(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) 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.
(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) 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) application/system software (2) design/educational/music-sharing, etc. software (3) to install/run a piece of software
software [ˈsɔftwɛə] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.他们的；他的或她的；
n.软件；软体；软设备；
n.破坏，毁灭，消灭，灭亡，扑灭，驱除；摧毁；毁灭的原因，破坏手段；杀害；
adj.简单的；单纯的；易受骗的；天真的； n.笨蛋；愚蠢的行为；出身低微者；
(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) 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) 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) 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
(1) They look precisely the same to me. (2) That's precisely what I meant. (3) It's not clear precisely how the accident happened.
precisely [prɪˈsaɪsli] 📢 UK📢 US
conj.虽然，尽管；即使；纵然； adv.可是，但是；不过；然而；话虽这样说； prep.但；
adv.精确地；恰好地；严谨地，严格地；一丝不苟地；
adv.稍微；有点；达到某种程度； n.少量；某些数量；某种程度；
n.十三；十三岁；十三个； num.十三； adj.十三的，十三个的；
(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) (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) 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) cycling shorts (2) to go cycling (3) cycling is Europe's second most popular sport.
cycling ['saɪklɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.尤其地；主要地，格外地；显著地；异常地；
n.骑脚踏车兜风，骑脚踏车消遣；
n.数字零；零位；零摄氏度；没有任何…； vi.归零；瞄准；聚焦；
n.公民；国民；市民；平民；
(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；
n.（计算机）文档，证件；公文； vt.证明；记录；为…提供证明；
vt.& vi.反对，抗争；使相对；使对照；抵制；
n.绿豆；鹰嘴豆；绿豆种子；克；
(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) 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) statistical analysis (2) The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes. (3) The blood samples are sent to the laboratory for analysis .
analysis [əˈnæləsɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.专业的；专业性的；职业的； n.专业人士；
adj.被逗笑的；愉快的；顽皮的； v.“amuse”的过去式和过去分词；
n.分析，分解；梗概，要略；[数]解析；验定；
vi.属于；是…的成员；应被放在；适应；
(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
int.请； vt.& vi.使高兴；使满意；讨人喜欢；讨好；
adv.开始；最初；
vt.限制，限定；约束，束缚；
adj.某一；必然的；已确定的； pron.[动词用复数]某些；
(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) 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) 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.