(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) ...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
vt.限制，限定；约束，束缚；
adj.同盟的，同盟国的；联合的；姻亲的；同源的，类似的； v.联合(ally的过去分词)；
n.生活，生计；生命，性命；一生，寿命；人生，尘世；
n.传闻，谣言；流言； vt.谣传；
(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) 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) 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) We work every day except Sunday. (2) They all came except Matt. (3) I had nothing on except for my socks.
except [ɪk'sept] 📢 UK📢 US
v.回转，返回；复发，又来；送还；言归正传； n.归来，返乡；来回，汇成；赢利；统计表；
vt.把…除外；不计； prep.除…外； conj.[口语]要不是；除非；除…以外； vi.反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）；
n.怜悯；同情；可惜的事；憾事； vt.对…表示怜悯；对…感到同情；
adj.令人困惑的；混乱的；混淆的； v.使困窘，使混乱不清(confuse的现在分词)；
(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) 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) 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) .
strict [strɪkt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.精确的；绝对的；严格的，严谨的；[植]笔直的；
adj.灵巧的；熟练的；技术好的；
n.运气；好运；机遇；命运； vi.交好运，走运；侥幸成功；
vt.表明，标示，指示；象征，暗示，预示；[医]显示需要做…的治疗；
(1) His face was covered in blood. (2) The walls were covered with pictures. (3) a covered area of the stadium with seats
(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) 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) knitting and sewing (2) a pile of sewing (3) Her mother had always done all the sewing.
sewing ['səʊɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.邀请；请求；引诱；招致； n.邀请；
n.缝纫；缝纫机；针线活；缝纫物； v.缝制；
adj.醒着的；警惕的； vt.& vi.唤醒；唤起；觉悟；
vi.成功地应付，对付；对抗； n.长袍；斗篷状覆盖物；墙帽； vt.笼罩；给…盖墙压顶；
(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
adj.每；各自的； pron.每个；各自；
n.代理；机构；力量；
n.校长；总统；总裁；董事长；
adv.每年，每年一次；一年一度；
(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.
measure [ˈmeʒə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.测量，测度；措施；程度；尺寸； vt.测量；估量； vi.测量；测量（大小，容量，尺寸等）；
n.呼吸；一口气；呼吸力；微量；
n.秋；秋天；成熟期；渐衰期； adj.秋天的；秋季的；
n.骑马；乘车；自找麻烦，自讨苦吃；区； v.骑，驾驶( ride的现在分词)；乘坐；
(1) Who's chairing the meeting? (2) an old man asleep in a chair (= an armchair ) (3) She takes the chair in all our meetings.
chair [tʃeə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.椅子；大学教授职位；主持会议的主席（的席位或职位）；讲座； vt.主持；使…入座；使就任要职；
vt.拒绝；拒绝承认；拒绝…占有；否认知情；
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；
conj.和，与；而且；于是，然后；因此；
(1) a steep hill/slope/bank (2) a steep climb/descent/drop (3) a steep flight of stairs
steep [sti:p] 📢 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]；
(1) Several people nodded in approval . (2) The plan will be submitted to the committee for official approval. (3) parliamentary/congressional/government approval
(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.
(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?