(1) She's done quite a bit of work this past year. (2) Well, actually it requires quite a bit of work and research. (3) They're worth quite a bit of money.
(1) A picture of flowers hung on the wall. (2) The children were drawing pictures of their pets. (3) She wanted a famous artist to paint her picture (= a picture of herself) .
(1) He covered her mouth to stop her from screaming. (2) The kids were screaming with excitement. (3) People ran for the exits, screaming out in terror.
(1) She was the last surviving member of the family. (2) Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived. (3) Some strange customs have survived from earlier times.
(1) I intend to rewrite the story for younger children. (2) This essay will have to be completely rewritten. (3) an attempt to rewrite history (= to present historical events in a way that shows or proves what you want them to)
rewrite [ˌri:ˈraɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.书面答复；重写；加工编写；改写，修改； n.改写或重写的文稿；改写的作品；
注意，留心，记住；
adj.依靠的；依赖的；取决于…的；有瘾的； n.受抚养人；受赡养者；依赖他人者；扈从，侍从；
n.确定性，确实性；确定的事，必然的事；
(1) paternal love (2) He gave me a piece of paternal advice. (3) my paternal grandmother (= my father's mother)
paternal [pəˈtɜ:nl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.烹调；编造；篡改；密谋； vt.烹调；煮； vi.烹调；做菜； n.厨师；厨子；
adj.父亲的；父亲（般）的；父系的；父方的；
vt.涌出；倾，倒； vi.涌流；泛滥，涌出；斟，倒； n.倾泻；
到达；开始；抓住；弄清…底细；
(1) The performance starts at seven. (2) an evening performance (3) a performance of Ravel's String Quartet
(1) Will this plan be put into practice? (2) At last, the methods mentioned are put into practice. (3) A theory, however good it is, is of no significance without being put into practice.
(1) She speaks fluent and idiomatic English. (2) In our reading we should always be alert for idiomatic expressions. (3) If you live in England, you will soon learn to speak idiomatic English.
idiomatic [ˌɪdiəˈmætɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.抗噪音的；
n.穷人；贫民；贫穷；
adj.符合语言习惯的，成语的；含有习语的； adv.符合语言习惯地； n.符合语言习惯；
n.尊敬；敬意；荣誉；光荣； vt.尊敬，给以荣誉； [美国英语] =honour；
(1) The timing of the decision was a complete surprise. (2) Please check your flight timings carefully. (3) an actor with a great sense of comic timing
(1) Your opinion will not affect my decision. (2) The south of the country was worst affected by the drought. (3) The condition affects one in five women.
(1) at work, he was chained to a system of boring meetings. (2) Ma was still at work when I got back. (3) The report suggested that the same trend was at work in politics.
(1) Try to paraphrase the question before you answer it. (2) Parents, to paraphrase Philip Larkin, can seriously damage your health... (3) Baxter paraphrased the contents of the press release...
paraphrase [ˈpærəfreɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.出版，发行；发表，宣布（结婚等）；公布，颁布；出版…的著作；
n.<美>传闻；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷； vt.谣传；传说；
adj.不合适的，非正常的；不正确的；不正派的，不合礼仪的；不道德的；
n.释义，意译；演释曲； vt.改述； vi.改述；意译；
(1) She closely resembles her sister. (2) So many hotels resemble each other. (3) The plant resembles grass in appearance.
resemble [rɪˈzembl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.合作； 协作；协助；配合；
n.用户，使用者；吸毒成瘾者；
vt.与…相像，类似于；
adj.腐烂的；恶臭的；堕落的；极坏的； adv.非常；极其；
(1) the structure of the building (2) changes in the social and economic structure of society (3) the grammatical structures of a language
(1) We learned by actual experience that practice makes perfect. (2) Skill is acquired through repeated practice, and practice makes perfect. (3) " practice makes perfect. " is a proverb.
practice makes perfect.
📢 UK📢 US
st.熟能生巧。；久炼成钢；
adj.方便的；[废语]适当的；[口语]近便的；实用的；
n.权威；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者；
n.泰国；[地名] [亚细亚洲] 泰国；
(1) Who's the girl standing behind Jan? (2) Stay close behind me. (3) a small street behind the station
(1) He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head... (2) Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it. (3) Anthony picked himself up and set off along the track.
(1) You'll have the opportunity to ask any questions at the end. (2) There was no opportunity for further discussion. (3) At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened.
(1) zookeeper: There was a break - in, few months back, inside job. (2) The lion licked its chops when the zookeeper threw him some red meat. (3) zookeeper: They don't want the bad publicity. It's all a great big cover - up.
(1) the classical/contemporary/popular idiom (2) ‘Let the cat out of the bag ’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake. (3) ...her command of the Chinese idiom.
idiom [ˈɪdiəm] 📢 UK📢 US
如果是那样的话；
n.习语，成语；方言，土语；（语言）风格；惯用语法；
vt.& vi.进入；开始；参加；登记；
n.原因；动机；（某种行为、感情等的）理由；缘故； vt.成为…的原因；导致；引起；使遭受；
(1) to perform an experiment/a miracle/a ceremony (2) She performs an important role in our organization. (3) This operation has never been performed in this country.
(1) to smile cutely (2) Don't get cute with me! (3) She had a really cute idea.
cute [kju:t] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.广阔的；巨大的；大量的；巨额的； n.浩瀚；广大无边的空间；
adj.漂亮的；娇小可爱的；机灵的，精明的；矫揉造作的；
做体操，做健身活动；锻炼；
看；评判；审视；接受；
(1) an iron gate (2) He pushed open the garden gate. (3) A crowd gathered at the factory gates.
gate [geɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.花大量时间看电视的人，电视迷；美国人说整天看电视的人是“沙发土豆”；
n.门；闸门；登机门；入场费； vt.给…装大门；[电子学] 电波传送；
n.误解；误会；不和； v.“misunderstand”的现在分词；
n.女人(woman的复数)；堂客；红粉；
(1) The job requires skill and an eye for detail. (2) What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment. (3) We need people with practical skills like carpentry.