(1) His father was an actor in the Cantonese Opera Company... (2) You have to be a very good actor to play that part. (3) If the new actor is no good, kick him out.
(1) It enabled students to devote more time to their studies, or to be more accurate, more time to relaxation. (2) The chemical agent, whether it be mustard gas or nerve gas, can be absorbed by the skin. (3) It hurt so badly he wished to cease to be.
(1) She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated. (2) (British English)He was banned from driving for six months. (3) There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office.
ban [bæn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.住处；适应；便利；和解；
主管，负责；照料；
n.伙伴关系；合伙人身份；合作关系；合营公司；
vt.禁止，下令禁止；剥夺权利；[古]诅咒； n.禁止，禁令；谴责；诅咒，诅骂；革出教门；
(1) He's upstairs unpacking his bags. (2) She opened her bag (= her handbag ) and took out her comb. (3) She ate a bag of chips.
(1) I hadn't bargained on them being here. (2) I didn't bargain on finding them here as well. (3) When he agreed to answer a few questions, he got more than he bargained for (= he got more questions, or more difficult ones, than he had expected) .
(1) The job would suit someone with a business background. (2) the historical background to the war (3) background information/knowledge
background [ˈbækgraʊnd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.选举，当选；选举权；[神]神的选择；
n.（画等的）背景；底色；背景资料；配乐；
adv.常常；经常；时常；再三；
adv.通常；大体上；一般而言，总的来说；
(1) She gets very bad-tempered when she's tired. (2) When his headaches developed Nick became bad-tempered and even violent... (3) They walked in bad-tempered silence.
(1) These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes. (2) We have had to adapt quickly to the new system. (3) A large organization can be slow to adapt to change.
(1) a backward part of the country, with no paved roads and no electricity (2) a backward child (3) (British English,informal)She's not backward in coming forward (= she's not shy) .
(1) She was sitting at the bar. (2) (British English)I found David in the bar of the Red Lion (= a room in a pub where drinks are served) . (3) We met at a bar called the Flamingo.
(1) The book follows four characters, loosely based on my uncles. (2) They're making judgments based on a narrowly focused vision of the world. (3) Homeopathic treatment is based on the "like cures like" principle.
(1) Having an active youngster about the house can be quite wearing. (2) ...a long and active life. (3) ...the tragedy of an active mind trapped by failing physical health.
actively [ˈæktɪvlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.科学家；科学工作者；
adv.在深处；浓浓地；强烈地；精心地；
adv.活跃地，积极地；
vt.证明…有理；为…辩护；对…作出解释； vi.整理版面；证明合法；
(1) battery eggs (2) a battery hen (3) a battery of reporters
(1) to check your bank balance (= to find out how much money there is in your account) (2) The balance of $500 must be paid within 90 days. (3) Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation.
(1) There is, in addition, one further point to make. (2) Pasta's basic ingredients are flour and water, sometimes with the addition of eggs or oil. (3) In addition to these arrangements, extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.
addition [əˈdɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.令人满意的，令人满足的； v.使满意，满足( satisfy的现在分词)；
n.快乐，高兴；使人高兴的东西或人； vt.使高兴，使欣喜； vi.感到高兴[快乐]；
n.科技（总称）；工业技术；工艺学；[总称]术语；
n.加，增加，附加；[数]加法；增加的人或事物；
(1) bacterial infections/growth (2) Chlorine is added to kill bacteria. (3) Wash everything thoroughly to avoid contamination with bacteria.
bacteria [bækˈtɪəriə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.细菌(bacterium的名词复数)；
n.蜘蛛网，网状物；[机]万维网；织物；圈套； vt.在…上织网；用网缠住；使中圈套；形成网状；
adj.黑暗的，深色的；模糊的；无知的；忧郁的； n.黑暗；夜；黄昏；模糊；
adj.最近的；新近的；近代的；[地]全新世的；
(1) excess baggage (= weighing more than the limit allowed on a plane) (2) baggage handlers (= people employed to load and unload baggage at airports) (3) (North Amercian English)We loaded our baggage into the car.
(1) What were his actual words? (2) The actual cost was higher than we expected. (3) James looks younger than his wife but in actual fact (= really) he is five years older.
(1) The fire was banked up as high as if it were midwinter. (2) It's on the north bank of the Thames. (3) a house on the banks of the River Severn (= on land near the river)
(1) She was chosen for the job on the basis of her qualifications. (2) Some videos have been banned on the basis that they are too violent. (3) on a regular/permanent/part-time/temporary basis
basis [ˈbeɪsɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.钱包，皮夹子；
n.高度，海拔；高地；身高；绝顶，顶点；
n.基础；主要成分；基准，基本原则；
万一，如果；防备；
(1) And that's it, basically. (2) He basically just sits there and does nothing all day. (3) The two approaches are basically very similar.
(1) Go and wash your hands in the bathroom. (2) I have to go to the bathroom (= use the toilet) . (3) Where's the bathroom? (= for example in a restaurant)
bathroom [ˈbɑ:θru:m] 📢 UK📢 US
因为，由于；基于；
n.浴室；盥洗室；（带抽水马桶的）厕所；卫生间；
n.新闻工作者，新闻记者；记日志者；
vt.识别，认出；确定；使参与；把…看成一样； vi.确定；认同；
(1) the battle of Waterloo (2) to be killed in battle (3) a gun battle