(1) boundary changes/disputes (2) The fence marks the boundary between my property and hers. (3) Scientists continue to push back the boundaries of human knowledge.
(1) If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund. (2) Golden parachutes entitle them to a full year's salary if they get booted out of the company. (3) How does one entitle the queen when speaking directly to her?
entitle [ɪnˈtaɪtl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.怯懦的；胆小的；懦弱的； adv.怯懦地；胆怯地；
vt.使有资格；给…定名；给与…权利；称做；
n.强调；着重；（轮廓、图形等的）鲜明；突出，重读；
n.怜悯；同情；可惜的事；憾事； vt.对…表示怜悯；对…感到同情；
(1) The new road building programme has been ditched. (2) He ditched his girlfriend. (3) I decided to ditch the sofa bed.
(1) to have a passionate nature (2) a passionate interest in music (3) a passionate defender of civil liberties
passionate [ˈpæʃənət] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.尽责的；承担责任；负有责任的；懂道理的；
n.味；韵味；特点；香料； vt.给…调味；给…增添风趣；
adj.热烈的；激昂的；易怒的；易被情欲所支配的；
adj.愚蠢的；迟钝的；乏味的；晕眩的，昏迷不醒的； n.<口>傻子，笨蛋；
(1) We look for applicants who are numerate, computer-literate and energetic self-starters. (2) They look for foods that are low in calories. (3) We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
(1) a foam mattress (2) foam packaging (3) a glass of beer with a good head of foam
foam [fəum] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.表现，象征；代表，代理；扮演；作为示范； vi.代表；提出异议；
vt.& vi.抓住；逮捕；捉拿；俘获； vt.夺取；占领；起获；没收；
vi.起泡沫；吐白沫； n.泡沫；泡沫材料，泡沫状物； vt.使起泡沫；使成泡沫状物；
n.步枪；来福枪； vt.& vi.快速搜寻；匆忙翻找 ；偷窃；盗取；
(1) a joint account (= a bank account in the name of more than one person, for example a husband and wife) (2) The report was a joint effort (= we worked on it together) . (3) They finished in joint first place.
(1) I can't go into details now; it would take too long. (2) The brochure details all the hotels in the area and their facilities. (3) Several of the men were detailed to form a search party.
(1) It's like a furnace (= very hot) in here! (2) How can we walk? It's a furnace out there. (3) At the same time , the experimental r 6 sults with the blackbody furnace in Netherlands Measurements Institute ( NMi ) are also presented.
(1) There is one particular patient I'd like you to see. (2) Is there a particular type of book he enjoys? (3) We must pay particular attention to this point.
(1) I don't have much contact with my uncle. (2) There is little contact between the two organizations. (3) Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college (= do you still see them or speak or write to them) ?
(1) The museum houses several of his Cubist masterpieces. (2) Her work is a masterpiece of (= an excellent example of) simplicity. (3) His book, I must add, is a masterpiece.
masterpiece [ˈmɑ:stəpi:s] 📢 UK📢 US
n.连接；联系，关系；连接点；亲戚；
n.杰作，名作；杰出的事；
vt.& vi.说服；劝说；使相信；使信服；
n.参考；参考书；提及，涉及；证明人，介绍人； v.引用；参照；
(1) The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done. (2) The police have expressed grave concern about the missing child's safety. (3) My father would turn in his grave if he knew.
(1) The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in... (2) She was in the kitchen sweeping crumbs into a dust pan... (3) I swept rainwater off the flat top of a gravestone...
(1) one of America's most populous states (2) Indonesia, with 216 million people, is the fourth most populous country in the world. (3) China is the most populous country in the world.
populous [ˈpɒpjələs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.人口众多的；人口稠密的；
n.议会，国会；
adj.嫉妒的；羡慕的；热；
vt.强制，强迫；使负债务；使感激；施惠于； vi.施恩惠；帮忙，效劳；
(1) He has high moral principles. (2) I refuse to lie about it; it's against my principles . (3) Stick to your principles and tell him you won't do it.
principle [ˈprɪnsəpl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.原则，原理；准则，道义；道德标准；本能；
vt.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地；
n.五金器具；计算机硬件；武器装备；
vt.& vi.（使）振动[颤动]；摆动；犹豫；激动；
(1) ...badly cut blue suits. (2) I could see long canoes cutting through the waves. (3) He decided to cut across the Heath, through Greenwich Park.
(1) The two teams have always been rivals. (2) The Japanese are our biggest economic rivals. (3) This latest design has no rivals (= it is easily the best design available) .
(1) Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals. (2) the country's brief experiment in democracy (3) I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.