(1) These pets require a lot of care and attention. (2) This condition requires urgent treatment. (3) Do you require anything else? (= in a shop/store, for example)
(1) What do you like to do in your spare time? (2) This was obviously a reasonable suggestion; it doesn't, however, find favor with the men. (3) The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.
(1) Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. (2) The couple were suffocated by fumes from a faulty gas fire. (3) He put the pillow over her face and suffocated her.
(1) We discerned the figure of a man cling to the mast of the wrecked ship. (2) The mast went in the storm. (3) It was a day of national mourning with flags flying at half mast everywhere.
(1) The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English. (2) Our primary concern must be the children. (3) Good health care is of primary importance.
(1) You are capable of better work than this. (2) She's a very capable teacher. (3) I'll leave the organization in your capable hands.
capable [ˈkeɪpəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.能干的；有才能的；有才华的；能胜任的； n.有才能的，能干的；
n.保证，担保；保证人，保证书；抵押品； vt.保证，担保；
n.衣服；服装； v.给…穿衣服；
vt.& vi.辩护；保卫；（足球、曲棍球等）防守；进行辩护；
(1) to offer interest-free credit (= allow sb to pay later, without any extra charge) (2) We bought the dishwasher on credit . (3) to get/refuse credit
credit [ˈkredɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.信誉，信用；[金融]贷款；荣誉；学分； vt.相信，信任；归功于；[会]记入贷方；赞颂；
n.发明；发明物；捏造：内心捏造的东西，特指谎言；发明才能；
adj.直率的；直接的； adv.立刻；直率地； n.直路；
n.事件，大事；活动，经历；结果；运动项目；
(1) He cracked his whip and the horse leapt forward. (2) the chief whip (3) A branch whipped across the car window.
(1) He spent the whole day writing. (2) We drank a whole bottle each. (3) The whole country (= all the people in it) mourned her death.
whole [həul] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.缺乏，缺少；需要的东西； n.缺乏，不足，没有；缺少的东西；
n.海港；海湾；避难所；躲藏处； vt.& vi.心怀；庇护；避入安全地；（船）入港停泊；
n.损失，减少；丢失，遗失；损耗，亏损；失败；
adj.全部的，所有的；完整的； n.整体，整个；全部；
(1) The principal reason for this omission is lack of time. (2) New roads will link the principal cities of the area. (3) Peter Brown, principal of St John's college
(1) All donations will be gratefully received. (2) He nodded gratefully. (3) I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible.
grateful [ˈgreɪtfl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.引述，引用； vt.报价；引述； vi.引用； n.引用；报价；引号；
n.选择；选择权；精选品；入选者； adj.上等的，精选的；
adj.感激的，感谢的；令人愉快的；宜人的；荷；
vt.坚决主张；提出理由证明；说服，劝告；表明，证明； vi.争论，辩论；提出理由；
(1) the chief cause/problem/reason (2) one of the President's chief rivals (3) the chief Education Officer
(1) Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.) (2) She awoke early after a disturbed night. (3) Don't disturb the papers on my desk.
(1) He declared that he was in love with her. (2) Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. (3) She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support.
declare [diˈklɛə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.醒着的；警惕的； vt.& vi.唤醒；唤起；觉悟；
vt.宣布；声明，声称；申报；[法]供述； vi.声明，发表宣言；宣称；
vt.宣告，公布；表明；赞扬，称颂；
adj.个人的；独特的；个别的； n.个人；个体；
(1) They have arrested a number of leading opposition politicians. (2) That politician is always triming. (3) The politician defected from his own party and joined the opposition.
(1) [不可数名词]to check the effectiveness of the security system (2) I admire the effective use of colour in her paintings. (3) the effective, if not the actual, leader of the party
(1) He looked at himself in the mirror . (2) a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind) (3) (British English)a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
mirror [ˈmɪrə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.商议，商量；[医]会诊；咨询；充当顾问； vt.请教；翻阅；求教于；顾及；
n.镜子，反光镜；真实的写照；反映，借鉴；榜样； vt.反映；反射；
vt.把…合成一体，合并；巩固，加强；统一；合计金额； vi.统一；合并；联合；
adj.神秘的，诡秘的；难以理解的，不可思议的；魔；玄妙；
(1) He fluttered his hands around wildly. (2) She fluttered her eyelashes at him (= tried to attract him in order to persuade him to do sth) . (3) The butterfly fluttered from flower to flower.
(1) Have you observed any changes lately? (2) All the characters in the novel are closely observed (= seem like people in real life) . (3) The police observed a man enter the bank.
(1) For ten years she dwelled among the nomads of North America. (2) So you made a mistake, but there's no need to dwell on it. (3) I'd rather not dwell on the past.
dwell [dwel] 📢 UK📢 US
n.结果，成果；[逻]结论；重要性；推论；
n.灯笼；灯塔；灯罩；灯饰；
vi.居住；存在于；细想某事；
n.条，条款；项目；一则；一件商品（或物品）； adv.又，同上；
(1) a computer/medical expert (2) an expert in child psychology (3) an expert on modern literature