(1) to settle a dispute/an argument/a matter (2) It's time you settled your differences with your father. (3) There is pressure on the unions to settle.
settle [ˈsetl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.化装；补充；构造；体格；
v.因…而众所周知；
vt.解决；安排；使定居；使沉淀； vi.下沉；定居； n.高背长靠椅；
n.消费者，顾客；[生态]取食者，食物链中以其他生物为食物的生物；
(1) I bought some new clothes for the trip. (2) to put on/take off your clothes (3) Bring a change of clothes with you.
(1) It was both deliberate and malicious, not to mention clever. (2) It was advisable for you not to mention that. (3) Ade is handsome and smart , not to mention being a good athlete.
not to mention [nɔt tu: ˈmenʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
更不用说；不消说；
第一次世界大战；
解决；将（某物）处理掉；驳倒；将（某物）吃光喝完；
n.羞愧；羞辱；可耻的人；羞愧感； vt.使蒙羞；玷辱；使感到羞愧；使相形见绌；
(1) ‘Would you really help? ’ he said with an appealing look. (2) The dog looked up at her appealingly. (3) Spending the holidays in Britain wasn't a prospect that I found particularly appealing.
appealing [əˈpi:lɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
遵守诺言；守约；说一是一；
adj.吸引人的，令人心动的；恳求的； v.（迫切）要求(appeal的现在分词)；将…上诉；
n.力；武力；（社会）势力；魄力； vt.强迫；强行；促使，推动；强奸；
n.印地安那州；[地名] [澳大利亚、巴西、美国] 印第安纳；
(1) These are Tundra buggies, designed to bring people to polar bears. (2) Instead, they drive horse - drawn buggies. (3) Raider buggies and Venoms work extremely well as do Black Hands and Flame Tanks.
(1) The children quickly got bored with staying indoors. (2) There was a bored expression on her face. (3) I am getting very bored with this entire business.
(1) I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish. (2) I also met with Pollack again to kind of shoot the bull. (3) That's not the kind of talk one usually hears from accountants.
kind of [kaind ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.严肃的，严重的；认真的，庄重的；重要的；危险的；
<口>稍微，有点儿，有几分；
n.隐形眼镜；接触镜，隐形镜( contact lens的名词复数 )；
adj.竞争的，比赛的；（价格等）有竞争力的；（指人）好竞争的；[生化] 抑制酶作用的；
(1) They were playing cards by electric light. (2) In the electric light of bunker much remained to be done. (3) He was feeling about in the dark for the electric - light switch.
electric light [iˈlektrik lait] 📢 UK📢 US
n.电灯，电光；
vt.& vi.开始；着手；创始；创办； vi.（从…）开始；起始；起初是；开始讲话；
n.门；闸门；登机门；入场费； vt.给…装大门；[电子学] 电波传送；
屏住气；屏息习气；屏息；敛声屏气；
(1) Their unit was shelling the german lines only seven miles away. (2) The average german will enjoy 40 days' paid holiday this year. (3) They were conversing in german, their only common language.
german ['dʒɜ:mən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.德国的；德国人/语的；德国文化的； n.德国人，德语；
n.物主，所有人；
adj.多汁的；有趣的；刺激性强的；报酬多的；
adj.医学的；医药的；医疗的；内科的； n.体格检查；
(1) One day I'll want to settle down and have a family... (2) Before she settled down in Portugal, she had run her own antiques shop in London. (3) It'd be fun, after the situation in Europe settles down, to take a trip over to France...
(1) Around 1910 motorized carriages were beginning to replace horse-drawn cabs. (2) A few horse-drawn carts still trundle through the dilapidated mining villages. (3) These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse - drawn carriages.
(1) I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp. (2) Eddie parked his cycle against a lamp post and padlocked it. (3) In the evenings we eat by the light of an oil lamp.
(1) to be honest, he is too aggressive. (2) I believe him to be honest. (3) I wanted to be honest and come out in the open about the pregnancy and marriage.
