(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.冲突；战斗；相互干扰；矛盾； vi.抵触；争斗；战斗；冲突；
adj.无辜的，无罪的；清白的；天真无邪的；无知的； n.无辜者；头脑简单的人；天真无邪的人；
n.天花板；最高限度；云幕高度；隔板，舱室垫板；
vt.获得，得到；流行；买到，达到（目的）； vi.通行，通用；流行；存在；
(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) 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.
(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) 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) 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.
greet [gri:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.扒手；
vt.欢迎，迎接；致敬，致意；（景象，声音等）映入眼帘；
n.结果，成果；[逻]结论；重要性；推论；
adj.费力的；勤劳的；辛苦的；
(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.
(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?
witchcraft [ˈwɪtʃkrɑ:ft] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.竞争，为…而奋争；辩驳； vi.争斗；竞争；争夺；n.比赛；竞赛；搏斗；
n.旅行，航海，航空；远行；旅程； vi.航行，旅行； vt.驶过，横越；
adj.贪吃的；贪心的；贪婪的；渴望的；
n.巫术；魔法；
(1) Do you believe in magic? (2) He suddenly appeared as if by magic . (3) A passage was cleared through the crowd like magic .
(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
n.计划；打算；平面图；示意图； vt.& vi.计划，打算，设计；
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；
n.数字；算术；图解；轮廓； vi.计算；出现；扮演角色； vt.计算在内；估计；推测；认为；
n.帝国，帝国领土；帝权，君权，最高统治权；大企业组织； adj.新古典风格的；
(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...
toil [tɔɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.枫树；淡棕色；
vt.& vi.服从，听从； vt.遵守，遵循；
vt.祝福；保佑；赞美；为…祈福；
vi.长时间或辛苦地工作；艰难缓慢地移动；跋涉； n.报酬很低的苦活，苦工；罗网，圈套；
(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) 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) a righteous God (2) righteous anger/indignation, etc. (3) Aren't you afraid of being seen as a righteous crusader?...
righteous [ˈraɪtʃəs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.正直的；正义的；公正的；
vt.& vi.处理，处置；安排； vt.排列；布置；使倾向于，使有意于；
vt.雕，刻；题写，题献；
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定性的；[物]临界的；
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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.