(1) At least they died happy. (2) He died a poor man. (3) The old customs are dying.
die [daɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.一代人；代（约30年），时代；生殖；产生；
vt.犯罪，做错事；把…托付给；保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等）；承诺，使…承担义务；
n.现代化，现代化的事物；
vt.& vi.死亡，熄灭；凋零，枯萎；渴望，盼望； n.钢型，硬模；骰子；
(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
vt.& vi.投资；花费； vt.授予，使就职；给…穿衣，装饰；使充满；覆盖；
（与此）相反， 正相反；反倒；反而；顾；
n.就寝时间；
n.验光师，视力测定者；
(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) 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
仓皇；
与某人[观点]一致， 同意[赞同]某人的意见；与…相符， 与…一致；（气候、食物等）适合于；相合；
n.教堂的唱诗班；唱诗队；公开表演的合唱团；（教堂）唱经楼；
n.伪君子，伪善者；
(1) The walls would be lined with books and periodicals. (2) ...a monthly periodical. (3) She made periodical visits to her dentist.
(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) 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.
higher education
📢 UK📢 US
adj.可怜的；可鄙的；<古>充满同情或怜悯的；惨；
日落时；
n.花生；微不足道的人，小人物；很少的钱； adj.微不足道的；
na.高等教育；
(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...
sperm [spɜ:m] 📢 UK📢 US
n.呼吸；一口气；呼吸力；微量；
n.精子；精液；鲸蜡油；
n.树干；象鼻；躯干；汽车车尾的行李箱；
adj.焦躁不安的；不耐烦的；坐立不安的；难以入睡的；
(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
经过； 从旁边走过；<美>来串门；得到；
患（某种病），受（某种病痛）折磨；因…而受罚[苦，损]；闹；罹；
adj.欠考虑的；轻率的；自私的，不体贴人的；没有思想的；
n.不动产，土地；房地产；物业不动产；房地契；
(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.
in the past [in ðə pɑːst] 📢 UK📢 US
v.体重减轻；
信赖；信仰；
vt.揭露，揭发；使暴露；使遭受；使曝光；
在过去；以往；平昔；往昔；
(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) 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) 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.适用，应用，运用；申请，请求，申请表格；勤勉，用功；敷用，敷用药；
adj.懒惰的；没精打采的；慢吞吞的；
如果是那样的话；
(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
沐浴；
好像， 似乎， 仿佛；
v.以…为傲；
n.天文台；气象台；瞭望台；
(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) 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
n.幸存者，残存者；生还者；遗物，残存物；重新正常生活的人；
n.开胃品；促进食欲的活动；刺激欲望的东西；吊胃口的东西；
n.布，织物；一块布；用作某种用途的布，桌布，擦布，揩布；（统称）牧师；
在…上投资，在…投入（时间、精力等）；
(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) (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；
n.奥地利；[地名] [欧罗巴洲] 奥地利；
n.潮汐；潮流，趋势；时机；时期，季节； vt.顺应潮水航行；使随潮水漂行；
vt.使失望；使破灭，使落空； vi.使失望；
(1) We got up at sunrise . (2) We got up at sunrise. (3) They woke up at sunrise.
(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
n.传统；惯例；[宗]经外传说；[法]移交，引渡；
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.小孩，尤指被宠坏的或举止粗鲁的小孩；美国大兵；
n.假日，休息日；节日； vi.度假，休假；
(1) a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt (2) to adopt a child (3) She was forced to have her baby adopted.
adopt [əˈdɔpt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.采用，采取，采纳；收养；正式接受，接受；批准；
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；
有时；有时，间或；
以…谋生；
(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
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n.自行车；摩托车；电动自行车； vi.骑自行车； na.“motorbicycle”的变体；
n.<英>谷物；<美>玉蜀黍；鸡眼；
中等教育；
n.力；武力；（社会）势力；魄力； vt.强迫；强行；促使，推动；强奸；
(1) doctors who care for the dying (2) I will remember it to my dying day . (3) her dying wishes/words
dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[生]恐龙；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西；
adj.过度的，过分的；奢侈的，浪费的；放肆的；大量的；
adj.<口>渴望，切盼；垂死的，临终的；会死的；快熄灭的； v.“die”的现在分词；
受…欢迎；
(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) 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.
(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.