(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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.选择；选择权；精选品；入选者； adj.上等的，精选的；
vt.支持；帮助；支撑；维持； n.支撑；支持者；[数学]支集；支撑物；
pron.谁的；那个人的，那些人的；他的，他们的；
adv.真正；精确地，正确地；忠实的，诚实地；正当地；
(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) Draw a line down that page's center. (2) ...a dotted line... (3) He has a large, generous face with deep lines.
line [laɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.排；线路；线条；方法； vt.排队；用线标出；[棒球]（击球手）击出（平直球）；给…安衬里； vi.（在某物的内部）形成一层；排队，排列成行，排齐（常与 up 连用）；[棒球]（击球手）击出平直球；（击球手因击出的平直球被对方接住而）出局；
prep.包括；包含； v.包括( include的现在分词)；包含；列入；包住；
adj.北方的，北部的；来自北方的；北风；
n.路；通路；途径；方法； vt.在…设置路障；（狗）沿臭迹追逐（猎物）；（狗）闻着臭迹追；
(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 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) 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) 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
n.（混合物的）组成部分；（烹调的）原料；（构成）要素；因素；
vt.引路；指导；操纵；影响； n.指导者；向导；导游；有指导意义的事物；
adj.令人作呕的；令人厌恶的；；不堪入目；
n.<英>饼干；<美>软烤饼；松饼（食用时常佐以肉汁）；淡黄褐色；
(1) Attempts to find a solution have failed. (2) There's no simple solution to this problem. (3) Do you have a better solution?
(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) ‘Coffee or tea? ’ ‘I'd prefer tea, thanks. ’ (2) I much prefer jazz to rock music. (3) I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone.
prefer [prɪ'fɜ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.友好的，亲密的；有帮助的；互助的； adv.友好地，朋友般地；
vt.解雇，把…免职；遣散，解散（队伍等）；驳回，拒绝受理；搁置； vi.解散；
vt.更喜欢；提升，提拔；给予（债权人）优先权；提出（控告）； vi.更喜欢，宁愿；
n.（人的）情况；局面，形势，处境；位置；[心理学]情境；
(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) 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.谋杀；杀戮；极艰难[令人沮丧]的经历； vt.凶杀；糟蹋；打垮； vi.杀人；
n.绿豆；鹰嘴豆；绿豆种子；克；
num.八十； n.八十；八十年代；八十岁； adj.八十的；八十个的；八十岁的；
(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) 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) 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.
credit card [ˈkredit kɑ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.任何人，无论谁；随便哪一个人； n.<口语>重要的人，有声名的人；平常人；
n.程序，手续；工序，过程，步骤；诉讼程序，（议会的）议事程序；〈罕〉进行；
n.摄影，摄影术；一组照片；
n.信用卡，签账卡；
(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) 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) 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) (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.