(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) an airline pilot (2) international airlines (3) ...the Dutch national airline KLM.
airline [ˈeəlaɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.羞愧；羞辱；可耻的人；羞愧感； vt.使蒙羞；玷辱；使感到羞愧；使相形见绌；
n.航线；航空公司；
红辣椒；
润肤霜；
(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) ‘Was he very angry? ’ ‘indeed he was. ’ (2) ‘Do you agree? ’ ‘indeed I do/Yes, indeed. ’ (3) ‘You said you'd help? ’ ‘I did indeed─yes. ’
indeed [ɪnˈdi:d] 📢 UK📢 US
食言，不守诺言；违约；自食其言；破约；
adv.的确，确实，实在；实际上，真正地；真的，真是；甚至；
n.性格，品质；特征；[计] 字符；人物，角色； vt.刻，印；使具有特征；
vt.热情款待；使有兴趣；抱着，怀有；考虑； vi.热情款待；
(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
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n.地面，地板；楼层；底部；议员席； vt.铺地板；击败，打倒；
v.无关；
n.[地名][大洋洲]澳大利亚，澳洲；澳元；
adj.明显的；显著的；平淡无奇的；自明；
(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
n.短路；短接；
讲得通； 有意义；是明智的；理解；
n.困难的事情；麻烦的事情；争论； vt.不断烦扰；与…争辩；使…烦恼； vi.争论，争辩；
adj.临时的，暂时的；短暂的； n.临时工，临时雇员；
(1) a coat pocket (2) I put the note in my pocket. (3) Turn out your pockets (= empty your pockets) .
(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.
(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.
new zealand
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n.新西兰（太平洋南部岛国）；[地名] [大洋洲] 新西兰；
n.奇迹，圣迹，神迹；令人惊奇的人（或事）；
n.绷带； vt.用绷带绑扎；
vt.支持；帮助；支撑；维持； n.支撑；支持者；[数学]支集；支撑物；
(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) 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
n.妈妈；木乃伊；干尸；干瘪的人；
相当多（不可数）；
写下；记下；视为；贬低（地位、重要性等）；
n.救生衣；
(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) "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
adv.认真地；严肃地；严重地；
n.（男用）避孕套，保险套；（女用）避孕套；
v.逗留过久，停留超过（时间）；
偷看；窥视；
(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.
pocket money [ˈpɔkit ˈmʌni] 📢 UK📢 US
折叠；草拟；（使）停下；排好队伍；
n.驴，毛驴；笨蛋，傻瓜；（美国）民主党的象征；
n.零用钱；
n.观众，听众，读者；读者；接见；拥护者，爱好者；
(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) 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)
pregnant [ˈpregnənt] 📢 UK📢 US
v.能，会；能够；克；
adj.怀孕的；孕育着…的；富于想象的；富于成果的；
adj.女性的；雌性的；能结果实的；电气设备阴的； n.女人；雌性动物；雌性植物，雌株；
adj.无聊的，无趣的，烦人的； v.令人厌烦( bore的过去式和过去分词 )；挖；掘；钻；
(1) to travel around the world (2) I go to bed early if I'm travelling the next day. (3) I love travelling by train.
(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) The price is dependent on how many extras you choose. (2) to be dependent on drugs (3) A child's development is dependent on many factors.
dependent [dɪˈpendənt] 📢 UK📢 US
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；
adj.日常的，平常的；普通的；每天的；经常；
vt.& vi.讲解，解释； vt.说明…的原因，辩解； vi.说明，解释，辩解；
n.旅行者，观光客；〈美〉冬季到南部做工的流动工人；
(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) 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.外科学，外科手术；手术室；诊所；诊断时间；
v.捡起；（尤指偶然地、无意地、不费劲地）得到；学会；爬[站]起；
为…所熟知；名字被记录在案；
n.消遣，娱乐；
(1) Neither of them is currently in paid employment. (2) a well-paid job (3) Men still outnumber women in the paid workforce.
(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) 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.
(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
<主美>填写（表格等）；充实；长胖；（通常指因充气）鼓起[膨胀]；
adj.父亲的；父亲（般）的；父系的；父方的；
n.花大量时间看电视的人，电视迷；美国人说整天看电视的人是“沙发土豆”；
关闭；（使）没兴趣；使停止谈话；切断；
(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.
(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.
stub [stʌb] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.词语的；言语的；口头的；动词的； n.非谓语动词，非限定动词；
n.过道，通道；侧廊，耳堂；狭长的通路；
n.树桩；铅笔头，烟蒂；票根，存根； vt.使（脚趾）碰到某物；捻灭（香烟，雪茄等）；连根拔出；
adj.顽皮的；不听话的；粗俗的；下流的；
(1) a moment of panic (2) They were in a state of panic. (3) Office workers fled in panic as the fire took hold.
(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.