(1) Lee was ill so I went instead. (2) He didn't reply. instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. (3) She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.
(1) The kitchen was in a disgusting state when she left. (2) What a disgusting smell! (3) I think it's disgusting that they're closing the local hospital.
disgusting [dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.令人作呕的；令人厌恶的；；不堪入目；
adv.某处，在某处；在[到]某处；不知道在[到]什么地方；某地；
n.文学；文学作品；文献；著作；
pron.每人，人人；
(1) a useful gadget (2) It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first. (3) He might be useful to us.
(1) Try not to eat between meals. (2) Lunch is his main meal of the day. (3) (especially British English) to go out for a meal (= to go to a restaurant to have a meal)
(1) My grandson's birthday was on Tuesday. (2) The old man hobbled along with the help of his grandson. (3) Li Bai is the descendent of Li Chong'er , grandson of Li Hao , King Liang Wuzhao.
(1) No smoking (= for example, on a notice) (2) Would you like smoking or non-smoking? (= for example in a restaurant) (3) He's trying to give up smoking .
(1) the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century (2) The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community. (3) Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries .
(1) The Democrats will probably lose control of Congress. (2) A military junta took control of the country . (3) The city is in the control of enemy forces.
(1) This party would bitterly oppose the re-introduction of the death penalty. (2) He threw all those that opposed him into prison. (3) I would oppose changing the law.
(1) The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures. (2) Try excluding fat from your diet. (3) Buses run every hour, Sundays excluded.
(1) lovely countryside/eyes/flowers (2) She looked particularly lovely that night. (3) He has a lovely voice.
lovely ['lʌvlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.喜剧；喜剧性；喜剧体裁；有趣的事情；
vt.& vi.看见；领会，理解；查看；参观； n.主教教区；主教权限；牧座；
vt.涉及，关系到；使关心，使担忧；参与； n.关心；关系，有关；顾虑；公司或企业；
adj.可爱的；令人愉快的；亲切友好的；慷慨大方的； n.美女，美人，佳人；漂亮的东西；
(1) All major credit cards are accepted at our hotels. (2) I hereby authorized use of oneself credit card to guarantee the reservation with Cinese Hotel. (3) By the way , I want to know if you accept credit card.
(1) Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface. (2) Loam is a soil with roughly equal proportions of clay, sand and silt. (3) The proportion of regular smokers increases with age.
(1) Use ice to reduce the swelling. (2) The fall left her with a painful swelling above her eye. (3) His eye was partly closed, and there was a swelling over his lid...
(1) to develop a strategy for dealing with unemployment (2) It's all part of an overall strategy to gain promotion. (3) the government's economic strategy
(1) Buses run frequently between the city and the airport. (2) some of the most frequently asked questions about the Internet (3) Bordeaux is on the main Paris-Madrid line so there are frequent trains...
(1) Attempts to find a solution have failed. (2) There's no simple solution to this problem. (3) Do you have a better solution?
solution [səˈlu:ʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.摩托车；机动车； vi.骑摩托车；
n.注意，注意力；照料，关怀；殷勤； int.[口令]立正；
n.解决；溶解；溶液；答案；
n.解释；说明；辩解；（消除误会后）和解；
(1) A crowd began to collect in front of the embassy. (2) Dirt had collected in the corners of the room. (3) We seem to have collected an enormous number of boxes (= without intending to) .
(1) a period of consultation/mourning/uncertainty (2) The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period/a period of two years. (3) This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year.
(1) This proposal has attracted a lot of interest . (2) His comments were bound to attract criticism . (3) She tried to attract the attention of the waiter.
attract [ə'trækt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.吸引；诱惑；引起…的好感（或兴趣）； vi.具有吸引力；引人注意；
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；
adj.不合理的，荒唐的；非理智的，不讲理的；（收费等）不当的；过度的；
尚可；（确保对方同意或理解）如何；可允许（的）；正确的；
(1) to act morally (2) morally right/wrong/justified/unacceptable (3) He felt morally responsible for the accident.
(1) We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour) . (2) We're four hours ahead of New York (= referring to the time difference) . (3) Chicago is two hours away (= it takes two hours to get there) .
(1) Last year's winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in fourth place. (2) Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue. (3) The fourth of July domestic culinary pyromania is followed by community pyrotechnics.
(1) (figurative)Salary is a function of age and experience. (2) Despite the power cuts, the hospital continued to function normally. (3) We now have a functioning shower.