(1) Her evidence suggests a different interpretation of the events. (2) It is not possible for everyone to put their own interpretation on the law. (3) Dreams are open to interpretation (= they can be explained in different ways) .
(1) The way he laughed was strongly reminiscent of his father. (2) a reminiscent smile (3) The decor was reminiscent of a municipal arts-and-leisure centre...
(1) Sexual attraction is a large part of falling in love. (2) Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction . (3) The main attraction at Giverny is Monet's garden.
attraction [əˈtrækʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.改变；改观；变换； vi.改变； n.[数]变换式；
adj.跨洲的，洲际的；
adv.不断地，时常地；时刻；常川；历来；
n.吸引；[物]引力；魅力；引人注意的东西，有趣的东西；
(1) I couldn't assent to, much less participate in such proceeding. (2) Every year between 30000 and 40000 Miaos participate in the festivities. (3) They invited the world to participate in at international exposition.
participate in [pɑ:ˈtisipeit in] 📢 UK📢 US
即；就是；换句话说；更确切地说；
vt.& vi.尝试，试图；尽力，竭力； n.努力，尽力；
<正>分担，参加；与；插脚；厕足其间；
n.芦笋，芦笋的茎；天冬；
(1) Incense can attune the finite to the Infinite . (2) Incense can attune the finite to the Infinite. (3) Often those recalling such abductions attune to such planes of reality and relive them.
attune [əˈtu:n] 📢 UK📢 US
在前头；预先，事先；提前；先期；
vt.围绕，包围；包含或包括某事物；完成；
vt.使协调；<音>调音；
adj.有争议的，引起争议的，被争论的；好争论的；
(1) They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century. (2) ...a respectable family of ancient lineage. (3) The arts appear to have a lineage as old as human experience.
lineage [ˈlɪniɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.大量的，充足的；丰富的，富有的；丰足；阜；
n.吸引；[物]引力；魅力；引人注意的东西，有趣的东西；
n.血统，世系；
v.抵抗，抗拒；忍耐；反对，抵制； n.防染剂；防腐剂；
(1) a show with lots of audience participation (2) A back injury prevented active participation in any sports for a while. (3) They expected him to participate in the ceremony...
participation [pɑ:ˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.调合；混合；调合物；
n.参加，参与；分享；
adj.& adv.两手叉腰的[地]；
vt.& vi.即兴创作；临时提供，临时凑成；
(1) academic/sporting prowess (2) He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer... (3) The best and the brightest pupils competed to demonstrate their intellectual prowess.
prowess [ˈpraʊəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.密度；稠密，浓厚；[物]浓度，比重；愚钝；
n.英勇；高超技艺；
vt.& vi.（使）自动化；使自动操作；
对…厌烦；
(1) spectacular scenery (2) Vieira scored a spectacular goal. (3) It was a spectacular achievement on their part.
(1) a rewarding experience/job (2) Teaching is not very financially rewarding (= is not very well paid) . (3) ...a career which she found stimulating and rewarding...
(1) a prestigious award (2) a prestigious university (3) It's one of the best equipped and most prestigious schools in the country.
prestigious [preˈstɪdʒəs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.破坏；毁灭；蹂躏；使荒废；
adv.本能地；
展出；
adj.受尊敬的，有声望的；<古>魔术的，欺骗的；
(1) Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials. (2) (British English)What expenses can you offset against tax ? (3) The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity...
(1) a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop) (2) We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies. (3) to gain a competitive advantage over rival companies
(1) In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions. (2) A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois. (3) patois cannot be neglected if we wish to study the history and languages of Macao.
(1) the tertiary sector (= the area of industry that deals with services rather than materials or goods) (2) (British English)tertiary education (= at university or college level) (3) He must have come to know those philosophers through secondary or tertiary sources.
(1) The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides. (2) In order to be successful he would have to exert himself. (3) He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.
exert [iɡˈzə:t] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.构成，组成；制定，设立；等同于；指派；
v.知道； 意识到；
n.利益，好处；救济金，津贴；义演，义卖；恩惠，恩泽； vt.有益于，有助于；使受益；得益，受益；
vt.发挥；运用；使受（影响等）；用（力）；
(1) to have a cheerful disposition (2) people of a nervous disposition (3) to have/show a disposition towards violence
(1) The people are demanding a chance to participate more in government. (2) I couldn't assent to, much less participate in such proceeding. (3) You may well participate with us in our gains.
