(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) Don't ask me about it─that's her department. (2) the English department (3) the children's department (= in a large store)
department [dɪˈpɑ:tmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.百万富翁；大富翁；大财主；有钱人； adj.100万以上人口的；
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；
adv.轻轻地，轻巧地；轻松地，轻快地；轻易地，容易地，不费力地；轻率地；
n.部门，部；系，学部；知识范围；车间；
(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) 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) 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) 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.恐怖，可怕的事物；嫌恶，痛恨；讨厌的人或事；〈口〉非常丑恶；
n.产品；结果；乘积；作品；
vt.& vi.（使）适合；安装；合身； adj.合适的；恰当的；合身的； n.合身；适合；配合；
n.消遣，娱乐；
(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.
point at [pɔint æt] 📢 UK📢 US
（把…）对准，指向；针对；指画；
n.玻璃；玻璃制品；镜子； vt.给某物加玻璃；反映；使平滑如玻璃； vi.成玻璃状；
n.治疗，疗法，疗效；心理治疗；治疗力；
n.事件，事变；小插曲；敌对行动；骚乱； adj.[法]附带的；[光]入射的；易有的，附随的；
(1) a coat pocket (2) I put the note in my pocket. (3) Turn out your pockets (= empty your pockets) .
(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) 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.
abroad [əˈbrɔ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.到国外，在海外；广为流传地； adj.往国外的； n.海外，异国；
vt.刺激，使兴奋；使发怒；使感到不适；使疼痛，使发炎； vi.引起恼怒；引起不愉快；
n.人( man的名词复数 )；人类；男人；男子汉；
adj.吸引人的，令人心动的；恳求的； v.（迫切）要求(appeal的现在分词)；将…上诉；
(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.
dependant [dɪˈpendənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.家眷，侍从，食客；受赡养者；寄人篱下的仆从； adj.相关的；附属的；随…而变的；
n.胡说，废话；荒谬的念头；愚蠢的行为；胡闹； adj.无意义的；荒谬的； int.荒唐；
adj.保护的，防护的；保护贸易的；
vt.避开，避免，预防；[法]使无效，撤销，废止；
(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.（物体的）飞行；航班；飞翔；楼梯的一段； vi.成群地迁徙或飞行； vt.射击；使惊飞；
adj.临时的，暂时的；短暂的； n.临时工，临时雇员；
v.应该，被期望；
adj.防腐的；无菌的；异常洁净的；诚实无欺的； n.防腐剂，杀菌剂，消毒剂；
(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.
(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.乘客，旅客；行人，过路人；碍手碍脚的人；
n.气味，名声；
n.啤酒，麦酒；（一般）发酵饮料；[印，纺]比尔；
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.
laugh at [lɑ:f æt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.诱拐，绑架，劫持；拐骗；
n.[医]肺炎；急性肺炎；
因…而发笑；嘲笑；蔑视；对…满不在乎；
侵犯；侵害；破坏；
(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
大声叫喊，喊着宣布；
配偶（妻子）；
vt.用拖把拖；擦拭； vi.用拖把拖；擦拭；搭拉着脸； n.拖把；蓬松的头发；鬼脸；
n.出纳员； vt.解雇；抛弃；
(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) 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) 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；
adj.粗糙的；刺耳的；严厉的，严格的；残酷的；
v.捡起；（尤指偶然地、无意地、不费劲地）得到；学会；爬[站]起；
n.龋齿；蛀齿；
(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.
(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
adj.爱冒险的；大胆的；危险的；
n.穷人；贫民；贫穷；
n.喜爱，慈爱；情感或感情；意向；疾病，病情；
n.零用钱；
(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
写下；记下；视为；贬低（地位、重要性等）；
vt.吸引；诱惑；引起…的好感（或兴趣）； vi.具有吸引力；引人注意；
为…所熟知；名字被记录在案；
vt.发明，创造；虚构；
(1) to enter a relationship/conflict/war (2) Several new firms have now entered the market. (3) The investigation has entered a new phase.
(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) 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.
(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) 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.
be dependent on [bi: diˈpendənt ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.经过验证或证实的； v.证明( prove的过去分词 )；检验，试验；
n.须后水；
v.依靠，依赖；
adj.幼稚的；天真的；单纯的；
(1) an airline pilot (2) international airlines (3) ...the Dutch national airline KLM.
(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
adj.令人感兴趣的，有趣的；引起兴趣的；有趣的；令人关注的；
把稳；
adv.高声地；吵闹地；花哨地；华丽地；
偷看；窥视；
(1) Keep straight on for two miles. (2) Can you stretch your arms out straighter? (3) He was too tired to walk straight.
straight [streɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
v.利用； 欺骗，占…的便宜；
adj.直的；连续的；直率的；整齐的； adv.直地；直接地；坦率地；立即； n.直线；直线部分；
n.课程；总课程( curriculum的名词复数 )；
处于危险[受罚， 痛苦]之中；
(1) to be on sick leave (2) I have been on sick leave for seven months with depression. (3) So I must ask for two days sick leave.