(1) He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening... (2) I have always regarded him as a man of integrity. (3) The chick initially has no fear of man...
(1) North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country... (2) Women officers make up 13 per cent of the police force... (3) I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him...
(1) Be careful crossing the main road . (2) the main course (= of a meal) (3) We have our main meal at lunchtime.
main [meɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.大部分地；主要地；基本上；
n.钱包，皮夹子；
adj.主要的，最重要的；全力的； n.最主要的部分，重点；主要管道；体力；[航海]公海；
n.先生；绅士；有身份地位的人；
(1) The authorities will be legally bound to arrest any suspects. (2) legally, the local tax office is in the right. (3) The school is legally responsible for your child's safety.
(1) a bank/hotel manager (2) the sales/marketing/personnel manager (3) a meeting of area managers
manager [ˈmænɪdʒə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.处理者，经理，管理人；干事，理事；〈美〉（政党等的）领袖；策士，干才，干练的人；
adv.不法地；
adv.很快地，迅速地；立即；
abbr.Gambia 冈比亚；
(1) They realized that he had gone mad . (2) Inventors are not mad scientists. (3) I'll go mad if I have to wait much longer.
mad [mæd] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.辩护；保卫；（足球、曲棍球等）防守；进行辩护；
adv.法律上，合法地；
停止；被接受；沉下；被打败；
adj.疯狂的；猛烈的；着迷的；〔口语〕愤怒的，生气的； vt.使疯狂；
(1) Keywords: Compulsory Education, Marketization of Education, Peer Effects, Efficiency, Equity. (2) make sure he delivers his goods. (3) make sure you back up the disk before you turn the computer off.
(1) to deliver/give a lecture to first-year students (2) to attend a series of lectures on Jane Austen (3) a lecture room/hall
lecture [ˈlektʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.活动；活跃，敏捷；活动力；教育活动；
进行；变老；上车；对付；
n.演讲；训斥，教训； vi.作演讲； vt.给…作演讲；教训（通常是长篇大论的）；
vt.& vi.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安；（使）困难；
(1) They eat mainly fruit and nuts. (2) ‘Where do you export to? ’ ‘France, mainly. ’ (3) The population almost doubles in summer, mainly because of the jazz festival.
(1) Some would question the wisdom of leaving her out of the team... (2) If you prefer mild flavours reduce or leave out the chilli... (3) I think this paragraph can is leave out.
(1) In spite of his disappointment, he managed a weak smile. (2) I don't know exactly how we'll manage it , but we will, somehow. (3) Can you manage another piece of cake? (= eat one)
(1) to maintain law and order/standards/a balance (2) The two countries have always maintained close relations. (3) (formal)She maintained a dignified silence.
(1) He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience. (2) ...a dinner menu featuring at least 15 different sorts of fish... (3) Aim to have at least half a pint of milk each day...
(1) People said we were interfering with nature, and that we should just let the animals die... (2) Thorne let him talk... (3) I love sweets but Mum doesn't let me have them very often...
(1) She gives piano lessons. (2) All new students are given lessons in/on how to use the library. (3) I'm having/taking driving lessons.
lesson [ˈlesn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.教训，训诫；功课；课程，一堂课；[宗]日课； vt.教训，训斥；教课；向…授课；
adj.嘈杂的；喧闹的；充满噪音的；吵吵闹闹的； n.响声；嘈杂声；
n.天气， 气象；暴风雨； vt.& vi.晒干， 风化； vt.平安渡过， 挨过；[地]使风化；
adv.明确地；确切地；一定地；肯定地； int.（表强烈的肯定）当然；
(1) to learn a language/a musical instrument/a skill (2) I learned a lot from my father. (3) You can learn a great deal just from watching other players.
n.水平，水准；水平线，水平面；水平仪；[物]电平； adj.水平的；同高度的；平均的；平稳的； vt.使同等；对准；弄平； vi.拉平；（用枪等）瞄准（与 at 连用）；变得平坦；将（话、批评等）对准目标； vi.瞄准；拉平；变得平坦；
adj.有耐性的；能容忍的； n.患者；病人；病号；
n.减少，减小；减少量； vi.&vt.减少，减小；
(1) She answered in a businesslike manner . (2) The manner in which the decision was announced was extremely regrettable. (3) to have an aggressive/a friendly/a relaxed manner
(1) You make friends with people and then make unreasonable demands so that they reject you. (2) I don't want to make friends with indolent persons. (3) make friends with him. He is a big - time businessman.
(1) The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. (2) The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking . (3) This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals.