(1) a pleasant working/learning environment (2) An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour. (3) They have created an environment in which productivity should flourish.
(1) The government had to recall many officers who had been cashiered on political grounds. (2) ...a cashiered army colonel. (3) The cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement.
cashier [kæˈʃɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
折叠；草拟；（使）停下；排好队伍；
vt.使受影响，感染；传染，散布病毒，侵染；（电脑病毒）使（电脑的）存储器[数据]受到感染；
n.出纳员； vt.解雇；抛弃；
n.喜爱，慈爱；情感或感情；意向；疾病，病情；
(1) Young children will usually compete for their mother's attention. (2) Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. (3) He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.
compete [kəmˈpi:t] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.期满；文件、协议等（因到期而）失效；断气；逝世；
n.提神，精神恢复；提神物；点心，茶点；
vi.竞赛；竞争；比得上；参加比赛（或竞赛）；
配偶（妻子）；
(1) He had seldom seen a child with so much talent. (2) She seldom, if ever, goes to the theatre. (3) They seldom watch television these days.
seldom [ˈseldəm] 📢 UK📢 US
在危险中，有…的危险；
n.技巧，技术，手段；技能；手法；
adv.很少，罕见；难得；不大；
参加…，参与…活动；插脚；厕；预；
(1) There are £25 000 worth of prizes up for grabs in our competition! (2) a screen grab from Wednesday's programme (3) He made a grab for her bag.
(1) Rebecca: No, I'm just not a sex maniac like you are. (2) And you're a sex maniac! (3) That's not funny! You sex maniac!
sex maniac [seks ˈmeɪni:ˌæk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.性欲狂者；
n.情感，感情；情绪；感动，激动；
n.（同班）同学；级友；
n.(1917年以前的)俄罗斯帝国；现俄罗斯；俄罗斯皮革；[地名] [欧罗巴洲] 俄罗斯；
(1) We escaped from the hustle and bustle of the city for the weekend. (2) He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room. (3) They survive by hustling on the streets.
(1) He was driving like a maniac . (2) a homicidal maniac (3) [只用于名词前]a maniac driver/fan/killer
maniac [ˈmeɪniæk] 📢 UK📢 US
作操；
adj.（用作定语）用马拖的；
对…感兴趣；关心；
n.疯子；癖好者；狂人；躁狂者； adj.发狂的；狂热的；疯狂的；
(1) a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop) (2) We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies. (3) to gain a competitive advantage over rival companies
(1) He is wonderful and strange and who knows how old he is, he thought. (2) Your behavior is causing our name to be dragged through the mud. (3) His behavior under fire approved him a man of courage.
(1) She expressed her disgust at the programme by writing a letter of complaint. (2) The idea fills me with disgust . (3) I can only feel disgust for these criminals.
disgust [dɪsˈgʌst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.反感，厌恶，嫌恶； vt.使反感，厌恶；
n.习语，成语；方言，土语；（语言）风格；惯用语法；
na.根据，按照；据…所说；如；比照；
n.环境，外界；周围，围绕；工作平台；（运行）环境；
(1) This place is very quiet, quite different from the hustle and bustle of the cities. (2) If a poet is divorced from the hustle and bustle of life, he can't write inspiring poetry. (3) It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.
the hustle and bustle
📢 UK📢 US
n.存在，实在，继续存在；生存，生活，生活方式（方式）；实体，存在物，生物；
拥挤喧嚣；
v.利用； 欺骗，占…的便宜；
adj.自洁式的，自动清洗的；自清洗；
(1) look at that boat dancing on the waves. (2) Using a scanner, we can look at the unborn foetus. (3) We're so late I daren't look at my watch.
look at [luk æt] 📢 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.怀孕的；孕育着…的；富于想象的；富于成果的；
adv.精确地；确切地；完全地，全然；恰恰；
看；评判；审视；接受；
(1) She was determined that she would be equal to any test the corporation put to them. (2) Your marrying will be equal to the match at Randalls. (3) If either test is failed, BCT for that industrial category would be equal to BPT.
be equal to [bi: ˈi:kwəl tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.运动；活动；动作，举动；乐章；
买东西；
v.胜任，相等，合适；媲；匹；仵；
白费地； 徒劳无益地；无效果的； 无用的；
(1) There is now intense competition between schools to attract students. (2) We are in competition with four other companies for the contract. (3) We won the contract in the face of stiff competition .
