(1) (North Amercian English) community parks/libraries (= paid for by the local town/city) (2) The local community was shocked by the murders. (3) health workers based in the community (= working with people in a local area)
(1) 'What's that thing in the middle of the fountain?' — 'Some kind of statue, I guess.'... (2) She was in the middle of clearing the breakfast things... (3) These are genetic disorders that only affect males normally. They are things like muscular dystrophy and haemophilia...
thing [θɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.机器，机械；机械般的人；核心； vt.用机器制造，用机器加工； vi.被机器切削；
vt.& vi.喷；喷射； n.喷雾；喷雾器；浪花；（用作装饰的）小树枝；
n.开会，会议；（法庭的）开庭；会期，学期；（进行某活动连续的）一段时间；
n.事件，形势；东西，事物；家伙；事业；
(1) flying insects (2) She passed the exam with flying colours. (3) I'm terrified of flying.
(1) aside from a few scratches, I'm OK. (2) Your talk is a little aside from the subject of our disussion. (3) We turned aside from the main road.
aside from [əˈsaid frɔm] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.预防；阻碍；阻止；[宗教]引领； vi.阻挠，阻止；
n.大陆，陆地；欧洲大陆；<美>北美洲大陆； adj.自制的，克制的；节欲的；贞洁的；禁欲的；
n.代理；机构；力量；
除…之外；既…又…；暂置不论；
(1) As babies, we rely entirely on others for food. (2) These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. (3) The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low.
rely [rɪ'laɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不合理的，荒唐的；非理智的，不讲理的；（收费等）不当的；过度的；
adj.虚伪的；不正的，非法的；假造的，摹造的；临时的； adv.欺诈地；叛卖地；
adv.意味深长地；值得注目地；
vi.依靠，倚赖，仗恃；信任，信赖；
(1) At last they were able to feel secure about the future. (2) She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round. (3) a secure job/income
(1) to reverse a procedure/process/trend (2) The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. (3) It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease.
(1) Starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500, depending on experience. (2) He either resigned or was sacked, depending on who you talk to. (3) ‘Is he coming? ’ ‘That depends. He may not have the time. ’
depend [dɪ'pend] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.愉快的，快乐的；
prep.朝，向；对于；接近；为了；
n.损失，减少；丢失，遗失；损耗，亏损；失败；
vi.依靠；依赖；信赖；决定于；
(1) We've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay. (2) I'm afraid I haven't got any spare cash . (3) Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by sb else) ?
(1) Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area. (2) The law prevented the employment of children under ten in the cotton mills. (3) the employment of artillery in the capture of the town
employment [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.每年，每年一次；一年一度；
n.灵魂；精神；幽灵；人； adj.美国黑人文化的；
n.雇用；使用；职业；有益的活动；
n.怜悯；同情；可惜的事；憾事； vt.对…表示怜悯；对…感到同情；
(1) She conveniently forgot to mention that her husband would be at the party, too (= because it suited her not to say) . (2) Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy. (3) A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns.
(1) When you're old, people treat you like a second-class citizen . (2) She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian citizen. (3) British citizens living in other parts of the European Union
citizen ['sɪtɪzn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.真理；真相，事实；忠实，忠诚；现实，现实性；
n.公民；国民；市民；平民；
adj.害怕的；受惊的； v.（使）惊恐( frighten的过去式和过去分词)；吓唬；
vt.引路；指导；操纵；影响； n.指导者；向导；导游；有指导意义的事物；
(1) A man was arrested by the police and held for questioning. (2) Get out of the house or I'll call the police . (3) police suspect a local gang.
(1) I fail to see the logic behind his argument. (2) The two parts of the plan were governed by the same logic. (3) Linking the proposals in a single package did have a certain logic.
logic ['lɒdʒɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.逻辑，逻辑学；（做某事的）道理；推理方法；威力，压力，强制（力）； adj.逻辑的；
n.地区；教区；〈美〉（各州众议员）选举区；行政区，市区； vt.把…分区；
n.询问；调查；查询；问讯处；
adj.令人恐惧的；引起突然惊恐的；吓人；
(1) Mike is responsible for designing the entire project. (2) Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children. (3) Who's responsible for this mess?
(1) initially, the system worked well. (2) The death toll was initially reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300. (3) Forecasters say the gales may not be as bad as they initially predicted...
(1) There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery. (2) He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase. (3) It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day.
(1) The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. (2) Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee) . (3) The President was represented at the ceremony by the Vice-President.
(1) Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%. (2) the latest trade/sales/unemployment, etc. figures (3) By 2004, this figure had risen to 14 million.
(1) Thai food is hot and spicy. (2) ...a spicy tomato and coriander sauce. (3) Our spicy diced chicken with peanuts tastes tender and nice.
spicy ['spaɪsɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.辛辣的；加有香料的，香的；有刺激性的；（故事等）猥亵的，下流的；
adv.便宜地，不值钱地；
n.批评，批判；鉴定，审定，考证，校勘；苛求，[哲]批判主义；评论，评论文章；
adj.飞行的；会飞的；迅速的； n.飞行；驾驶飞机； v.飞(fly的现在分词)；
(1) presumably this is where the accident happened. (2) You'll be taking the car, presumably? (3) I couldn't concentrate, presumably because I was so tired.
(1) Her novels are very highly regarded. (2) She speaks highly of you . (3) His teachers think very highly of him (= have a very good opinion of him) .
(1) Radios are not permitted in the library. (2) There are fines for exceeding permitted levels of noise pollution. (3) We were not permitted any contact with each other.
(1) Have you found a buyer for your house ? (2) Car buyers are more interested in safety and reliability than speed. (3) I was a buyer for the women's clothing department.