(1) a woman of forthright views (2) Traditional philosophy theoretically brings forth the ancient Greek forthright dialectical identity and modern philosophical dialectical unity. (3) She is forthright in her opinions; a quality I believe very essential in business managers.
(1) the combined effects of the two drugs (2) You should try to combine exercise with a healthy diet. (3) It took the combined efforts of both the press and the public to bring about a change in the law.
(1) to feel/have/show/express (an) interest in sth (2) Do your parents take an interest in your friends? (3) By that time I had lost (all) interest in the idea.
(1) air/freight/road transport (2) the government's transport policy (3) Applicants must have their own transport.
transport [ˈtrænspɔ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.国会；代表大会；（用于某些国家的政党名称）国民大会；社交； vi.开会，集合；
vt.运送，运输；流放；使欣喜若狂； n.运输；运输船（机），运输系统；狂喜；流放犯；
n.旅行，旅程行期；历程，过程； vi.旅行，出游； vt.在…旅行或旅行到过…；
adj.率直的，坦白的；公正的；偷拍的；
(1) Building new roads increases traffic and the converse is equally true: reducing the number and size of roads means less traffic. (2) the converse effect (3) Building new roads increases traffic and the converse is equally true: reducing the number and size of roads means less traffic.
(1) They export their products to markets throughout the world. (2) The museum is open daily throughout the year. (3) The house was painted white throughout.
(1) the transportation industry (2) public transportation (= the system of buses, trains, etc. provided for people to travel from one place to another) (3) The city is providing free transportation to the stadium from downtown.
transportation [ˌtrænspɔ:ˈteɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.指责，谴责；责备；斥责； vt.指责；谴责；责备；批评； vi.谴责，责备；
n.运送，运输；运输系统；运输工具；流放；
n.墓地；
n.凭冲动行事；突如其来的念头；[电子]脉冲；[医]冲动，搏动； adj.冲动的； v.推动；
(1) Neil's ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me. (2) A look of utter confusion swept across his handsome face. (3) These reports are total and utter rubbish.
utter [ˈʌtə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.住，居住，（官吏）留驻，驻在；（性质）存在，具备，（权力，权利等）属于，归于；
adj.决定性的；坚定的；果断的，决断的；
vt.发出声音；说，讲；出版（书籍）等；[法]流通使用； adj.彻底的，完全的，绝对的；
n.难看，丑陋；丑陋的东西；
(1) The furniture comes complete with tools and instructions for assembly. (2) We were in complete agreement. (3) a complete change
(1) The conversation turned to gardening. (2) I tried to make conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite) . (3) (North Amercian English)to get into a conversation with sb
(1) The concert will be broadcast live (= at the same time as it takes place) tomorrow evening. (2) They began broadcasting in 1922. (3) I don't like to broadcast the fact that my father owns the company.
(1) Is lobar fiber changed how is cure best the swiftest method? (2) The instrument is applied successfully to the measuring polyester fiber online. (3) fiber Reinforced Plastic ( FRP ) is a new structural repair material in recent year.
(1) We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting. (2) It has since been established that the horse was drugged. (3) He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established .
establish [ɪˈstæblɪʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.选举，当选；选举权；[神]神的选择；
adj.美味的，可口的；有趣的；；喷香；
vt.建立，创建；确立或使安全；使被安排好；使成为；
n.日报，日志，日记；定期刊物，期刊，杂志；[会计]分类账；
(1) The grass had withered in the warm sun. (2) All our hopes just withered away. (3) When he went into retirement, he visibly withered...