(1) Carl pushed ahead in his eagerness to reach the wall. (2) I shall await your answer to my letter with eagerness. (3) His hands trembled with eagerness as he opened the letter.
(1) Let's go and do exercises. (2) It is vital to our health to do exercises everyday. (3) Students do exercises together on the playground every morning.
do exercises
📢 UK📢 US
vt.劝阻；劝止；劝戒；
工作中；
作操；
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；
(1) Oxford and the surrounding area (2) Foxes started coming in from the surrounding countryside. (3) New housing is starting to encroach upon the surrounding fields.
(1) His best friend was killed by police under extremely questionable circumstances. (2) circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game. (3) In the circumstances he felt he'd been very restrained.
(1) Mr Thomas was taught by the Catholic nuns whose school he attended. (2) nun: Can you imagine that pain all over your body? (3) I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.
nun [nʌn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.缺乏，不足；缺点，缺陷；不足额；
n.同事；同僚；同行；
n.服务人员，侍者；随从，随员；伴随物； adj.伴随的，随之而产生的；出席的；护理的；
n.修女，尼姑；
(1) a colleague of mine from the office (2) We were friends and colleagues for more than 20 years. (3) the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues
colleague [ˈkɒli:g] 📢 UK📢 US
n.同事；同僚；同行；
n.学校作业，课堂作业，课外作业；
遵守诺言；守约；说一是一；
n.收据，发票；收入； vt.开收据；[美国英语]给…开收据，承认收到；
(1) The kitchen was in a disgusting state when she left. (2) What a disgusting smell! (3) I think it's disgusting that they're closing the local hospital.
disgusting [dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.令人作呕的；令人厌恶的；；不堪入目；
n.动物园迷（指喜欢去动物园的人）；
圣彼得堡（沙皇时代俄国首都）；
n.证明，论证；实物示教，示范；示威游行；表示；
(1) Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils. (2) Charles has never felt the need to compete with anyone. (3) Every time I sing that line, I have to compete with that bloody trombone!
(1) take exercise if you are out of shape. (2) Some goa diet, some take exercise, some eat medicine, others even turn to operation for help. (3) I often take exercise. Why only yesterday I had breakfast in bed.
(1) The large number of Chinese farmers they are not all to make a living by farming. (2) Andrei Pinkov that it engage in military reasons, to make a living and loving each half. (3) Though he was not dry behind the ears, he had to make a living by himself.
make a living [meik ə ˈliviŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.一群；包裹；（纸牌的）一副；一组； vt.& vi.（把…）打包；塞进；拥进；（使）聚集成团； vt.挑选；压紧；携带；拧紧； vi.包装；紧挤在一起；便于折叠收藏的；匆忙离去（有时与 off 连用）；
(1) sparkling eyes (2) Her jewellery sparkled in the candlelight. (3) He always sparkles at parties.
sparkle [ˈspɑ:kl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.猿；狂热；模仿者； vt.模仿；
adj.绝望的；由绝望而引起的；铤而走险的，孤注一掷的；急切的，极度渴望的；
vi.闪耀，闪烁；活跃，焕发活力和才智； n.光亮；活力；
n.公路；公用通道；干线；途径，方法；
(1) She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. (2) It's too expensive and anyway the colour doesn't suit you. (3) It's too late now, anyway.
anyway [ˈeniweɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.某一；必然的；已确定的； pron.[动词用复数]某些；
adv.不论以何种方式，不论以何种方法；无论如何，至少；但是；不顾；
像往常一样；照旧；如故；仍然；
adv.绝望地；不顾一切地；<口>极度地；猛烈地；
(1) Time flies when you're having fun. (2) Time flies like an arrow; Time fleeing beneath him. (3) Time flies by , and a world of changes has occurred.
time flies.
📢 UK📢 US
在…结尾，在…末端；
流光易逝；韶华不再；暮去朝来；兔走乌飞；
adj.抗噪音的；
adj.辛辣的；刺激性的；苦痛的；尖刻的；
(1) physical fitness (2) physical appearance (3) The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health.
(1) the smell of rotten vegetables (2) The fruit is starting to go rotten . (3) rotten floorboards
rotten [ˈrɔtən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.腐烂的；恶臭的；堕落的；极坏的； adv.非常；极其；
[法] 军火管制的；
adj.符合语言习惯的，成语的；含有习语的； adv.符合语言习惯地； n.符合语言习惯；
与…保持距离；
(1) There is an equal number of boys and girls in the class. (2) One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer. (3) two pieces of wood equal in length/of equal length