(1) a movie that is sure to bridge the generation gap (2) A few years ago it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap. (3) If only we treat the other generation as our equals, the generation gap will be bridged.
generation gap [ˌdʒenəˈreiʃən ɡæp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.代沟；
n.幸存者，残存者；生还者；遗物，残存物；重新正常生活的人；
n.灵魂；精神；幽灵；人； adj.美国黑人文化的；
vi.盯着看；显眼；倒立，直竖起； vt.凝视；盯着他的眼睛； n.凝视，瞪视；
(1) Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered. (2) a spectacular sunset (3) There is a five-year sunset on the new tax.
(1) primary and secondary education (2) According to UNESCO, only 13 % of girls and boys have equal access to upper secondary education. (3) Doubts about the effectiveness of secondary education also show themselves in ideas of curricular reform.
secondary education
📢 UK📢 US
n.幸运符；
vt.使恐怖，使惊吓；恐吓，吓唬；威胁；
n.伪君子，伪善者；
中等教育；
(1) bland background music (2) a rather bland diet of soup, fish and bread (3) a bland smile
(1) (humorous)He used some pretty choice (= rude or offensive) language. (2) If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow. (3) He had no choice but to leave (= this was the only thing he could do) .
choice [tʃɔɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.选择；选择权；精选品；入选者； adj.上等的，精选的；
adv.相当，很；非常；确实如此；
抱怨， 诉苦；
就…争论[辩论]；
(1) It would be hypocritical of me to have a church wedding when I don't believe in God. (2) The magazine wrongly suggested he was a liar and a hypocrite. (3) People think he is a hypocrite.
hypocrite [ˈhɪpəkrɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.伪君子，伪善者；
记住；怀；挂心；志；
n.风车；旋转玩具；<口>直升飞机；
前进，进步；向上；
(1) a big department store (2) a health food store (3) a liquor store
(1) an elementary English course (2) a book for elementary students (3) at an elementary level
elementary [ˌelɪˈmentri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.吹毛求疵的，好挑剔的，过分讲究的；
n.例子，实例；情况；要求，建议；[法]诉讼手续； vt.举…为例；
继续雇用；继续前进；继续穿着[戴着]；（使）继续服药[接受训练]；
adj.基本的；初级的；[化]元素的；初等；
(1) He removed his hand from her shoulder. (2) Illegally parked vehicles will be removed. (3) Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour.
remove [rɪˈmu:v] 📢 UK📢 US
为了向…表示敬意；
抱怨，投诉；
n.家具；设备；附属品；
vt.开除；去除；脱掉，拿下；迁移； vi.迁移，移居；离开； n.距离，差距；移动；
(1) My father sold real estate. (2) to work in real estate (3) By investing in real estate, he was one of the richest men in the United States.
real estate [riəl isˈteit] 📢 UK📢 US
n.咽喉；颈前部；[植物学]管颈； vt.用沙哑的声音或嗓音发音；
adj.非常激动人心的；惊人的；惊险的；使人透不过气来的；
n.不动产，土地；房地产；物业不动产；房地契；
n.目的，目标；目的地，终点；[罕用语]预定，指定；
(1) a basement flat/apartment (2) Kitchen goods are sold in the basement. (3) They live in a basement flat in North London.
basement [ˈbeɪsmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可笑的，荒谬的；荒唐的，愚蠢的；胡枝扯叶；
n.布；衣料；织物；布块；布( cloth的名词复数 )；一块布；用作某种用途的布；（统称）牧师；
n.地下室；[建]基底，底部；
粗话，骂人的话；
(1) doctors who care for the dying (2) I will remember it to my dying day . (3) her dying wishes/words
(1) They would have to offer cast-iron guarantees to invest in long-term projects. (2) She wanted to set up her own company to invest in films. (3) They offer every inducement to foreign businesses to invest in their states.
invest in [inˈvest in] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.开除；去除；脱掉，拿下；迁移； vi.迁移，移居；离开； n.距离，差距；移动；
n.化装；补充；构造；体格；
adj.困恼的，为难的；担心的； v.担心( worry的过去式和过去分词)；
在…上投资，在…投入（时间、精力等）；
(1) a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt (2) to adopt a child (3) She was forced to have her baby adopted.
(1) My doctor has forbidden me sugar. (2) Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here. (3) ‘Maybe you'll end up as a lawyer, like me. ’ ‘God forbid! ’
(1) That is just a secondary consideration . (2) Experience is what matters─age is of secondary importance . (3) Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming.
(1) He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth. (2) Miles of sand are exposed at low tide. (3) My job as a journalist is to expose the truth.
expose [ikˈspəuz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.揭露，揭发；使暴露；使遭受；使曝光；
n.手续费；
adj.便宜的，廉价的；劣质的，低劣的；小气的，可鄙的； adv.便宜地；卑鄙地；
（与此）相反， 正相反；反倒；反而；顾；
(1) She looks as if she got back to her childhood again. (2) She behaves as if she has something on her conscience. (3) The enemy were determined to wipe the town off the map as if it had never been.
as if [æz if] 📢 UK📢 US
好像， 似乎， 仿佛；
adj.昂贵的，花钱多的；豪华的；
绝不，一点也不；并不；决不；
n.诞生地，出生地；
(1) in the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists. (2) in the past this process of transition has often proven difficult. (3) A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year.
(1) He kept in touch with us while he was on vacation. (2) Bob and his family are on vacation; they've gone to Hawaii. (3) I like fishing for perch on vacation.
(1) Now is a good time to invest in the property market. (2) He invested his life savings in his daughter's business. (3) The government has invested heavily in public transport.
invest [ɪnˈvest] 📢 UK📢 US
为…忧虑，烦恼的；
n.制造，创造；创造物，产物；（尤指<圣经>所述由上帝）创造天地，宇宙；（爵位等的）封授；
vt.& vi.投资；花费； vt.授予，使就职；给…穿衣，装饰；使充满；覆盖；
vt.&vi.（使）扩大；（使）增加；夸张；
(1) The fast is broken at sunset, traditionally with dates and water. (2) Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered. (3) They stopped work at sunset.
(1) We got up at sunrise . (2) the pinks and yellows of the sunrise (3) The rain began before sunrise.
sunrise [ˈsʌnraɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.（使）结婚；娶；嫁；结合； vt.为…主持婚礼；
吃药，服药；
int.（用以引起注意，表示惊异或询问）嘿，喂；你好！（表示问候）；咳； n.干草（等于hay）；
n.日出（时分），黎明；<诗>日出的地方，东方；
(1) Under the Private higher education Act, students being associated with political party, unlawful society, etc. (2) Religion and cultural tradition are been viewed thethe contributions to American higher education. (3) First, the advanced system of higher education.
(1) We have lived in the same house for twenty years. (2) Our children go to the same school as theirs. (3) She's still the same fun-loving person that I knew at college.
(1) The enhancement elementary education training, takes the technical conformity. (2) School collective services system and elementary education facility advanced complete. (3) She a Bachelor's degree in elementary education from Eastern Michigan University.
(1) During our two - day stopover in bangkok we saw most of the sights. (2) She will return to his country by way of bangkok. (3) bangkok is crisscrossed by a network of klongs.
bangkok [bæŋˈkɔk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.出纳员；叙述者；银行柜员机；计票人；
冷酷无情；
n.曼谷（泰国首都）；[地名] [泰国] 曼谷；
n.例外，除外；反对，批评；[法律]异议，反对；
(1) He has a low sperm count (= very few live male cells) . (2) Conception occurs when a single sperm fuses with an egg... (3) Any disease which undermines a man's general health will interfere with his sperm production...