wither [ˈwɪðə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.显露；揭露；泄露；[神]启示； n.揭示，展现；[建]门侧，窗侧；
vt.使枯萎；使畏缩；使衰弱； vi.凋谢；衰弱；萎缩；
n.皇帝，君主；
n.恭维；敬意；道贺，贺词；致意； vt.向…道贺；称赞；向…致意；
(1) a gloomy expression (2) We sat in gloomy silence. (3) a gloomy picture of the country's economic future
gloomy [ˈglu:mi] 📢 UK📢 US
n.行为；态度；（机器等的）运转状态；（事物的）反应；
adj.尽责的；承担责任；负有责任的；懂道理的；
n.野兽；人面兽心的人；讨厌的人（或事物）；老顽固，坏蛋；
adj.黑暗的；令人沮丧的；前景黯淡的；悲观的，阴郁的；
(1) a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay (2) There's no time for delay. (3) Report it to the police without delay (= immediately) .
delay [dɪˈleɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.怀疑，疑虑；未确定； vt.怀疑，疑惑； vi.不确定，不能肯定或怀疑；
adj.凶猛的，残忍的；猛烈的；狂热的；
n.延迟，拖延；耽搁；被耽搁或推迟的时间； vt.延期，推迟；耽搁； vi.延缓，延期；
n.死亡数，死亡率；必死性，必死的命运；
(1) a medium-size car/business/town (2) a man of medium height/build (3) There are three sizes─small, medium and large.
(1) holy cow! What was that? (2) Islam's holiest shrine (3) a holy life/man
holy [ˈhəuli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.产量；输出；作品；[计]输出信号； vt.输出；
vt.吸收（液体、气体等）；吸引（注意）；吞并，合并；忍受，承担（费用）；
adj.神圣的；值得尊敬的，值得推崇的；圣洁的，圣徒般的；宗教的；
n.空闲时间；闲暇；悠闲；安逸； adj.空闲的；闲暇的；
(1) The game has already been postponed three times. (2) We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week. (3) It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital.
postpone [ˌpəustˈpəun] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使延期，延缓；把…放在次要地位；把…放在后面； vi.延缓；延缓发作；
n.悲痛；悔恨，惋惜；伤心事； vt.& vi.悲痛；遗憾；
adj.钝的；迟钝的；呆滞的；阴暗的； v.缓和；减轻；使阴暗；
adj.家庭的，家的；国内的；驯养的；热心家务的； n.佣人；国货；
(1) She cultivated an air of sophistication. (2) It helps if you go out of your way to cultivate the local people. (3) He purposely tried to cultivate good relations with the press.
(1) Hopes of reaching an agreement seem to be fading away. (2) His voice faded to a whisper (= gradually became quieter) . (3) The laughter faded away.
fade [feɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.褪去，失去光泽；逐渐消逝；凋谢，衰老； vt.使褪色； adj.乏味的，平淡的；
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定性的；[物]临界的；
vt.使免除，豁免； adj.被免除的，被豁免的； n.被免除（义务，责任）的人；免税人；
n.分界线；范围；（球场）边线；
(1) He's not very talkative, is he? (2) She was in a talkative mood. (3) He suddenly became very talkative, his face slightly flushed, his eyes much brighter.
(1) lung cancer (2) Women tend to worry about cancer of the breast than of the lung. (3) When the external pressure reduces, bubbles form in the blood, leading to lung damage within minutes.
(1) people on high/low incomes (2) a weekly disposable income (= the money that you have left to spend after tax, etc.) of £200 (3) a rise in national income
income [ˈɪnkʌm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.小心，谨慎；劝告，警告；〈英〉担保；〈口〉须警惕的事或人； vt.警告；劝告；
n.妒忌，猜忌；戒备，小心提防；
n.混合，混杂；混杂的事物[人群]；混合（状态）；
n.收入，进款；进来的动作；进入；
(1) to give utterance to your thoughts (2) one of her few recorded public utterances (3) ...the Queen's public utterances.
(1) the expenditure of emotion (2) This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort. (3) The budget provided for a total expenditure of £27 billion.
(1) He lost control of his emotions. (2) They expressed mixed emotions at the news. (3) emotions are running high (= people are feeling very excited, angry, etc.) .