(1) The meat is served with salad or assorted vegetables. (2) The jumper comes in assorted colours. (3) ...swimsuits, sizes 12-18, in assorted colours.
(1) Ted might benefit from hearing his own voice recorded and played back. (2) There is little doubt that skin does benefit from exfoliation. (3) I might benefit from getting my teeth fixed.
benefit from [ˈbenifit frɔm] 📢 UK📢 US
通过…获益；受益；得力；受用；
adj.对…有害的；能造成损害的；不利；不良；
adj.洪水的，大变动的；
n.中指；中拇指；
(1) far-reaching changes/reforms (2) far-reaching consequences/implications (3) The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented.
far-reaching [ˈfɑ:ˈri:tʃɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
当心， 注意；警惕；
adj.深远的，广泛的，深至远处的；
adv.不断地，时常地；时刻；常川；历来；
adj.不幸的，倒霉的；不吉利的；不成功的；可惜的，可叹的； n.不幸的人；
(1) (North Amercian English)to be tardy for school (2) The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes. (3) people who are tardy in paying their bills
tardy [ˈtɑ:di:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.行动缓慢的； 缓缓移动的；晚的； 迟的；
adj.值得表扬的，值得称赞的；很好的；可推荐的；
vt.将…弄碎；将…弄成粉末或尘埃；摧毁；粉碎；
adj.危险的；不吉祥的；凶兆的；险恶的；
(1) Many factors are important, for example class, gender, age and ethnicity. (2) He said his ethnicity had not been important to him. (3) Fuchs, Lawrence . The American Kaleidescope: Race, ethnicity, and the Civic Culture . 1990.
ethnicity [eθˈnɪsəti] 📢 UK📢 US
n.快乐，高兴；使人高兴的东西或人； vt.使高兴，使欣喜； vi.感到高兴[快乐]；
adj.方便的；手边的，附近的；便于使用的；手巧的；
v.接触到，和…接触，碰到；打交道；联络；着；
n.种族地位，种族特点，种族渊源；
(1) His legendary tardiness left audiences waiting for hours. (2) Her teacher gave her extra homework because of her tardiness. (3) Someone said that tardiness is the subtlest form of selflove and conceit.
(1) Don't throw that away─it might come in handy. (2) The extra money came in very handy. (3) to be handy around the house
handy [ˈhændi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.住宅的，适于作住宅的；与居住有关的；适宜作住宅的；
adj.（动物）多鳞的；（皮肤）干燥粗糙的；鳞片状；
adj.方便的；手边的，附近的；便于使用的；手巧的；
n.犯罪地点，案发地点；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；审判地；
(1) Wickedness does not go altogether unrequited. (2) She fell in an unrequited love with the artist. (3) At any rate, my love for Rachel remained unrequited.
unrequited [ˌʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.有，所有，拥有；领地；财产，所有权，占有物，所有物；持有违禁物；
v.（使）穿得太讲究； n.外衣；
知道；意识；察觉；
adj.（尤指爱情）得不到回应或报答的；
(1) I'm sorry I left you off the list─it wasn't intentional. (2) She would never intentionally hurt anyone. (3) I kept my statement intentionally vague.
intentional [ɪnˈtenʃənl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有意的，故意的；策划的；
vt.& vi.战栗；发抖；震动；颤动； n.颤动，打颤；战栗；
n.调合；混合；调合物；
vt.保护，保藏，保存；[化，物]使守恒；将…做成蜜饯； n.果酱，蜜饯；
(1) The museum is closed while essential repairs are being carried out. (2) It is essential to keep the two groups separate. (3) It is essential that you have some experience.
essential [ɪˈsenʃl] 📢 UK📢 US
展出；
adj.基本的；必要的；本质的；精华的； n.必需品；基本要素；必不可少的东西；
adj.无数的，数不清的；指不胜屈；不可胜数；无可胜数；
adj.沉静的，宁静的，安宁的；安详的；晴朗的；清澈的；
(1) an extinct species (2) to become extinct (3) Servants are now almost extinct in modern society.
