(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) How could everything go so disastrously wrong? (2) a disastrous harvest/fire/result (3) Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy.
disastrous [dɪˈzɑ:strəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.验光师，视力测定者；
adj.灾难性的；损失惨重的；极坏的；悲惨的；
adj.可爱的；令人愉快的；有趣的；晴朗的；
n.病毒；病毒性疾病；毒素，毒害；[计算机科学]计算机病毒；
(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) 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.
(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
n.（尤指职业）拳击手；拳师狗；装箱者，装箱工；
n.桩；一堆；绒头；摞； vt.堆起；堆叠；放置；装入； vi.蜂拥，拥挤；
n.陨星；陨石；陨铁；流星；
vt.传达，表达；显示：清晰地揭示；表明；传染：扩散； vi.通讯；交际；相连；相通；
(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.
identify [aɪˈdentɪfaɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.识别，认出；确定；使参与；把…看成一样； vi.确定；认同；
vt.识别，认出；确定；使参与；把…看成一样； vi.确定；认同；
adv.这样；
使收支相抵；
(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) 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) 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.
argue over [ˈɑ:ɡju: ˈəuvə] 📢 UK📢 US
就…争论[辩论]；
vt.建议，提议；暗示；使想起；启示；
vt.使恐怖，使惊吓；恐吓，吓唬；威胁；
adj.顽皮的；不听话的；粗俗的；下流的；
(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) 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 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) 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
n.污染（作用）；腐败；堕落；沾污；
adj.仁慈的，宽恕的，温和的，（情形）良好的，顺利的，（处罚）宽大的；
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）；
在损失[损坏]某事物的情况下；
(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) 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 ).
live up to [liv ʌp tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.香料，调味品；香气，香味；趣味，情趣；少许； vt.加香料于；使增添趣味；
n.海滩，海滨；岸上的沙子和卵石； vt.将…拖上岸；将滑艇拖到小屋前面的岸边；
n.照片，相片； vt.& vi.为…拍照；拍照，摄影；成为拍照对象，在照片上显得；
达到高标准；不辜负；实行；履行；
(1) What lousy weather! (2) She felt lousy (= ill) . (3) All she bought me was this lousy T-shirt.
lousy [ˈlaʊzi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.讨厌的；污秽的；多虱的；不清洁的；
adj.心智健全的；神志正常的；明智的；稳健的；
adj.焦躁不安的；不耐烦的；坐立不安的；难以入睡的；
n.日常饮食；规定饮食； vt.& vi.（使）节制饮食； vi.节食；进规定饮食；
(1) a research scientist (2) nuclear scientists (3) scientists and engineers
(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
处于…危险之中；
脱离危险；
n.<美>口香糖，橡皮糖；
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) 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) to win/lose an argument (2) After some heated argument a decision was finally taken. (3) There are strong arguments for and against euthanasia.
argument [ˈɑ:gjumənt] 📢 UK📢 US
例如， 譬如；拿 ... 来说；
受…欢迎；
<美>银行支票员；
n.争论，争吵；论据；[数]幅角；主题，情节；
(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) 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.