(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)
meal [mi:l] 📢 UK📢 US
n.餐，饭；进餐（时间）；〈英〉一次挤奶量；谷物粗粉（用作饲料或加工面粉）； vi.进餐；
n.植物，草木；设备；工厂；庄稼； vt.种植；安，插；建设，布置；移民于；
adv.相等地；平等地；公正地；平均；
n.包装材料；包装纸； v.包，裹住(wrap的现在分词)； adj.包装用的；
(1) He inched his way through the narrow passage. (2) I inched the car forward. (3) She moved forward, inching towards the rope.
(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) I'm truly sorry that things had to end like this. (2) a truly memorable occasion (3) a truly democratic system of government
truly ['tru:lɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.冰箱；冷藏库；制冰机，冷冻机；
vt.吸引；诱惑；引起…的好感（或兴趣）； vi.具有吸引力；引人注意；
n.化妆（品）；组成；编排方式；排版；
adv.真正；精确地，正确地；忠实的，诚实地；正当地；
(1) lovely countryside/eyes/flowers (2) She looked particularly lovely that night. (3) He has a lovely voice.
lovely ['lʌvlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
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；
conj.虽然，尽管；即使；纵然； adv.可是，但是；不过；然而；话虽这样说； prep.但；
adj.有卷发的，长卷毛的；（木材）有皱状纹理的；蜷缩的；（植物）有卷叶病的；
n.传统；惯例；[宗]经外传说；[法]移交，引渡；
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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
adv.大约；旋转；到处，四处；在周围； prep.围绕；在附近；前后，左右；在…周围；
adv.完全地；完整地；完全，彻底，全部，一干二净；很，非常，充分，十分，万分；
n.成员；分子；身体部位（尤指胳膊或腿）；构件，部件；
n.解决；溶解；溶液；答案；
(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) 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) 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
strategy ['strætədʒɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.微小的；细小的；不结实的；无须重视的； n.轻蔑，忽视，冷落； vt.轻蔑，忽视，怠慢；
adv.紧紧地，坚固地，牢固地；
n.策略，战略；战略学；
adj.分开的； v.分开(separate的过去式和过去分词)；
(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) How much money do we need to do the job properly? (2) The television isn't working properly. (3) Make sure the letter is properly addressed.
properly [ˈprɔpəlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.驾驶员，司机；驱动器，驱动程序；驱逐者，驱赶者；（高尔夫球）球棒；
adv.适当地；恰当地；正确地；完全，非常；
adj.好奇的； 好求知的；奇妙的； 稀奇的；
aux.将，将要；愿意；会，打算；大概； v.(will 的过去式，用于转述)将；
(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.
(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.
instead [ɪnˈsted] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.指责，责怪；归咎于； n.责备；责任；过失；
pron.某人，有人； n.大人物，重要的人物；
adv.代替，顶替；反而；反倒；
adv.于是，因此；如此，这样，像这样，例如；到这程度，到这地步，这么；如下； conj.因此；
(1) The assistant pursed her lips. (2) your upper/lower/top/bottom lip (3) She kissed him on the lips .
(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) 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.
(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.
function ['fʌŋkʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.功能，作用；应变量，函数；职务；重大聚会； vi.有或起作用；行使职责；
pron.每件事物；最重要的东西；（有关的）一切；万事；
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定性的；[物]临界的；
n.圆，环；循环，周期；圆状物；圈子，党派； vt.圈出，包围；绕…运转； vi.环绕，盘旋；
(1) staff training (2) Few candidates had received any training in management. (3) a training course
(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) 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) 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...