extinct [ɪkˈstɪŋkt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.拔去门闩，打开；
迟早有用；
adj.灭绝的；绝种的；消逝的；破灭的；
n.资本主义（制度）；资本（或财富）的拥有；资本（私人占有和生产盈利）的支配地位；
(1) a serious/severe/considerable disadvantage (2) One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport. (3) There are disadvantages to the plan.
disadvantage [ˌdɪsədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.值得羡慕的；引起妒忌的；
adj.地质（学）的，地质（学）上的；
n.准许进入；承认；坦白；入场费；
n.不利，劣势，短处；损失；
(1) Mary to be fond of learning English. (2) To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love. (3) Others may be fond of titles and honours, but I am not.
(1) The books in the library are classified according to subject. (2) Patients are classified into three categories. (3) Only eleven of these accidents were classified as major.
(1) a striking feature (2) She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister. (3) In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming.
(1) Emerging benefit issues included questions about maternity and paternity leave, and child care. (2) I'd have a paternity test done and take him for millions. (3) With each day that passes, I come more to terms with the question of my paternity.
paternity [pəˈtɜ:nɪti:] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.丢下，用力投掷；大声叫骂，愤慨的说出；推到，推翻； vi.猛投，猛掷；
adj.奇怪的，古怪的；异常的；特有的，特殊的； n.专有特权，专有财产；[多用于英国]特殊教堂；
adj.（尤指爱情）得不到回应或报答的；
n.父亲的身份[地位]；
(1) I could elicit no response from him. (2) Her tears elicited great sympathy from her audience. (3) Mr Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response...
(1) Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.) (2) She awoke early after a disturbed night. (3) Don't disturb the papers on my desk.
disturb [dɪˈstɜ:b] 📢 UK📢 US
n.杂种；杂交生成的生物体；混合物；混合词； adj.混合的；杂种的；
vt.打扰，妨碍；使骚动；使不安，使烦恼；妨碍睡眠（休息等）；
adj.牧民生活的，田园风味的，乡村风味的； n.牧歌；田园诗；农民；牧人；
n.刺绣；刺绣品；粉饰，修饰；
(1) They haven't formally announced their engagement yet. (2) The government yesterday announced to the media plans to create a million new jobs. (3) (figurative)A ring at the doorbell announced Jack's arrival.
announce [əˈnaʊns] 📢 UK📢 US
通过…获益；受益；得力；受用；
n.方言，行话；
在…（如某行业）中获得成功；
vi.宣布参加竞选；当播音员； vt.宣布；述说；声称；预告；
(1) This theme recurs several times throughout the book. (2) a recurring illness/problem/nightmare, etc. (3) ...a theme that was to recur frequently in his work.
recur [rɪˈkɜ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.预知，预见；有先见之明；
vt.散布，散置；点缀；
种种，多种多样；
vi.再发生；复发；重现；回想；
(1) heartfelt sympathy/thanks (2) a heartfelt apology/plea/sigh (3) My heartfelt sympathy goes out to all the relatives.
heartfelt [ˈhɑ:tfelt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.引出，探出；诱出（回答等）；
n.威胁；恐吓； vt.&vi.威胁；恐吓；
布满；点缀着；
adj.衷心的；诚挚的；真诚的；深切；
(1) to resist change (2) They are determined to resist pressure to change the law. (3) The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates.
resist [rɪˈzɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.通知；使活跃，使充满；预示； vi.通知；告发；
n.[数]连续统；[经]连续统一体；闭联集；[物]连续区；
n.窘境，困境；进退两难；
v.抵抗，抗拒；忍耐；反对，抵制； n.防染剂；防腐剂；
(1) The photograph showed him to advantage. (2) He took advantage of my generosity (= for example, by taking more than I had intended to give) . (3) A small car has the added advantage of being cheaper to run.
