(1) to work for a business/political/voluntary organization (2) the World Health organization (3) He's the president of a large international organization.
(1) We all hope to take advantage of the opportunity to promote our cooperation. (2) Computer Aided Instruction ( CAI ) represents all kinds of teaching activities that take advantage of computers. (3) One of my employees decided to take advantage of Teddy and a few others.
(1) The lion will often stalk its prey for hours. (2) birds of prey (= birds that kill for food) (3) Elderly people are easy prey for dishonest salesmen.
(1) PMS or premenstrual syndrome (2) This syndrome is associated with frequent coughing. (3) With teenagers, be prepared for the ‘Me, me, me! ’ syndrome (= they think of themselves first) .
(1) She was only a few pounds overweight. (2) overweight baggage (3) Being even moderately overweight increases your risk of developing high blood pressure.
(1) departing from her usual routine, she took the bus to work. (2) Flights for Rome depart from Terminal 3. (3) She waited until the last of the guests had departed.
depart [diˈpɑ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
v.离开，出发；去世；离职；脱轨；
adj.抗噪音的；
失败；划分（以便分析）；损坏；衰弱下来；
adj.不贵的，便宜的；廉；贱；
(1) Can I have a receipt, please? (2) to make out (= write) a receipt (3) to acknowledge receipt of a letter
(1) a student of proven ability (2) It is a proven fact that fluoride strengthens growing teeth. (3) Not only a top level racer, but Kareem has proven himself as a top level instructor.
proven [ˈpru:vn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使大为吃惊，使惊奇； n.吃惊，好奇；
n.总数；算术；金额；概略，要点； vt.& vi.总计；总结，概括；归纳；
adj.经过验证或证实的； v.证明( prove的过去分词 )；检验，试验；
adj.日常的，平常的；普通的；每天的；经常；
(1) There were plenty of servants to wait on her. (2) She is in the fortunate position of having plenty of choice. (3) Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet?
(1) That is no way to treat another human being. (2) It's only human to want the best for your children. (3) He's really very human when you get to know him.
human [ˈhju:mən] 📢 UK📢 US
n.保护；护照；[经]保护贸易制，保护政策；（向歹徒缴纳的）保护费；
v.因…而众所周知；
n.人，人类； adj.人的；有人性的；显示人类特有弱点的；人本性的；
n.短路；短接；
(1) When does your driving licence expire? (2) His term of office expires at the end of June. (3) an expired passport
expire [ɪkˈspaɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.神秘的，诡秘的；难以理解的，不可思议的；魔；玄妙；
n.动物园管理员；
n.抢劫案；明抢；敲竹杠；明目张胆地索取高价；
vi.期满；文件、协议等（因到期而）失效；断气；逝世；
(1) murder/rape, etc. victims (2) accident/earthquake/famine, etc. victims (3) AIDS/cancer/stroke, etc. victims
(1) he held me firmly by the elbow and led me to my aisle seat. (2) No, no, no. I like the aisle seat better. (3) Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat?
(1) Here you are, saying these terrible things. (2) You wanted to have this book . Well, I've brought it . here you are. (3) here you are. This is my home.
(1) The photograph showed him to advantage. (2) He took advantage of my generosity (= for example, by taking more than I had intended to give) . (3) A small car has the added advantage of being cheaper to run.
(1) heart/liver/kidney, etc. disease (2) health measures to prevent the spread of disease (3) an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be passed to sb very easily)
disease [dɪˈzi:z] 📢 UK📢 US
在危险中，有…的危险；
n.组织；机构；团体； adj.有组织的；
n.疾病；弊端；不安； vt.传染；使…有病；
n.人造喷泉，喷泉水；泉源；液体贮存器，汽水桶，冷饮柜；源头，来源；
(1) She began to cry. (2) It was beginning to snow. (3) I was beginning to think you'd never come.
begin [bɪˈgɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
突然哭起来；
adj.沉思的；体贴的；缜密思考过的，深思熟虑的；
vt.& vi.开始；着手；创始；创办； vi.（从…）开始；起始；起初是；开始讲话；
adj.厌恶的；厌烦的； v.使恶心；使讨厌；
(1) Coffee and tea are in the next aisle. (2) an aisle seat (= in a plane) (3) ...the frozen food aisle.