(1) He stepped in front of her, barring her way. (2) He tipped the table over in front of him. (3) He has been brought up not to swear in front of women.
(1) He abdicated in favour of his son. (2) A clear majority of voters were in favour of the motion. (3) His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.
(1) The project implies an enormous investment in training. (2) The fact that she was here implies a degree of interest. (3) The survey implies (that) more people are moving house than was thought.
imply [ɪmˈplaɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi暗示；意味；隐含；说明，表明；
n.队，组；团队；工作组；（野鸭等）群，同胎仔； vi.协同工作；合作；把（牛马等）联套在车上；
vt.& vi.辩护；保卫；（足球、曲棍球等）防守；进行辩护；
n.小路，路；路线，路程；〈比喻〉（人生的）道路；（思想，行为，生活的）途径；
(1) He resigned after his implication in a sex scandal. (2) He criticized the Director and, by implication , the whole of the organization. (3) The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation.
(1) He's the image of his father. (2) Slowly, an image began to appear on the screen. (3) poetic images of the countryside
image [ˈɪmɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
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；
n.一天；白天；时期；节日； adj.日间的；逐日的； adv.每天；经常在白天地；
n.城堡，堡垒；象棋中的车； vt.把…置于城堡中；（下国际象棋时）用车护（王）；
n.影像；肖像；概念，意向；镜像，映像； vt.反映；想像；作…的像；象征；
(1) ‘Can we still buy tickets for the concert? ’ ‘I imagine so . ’ (2) I don't imagine (that) they'll refuse. (3) There's nobody there. You're imagining things .
(1) Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower. (2) Nobody knows who is in control of the club. (3) He was drunk and not in control of his faculties.
(1) Her tight-fitting dress left nothing to the imagination. (2) With a little imagination , you could turn this place into a palace. (3) His writing lacks imagination.
(1) The incident illustrates the need for better security measures. (2) Last year's sales figures are illustrated in Figure 2. (3) To illustrate my point , let me tell you a little story.
illustrate [ˈɪləstreɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.最后，最终；基本上；根本；郅；
[法]以…为依据；
vt.说明；表明；给…加插图；（用示例、图画等）说明； vi.举例说明；
adj.在水中的；水面下的； adv.在水下，在水中；
(1) For use only in case of fire! (2) He has just installed a safety device for his car in case of break failure. (3) We were supplied with rubber plugs to stop our ears in case of explosions.
(1) immediately she'd gone, I remembered her name. (2) Counselling is being given to those most immediately affected by the tragedy. (3) the years immediately before the war
immediately [ɪˈmi:diətli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.女儿；产物，后代；（某地的）妇女；[生]子代； adj.女儿般的；[生]第一代的；子代的；
adj.忠实的；忠诚的；正确的； n.信徒；
adv.立即，马上；直接地；紧接地； conj.一…就，即刻；
adj.电的，带电的；发电的，导电的；令人激动的；电动的； n.电动车辆；带电体；
(1) During that time, she so gained my aunt's confidence that she was put in charge of the domestic staff. (2) The cook is in charge of the kitchen helper. (3) He is in charge of the general affairs.
(1) I was under the impression that the work had already been completed. (2) Clever lighting creates an impression of space in a room. (3) He did his impression of Tom Hanks.
impression [ɪmˈpreʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
int.哈喽，喂；你好，您好；表示问候；打招呼； n.“喂”的招呼声或问候声； vi.喊“喂”；
n.印象，感觉；影响，效果；盖印，印记；
（要）…而不…，与其…倒不如…；instead of sb/sth 而不是；
adj.早的；早期的；早日的；（果实等）早熟的； adv.早；在初期；先前；提早；
(1) I was hungry, and, more importantly, my children were hungry. (2) This controversy was expected to figure importantly in their discussion. (3) Air raid wardens in tin hats self - importantly stalked the streets.
(1) It is illegal for public officials to solicit gifts or money in exchange for favors. (2) Woollen cloth and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus. (3) Refugees also complain that soldiers steal food and personal property from them and demand bribes in exchange for food or shelter.
(1) European civilization was the first to impose itself across the whole world. (2) Everyone imposes on Dave's good nature. (3) ‘You must stay for lunch. ’ ‘Well, thanks, but I don't want to impose… ’
(1) Some of the companies illegally sent the wherewithal for making chemical weapons. (2) He could face a charge of illegally importing weapons. (3) We were alleged to have brought goods into the country illegally.
(1) "He went back to the lab", Iris exclaimed impatiently. (2) People have been waiting impatiently for a chance to improve the situation. (3) "Come on, David," Harry said impatiently.
impatiently [ɪmˈpeɪʃənlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.和平的；爱好和平的；安静的；平静的；
adv.不耐烦地；性急地；焦急地；焦躁地；
adj.向后的；反向的；怯生生的；落后的； adv.向后地；相反地；回溯地；
n.看；[建筑学]视图；风景；意图； vt.看；观看；认为；观察；
(1) She was sitting importantly behind a big desk. (2) More importantly, can he be trusted? (3) He likes to feel important.
(1) So you wouldn't consider this to be a normal rescue procedure. (2) Berths on steamships can be booked a long while in advance. (3) All bookings will be made 3 days in advance.
(1) She was suitably impressed (= as impressed as sb had hoped) with the painting. (2) We were all impressed by her enthusiasm. (3) I must admit I am impressed.
impressed [ɪmˈprest] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.印象深刻的； v.使感动，使印象深刻( impress的过去式和过去分词)；
adj.许多的；诸多；
n.议会，国会；
adv.几乎； prep.紧邻；在…近旁；仅次于；紧接；
(1) Her words impressed themselves on my memory. (2) He impressed on us the need for immediate action. (3) It impressed me that she remembered my name.
(1) The immediate cause of death is unknown. (2) He is my immediate superior (= the person directly above me) in the company. (3) The funeral was attended by her immediate family (= her parents, children, brothers and sisters) only.
(1) Though off-puttingly complicated in detail, local taxes are in essence simple. (2) It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. We discussed it in detail beforehand. (3) We examine the wording in detail before deciding on the final text.
(1) The company's performance was impacted by the high value of the pound. (2) Her father's death impacted greatly on her childhood years. (3) The car is fitted with side impact bars (= to protect it from a blow from the side) .
(1) He was very aware of his own importance (= of his status) . (2) State your reasons in order of importance . (3) the relative importance of the two ideas
(1) The oboe and the clarinet have got certain features in common. (2) The word "undertaker" had long been in common usage. (3) Ideologically, there was nothing in common between them.
in common [in ˈkɔmən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.真实的；实际的；现行的；现在的；
adv.共有；同；
na.根据，按照；据…所说；如；比照；
adv.共有；同；
(1) He was impossibly handsome (= it was difficult to believe that he could be so handsome ) . (2) a virtual impossibility (3) an impossibly difficult problem (= impossible to solve)
impossible [ɪmˈpɒsəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不可能的，做不到的；难以忍受的；不会有的，不能相信的； n.不可能；不可能的事；
n.六月；[女子名]琼，来源于拉丁语，含义是“年轻气盛的六月”(youthful from the name of the month)；
(1) in addition, you can a type must have a parameterless constructor. (2) in addition, some technical problems in the construction and monitoring process are discussed. (3) in addition to copper, there are many other metals which are good conductors.