(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.
(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.
actual [ˈæktʃuəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.暴力引起的；剧烈的，（风，爆炸等）猛烈的，狂暴的；感情强烈的；颜色强烈的；
n.一群；包裹；（纸牌的）一副；一组； vt.& vi.（把…）打包；塞进；拥进；（使）聚集成团； vt.挑选；压紧；携带；拧紧； vi.包装；紧挤在一起；便于折叠收藏的；匆忙离去（有时与 off 连用）；
n.油；石油；油画；燃油； vt.给…加油； vi.化成油；
adj.真实的；实际的；现行的；现在的；
(1) They're not married, actually. (2) actually, I'll be a bit late home. (3) actually, I'm busy at the moment─can I call you back?
(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.
baggage [ˈbægɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.制服；军服；通讯中用以代表字母 u 的词； adj.（形状，性质等）一样的；规格一致的；始终如一的； v.使规格一律；使均一；使穿制服；
(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.
based on [beɪst ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
[法]以…为依据；
n.基础；主要成分；基准，基本原则；
n.农场主，农民；承包人；
n.犯罪，违反；冒犯，触怒；攻击；
(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.
adapt [əˈdæpt] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.适应于，适应不同情况（或环境）(to)； vt.改编，改写；改变…以适合(for)；
adj.古怪的；奇数的；剩余的；临时的； n.奇特的事物；怪人；[高尔夫球]多于对方的一次击球；
vt.决定；决心；解决；裁决； vi.决定；下决心；
adj.装饰的；装潢用的；
(1) I don't like to hear bad language in the street... (2) I said a bad word. (3) It is too bad that Eleanor had to leave so soon...
(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)
(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
(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 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) 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
adj.老式的，过时的；老派的，守旧的；村女蛾眉；陈旧；
vt.& vi.损害，毁坏； n.损害，损毁；赔偿金；
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；
稍微； 有一点儿；短时间； 短距离；
(1) a rock/jazz band (2) She's a singer with a band. (3) a military band
(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
n.五月；〈诗〉青春；〈英〉五朔节的庆祝活动；
n.加，增加，附加；[数]加法；增加的人或事物；
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；
pron.没有人，没有一人；没有一个；没有一部分，没有一点； adv.根本不；无法，绝不；
(1) The job would suit someone with a business background. (2) the historical background to the war (3) background information/knowledge
(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) 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) And that's it, basically. (2) He basically just sits there and does nothing all day. (3) The two approaches are basically very similar.
basically [ˈbeɪsɪkli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.紧急情况；突发事件；非常时刻； adj.紧急的，应急的；
pron.(she的物主代词)她的东西；她的家属[有关的人]；
vi.变化；不同，偏离；[生]变异； vt.使不同；使多样化；[音乐]变奏；
adv.主要地；从根本上说；基本，基本上；总的说来；
(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) 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) .