；
为…所熟知；名字被记录在案；
<主美>填写（表格等）；充实；长胖；（通常指因充气）鼓起[膨胀]；
非常迅速，突飞猛进；连跑带跳；
(1) Keep straight on for two miles. (2) Can you stretch your arms out straighter? (3) He was too tired to walk straight.
(1) We agreed to give her £6 a week pocket money. (2) Volunteers receive £21 pocket money each week, accommodation and expenses. (3) She had never hesitated to give her pocket money to the needy.