(1) We are constantly fed gossip and speculation by the media. (2) The baby can't feed itself yet (= can't put food into its own mouth) . (3) The cattle are fed on barley.
(1) During the 1980s Britain became a very materialistic society. (2) Others see us as overly materialistic, somewhat uncouth and lacking in social graces. (3) materialistic dialectics is an important part of constituting Marxism.
materialistic [məˌtɪəriəˈlɪstɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.嗜好；兴趣； v.喜欢( like的现在分词)；（与 would 或 should 连用表示客气）想；想要；
(1) We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow. (2) recent advances in medical science (3) We live in an age of rapid technological advance.
(1) The modernization of the industry was phased over at 20 - year period. (2) The railways have been deprived of the money they need for modernization. (3) modernization is the key to speed up our agricultural development.
(1) That's a pretentious name for a dog! (2) It was just an ordinary house─nothing pretentious. (3) He's so pretentious!
pretentious [prɪˈtenʃəs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.使人兴奋的，令人激动的； v.刺激（excite的现在分词）；
n.布；衣料；织物；布块；布( cloth的名词复数 )；一块布；用作某种用途的布；（统称）牧师；
adv.惊人地，出人意外地；
adj.狂妄的，自命不凡的，自负的；虚伪的，矫饰的，做作的；
(1) His new book will be appearing in the spring. (2) It was too late to prevent the story from appearing in the national newspapers. (3) He has appeared in over 60 movies.
appear [əˈpiə] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.出现，显现；出庭，出场；演出；发表；
adj.睡着的；休眠的；麻木的；已死的； adv.熟睡地；处于麻木不仁的状态；长眠；
日复一日地，继续不断地；
adj.焦虑的；紧张不安的；神经质的；
(1) woollen/cotton cloth (2) bandages made from strips of cloth (3) the cloth industry/trade
cloth [klɔθ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.种草药的人，草药商，草药医生；
（用…）代替…， （是…）而不是…， （用…）而不用…；
n.曼谷（泰国首都）；[地名] [泰国] 曼谷；
n.布，织物；一块布；用作某种用途的布，桌布，擦布，揩布；（统称）牧师；
(1) How do you like my new hairdo? (2) ...a teenager with a punk hairdo. (3) Her Hitler hairdo is making me feel ill. And we have crashed her party.
hairdo [ˈhɛəˌdu:] 📢 UK📢 US
除掉，去掉；涤荡；革除；摈除；
n.西瓜；
n.（尤指女子的）发式，发型；
n.图书管理员；[计算机]库管理程序；
(1) at a future date (2) This deal could safeguard the futures of the 2 000 employees. (3) She has a great future ahead of her.
(1) The company is investing $9 million to modernize its factories. (2) Unfortunately we lack the resources to modernize. (3) ...plans to modernize the refinery...
(1) nowadays most kids prefer watching TV to reading. (2) nowadays it's acceptable for women to be ambitious. But it wasn't then... (3) I don't see much of Tony nowadays.
(1) the advancement of knowledge/education/science (2) There are good opportunities for advancement if you have the right skills. (3) He cared little for social advancement.
(1) He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes. (2) " Other shops have wash - cloths and wash - basins too - " (3) The defect of these cloths is clash of colors.
(1) I know my life has been cut short by this terrible virus but Daniel will live on after me. (2) The people find it hard to live on. (3) If you live on a mountain , you live off the mountain ; if you live by the water , you live off the water.
(1) strict rules/regulations/discipline (2) She left strict instructions that she was not to be disturbed. (3) He told me in the strictest confidence (= on the understanding that I would tell nobody else) .
strict [strɪkt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.压下，压低；使沮丧；使萧条；使跌价；
n.<生>细胞；小牢房；电池；<诗>墓穴； vi.住在牢房或小室中； vt.囚禁；
adj.精确的；绝对的；严格的，严谨的；[植]笔直的；
vt.& vi.战斗；斗争；打架；吵架； n.打架；吵架；战斗；斗志；
(1) He was very open-minded about other people's work. (2) Result oriented, team oriented , self motivated, communication skills, open minded. (3) Racialism style of politic had been conspue as the world is open minded than the past.
open-minded [ˈəʊpənˈmaɪndɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.例外，除外；反对，批评；[法律]异议，反对；
adj.虚心的；思想开明的；无先入之见的；无偏见的；
adj.全部时间的；全日制的；专职的，专任的；
adj.昂贵的，花钱多的；豪华的；
(1) He does not smoke or take drugs . (2) teenagers experimenting with drugs (3) I found out Steve was on drugs (= regularly used drugs) .
(1) in the future the machines will need spare parts and maintenance. (2) He believes food prices will go up in the future. (3) I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future.
in the future [in ðə ˈfju:tʃə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.激流；
vt.拒绝；拒绝承认；拒绝…占有；否认知情；
今后，将来；日后；
adj.有礼貌的；有教养的，文雅的；上流社会的；应酬的，客套的；
(1) his stylish wife (2) a stylish restaurant (3) It was a stylish performance by both artists.
(1) traditional dress (2) It's traditional in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (3) traditional methods of teaching
traditional [trəˈdɪʃənl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.传统的；口传的；惯例的；因袭的；
n.污染（作用）；腐败；堕落；沾污；
帮助；
adj.可怜的；可鄙的；<古>充满同情或怜悯的；惨；
(1) The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride. (2) I take (a) pride in my work . (3) We take great pride in offering the best service in town.
(1) Can the person let be fed up with after becoming metamorphic operation? (2) Factitious what be fed up with with like these two kinds of moods that? (3) Most players would be fed up with the infighting that structured the Lakers off season.
(1) unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the meeting. (2) I can't make it, unfortunately. (3) unfortunately for him, the police had been informed and were waiting outside.
unfortunately [ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənətli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.幸运符；
n.文化；[生物学]（微生物等的）培养；修养；养殖； vt.培植，培养；
adv.不幸地，遗憾地；可惜；不巧；
n.维也纳（奥地利首都）；[地名] [奥地利] 维也纳；[地名] [美国] 维也纳；
(1) Everyone knows children are picky eaters. (2) He is always very picky about food. (3) Don't be so picky.
picky [ˈpɪki] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.自豪的，得意的；光荣的，高尚的；傲慢的；有自尊心的；
adj.吹毛求疵的，好挑剔的，过分讲究的；
有…的习惯，常常；
adj.对…有害的；能造成损害的；不利；不良；
(1) How can you tell what sex a fish is? (2) a process that allows couples to choose the sex of their baby (3) Please indicate your sex and date of birth below.