(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.
(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) 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.口香糖；树胶；黏胶；牙龈； vt.& vi.胶合；涂以树胶；使…有粘性；
adj.外科的，外科手术的；（服装）治疗用的；
n.<美>传闻；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷； vt.谣传；传说；
(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
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；
adj.保护的，防护的；保护贸易的；
adj.运气好的，侥幸的；兆头好的，吉祥的；〈俚〉难得；很恰当的；
n.学校作业，课堂作业，课外作业；
(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) 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...
(1) The Home Office has been accused of inexcusable incompetence. (2) He kept on blathering about police incompetence. (3) He was dismissed for incompetence.
(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
vt.吸引；诱惑；引起…的好感（或兴趣）； vi.具有吸引力；引人注意；
n.好感；宠爱；关切；欢心； vt.支持；赞成；照顾；促成； [美国英语]= favour；
n.强调；重音；压力；重力； vt.重读；[机械学]使承受压力；给…加压力（或应力）；
adj.经过验证或证实的； v.证明( prove的过去分词 )；检验，试验；
(1) the temptation of easy profits (2) to give way to/yield to temptation (3) I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.
(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.
lamp [læmp] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.原谅； 饶恕； 对不起；请原谅 ； vt.免除；
adv.精确地；确切地；完全地，全然；恰恰；
n.灯，灯泡；照射器；（智慧等的）明灯；电子管； v.照亮；发亮；看到；
有权；
(1) a thoughtless remark (2) ...a small minority of thoughtless and inconsiderate people... (3) It was thoughtless of her to mention it...
(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.
(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) The farmer lassoed the cow. (2) The farmer is shearing his sheep. (3) The farmer milks the cows twice a day.
farmer [ˈfɑ:mə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.（使）适合；安装；合身； adj.合适的；恰当的；合身的； n.合身；适合；配合；
n.影像；肖像；概念，意向；镜像，映像； vt.反映；想像；作…的像；象征；
n.农场主，农民；承包人；
adj.（男子）英俊的，漂亮的；（女子体态）优美的；可观的；大方的，慷慨的；
(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.
(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) 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?
(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 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
adj.粗糙的；刺耳的；严厉的，严格的；残酷的；
st.熟能生巧。；久炼成钢；
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；
vt.解决；安排；使定居；使沉淀； vi.下沉；定居； n.高背长靠椅；
(1) It hurt me to think that he would lie to me. (2) I didn't want to hurt his feelings . (3) I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.
(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) He looked thoughtful. (2) They sat in thoughtful silence. (3) It was very thoughtful of you to send the flowers.
thoughtful [ˈθɔ:tfl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.幽默的；滑稽的；风趣的；谐；
n.化装；补充；构造；体格；
adj.沉思的；体贴的；缜密思考过的，深思熟虑的；
与…保持距离；
(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
<口>稍微，有点儿，有几分；
说实话；
更不用说；不消说；
n.红发的人；红头啄木鸟；
(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) 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.
stay away from [stei əˈwei frɔm] 📢 UK📢 US
与…保持距离；
adj.直的；连续的；直率的；整齐的； adv.直地；直接地；坦率地；立即； n.直线；直线部分；
v.因…而众所周知；
n.奇迹，圣迹，神迹；令人惊奇的人（或事）；
(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.