(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
n.水肺，便携式水下呼吸器；
adj.难以预测的；难以预料的，未定局的；怀疑的，拿不准的；不明不白；
v.（使）穿得太讲究； n.外衣；
<美，非正>兴风作浪，制造纠纷；
(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
adj.无法计量的，无限的；无可估量；无量；不可估量；
依靠…生活；
adv.长话短说；总而言之；
详细地；
(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.
(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；
与…相比，跟…相比；
vt.预知，预见；有先见之明；
v.竞选，赶快去请；
(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.
(1) Fish are abundant in the lake. (2) We have abundant evidence to prove his guilt. (3) Birds are abundant in the tall vegetation.
abundant [əˈbʌndənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.大量的，充足的；丰富的，富有的；丰足；阜；
n.发起者，主办者；担保者；倡议者，提案人；后援组织； vt.赞助；
vt.产生；造成；引起； vi.形成；引起；
n.泰然自若；自信；体态；姿态； vt.使平衡；保持（某种姿势）；抓紧；使稳定；
(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...
(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.
(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) 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) 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) 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 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
adj.无比的，无双的，空前的；空前的；盖世；
vt.破坏；毁灭；蹂躏；使荒废；
vt.使文明；使开化；教化；启发； vi.变得文明；
v.接触到，和…接触，碰到；打交道；联络；着；
(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.
suffice [səˈfaɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
阻止；制止；
n.牛奶场；乳品店；牛奶及乳品业； adj.牛奶的；奶制的；乳品的；乳品业的；
vi.足够；有能力； vt.满足…的需要；使满足；
由…起源；取自；
(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!
(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.
reveal [rɪˈvi:l] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.显露；揭露；泄露；[神]启示； n.揭示，展现；[建]门侧，窗侧；
adj.& adv.两手叉腰的[地]；
n.死亡证明书；
n.植物学家，研究植物的人；
(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.
punctuate [ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.加标点符号；不时打断；加强，强调； vt.不时打断某事物；使用标点符号；
vt.汇编；编辑；编制；编译；
adv.逆地，反对地；不利地；有害地；
n.威胁；恐吓； vt.&vi.威胁；恐吓；
(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.
(1) a pillar of smoke/rock (2) a pillar of the Church (3) a pillar of society
pillar [ˈpɪlə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.以朋友的方式对待；帮助；照顾；
n.血统，世系；
n.柱，台柱，顶梁柱；墩，柱脚；（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心；
n.窗玻璃；窗格；嵌板；方框； vt.装窗玻璃于；镶嵌板于；用染色小布片拼做（衣服）；
(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) 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
📢 UK📢 US
adj.大量的，充足的；丰富的，富有的；丰足；阜；
n.硕士学位；
n.类似；相像性；相仿性；类似性，相似物；
n.统计，统计学，统计法，统计资料；统计数字；“statistic”的复数；
(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.
a great deal of [ə ɡreit di:l ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.公开；揭露；使显露；使暴露；
大量的；许多；
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.有效的；有法律效力的；正当的；健全的；
(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.
(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.
ballyhooed
📢 UK📢 US
v.（为…）大吹大擂( ballyhoo的过去式和过去分词 )；
n.炮塔，转塔；塔楼，角楼；
n.有，所有，拥有；领地；财产，所有权，占有物，所有物；持有违禁物；
vt.尊敬，敬重；认为，以为；考虑；估价； n.尊敬，尊重；意见，看法；评价；名声；
(1) measurable improvements (2) Working conditions have changed measurably in the last ten years. (3) Both leaders seemed to expect measurable progress.
measurable [ˈmeʒərəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可量度的；可测量的，可预见的；重大的；
adj.深厚的；意义深远的；严重的；知识渊博的； n.〈诗〉深海，大洋；深渊；（灵魂）深处；
adj.机智的，机敏的；得体的；老练的，圆滑的；婉转；
(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.讽刺作家；
根据；用…的话；就…而言；以…为单位；
adj.西班牙的；西班牙和葡萄牙的；西班牙及其他说西班牙语国家的；拉丁美洲的；
考虑到； 体谅；允许有； 留出；
(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.
(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!
compete with [kəmˈpi:t wið] 📢 UK📢 US
n.车辆；交通工具；传播媒介，媒介物；[药]赋形剂；
n.专业，专长；特点，特别事项；特性，特质；<律>盖印的契约； adj.特色的；专门的；独立的；
与…抗争；
adv.符合语法规则地；
(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
轮流，交换；相间；
adj.（指空气）暖和的；温暖的；芳香的；能止痛的；
vt.& vi.战栗；发抖；震动；颤动； n.颤动，打颤；战栗；
vt.捐赠，资助；赋予，赐予；
(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) 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) 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
📢 UK📢 US
vt.散布，散置；点缀；
adj.住宅的，适于作住宅的；与居住有关的；适宜作住宅的；
n.侦察；间谍活动；
对…感到惊讶；对…感到害怕；
(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) a remote outpost (2) the last outpost of civilization (3) ...a remote mountain outpost, linked to the outside world by the poorest of roads.
outpost [ˈaʊtpəʊst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.前哨；警戒部队；前哨基地；边区村落；
n.恭维；敬意；道贺，贺词；致意； vt.向…道贺；称赞；向…致意；
vt.& vi.分；划分；分离；（使）产生分歧； n.分水岭，分界线；分配；
v.以…为傲；
(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...