(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.
(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) 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) 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?
(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) Manufacturing output has increased by 8%. (2) data output (3) an output device
output [ˈaʊtpʊt] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.存在；生存；生活；继续存在；
n.娱乐，消遣；乐趣；文娱活动；
adj.热烈的；激昂的；易怒的；易被情欲所支配的；
n.产量；输出；作品；[计]输出信号； vt.输出；
(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) 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.
(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.
(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 felt so lonesome after he left. (2) a lonesome road (3) I've grown so lonesome, thinking of you.
lonesome [ˈləʊnsəm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.瑕疵，毛病；欠缺，缺点； vi.叛逃；背叛；
n.收入，进款；进来的动作；进入；
adj.热心的；诚挚的，真挚的；重要的； n.热心；认真；定钱，保证金；诚挚；
adj.孤单的，人迹稀少的；寂；寂寥；
(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.
(1) a foam mattress (2) foam packaging (3) a glass of beer with a good head of foam
foam [fəum] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.粗糙的，粗杂的；粗鲁的；天然的，未加工的；简陋的； n.原[生]材料，天然物质；原油；
adj.引导的，介绍的，导言的；开端的；序；
n.会议；讨论；（正式）讨论会；[工会、工党用语]（每年的）大会； vi.举行或参加（系列）会议；
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；
(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 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) to have a passionate nature (2) a passionate interest in music (3) a passionate defender of civil liberties
passionate [ˈpæʃənət] 📢 UK📢 US
n.同事；同僚；同行；
n.屠夫，屠户；屠杀者，刽子手；残酷的人；肉铺； vt.屠宰；屠杀；弄砸，弄糟；把…处死刑；
adj.热烈的；激昂的；易怒的；易被情欲所支配的；
adj.仓促完成的；急忙的；草率的；轻率的；
(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 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) 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.