(1) The club welcomes all new members regardless of age. (2) He went ahead and did it, regardless of the consequences. (3) The amount will be paid to everyone regardless of whether they have children or not.
regardless of [riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
不管， 不顾；无；不拘；
adj.冷淡的；微温的；不热心的；温和；
来自…， 源于…；起源；
adv.很，十分，特别，极其；离奇地；出奇；倍加；
(1) subsequent generations (2) subsequent events confirmed our doubts. (3) Developments on this issue will be dealt with in a subsequent report.
(1) busloads of foreign tourists (2) a popular tourist attraction/destination/resort (3) the tourist industry/sector
tourist [ˈtʊərɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.中指；中拇指；
adv.看来似乎；表面上看来；貌似；
v.以…为傲；
n.旅行者，观光客；〈美〉冬季到南部做工的流动工人；
(1) They tried to get into the club but were refused admission. (2) She failed to gain admission to the university of her choice. (3) an admission of guilt/failure/defeat
admission [ədˈmɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.准许进入；承认；坦白；入场费；
n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；安排，配置；<军>部署，战略（战术）计划；
n.柱，台柱，顶梁柱；墩，柱脚；（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心；
逐步建立；增进；（在某个地方）盖满了建筑物；宣扬；
(1) Durham had garnered three times as many votes as Carey... (2) He has garnered extensive support for his proposals... (3) And so she informed him that if you do this, you could garner the colored vote.
garner [ˈgɑ:nə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.在最坏的情况下；
n.杰作，名作；杰出的事；
vt.使受欢迎；普及；使通俗化；使流行；
vt.获得；贮藏，积累； n.谷仓；
(1) bucolic, conservative stuff, but nice and solid. (2) He managed to transform the bucolic of butterflies into a dangerous sport. (3) Best though it was, his suIt'smacked of cheap tailoring and bucolic unfashionableness.
bucolic [bju:ˈkɒlɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.损伤外观，丑化，使失面子；
vt.打开；散开；
adj.牧民生活的，田园风味的，乡村风味的； n.牧歌；田园诗；农民；牧人；
发出； 放出； 散发出； 放射出；
(1) He won renown as a fair judge. (2) a pianist of some/international/great renown (3) She used to be a singer of some renown...
renown [rɪˈnaʊn] 📢 UK📢 US
生（孩子），生育；引起，产生；娩出；娩；
n.反映；（关于某课题的）思考；（声、光、热等的）反射；映像；
n.有效，合法性；效力；正确，正当；正确性；
n.名望，声誉；威名；声威；
(1) complex machinery (2) the complex structure of the human brain (3) a complex argument/problem/subject
(1) They priced the garments before putting them on display. (2) A new kind of car was on display in the shop. (3) The birds were put on display at the zoological society.
(1) a singing contest (2) a talent contest (3) to enter/win/lose a contest
contest [kənˈtest] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.竞争，为…而奋争；辩驳； vi.争斗；竞争；争夺；n.比赛；竞赛；搏斗；
vt.解释；理解；诠释，体现；口译； vi.作解释；作口译；
vt.使恼怒；使恶化；使加剧；
adj.竞争的，比赛的；（价格等）有竞争力的；（指人）好竞争的；[生化] 抑制酶作用的；
(1) He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences. (2) He recognized the Polish cadences in her voice... (3) He is not attempting necessarily to reproduce the cadence of speech.
(1) The study of taxonomy must necessarily involve the amassing of an encyclopaedic knowledge of plants. (2) Build your trophy room while amassing awards and accolades. (3) There are report of the troops amassing near the border.
amassing
📢 UK📢 US
vt.使发展；使进化；设计，制订出；发出，散发； vi.发展；[生]通过进化进程发展或发生；
v.积累，积聚( amass的现在分词 )；
adj.协调的；协定的；协商好的；[乐]合拍调的；
无忧的；
(1) She was endowed with intelligence and wit. (2) She had endowed Marcus with the qualities she wanted him to possess. (3) to endow sb with a responsibility
endow [ɪnˈdaʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.点，小圆点； vt.打点于；散布于；点缀；以小圆点标出；
n.（装在项链等上的）垂饰，坠儿；
vt.捐赠，资助；赋予，赐予；
n.条纹；种类；军士军阶；犯人穿的横条囚衣； vt.使带有条纹；
(1) The students were asked to interpret the poem. (2) I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal. (3) The data can be interpreted in many different ways.