(1) No one could possibly take exception to his comments. (2) All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last. (3) All students without exception must take the English examination.
(1) He is a trustworthy and level-headed leader. (2) The Rooster is known to be a very trustworthy person. (3) Open body language makes you appear more approachable and trustworthy.
(1) Sales have not lived up to expectations this year... (2) Had he lived up to his promise, he would have made a fortune in sponsorship money. (3) He did not live up to his promise ( the principles he professed ).
(1) How could everything go so disastrously wrong? (2) a disastrous harvest/fire/result (3) Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy.
(1) They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil. (2) a cave with striking rock formations (= shapes made naturally from rock) (3) The tunnel was blasted out of solid rock.
(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.
disappoint [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt] 📢 UK📢 US
冷酷无情；
对…有影响，对…起作用，产生效果；
n.染料，染色；颜色； vt.染色；给…染色； vi.染上或粘上（颜色）；
vt.使失望；使破灭，使落空； vi.使失望；
(1) an incredible story (2) It seemed incredible that she had been there a week already. (3) The hotel was incredible.
incredible [ɪnˈkredəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不可思议的；惊人的；难以置信的；未必可能的；
n.自行车；摩托车；电动自行车； vi.骑自行车； na.“motorbicycle”的变体；
闲耍；虚度光阴；（和某人）乱搞（男女关系）；鬼混；
n.注意，观察；话语；评论，谈论，； vt.& vi.评论；觉察；
(1) The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. (2) The car collided head-on with the van. (3) As he fell, his head collided with the table.
collide [kəˈlaɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
v.体重减轻；
adj.有益于健康的；
吃药，服药；
vi.相撞；碰撞；冲突；抵触；
(1) He let his preference be known to the press. (2) 'Not even by the dearest one ever to be known to you?' (3) They had decided that they didn't want my whereabouts to be known to the world.
(1) in short, WP aids document creation and record keeping. (2) The jeans of this style are in short supply now. (3) in short, the just would have to suffer for the unjust.
in short [in ʃɔ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
到达；来到；达成；获得；
简而言之，总之；一句话；简言之；
vi.受痛苦；受损害；变糟；变差； vt.忍受；容忍；容许；遭受；
处于…危险之中；
(1) He's a known thief. (2) The disease has no known cure. (3) ...He was a known drug dealer...
(1) a debate that has split the country down the middle (2) The committee split over government subsidies. (3) She split the class into groups of four.
(1) The planet jupiter may have no solid surface at all. (2) The astronomers were taking an observation of jupiter. (3) How many moons has the planet jupiter?
(1) She is always ready to argue over the smallest issues. (2) Sometimes we argue over football but it's never anything too serious. (3) Let other argue over small things, but not you.
(1) We work every day except Sunday. (2) They all came except Matt. (3) I had nothing on except for my socks.
except [ɪkˈsept] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.把…除外；不计； prep.除…外； conj.[口语]要不是；除非；除…以外； vi.反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）；
达到高标准；不辜负；实行；履行；
vt.采用，采取，采纳；收养；正式接受，接受；批准；
n.<美>汽车； v.开汽车，坐汽车；
(1) Public opinion polarised into completely opposite opinions on the issue of mercy killing. (2) Don't humiliate his intelligence, that just like in mercy killing. (3) Mr Smith indicted for the mercy killing of his incurable son.
(1) The Church became increasingly identified with opposition to the regime. (2) You should not identify wealth with happiness. (3) He was not the ‘tough guy ’ the public identified him with.
(1) Sadly, the film is let down by an excessively simple plot. (2) He let down the tailgate so the dog could jump out. (3) But then to be let down like that, oh it's so unfair!
(1) the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century (2) The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community. (3) Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries .
(1) The meteorite which devastated Tunguska is now estimated to have been about 50 metres across. (2) The meteorite in Jilin Exhibition Hall is believed to be the largest in the world. (3) Coming through the sky like a satellite, like a radio wave, a meteorite.
meteorite [ˈmi:tiəraɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
皮肤癌；
n.习惯，习性；气质；宗教服装； vt.给…穿衣服；打扮；
n.导游或导游人员：带领他人进行游览的人员；[计][WIN]旅行指南；
n.陨星；陨石；陨铁；流星；
(1) a moral issue/dilemma/question (2) traditional moral values (3) a decline in moral standards
(1) The aims of the negotiators in New York again seem likely to collide with the aims of the warriors in the field. (2) Some of the electrons or ions then collide with the drops and stick to them. (3) Fender - bender . In the distant future, Earth could collide with another planet.
(1) He was in danger of making a real cock-up of this. (2) Britain's university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams. (3) The fund was in danger of losing its tax-exempt status.
in danger of [in ˈdeindʒə ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.母语，本国语；
n.胃；腹部；食欲；欲望； vt.容忍；吃…吃得津津有味；〈古〉对…发怒；
vi.承认；同意；承兑； vt.接受；承认；承担；承兑；
处于…危险之中；
(1) What lousy weather! (2) She felt lousy (= ill) . (3) All she bought me was this lousy T-shirt.