(1) The train arrives at midday. (2) a midday meal (3) the heat of the midday sun
midday [ˌmɪdˈdeɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.典型的；特有的或特别的；代表性的；
n.羊毛；羊毛制品；（幼虫的）毛；羊毛覆盖物；
n.中午；正午； adj.正午的；
n.形状；模型；状态；身材； vt.塑造；使符合；体现； vi.使成形；形成；
(1) The film studio is transferring to Hollywood. (2) How can I transfer money from my bank account to his? (3) The patient was transferred to another hospital.
(1) I'll get round to mending it eventually. (2) She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for ‘The Times ’. (3) Our flight eventually left five hours late.
(1) It's a matter of personal preference . (2) Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan. (3) I can't say that I have any particular preference.
(1) He was sent to prison for five years. (2) She is in prison , awaiting trial. (3) to be released from prison
prison ['prɪzn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.糟糕的；可怕的；非常的；极坏的； adv.非常，极；
n.监狱；牢笼；监禁；入狱； vt.监禁，关押；紧紧抱住；
adv.完美地；理想地；完全地；无瑕疵地；
adj.这样的；如此的；这么大的；非常的； pron.这样的事物[人]；
(1) ...Schubert's B flat Piano Trio (Opus 99). (2) Her voice was flat, with no question or hope in it. (3) 'Whatever you say,' he said in a deadly flat voice. 'I'll sit here and wait.'...
(1) policies that will benefit society as a whole (2) Racism exists at all levels of society. (3) They carried out research into the roles of men and women in today's society.
(1) The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen. (2) They are demanding the release of all political prisoners . (3) He was taken prisoner by rebel soldiers.
(1) They thought she had married beneath her (= married a man of lower social status) . (2) Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath. (3) They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
(1) conventionally dressed (2) conventionally grown food (= grown according to conventional methods) (3) a conventional power station (= using oil or coal as fuel, rather than nuclear power)
(1) Late again! What's your excuse this time? (2) There's no excuse for such behaviour. (3) His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary.
(1) A parked car was obstructing the highway. (2) highway patrol officers closed the road. (3) an interstate highway
highway ['haɪweɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.公路；公用通道；干线；途径，方法；
vt.解释；理解；诠释，体现；口译； vi.作解释；作口译；
vt.任命，委派；约定，指定；装设，布置；
adj.性的，有性别的；性欲的；生殖的；[生]有性的；
(1) The FBI has been called in to investigate. (2) (informal)‘What was that noise? ’ ‘I'll go and investigate. ’ (3) Police are investigating possible links between the murders.
investigate [ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.最后的，最终的；决定性的；不可更改的； n.结局；决赛；期末考试；〈口〉（报纸的）末版；
adj.移动的，可移动的；变化的；易变的，不稳的；交融的； n.风铃，（可随风摆动的）悬挂饰物；
vt.调查；审查；研究； vi.作调查；
adv.高度地；极，非常；非常赞许地；
(1) to submit/consider/accept/reject a proposal (2) a proposal to build more office accommodation (3) His proposal that the system should be changed was rejected.
(1) There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be. (2) a confusion as to what to do next (3) To avoid confusion, please write the children's names clearly on all their school clothes.
confusion [kən'fju:ʒən] 📢 UK📢 US
v.诅咒，咒骂( swear的现在分词 )；（使某人）就…宣誓；郑重承诺；发誓要；
n.主；领主；上帝；（英国用以称呼法官、主教或某些男性贵族成员，表示尊敬）大人； vi.逞威风；
n.混乱；混淆；困惑；
adj.广阔的，广大的；范围广泛的；[物]广延的；[逻]外延的；
(1) ...invite the children round to play... (2) They played in the little garden... (3) While the twins played cards, Francis sat reading...
(1) (informal)I can't decide. I'll have to ask the governor (= the man in charge, who employs sb) . (2) the governor of the Bank of England (3) a prison governor
(1) We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting. (2) It has since been established that the horse was drugged. (3) He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established .
(1) everyday objects such as cups and saucers (2) Glass and plastic objects lined the shelves. (3) Her sole object in life is to become a travel writer.
(1) I'm trying to do what is best, but equally I've got to consider the cost. (2) They share the housework equally. (3) The money was divided equally among her four children.
equally [ˈi:kwəli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.分析，分解；梗概，要略；[数]解析；验定；
vi.抱怨，诉苦；申诉，控诉，抗议； vt.诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句]；
n.[语]声调，语调；[画]色调，色泽，明暗；[乐]乐音，全音，全音程；[医]（正常的）健康状态； vt.使更健壮；定调；使变调子；[摄影术]给…上色； vi.带有某种腔调；呈现某种色彩；（颜色）调和（与 with 连用）；
adv.相等地；平等地；公正地；平均；
(1) We have very similar interests. (2) My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers. (3) The two houses are similar in size.
similar [ˈsɪmələ(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.提到，说起；提名表扬； n.提及；
n.问题；疑难问题；习题；引起麻烦的人； adj.成问题的；难处理的；关于社会问题的；
adj.类似的；同类的；相似的；同样的； n.类似物；相像的人；相似物；
n.堂[表]兄弟姊妹；远亲，同辈；
(1) One third of the world's population consumes/consume two thirds of the world's resources. (2) The entire population of the town was at the meeting. (3) countries with ageing populations