(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) 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.
skill [skɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.厌恶的；厌烦的； v.使恶心；使讨厌；
对…大声喊；呼叱；叱喝；叱；
n.技能，技巧；熟练，巧妙；才能，本领；
n.挨饿；饥饿；饿死；绝食；
(1) He was created a baronet in 1715. (2) The government has created eight new peers. (3) They've painted it red to create a feeling of warmth.
(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.
(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.
(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) .
picture [ˈpɪktʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.难以忍受的，不能忍受的，经受不住的；承受不住的；
n.照片，画像；图画，图片；影片；情景； vt.构想，想象；描绘，画；描述；
n.爆炸，炸裂；爆发；扩张，激增；（感情，尤指愤怒的）突然爆发；
adj.法律的；合法的；法定的；法律（上）的； n.法定权利；依法必须登报的声明；
(1) He rescued a child from drowning. (2) They were eventually rescued by helicopter. (3) The house was rescued from demolition.
rescue [ˈreskju:] 📢 UK📢 US
与…抗争；
n.曼谷（泰国首都）；[地名] [泰国] 曼谷；
vt.营救，救援，使免遭损失；[法律] 非法劫回； n.营救，救援；营救[救援]行动；
n.心情；语气；气氛；坏心境；
(1) the structure of the building (2) changes in the social and economic structure of society (3) the grammatical structures of a language
structure [ˈstrʌktʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.不胜任；无资格；不适当；不熟练；
adj.吸引人的，令人心动的；恳求的； v.（迫切）要求(appeal的现在分词)；将…上诉；
n.结构；构造；建筑物；体系； vt.构成，排列；安排；
把稳；
(1) maternal love (2) I'm not very maternal. (3) She didn't have any maternal instincts.
maternal [məˈtə:nl] 📢 UK📢 US
把…比作， 喻为；与…相比；
n.（男用）避孕套，保险套；（女用）避孕套；
这么说吧；
adj.母亲的；母亲般的；母系的；母亲方面的；
zoogoer
📢 UK📢 US
当心；保持警觉；
买东西；
n.动物园迷（指喜欢去动物园的人）；
为…所熟知；名字被记录在案；
(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) 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...
(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
timing [ˈtaɪmɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.时机掌握；配光；记时；定时；
adj.顽皮的；不听话的；粗俗的；下流的；
n.短路；短接；
忠于…；尽忠；
(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) 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) 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) a French grammar (2) bad grammar (3) English grammar
grammar [ˈgræmə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.挑战；盘问；质疑；怀疑； vt.质疑；向…挑战； vi.提出挑战，要求竞赛（或竞争）；驳斥；
n.语法；语法书；（学术的）基本原理；（人的）语言知识及运用能力；
没关系；
vt.解除；缓解；换班；（去厕所的一种委婉说法）方便；
(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) 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) 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) 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
vt.& vi.与…作战；争斗； n.战争，战役；比赛，较量；长期论战或长期作战；激烈的竞争；
n.动物园管理员；
n.文本，原文；课文，教科书；主题；版本； v.发短信；
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；
(1) The judges awarded both finalists equal points. (2) The judges awarded equal points to both finalists. (3) He was awarded damages of £50 000.
(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.
at work [æt wə:k] 📢 UK📢 US
工作中；
n.店员；办事员，职员；书记员；<古>牧师，教士； vi.当职员；当销售员；
<口>稍微，有点儿，有几分；
因…而发笑；嘲笑；蔑视；对…满不在乎；
(1) a striking/close/strong resemblance (2) family resemblances (3) She bears an uncanny resemblance to Dido.
resemblance [rɪˈzembləns] 📢 UK📢 US
大声叫喊，喊着宣布；
n.一群；包裹；（纸牌的）一副；一组； vt.& vi.（把…）打包；塞进；拥进；（使）聚集成团； vt.挑选；压紧；携带；拧紧； vi.包装；紧挤在一起；便于折叠收藏的；匆忙离去（有时与 off 连用）；
(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
adj.父亲的；父亲（般）的；父系的；父方的；
n.航线；航空公司；
放弃；呕吐；产生（人才）；匆匆建造（某物）；
n.同伴；[天]伴星(=~star)；（用于书名）指南；同甘共苦的伙伴； vt.同行；陪伴；
(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.
opportunity [ˌɒpəˈtju:nəti] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.愉快的，快乐的；
adj.全世界的； adv.遍及全球地；
n.机会；适当的时机良机；有利的环境，条件；
写下；记下；视为；贬低（地位、重要性等）；
(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)