(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
n.地占者，地卜者；
n.勇气；胆量；魄力；肝胆；
adj.友好的，亲密的；有帮助的；互助的； adv.友好地，朋友般地；
好像， 似乎， 仿佛；
(1) I look ridiculous in this hat. (2) Don't be ridiculous! You can't pay £50 for a T-shirt! (3) The meal was ridiculously expensive.
ridiculous [rɪˈdɪkjələs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可笑的，荒谬的；荒唐的，愚蠢的；胡枝扯叶；
vt.使大为吃惊，使惊奇； n.吃惊，好奇；
今后，将来；日后；
vt.& vi.进入；开始；参加；登记；
(1) to dye fabric (2) She dyed her hair blonde. (3) black dye
dye [daɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.&vi.（使）扩大；（使）增加；夸张；
n.染料，染色；颜色； vt.染色；给…染色； vi.染上或粘上（颜色）；
vt.污染；玷污，亵渎；破坏（品性），使堕落；
vt.预言，预测；预示，预告； vi.预言，预示：预言某事，预言；
(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.
on vacation [ɔn vəˈkeiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
在度假中；
n.葡萄酒；果酒；紫红色，深红色； vt.请…喝酒； vi.喝酒；
n.膝；膝盖； vt.用膝盖碰；
v.能，会；能够；克；
(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
n.安乐死术，无痛苦致死术；
vt.& vi.投资；花费； vt.授予，使就职；给…穿衣，装饰；使充满；覆盖；
adj.使人兴奋的，令人激动的； v.刺激（excite的现在分词）；
n.文化；[生物学]（微生物等的）培养；修养；养殖； vt.培植，培养；
(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.
(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
n.影响；效果；印象；所有物； vt.使发生；引起；产生（效果）；
na.高等教育；
n.方法；条理；
n.假期，休假；[古] 空出，撤出，辞去； vi.度假；
(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.
elementary education
📢 UK📢 US
n.初等教育；
n.窃贼；破门盗窃者；夜盗；
n.<医>气喘，哮喘；
adj.文化的；教养的，修习的；耕作的，开垦的，栽培[培养]的；
(1) a big department store (2) a health food store (3) a liquor store
(1) At least they died happy. (2) He died a poor man. (3) The old customs are dying.
die [daɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
以…谋生；
vt.& vi.死亡，熄灭；凋零，枯萎；渴望，盼望； n.钢型，硬模；骰子；
abbr.electronic-mail 电子函件，电子邮件；
n.好奇心，爱打听的癖性；奇人；奇物，古玩；奇特性；
(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.曼谷（泰国首都）；[地名] [泰国] 曼谷；
n.文学；文学作品；文献；著作；
adv.代替，顶替；反而；反倒；
vt.（商业）通知，报告；提议，建议； vi.接受劝告，商量；建议，提供意见；
(1) an elementary English course (2) a book for elementary students (3) at an elementary level
elementary [ˌelɪˈmentri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.基本的；初级的；[化]元素的；初等；
n.渔夫，钓鱼者，渔船；
n.咽喉；颈前部；[植物学]管颈； vt.用沙哑的声音或嗓音发音；
合格；[口]看看；检查；相等；
(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) .
(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.
(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
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；
adv.绝对地；完全地；毫无疑问地；[语]独立地，分离地；
adj.无聊的，无趣的，烦人的； v.令人厌烦( bore的过去式和过去分词 )；挖；掘；钻；
赔偿；为…付钱；因…受罚[痛苦]；替某人付款；
(1) a spoiled/spoilt brat (2) He's a spoilt brat. (3) " Is the brat baptized? " he questioned.
(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...
(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.赞赏；称赞；欣赏；<美口>想要；
n.财产，财富；富豪（阶级）；丰富，大量；繁荣；
v.洗个澡；洗澡；
vt.揭露，揭发；使暴露；使遭受；使曝光；
(1) We got up at sunrise . (2) We got up at sunrise. (3) They woke up at sunrise.
(1) The walls would be lined with books and periodicals. (2) ...a monthly periodical. (3) She made periodical visits to her dentist.
periodical [ˌpɪəriˈɒdɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
好像， 似乎， 仿佛；
n.现金；支付金额； vt.支付现款；兑现； adj.现金的；
v.对…有耐心；
n.期刊；杂志； adj.周期的，定期的；时常发生的；定期发行的，期刊的；
(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) Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered. (2) a spectacular sunset (3) There is a five-year sunset on the new tax.
sunset [ˈsʌnset] 📢 UK📢 US
n.成果；水果；果实；（大地的）产物； vi.树或花草结果； vt.使…结果实；
n.宽容；怜悯；幸运；侥幸；
n.流星；大气现象； abbr.气象学(=meteorology)；
n.日落（时），薄暮；晚霞；黄昏； adj.定期废止的；
(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.
(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) 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.
at sunset [æt ˈsʌnset] 📢 UK📢 US
n.莫扎特；
na.根据，按照；据…所说；如；比照；
adv.惊人地，出人意外地；
日落时；
(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.
(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.