(1) He didn't like the media probing into his past. (2) a TV programme that probed government scandals in the 1990s (3) The doctor probed the wound for signs of infection.
(1) The problem was to safeguard sites from encroachment by property development. (2) encroachment on any enterprise run by the national bourgeoisie is strictly prohibited. (3) The eagle broke away and defiantly continued its encroachment.
(1) This is a pity, because noise abatement really is a good cause, and it is likely to be discredited if it gets to be associated with bad science. (2) Fractures of the nose may be associated with septal tractures and hematomas. (3) These procedures were likely to be associated with complications.
be associated with
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vt.迷住，吸引住；使感到非常愉快；
和…联系在一起；与…有关；
vt.包含；使参与，牵涉；围绕，缠绕；使专心于；
vt.尊敬，敬重；认为，以为；考虑；估价； n.尊敬，尊重；意见，看法；评价；名声；
(1) To give birth to ( a calf ). (2) To give birth to ( a litter of pigs ). (3) Mothers contaminated by radioactive materials may give birth to babies with mental deficiency.
give birth to [ɡiv bə:θ tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
生（孩子），生育；引起，产生；娩出；娩；
n.（强烈的）倾向，爱好，嗜好；
v.积累，积聚( amass的现在分词 )；
vt.公开；揭露；使显露；使暴露；
(1) an incest taboo (2) a taboo on working on a Sunday (3) to break/violate a taboo
taboo [təˈbu:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.当代的，现代的；同时代的，同属一个时期的； n.同代人；同辈人；同龄人；当代人；
n.禁忌；忌讳；戒律；禁忌的事物（或行为）； adj.禁忌的，忌讳的； vt.把…列为禁忌，禁止；
adj.河边的，水滨的；河岸拥有人；
n.糖浆，糖汁；糖浆类药品；甜蜜的情感；果汁，甜汁；
(1) She's very conscious of the problems involved. (2) He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents. (3) I was vaguely conscious that I was being watched.
(1) extant remains of the ancient wall (2) Two fourteenth-century manuscripts of this text are still extant... (3) The oldest extant document is dated 1492.
extant [ekˈstænt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.含义；含蓄，含意，言外之意；卷入，牵连，牵涉，纠缠；[逻辑学]蕴涵，蕴含；
代表…，表现…，是…的典型；
adj.现存的，仍然存在的；
adj.不会弄错的，不会误解的；
(1) He showed a reckless disregard for his own safety. (2) She was a good rider, but reckless. (3) He had always been reckless with money.
(1) He is notoriously indiscreet about his private life... (2) Had he been indiscreet in what he had said? (3) Ten to one , you would have thought him a tasteless, indiscreet methodistical man.
indiscreet [ˌɪndɪˈskri:t] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.参加某事；分享某事； vt.得到或接受某部分东西；
adj.不慎重的；轻率的；不明智的；不警觉的；
adj.过剩的；多余的； n.剩余额；公积金；顺差；盈余；
n.繁茂，丰富；充沛，充溢；
(1) a representative of the UN (2) our elected representatives in government (3) a union representative
(1) Wet days alternate with fine days. (2) Day and night alternate with each other. (3) Due to the heavy workload, they decide to alternate with the work.
alternate with [ˈɔːltə(r)neɪt wið] 📢 UK📢 US
大惊小怪；大做文章；
轮流，交换；相间；
n.<贬>窥淫癖者（喜欢窥视他人性行为）；刺探隐秘者（喜欢刺探他人的问题或私生活）；
当心， 注意；警惕；
(1) Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence? (2) The increase in racial tension constitutes a threat to our society. (3) Female workers constitute the majority of the labour force.
(1) Students over 25 fall into a different category . (2) The results can be divided into three main categories . (3) This book clearly falls into the category of fictionalised autobiography...
category [ˈkætəgəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.类型，部门，种类，类别，类目；[逻，哲]范畴；体重等级；
vt.禁止，下令禁止；剥夺权利；[古]诅咒； n.禁止，禁令；谴责；诅咒，诅骂；革出教门；
adj.现存的，仍然存在的；
adj.很多的，许多的；数量庞大的数量庞大的；数不清的；
(1) He stopped, uncertain how to put the question tactfully. (2) The advice wasn't very tactfully worded. (3) She put it very tactfully.
(1) We encourage all members to strive for the highest standards. (2) striving against corruption (3) Newspaper editors all strive to be first with a story.
(1) Three will not divide into eleven. (2) According to role which its plays, may divide into the basic maxim and the concrete criterion. (3) On greenery, M & S reckons that British consumers divide into four broad groups.
divide into [diˈvaid ˈɪntuː] 📢 UK📢 US
n.侵入，侵占，侵蚀；
分成，分为；
vt.& vi.（使）自动化；使自动操作；
adj.怀旧的；回忆往事的；使人联想…的； n.回忆录作者；
(1) I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood. (2) He is closely associated in the public mind with horror movies. (3) I don't like you associating with those people.
(1) the bleak/rugged/dramatic, etc. landscape of the area (2) the woods and fields that are typical features of the English landscape (3) an urban/industrial landscape
(1) The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none. (2) The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none. (3) be conscious of your stomach rising very gently as you inhale.
be conscious of [bi: ˈkɔnʃəs ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.笔，笔尖；笔法，文笔；作家；围栏； vt.写；把…关入栏中；关押，囚禁；
n.鉴赏家，鉴定家；行家，内行，权威；
n.麦加（沙特阿拉伯一座城市）；朝拜的地方；仰慕的目标；发源地；
知道；意识；察觉；
(1) Occasionally they paid for their indiscretion with their lives. (2) He talked to the press in a moment of indiscretion. (3) He had committed a minor sexual indiscretion.
indiscretion [ˌɪndɪˈskreʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.不慎重的举止，轻率的言行；
n.不慎重的举止，轻率的言行；
adj.沉静的，宁静的，安宁的；安详的；晴朗的；清澈的；
v.以…为傲；
(1) Old people often subsist on very small incomes. (2) The living things on the earth could not subsist on Mars. (3) Many people in the world have to subsist on $ 1 a day.
subsist on [səbˈsɪst ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.跨洲的，洲际的；
n.遗产；继承物；传统；文化遗产；
依靠…生活；
vt.追上，赶上；压倒；（不愉快的事）突然降临；
(1) a lake, still and serene in the sunlight (2) serenely beautiful (3) She smiled serenely.
serene [səˈri:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n.细胞膜质，纤维素；（用于制作涂料、漆等的）纤维素化合物；
adj.沉静的，宁静的，安宁的；安详的；晴朗的；清澈的；
adj.同时发生的，同时存在的；同时的；联立的； n.同时译员；
adj.平流层的，同温层的；
(1) His speech was a powerful spur to action. (2) I phoned him up on the spur of the moment. (3) a spur-of-the-moment decision
(1) to give a grunt of effort/pain (2) He grunted something about being late and rushed out. (3) When I told her what had happened she just grunted and turned back to her book.
(1) I won't encroach on your time any longer. (2) He never allows work to encroach upon his family life. (3) The growing town soon encroached on the surrounding countryside.
(1) Old people often subsist on very small incomes. (2) The terms of the contract subsist. (3) The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day...
subsist [səbˈsɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
知道；意识；察觉；
adj.难以预测的；难以预料的，未定局的；怀疑的，拿不准的；不明不白；
n.依附；坚持；忠诚；密着；
vi.（靠很少的钱或食物）维持生活，生存下去；
(1) Have you any comment to make about the cause of the disaster? (2) She made helpful comments on my work. (3) The director was not available for comment.
(1) in terms of his professional abilities, he's just no match for you. (2) Social diversity is thus explicable in terms of an underlying structure consisting largely of economic factors. (3) Think of it in terms of an investment.
(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) He managed to endear himself to my entire family. (2) Her object was to endear herself to her friend. (3) His human compassion and respect for others endear him to many.
(1) Things are manic in the office at the moment. (2) The performers had a manic energy and enthusiasm. (3) manic mood swings
manic [ˈmænɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.移入； vt.移民；移居外国，迁移；
vt.竞争，为…而奋争；辩驳； vi.争斗；竞争；争夺；n.比赛；竞赛；搏斗；
vt.预防；阻碍；阻止；[宗教]引领； vi.阻挠，阻止；
adj.<医>躁狂的，患躁狂病的；疯狂的； n.躁狂者；
(1) The figures are astronomical. (2) Interest rates are astronomically high. (3) astronomical observations
astronomical [ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.天文学的；极大的；
vt.构成，组成；制定，设立；等同于；指派；
adv.符合语法规则地；
n.技术专家，专家政治论者，技术统治论者；
(1) His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students. (2) The language of Darwin was intelligible to experts and non-experts alike... (3) The woman moaned faintly but made no intelligible response.
intelligible [ɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.世界性的，全世界的；四海为家的；全球的； n.世界主义者；四海为家者；
n.种族地位，种族特点，种族渊源；
adj.可理解的，明白易懂的，清楚的；
n.专业，专长；特点，特别事项；特性，特质；<律>盖印的契约； adj.特色的；专门的；独立的；
(1) My small business operates on a razor - thin profit margin. (2) It'seems the panda's chance of survival is razor - thin. (3) Objective To investigate the clinical result grafting razor - thin graft onto the donor site of the split - skin.
razor-thin
📢 UK📢 US
vt.承认；鸣谢；对…打招呼；告知已收到；
n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；安排，配置；<军>部署，战略（战术）计划；
adj.极薄的，极微弱的；
n.帝国主义，帝国主义政策；
(1) That wasn't a very tactful thing to say! (2) I tried to find a tactful way of telling her the truth. (3) a tactfully worded reply