(1) In april 1944 he was killed on active service. (2) The present assembly will be dissolved on april 30th. (3) Millions of wild flowers colour the valleys, especially in april and May.
(1) Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay. (2) the government's inability to provide basic services (3) ...the government's inability to provide basic services.
(1) The sign said, ‘private property. Keep out. ’ (2) Those are my father's private papers. (3) The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms.
(1) Several people nodded in approval . (2) The plan will be submitted to the committee for official approval. (3) parliamentary/congressional/government approval
(1) Anne was French by birth but lived most of her life in Italy. (2) a woman of noble birth (3) She died shortly after giving birth.
birth [bɜ:θ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.艺术；艺术作品；（需要技术、工艺的）行业；文艺（包括绘画、雕塑、建筑、音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、文学等）； vi.thou art 即 you are,对一人讲话时用； adj.艺术的；（为）艺术家的；艺术品的；具有艺术性的； vt.& vi.[口语]（把…）装饰得古色古香，（把…）装饰得古怪而有艺术趣味，把…装饰得有艺术价值；把…加以艺术乔装，使艺术化[仅用于 art up 短语中]；
n.出生；分娩；起源；出身；
adj.北方的，北部的；来自北方的；北风；
adj.烦扰的；令人不安的； v.打扰(disturb的现在分词)；
(1) The victims were not referred to by name. (2) Her mother never referred to him again. (3) You know who I'm referring to.
(1) There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem. (2) The pattern is essentially the same in all cases. (3) essentially, what we are suggesting is that the firm needs to change.
essentially [ɪˈsenʃəli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.本质上，根本上；本来；“essential“的派生；
vt.& vi.开始；着手；创始；创办； vi.（从…）开始；起始；起初是；开始讲话；
adj.恶劣的；肮脏的；卑劣的；下流的； vt.弄脏，污染；使名声受玷污； vi.变脏，污染；
adv.完全地，十足地；纯粹地；纯洁地，贞淑地；
(1) a fall in the value of exports (2) the country's major exports (3) an export licence
(1) strict rules/regulations/discipline (2) She left strict instructions that she was not to be disturbed. (3) He told me in the strictest confidence (= on the understanding that I would tell nobody else) .
(1) I've done nothing much since coffee time... (2) Mr Pearson said he knew nothing of his wife's daytime habits... (3) Because he had always had money it meant nothing to him...
(1) She tore the cellophane wrapping off the box. (2) shrink wrapping (= plastic designed to shrink around objects so that it fits them tightly) (3) The painting was still in its wrappings.
(1) I went for a run there, keeping an eye on the children the whole time... (2) ...a very simple punishment code based on an-eye-for-an-eye. (3) Here, massive dunes stretched in every direction as far as the eye could see...
(1) ...a baby's first minutes of life... (2) Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as a violation of the right to life. (3) Is there life on Mars?...
life [laɪf] 📢 UK📢 US
n.树；木料；树状图；宗谱； vt.把…赶上树；使处于困境；把鞋型插入（鞋内）；
adj.灵巧的；熟练的；技术好的；
n.生活，生计；生命，性命；一生，寿命；人生，尘世；
n.农作物；产量；庄稼；平头； vt.种植；收割；修剪；剪短； vi.收成；收获；
(1) Not brilliant, Robyn, but I'll give you ten out of ten for effort. (2) ten to one he'll be late. (3) Over the past ten years things have changed.
(1) They drove away slowly to avoid arousing suspicion. (2) He was arrested on suspicion of murder. (3) I have a sneaking suspicion that she's not telling the truth.
(1) the year 2005 and beyond (2) The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond. (3) The exercise was beyond the abilities of most of the class.
(1) Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress . (2) to suffer from stress (3) coping with stress
stress [stres] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.假定；猜想，推测；认为；让（用于祈祷语气）； vi.想象，猜想；
n.强调；重音；压力；重力； vt.重读；[机械学]使承受压力；给…加压力（或应力）；
adv.什么地方；任何地方；无论何处；〈口〉（用于否定句〕根本(不）；
n.关系，联系；亲戚（关系）；说话，叙述，报告；比率，比数；
(1) The exhibition is held annually. (2) Annual costs, tuition and fees, £6,600... (3) The electronic and printing unit has annual sales of about $80 million.
annually [ˈænjuəli] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.打呵欠；张开，裂开；<文学>张开大口； n.呵欠；无聊的人或事；裂口；
adv.不管到什么程度；无论如何；然而；可是； conj.不管怎样；
adv.每年，每年一次；一年一度；
vt.使受影响，感染；传染，散布病毒，侵染；（电脑病毒）使（电脑的）存储器[数据]受到感染；
(1) My mother taught me how to sew. (2) to sew by hand/machine (3) to sew a seam
(1) (British English also)She proposed that the book should be banned. (2) The government proposed changes to the voting system. (3) What would you propose?
propose [prə'pəʊz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.喷；喷射； n.喷雾；喷雾器；浪花；（用作装饰的）小树枝；
n.体系，系统；制度；身体；方法；
vt.提议，建议；打算，计划；推荐，提名；求婚； vi.做出计划，打算；求婚；
adj.原始的；独创的；最初的；新颖的； n.原文；原型；原件；怪人；
(1) A ship's speed is measured in knots. (2) a device that measures the level of radiation in the atmosphere (3) He's gone to be measured for a new suit.