(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.
term [tə:m] 📢 UK📢 US
n.学期；条款；术语；期限； vt.把…称为；把…叫做；
vt.灌溉；冲洗（伤口）；使清新； vi.灌溉；冲洗；
n.改进，改善，改良，增进，进步；（美）装修，改良措施；利用，活用；更优秀的人，更进步的人；
n.烦恼，忧虑；担心；撕咬； vi.担心，焦虑；为…发愁；撕咬； vt.使烦恼；烦扰；撕咬；
(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) There's trouble looming on the horizon. (2) The company needs new horizons now. (3) She wanted to travel to broaden her horizons .
horizon [həˈraɪzn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.食品杂货店；食品杂货业；
n.地平线；范围；界限；眼界；n.范围；水平（线）；[地质学]层；
n.例子，实例；情况；要求，建议；[法]诉讼手续； vt.举…为例；
n.费用；花费的钱；消耗；花钱的东西； vt.向…收取费用；把…作为开支勾销；
(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) 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) 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.方法；条理；
adj.愚蠢的；迟钝的；乏味的；晕眩的，昏迷不醒的； n.<口>傻子，笨蛋；
vt.获得，得到；流行；买到，达到（目的）； vi.通行，通用；流行；存在；
n.枫树；淡棕色；
(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
designate [ˈdezɪgneɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.变少，减少；贬低，轻视，看不起； vt.减少（某事物），缩小；
vt.指明，指出；指派；表明，意味着；把…定名为； adj.指定而尚未上任的；选出而尚未上任的；
adj.聋的；不愿听的；
n.装配；集会；[军]集合号，集合鼓，集合；[机]装配，装配车间，供装配的零件；
(1) The boys were getting bored... (2) There's no point in getting upset... (3) Half the pleasure of an evening out is getting ready...
(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) 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) 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) food surpluses (2) Wheat was in surplus that year. (3) a trade surplus of £400 million
surplus [ˈsɜ:pləs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.过剩的；多余的； n.剩余额；公积金；顺差；盈余；
vt.侮辱，凌辱；辱骂；损害；n.侮辱，凌辱；损害；无礼；
n.扫帚；金雀花；[无线]自动搜索干扰振荡器； vt.扫除；用扫帚扫； vi.桩顶开花或开裂；
n.强调；着重；（轮廓、图形等的）鲜明；突出，重读；
(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) 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) 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
estimate [ˈestɪmət] 📢 UK📢 US
n.估计，预测；报价，预算书；评价，判断； vt.估计，估算；评价，评论；估量，估价；
n.鉴定，识别；验明；身份证明；认同；
vt.& vi.抓住；逮捕；捉拿；俘获； vt.夺取；占领；起获；没收；
vt.限制；局限于；禁闭；管制； n.界限，范围；国界；
(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 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.努力，尝试；工作；成就；杰作；
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；
vi.存在；生存；生活；继续存在；
n.说明；例证；图解；插图；
(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) a kneeling figure (2) We knelt (down) on the ground to examine the tracks. (3) She knelt by the bed and prayed...
kneel [ni:l] 📢 UK📢 US
n.盖子；限制；[口]果盖；[口]遮盖； vt.给…盖盖子；
n.（尤指美国的大专院校的）学期；半学年；
n.刀片，剑；（壳、草等的）叶片；桨叶；浮华少年；
vi.跪，下跪；
(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) the battle of Waterloo (2) to be killed in battle (3) a gun battle
battle [ˈbætl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.出版，发行；发表，宣布（结婚等）；公布，颁布；出版…的著作；
n.结果，成果；[逻]结论；重要性；推论；
vt.& vi.与…作战；争斗； n.战争，战役；比赛，较量；长期论战或长期作战；激烈的竞争；
n.农场主，农民；承包人；
(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.