(1) The report highlights the similarity between the two groups. (2) She bears a striking similarity to her mother. (3) There is some similarity in the way they sing.
(1) the elimination of toxins from the body (2) There were three eliminations in the first round of the competition. (3) Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash.
eliminate [ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
在家千日好；
vt.排除，消除；淘汰；除掉；<口>干掉；
由…所做成的（用于原材料不易看出的场合）；
adj.过剩的；多余的； n.剩余额；公积金；顺差；盈余；
(1) Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation. (2) Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation... (3) He expected me to do something to ameliorate his depression.
(1) In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside. (2) Ken began to lament the death of his only son... (3) He laments that people in Villa El Salvador are suspicious of the police...
lament [ləˈment] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.机智的，机敏的；得体的；老练的，圆滑的；婉转；
adj.振动的；响亮的；充满生气的；
vt.& vi.（为…）哀悼；悲叹；悔恨；痛惜； n.哀歌，挽歌；悲恸，恸哭；悲痛之情；悼词；
n.丙烷；
(1) She's really in her element at parties. (2) Are we going to brave the elements and go for a walk? (3) to be exposed to the elements
element [ˈelɪmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.安慰；舒适；使人舒服的事物；给予援助或安慰的人或事； vt.安慰，使舒适；使（痛苦等）缓和；
adj.（宝石）半珍贵的，次贵重的，半宝石的；
n.宿醉（酒后醒来的头痛和不舒服）；遗留的感觉（或风俗、习惯等）；<医>后遗症；残余物；
n.[化]元素；要素；原理；[电]电阻丝；
(1) The book ensured his success. (2) Please ensure (that) all lights are switched off. (3) Britain's negotiators had ensured that the treaty which resulted was a significant change in direction...
(1) Fine bubbles originate in the lower respiratory tract. (2) Clearly, species can originate in a variety of ways. (3) You mean Beijing opera did not originate in Beijing, did it?
originate in [əˈridʒineit in] 📢 UK📢 US
n.复回，重现；反复，隐现；[数]循环；重新提起；
归因于…，产生于…；起源；
与…抗争；
vt.评价；求…的值（或数）；对…评价；[数学、逻辑学]求…的数值； vi.评价，估价；
(1) a bizarre situation/incident/story (2) bizarre behaviour (3) bizarrely dressed
(1) attempts to prevent a recurrence of the problem (2) Police are out in force to prevent a recurrence of the violence. (3) The presence of N 2 disease had no impact on the site of recurrence.
recurrence [rɪˈkʌrəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.预言者，预兆； vt.预告；充做…的前驱；
n.复回，重现；反复，隐现；[数]循环；重新提起；
vt.& vi.即兴创作；临时提供，临时凑成；
n.磁铁，磁石；有吸引力的人或物；[物]磁体；
(1) the benefits of modern medicine (2) It was good to see her finally reaping the benefits (= enjoying the results) of all her hard work. (3) The insurance plan will provide substantial cash benefits to your family in case of your death.
(1) After six years on the stage, she moved to the US with her Japanese restaurateur husband. (2) The restaurateur keeps a journal every night. (3) In his new career as a restaurateur he has blossomed and harvested many awards.
restaurateur [ˌrestərəˈtɜ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.改正，校正；[化]精馏；[电]整流；
vi.足够；有能力； vt.满足…的需要；使满足；
n.餐馆老板；
n.过渡，转变，变迁；[语]转换；[乐]变调；
(1) to arouse/cause controversy (2) a bitter controversy over/about the site of the new airport (3) the controversy surrounding his latest movie
controversy [ˈkɔntrəvə:si] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.分；划分；分离；（使）产生分歧； n.分水岭，分界线；分配；
n.后代；后裔；（由过去类似物发展来的）派生物；弟子； adj.下降的；祖传的；
n.公开辩论；论战；
vt.& vi.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安；（使）困难；
(1) to rectify a fault (2) We must take steps to rectify the situation. (3) The damage will be easily rectifiable.