(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 [əˈtrækt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.掺杂的； 掺假的；脏的；不纯洁的；
n.女人(woman的复数)；堂客；红粉；
vt.吸引；诱惑；引起…的好感（或兴趣）； vi.具有吸引力；引人注意；
adj.使成瘾的；上瘾的；易令人沉溺的；
(1) I know exactly how she felt. (2) Do exactly as I tell you. (3) It happened almost exactly a year ago.
(1) She stared at him again, unable to believe the evidence of her senses. (2) ...a keen sense of smell. (3) She probably sensed that I wasn't telling her the whole story...
sense [sens] 📢 UK📢 US
n.废物，垃圾；vi.拒绝，回绝； vt.推却，回绝；拒绝给（所需之物）；不愿，不肯；
一个接一个；逐一；逐个地； 一个一个地；
n.感觉，官能；意识，观念；理性；识别力； vt.感到；理解，领会；检测出；
n.乘客，旅客；行人，过路人；碍手碍脚的人；
(1) a thoughtless remark (2) ...a small minority of thoughtless and inconsiderate people... (3) It was thoughtless of her to mention it...
thoughtless [ˈθɔ:tləs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.欠考虑的；轻率的；自私的，不体贴人的；没有思想的；
vt.& vi.与…作战；争斗； n.战争，战役；比赛，较量；长期论战或长期作战；激烈的竞争；
adj.糟糕的；可怕的；非常的；极坏的； adv.非常，极；
adj.运气好的，侥幸的；兆头好的，吉祥的；〈俚〉难得；很恰当的；
(1) Take my advice and stay away from him! (2) The doctor told him to stay away from such foods and drinks. (3) The doctor told him to stay away from fat food.
(1) It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. (2) She had been offered a $50 000 bribe to drop the charges. (3) They bribed the guards with cigarettes.
(1) We rented a holiday villa in Spain. (2) a Victorian villa in North London (3) He lives in a secluded five-bedroom luxury villa.
villa [ˈvɪlə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.摩天大楼，超高层大楼；特别高的东西；
n.注意，注意力；照料，关怀；殷勤； int.[口令]立正；
adj.俄国的，俄罗斯的；俄语的； n.俄国人，俄罗斯人；俄语；
n.别墅，公馆；<英>（城郊）住宅；
(1) Does this make sense? No. (2) This sentence just doesn't make sense, no matter how you read it. (3) So maybe it does make sense to wrap up warmly before going outside.
(1) to lead a life of indulgence (2) You can lead a life of undisturbed peace ever afterwards. (3) I lead a life that I don't like, among boon companions.
(1) The Home Office has been accused of inexcusable incompetence. (2) He kept on blathering about police incompetence. (3) He was dismissed for incompetence.
incompetence [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.欺诈者，戏弄者；
n.自己的事物；自己人； vt.拥有；承认； vi.承认； adj.自己的；特有的；
n.牺牲者，受害者；自找苦吃的人；受骗者，上当者；为祭祀杀死的动物（或人）；
n.不胜任；无资格；不适当；不熟练；
(1) The instructions look very complicated. (2) It's all very complicated─but I'll try and explain. (3) a complicated system
complicated [ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.结构复杂的；混乱的，麻烦的； v.使复杂化( complicate的过去式)；
adj.有魅力的；引人注目的；迷人的；招人喜爱的；
n.金属；金属元素；成色；金色； vt.以金属覆盖；
adj.有礼貌的；有教养的，文雅的；上流社会的；应酬的，客套的；
(1) When it comes to soft drinks Coca-Cola is the biggest selling brand name in Britain. (2) The program saved $11 million in 1988 by substituting generics for brand-name drugs. (3) Q : What will happen to the Blizzard brand name?
brand-name
📢 UK📢 US
n.偶像，崇拜对象；图标，图符；[宗]圣像；肖像；
巾；
n.日光，白昼；清早，黎明；公开，发表；<俚>眼睛，视力；
adj.著名品牌的；
(1) The telephone rang and Pat answered it. (2) You can reserve seats over the telephone . (3) I need to make a telephone call .
(1) He said he would appeal after being found guilty on four counts of murder. (2) The company is appealing against the ruling. (3) The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal.