(1) It was an unparalleled opportunity to develop her career. (2) The book has enjoyed a success unparalleled in recent publishing history. (3) Germany's unparalleled prosperity is based on wise investments...
(1) My hobbies were skiing and scuba diving. (2) I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve. (3) I was thinking about a romantic cruise or scuba diving lessons.
scuba diving
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vi.犹豫，踌躇；不愿；支吾；停顿； vt.对…犹豫；不情愿；
adj.机智的，机敏的；得体的；老练的，圆滑的；婉转；
戴水肺潜水；
vt.破坏；毁灭；蹂躏；使荒废；
(1) Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause. (2) The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic. (3) He made gestures to punctuate his speech.
(1) a constellation of Hollywood talent (2) The largest gallery contains at its centre a constellation of photographs called My Wishes. (3) Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions between them...
constellation [ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.统计，统计学，统计法，统计资料；统计数字；“statistic”的复数；
n.血统，世系；
n.预言者，预兆； vt.预告；充做…的前驱；
n.星座；一群杰出人物；一系列（相关的想法、事物）；一群（相关的人）；
(1) an alluring smile (2) Why are the contents of the next person's shopping trolley always more alluring than one's own? (3) ...the most alluring city in South-East Asia.
alluring
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n.独立，自主；足够维持闭居生活的收入；独立心；自恃心；
vt.打扰，妨碍；使骚动；使不安，使烦恼；妨碍睡眠（休息等）；
n.礼仪，礼节；规矩；礼数；
adj.诱惑的；迷人的；吸引人的； v.allure的现在分词；
(1) The vote was seen as a test run for elections to come. (2) Look. The train's in. We'll have to run for it now. (3) He was already preparing his run for the presidency.
(1) The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. (2) The animal refused to be enticed from its hole. (3) Try and entice the child to eat by offering small portions of their favourite food.
entice [ɪnˈtaɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.诱惑；怂恿；
vt.描绘，描画；描述；
adj.专注的，投入的；献身的；专用的； v.奉献(dedicate的过去式和过去分词)；
n.不慎重的举止，轻率的言行；
(1) The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses. (2) A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom. (3) It was an event that would transform my life.
(1) She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh. (2) This involved the deletion of a great deal of irrelevant material. (3) Stationary cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution.
(1) By my reckoning you still owe me £5. (2) In the final reckoning truth is rewarded. (3) Officials concerned with environmental policy predict that a day of reckoning will come.
(1) The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys. (2) ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman—but she ends up civilising him... (3) It exerts a civilizing influence on mankind.
civilize [ˈsɪvəlaɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
n.定罪；说服；确信；信念；
<美，非正>兴风作浪，制造纠纷；
vi.侵犯；侵占；蚕食；侵蚀； vt.侵入，侵犯；侵略，侵占；侵害；侵蚀；
vt.使文明；使开化；教化；启发； vi.变得文明；
(1) My hobbies were skiing and scuba diving. (2) I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve. (3) While on honeymoon in Bali, she learned to scuba dive.
scuba [ˈsku:bə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.无数的，数不清的；指不胜屈；不可胜数；无可胜数；
n.妇女连衣裙的上身，妇女紧身马甲，妇女紧身胸衣；
n.水肺，便携式水下呼吸器；
n.水肺，便携式水下呼吸器；
(1) a thumping majority (2) (British English)He told us a thumping great lie. (3) The Right has a thumping majority...
(1) Audiologists require a master's degree in audiology. (2) I'ma thesis paper away from my graduating with my master's degree in sociology. (3) They graduated from WHEATON University and got the master's degree.
master's degree
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n.缓慢；迟延；拖拉；
n.硕士学位；
vt.（使）散开，（使）分散，驱散； vi.撒开；分散； n.撒布，散播；
下（车、马等）；离开；发出；（使）入睡；
(1) I traversed the narrow pedestrian bridge. (2) …a steep-sided valley traversed by streams. (3) Locate the remaining materials needed to complete the glider. Once completed, traverse to the underground laboratory.
(1) All of the following I would regard as misconceptions. (2) With such self - regard as you display, what room is left for the public's love? (3) We regard as important the sentiment, therefore thousand tracks down!
regard...as...
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adj.不断前进的；进步的；进行的； n.改革论者；进步分子；
n.空气流通；通风设备；通风方法；公开讨论；
vt.& vi.分；划分；分离；（使）产生分歧； n.分水岭，分界线；分配；
认为…是…；
(1) Stress has an immeasurably more serious effect on our lives than we realize. (2) Housing standards improved immeasurably after the war. (3) to cause immeasurable harm
immeasurable [ɪˈmeʒərəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
自…来， 是（某地方的）人；
adj.无法计量的，无限的；无可估量；无量；不可估量；
adj.最适宜的； n.最佳效果；最适宜条件；[生物学] 最适度；
乳制品；
(1) You'll be amazed at the culinary creations possible in a Dutch oven. (2) be amazed at marine life viewed from a glass bottomed boat. (3) You will be amazed at the progress we have made.
be amazed at
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邻近，接界；近乎；接壤；濒；
对…感到惊讶；对…感到害怕；
v.唱轻快的调子，轻快地动； n.轻快活泼的调子，轻快的动作；
adj.挑衅的；蔑视的；大胆的；目中无人的；
(1) a balmy summer evening (2) ...a balmy summer's evening. (3) Hong as its name implies , it is balmy harbour.
balmy [ˈbɑ:mi] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.渴望，热望；恳求，恳请；要求，需要； vt.恳求，请求；渴望；
adj.（指空气）暖和的；温暖的；芳香的；能止痛的；
n.格言，权威的断言；宣言( dictum的名词复数 )；声明；名言；格言；
adj.肮脏的；质地薄的；低劣的；
(1) Voltaire was a famous French satirist. (2) An eighteenth - century satirist reviewed the troublesome period. (3) As a political satirist, scurrility was his trade, you might say.
satirist [ˈsætərɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.控制，统治；
n.讽刺作家；
adj.洪水的，大变动的；
v.积累，积聚( amass的现在分词 )；
(1) She has always craved excitement. (2) I must crave your pardon. (3) There may be certain times of day when smokers crave their cigarette...
crave [kreɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.渴望，热望；恳求，恳请；要求，需要； vt.恳求，请求；渴望；
n.刀具，刀叉；刀剑制造业；
n.陆地动物饲养所，玻璃容器；
n.中断；打断；障碍物；打岔的事；
(1) a shuttle service between London and Edinburgh (2) Her childhood was spent shuttling between her mother and father. (3) A bus shuttles passengers back and forth from the station to the terminal.
(1) The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press. (2) The ads. ballyhooed the movie's virtues. (3) Confusion surrounds the future of a much - ballyhooed extension of Shanghai's magnetic levitation ( maglev ) train service.
(1) Who is in command here? (2) He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself . (3) For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life.
(1) bachelor's degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field. (2) We are educated in English language and Engineering majors with bachelor's degree. (3) She a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Eastern Michigan University.
bachelor's degree [ˈbætʃələz diˈɡri:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.精通的，熟练的；
[医]低密度（的）；
n.学士学位；
n.调合；混合；调合物；
(1) a remote outpost (2) the last outpost of civilization (3) ...a remote mountain outpost, linked to the outside world by the poorest of roads.
(1) Generally a brief note or a phone call will suffice. (2) One example will suffice to illustrate the point. (3) A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice.
(1) We went snorkelling, and then returned for lunch. (2) It's a pity that we didn't dive and snorkel last time. (3) With a snorkel, however, a diver can stay under water for quite a long time.
(1) to reveal a secret (2) Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. (3) The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year.
(1) Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils. (2) Charles has never felt the need to compete with anyone. (3) Every time I sing that line, I have to compete with that bloody trombone!
(1) the author's clear elegant prose (= style of writing) (2) Shute's prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental... (3) What he has to say is expressed in prose of exceptional lucidity and grace.
(1) innumerable books have been written on the subject. (2) He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies. (3) She gave innumerable tours through the farm and nature walks in the woods.
(1) Lam a doctoral degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. (2) Of, relating to, or engaged in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree. (3) During the same period. people a doctoral degree increased their earnings by the least amount.
doctoral degree
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vt.迷住，吸引住；使感到非常愉快；
博士学位；
n.类似；相像性；相仿性；类似性，相似物；
vt.讽刺，讥讽；
(1) measurable improvements (2) Working conditions have changed measurably in the last ten years. (3) Both leaders seemed to expect measurable progress.
(1) a pillar of smoke/rock (2) a pillar of the Church (3) a pillar of society
pillar [ˈpɪlə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定性的；[物]临界的；
adj.顺从的，唯命是从的；柔顺；帖；贴；
n.柱，台柱，顶梁柱；墩，柱脚；（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心；
vt.确保；担保获得[避免]；使（某人）获得；使安全；
(1) The newspaper came out weekly. It satirized political leaders. (2) Tom : Luxun created such an image to satirize. (3) To ridicule or satirize in or as if in a lampoon.