(1) He was saucy and mischievous when he was working. (2) She is a saucy little miss! (3) The saucy little girl from Hartford promptly corrected his idea.
(1) I've made a few small corrections to your report. (2) The paper had to publish a correction to the story. (3) There are some programming errors that need correction.
(1) This proposal has attracted a lot of interest . (2) His comments were bound to attract criticism . (3) She tried to attract the attention of the waiter.
(1) the commitment of resources to education (2) Achieving success at this level requires a commitment of time and energy. (3) Women very often have to juggle work with their family commitments.
commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.承诺，许诺；委任，委托；致力，献身；承担义务；
n.选举，当选；选举权；[神]神的选择；
n.特异景象；幽灵；鬼；（特异景象等的）出现；
vt.劝阻；劝止；劝戒；
(1) That new restaurant was a big disappointment. (2) I always felt I was a disappointment to my father. (3) a bitter/major disappointment
disappointment [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.失望，扫兴；令人失望的行为（人）；
n.奖；表扬；嘉奖状；推荐；
adj.不间断的；不停的；多次重复的；频繁的；
n.复杂性，错综复杂的状态；复杂的事物；复合物；
(1) an unpleasant subject of conversation (2) books on many different subjects (3) a magazine article on the subject of space travel
(1) The main topic of conversation was Tom's new girlfriend. (2) The article covered a wide range of topics. (3) The weather is a constant topic of conversation in Britain…
topic [ˈtɒpɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使失望；使破灭，使落空； vi.使失望；
vt.& vi.集合，收集； vt.装配，组合；
n.主题；话题，论题；标题，细目；
vi.哀痛；服丧；咕哝； vt.表示深深的遗憾；哀悼；悲哀地说；
(1) He was to address a public assembly on the issue. (2) an assembly point (= a place where people have been asked to meet) (3) Putting the bookcase together should be a simple assembly job.
assembly [əˈsembli] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.忽视，不顾；[法律]驳回（诉讼）；
n.装配；集会；[军]集合号，集合鼓，集合；[机]装配，装配车间，供装配的零件；
adj.全部的，所有的；完整的； n.整体，整个；全部；
n.企（事）业单位；事业，计划；事业心，进取心；
(1) The company is unable to absorb such huge losses. (2) Plants absorb oxygen. (3) The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.
absorb [əbˈsɔ:b] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.吸收（液体、气体等）；吸引（注意）；吞并，合并；忍受，承担（费用）；
n.估计，预测；报价，预算书；评价，判断； vt.估计，估算；评价，评论；估量，估价；
n.羔羊，小羊；羔羊肉；<宗>耶稣； vi.生小羊，产羊羔；
n.例子，实例；情况；要求，建议；[法]诉讼手续； vt.举…为例；
(1) Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans. (2) He's building me up too much — I may disappoint him. (3) I'm sorry to disappoint your hope.
(1) Sexual attraction is a large part of falling in love. (2) Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction . (3) The main attraction at Giverny is Monet's garden.
(1) I usually soak the beans overnight. (2) If you soak the tablecloth before you wash it, the stains should come out. (3) Leave the apricots to soak for 20 minutes.
(1) The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class. (2) Their land was confiscated after the war. (3) They confiscated weapons, ammunition and propaganda material.
confiscate [ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.没收；充公；查抄；征用； adj.被没收的，被充公的；被征用的；
n.正义；公正；法律制裁；审判员，法官；
vt.& vi.教育，教导；训练，培养； vt.使理解或接受；
vt.描述（人或物）的特性；具有…的特征； vi.塑造人物；
(1) The actors inspired the kids with their enthusiasm. (2) The actors' enthusiasm inspired the kids. (3) His superb play inspired the team to a thrilling 5–0 win.
inspire [ɪnˈspaɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.花，群花；开花时期，（发育的）初期；兴旺时期； vi.（植物）开花；繁荣，兴旺；长成；
n.（总称）牛，牲口；畜生；无价值的人；〈美俚〉女学生；
adj.认真负责的；本着良心的；谨慎的；正大光明；
vt.鼓舞；激励；赋予灵感；启迪； vi.吸，吸入；
(1) He was looking straight ahead (= straight forward, in front of him) . (2) The party was planned weeks ahead. (3) Our team was ahead by six points.
(1) He opened the window and looked out... (2) The church doors would open and the crowd would surge out. (3) The Inspector opened the packet of cigarettes...
(1) Philip went into his room and shut the door behind him. (2) I can't shut my suitcase─it's too full. (3) She shut her eyes and fell asleep immediately.
shut [ʃʌt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.一群；包裹；（纸牌的）一副；一组； vt.& vi.（把…）打包；塞进；拥进；（使）聚集成团； vt.挑选；压紧；携带；拧紧； vi.包装；紧挤在一起；便于折叠收藏的；匆忙离去（有时与 off 连用）；
(1) The new system expanded the role of family doctors. (2) There are no plans to expand the local airport. (3) We've expanded the business by opening two more stores.
expand [ɪkˈspænd] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.装备，配备；使具备，使有准备；
vt.使…变大；扩张；详述； vi.扩展；发展；张开；展开；
vt.连接，联结；使…有联系；为…接通电话；插入插座； vi.连接；建立关系；[体]成功击中；
n.毕业；毕业典礼；刻度，分度；分等级；
(1) Hansel and Gretal's stepmother did not like them at all. (2) The stepmother and her two step sisters enjoyed making fun of Cinderella. (3) Sun young mother said, often abused by the stepmother and father's stick.
(1) He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold... (2) Both nations are seeking closer links with the West... (3) He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons.
(1) The council has committed large amounts of money to housing projects. (2) She was committed to a psychiatric hospital. (3) She committed the instructions to memory.
(1) North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival. (2) The President stressed a favourite campaign theme─greater emphasis on education. (3) The naked male figure was always the central theme of Greek art.
(1) The story was completely untrue and was successfully challenged in court. (2) She does not like anyone challenging her authority. (3) This discovery challenges traditional beliefs.
challenge [ˈtʃæləndʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.破布；碎布；破旧衣服；碎片； vt.嘲笑，捉弄；糟蹋，欺负；指责，欺负人；
n.挑战；盘问；质疑；怀疑； vt.质疑；向…挑战； vi.提出挑战，要求竞赛（或竞争）；驳斥；
vt.忽视，忽略；瞭望；检查；远眺； n.从高处眺望到的景色；忽视，忽略；可眺望四周的高地；
n.装配；集会；[军]集合号，集合鼓，集合；[机]装配，装配车间，供装配的零件；
(1) We were greatly encouraged by the positive response of the public. (2) Banks actively encourage people to borrow money. (3) They claim that some computer games encourage violent behaviour in young children.
encourage [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.仓促完成的；急忙的；草率的；轻率的；
vt.排除，不包括；排斥；驱除，赶出；
n.作用；地位；角色；
vt.鼓励，鼓舞；支持；促进；鼓动；
(1) Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find. (2) [不可数名词]The correctness of this decision may be doubted. (3) He was looking correctly grave.
correct [kəˈrekt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.忠诚的，忠心的；忠贞的； n.效忠的臣民；忠实信徒；
adj.正确的；合适的；（举止言谈）符合公认准则的；符合公认的准则的； vt.改正；[数学、物理学]校正；（试卷）改错；批改； vi.纠正错误；调整；校准（常与 for 连用）；
(1) (British English also)They are demanding that all troops should be withdrawn. (2) Good secretaries are always in demand. (3) Feed the baby on demand.