(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) 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.
adj.最差的；最严重的；最令人不满的；“bad“以及“ill“的最高级； n.最坏的事情；无论怎样坏；同“at one%27s worst. at one%27s worst”； adv.最坏地；〈习语〉极度；“badly“的最高级； vt.胜过，击败；
(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.事件，形势；东西，事物；家伙；事业；
adj.焦虑的，烦恼的；令人担心的；
n.演员；[体]运动员；[音]演奏者；播放机；
n.描述；形容；种类；类型；
(1) (British English)When shall I do the shopping ? (2) (British English)We do our shopping on Saturdays. (3) a shopping basket
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) (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) 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) 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
n.地区；区域，范围；面积，平地；领域；
n.雇用；使用；职业；有益的活动；
n.地区，地域，地带；行政区，管辖区；（大气，海水等的）层，界，境；（学问等的）范围，领域；
vt.包围，围绕； n.（物品的）边；外围物；
(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) 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) 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) 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.
permit [pə'mɪt] 📢 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；
adj.传统的；习用的，平常的；依照惯例的；约定的；
n.注意，注意力；照料，关怀；殷勤； int.[口令]立正；
vt.许可，准许；默许，放任；允许，容许； vi.许可，允许； n.许可，准许；许可证，执照；
(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) 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.诗；韵文；诗一样的作品；富有诗意的东西；
n.公民；国民；市民；平民；
n.胡说，废话；荒谬的念头；愚蠢的行为；胡闹； adj.无意义的；荒谬的； int.荒唐；
vi.依靠，倚赖，仗恃；信任，信赖；
(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；
adj.饥饿的；渴望的，渴望得到；（统称）饥民；荒年的，不毛的；
vt.建立，创建；确立或使安全；使被安排好；使成为；
n.星期二；
(1) statistical analysis (2) The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes. (3) The blood samples are sent to the laboratory for analysis .
(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...