(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.
(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...
(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) 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...
initially [ɪˈnɪʃəli] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.把…（系统地）分类；整理；改编（剧本等）；达成…的协议； vi.（就某事与某人）达成协议，（与某人）商定（某事）(with a person about 或 for a thing)；[音乐]（尤指专业）改编乐曲；
(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) .
highly [ˈhaɪli] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.突然的，未预见到的；急躁的，仓促的；快的，迅速的；急剧；
adj.最后的；极限的；首要的；最大的； n.终极；顶点；基本原理；基本事实；
adv.在室内，在户内；在屋里；
adv.高度地；极，非常；非常赞许地；
(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.
(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.在（某人或某事物的）前面；向前；预先；在将来，为未来；
n.雇用；使用；职业；有益的活动；
vt.&vi.（使）扩大；（使）增加；夸张；
adj.专业的；专业性的；职业的； n.专业人士；
(1) He watched the smoke rise from his cigarette... (2) The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him. (3) Luther rose slowly from the chair...
(1) Tall trees surround the lake. (2) The lake is surrounded with/by trees. (3) the membranes surrounding the brain
surround [sə'raʊnd] 📢 UK📢 US
prep.到…为止；在…以前； conj.到…为止，在…以前；直到…才；
n.戏剧，剧本；戏剧效果；戏剧文学[艺术]；戏剧性事件[场面]；
adj.恶劣的；肮脏的；卑劣的；下流的； vt.弄脏，污染；使名声受玷污； vi.变脏，污染；
vt.包围，围绕； n.（物品的）边；外围物；
(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) 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.
presumably [prɪˈzju:məbli] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.毁灭的；堕落的；破产的； v.破坏( ruin的过去式)；毁掉；使破产；使沦落；
n.星期四，礼拜四，周四；[电影]惊爆星期四；
n.无能，无力；无才能；无能为力；
adv.据推测；大概；可能；想来；
(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.
possibility [ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.可能，可能性；希望，可能发生的事物；
n.部门，部；系，学部；知识范围；车间；
n.爱好者，嗜好者；情人；情妇，情夫；情侣；
vi.成功；继承； vt.继承，继任，继位；随…之后；
(1) to eat with a knife and fork (2) Shortly before dusk they reached a fork and took the left-hand track. (3) Take the right fork.
(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.
(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) 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. ’
(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) a grassy slope (2) The town is built on a slope . (3) the eastern slopes of the Andes
slope [sləʊp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.斜坡；斜面；倾斜；斜率； vi.倾斜；有斜度；悄悄地走；潜行； vt.使倾斜；
n.肉；食物；实质； adj.重要的；基本的；
n.正餐，主餐；宴会；晚餐；
adv.厚厚地；浓密地；繁茂地；频繁地；
(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) 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) 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) 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
(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?
responsible [rɪ'spɒnsəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.尽责的；承担责任；负有责任的；懂道理的；
vt.打碎；撞击；猛扣（球等）； vi.被击碎；扣球，抽杀；
adv.在户外；向户外； n.户外；露天；野外；世间；
adj.残酷的，残忍的；使人痛苦的，让人受难的；无情的，严酷的；
(1) flying insects (2) She passed the exam with flying colours. (3) I'm terrified of flying.
(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) 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.