(1) The words stood out clearly on the page... (2) The word 'ginseng' comes from the Chinese word 'ren-shen'. (3) I was devastated when her words came true...
word [wə:d] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.逃走，逃掉；消失； vt.逃离，逃避；
n.堡垒，要塞；<美>边界贸易站； v.设要塞保卫；
n.理由；原因；理性；理智； vt.& vi.推理，思考；争辩；辩论；向…解释；
n.单词，歌词，台词；（说的）话；诺言；命令； vt.措辞，用词；用言语表达； vi.讲话；
(1) Water had spilled out of the bucket onto the floor. (2) He startled her and made her spill her drink. (3) Thousands of gallons of crude oil were spilled into the ocean.
(1) a technical/legal/scientific, etc. term (2) a term of abuse (3) ‘Register ’ is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language.
(1) the party's elder statesman (2) Hamilton is a great statesman and political thinker. (3) Derek Fisher is the elder statesman of the team, drafted in 1996 by the Lakers.
(1) I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need. (2) a ballpark estimate (= an approximate estimate) (3) official government estimates of traffic growth over the next decade
(1) food surpluses (2) Wheat was in surplus that year. (3) a trade surplus of £400 million
surplus [ˈsɜ:pləs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.衣服；服装； v.给…穿衣服；
adj.过剩的；多余的； n.剩余额；公积金；顺差；盈余；
n.天；天堂；上帝；极乐；
n.领域，范围；王国；（学术的）部门，界；（动植物分布的）圈，带；
(1) Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy. (2) Research indicates that eating habits are changing fast. (3) Kingston-upon-Thames, as the name indicates, is situated on the banks of the Thames.
(1) the spring/fall semester (2) By the end of the semester, I will not fear math. (3) We are trying to pull through the toughest time of the semester.
semester [sɪˈmestə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.购买，购得； n.交易，买卖；便宜货； vt.够支付；买通；收买；贿赂；
n.强调；着重；（轮廓、图形等的）鲜明；突出，重读；
n.（尤指美国的大专院校的）学期；半学年；
n.说话方式；表达；说话；发言；
(1) a hail of arrows/bullets (2) a hail of abuse (3) We drove through hail and snow.
(1) the man designated to succeed the president (2) The different types are designated by the letters A, B and C. (3) an interview with the director designate
(1) We have 500 people on the payroll . (2) They had 87,000 employees on the payroll. (3) Since his trade is factionalism, why should we keep him on our payroll?
(1) The jury learnt a new word, kindoki. It is what the Congolese call witchcraft. (2) Objective To study the effect of psychotherapy in mental disorders due to witchcraft. (3) Or attend a school for wizardry and witchcraft?
(1) At last they were able to feel secure about the future. (2) She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round. (3) a secure job/income
(1) They toiled up the hill in the blazing sun. (2) a life of hardship and toil (3) People who toiled in dim, dank factories were too exhausted to enjoy their family life...
(1) The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. (2) Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee) . (3) The President was represented at the ceremony by the Vice-President.
(1) When she opened the door she was greeted by a scene of utter confusion. (2) Loud cheers greeted the news. (3) The team's win was greeted as a major triumph.
(1) prompt action was required as the fire spread. (2) prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated. (3) Please be prompt when attending these meetings.
(1) to obtain advice/information/permission (2) I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report. (3) To obtain the overall score, add up the totals in each column.
obtain [əbˈteɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.奖；表扬；嘉奖状；推荐；
vt.获得，得到；流行；买到，达到（目的）； vi.通行，通用；流行；存在；
n.寓言，童话；传说；无稽之谈；人人谈论的话题； v.讲故事，编寓言；虚构，杜撰；煞有介事地讲；
n.献身，奉献；忠诚；信仰，祈祷；热爱；
(1) Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%. (2) the latest trade/sales/unemployment, etc. figures (3) By 2004, this figure had risen to 14 million.
(1) [可数名词, 不可数名词]an evaluation of the health care system (2) We need to evaluate how well the policy is working. (3) Our research attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs.