(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) 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.勇敢，勇气；辉煌，华丽；刚毅；
n.（发明等的）公开；泄露，揭露；开诚布公的话；被公开的事情，被披露的秘闻；
n.原则，原理；准则，道义；道德标准；本能；
vt.& vi.微颤，抖动； vt.使震动； n.抖动；颤音；箭筒；箭筒；
(1) a foam mattress (2) foam packaging (3) a glass of beer with a good head of foam
(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) maternal instincts (2) Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong. (3) His first instinct was to run away.
instinct [ˈɪnstɪŋkt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.运送，运输；流放；使欣喜若狂； n.运输；运输船（机），运输系统；狂喜；流放犯；
vt.侮辱，凌辱；辱骂；损害；n.侮辱，凌辱；损害；无礼；
n.本能，天性；冲动；天资，天才； adj.深深地充满着；
n.空闲时间；闲暇；悠闲；安逸； adj.空闲的；闲暇的；
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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.
boundary [ˈbaʊndri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.巫术；魔法；
vt.排除，不包括；排斥；驱除，赶出；
n.分界线；范围；（球场）边线；
n.不和；不调和；嘈杂声； v.不一致；[乐]不谐和，发乱音；
(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) 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.
look for [luk fɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.海军；船队；
n.海港；海湾；避难所；躲藏处； vt.& vi.心怀；庇护；避入安全地；（船）入港停泊；
n.残忍；残忍的行为；残酷行为；虐待；
寻找（某人或某物）；<口>找（麻烦）；找（苦头）吃；希望得到；
(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) 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) 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) 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.