(1) The elderly live in fear of assault and murder. (2) Coleman lives in fear of the ultimate disgrace. (3) Hunter nodded again and gazed upwards in fear.
(1) new equipment for the sports club (2) The equipment of the photographic studio was expensive. (3) a useful piece of equipment for the kitchen
equipment [ɪˈkwɪpmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.设备，装备；器材，配件；（工作必需的）知识，素养；
n.头盔；钢盔；盔形物，盔状物；[植]盔状花冠； vt.给…戴上头盔；
n.衣服；服装；[航]帆装； v.覆盖(clothe的现在分词)；给…提供衣服；
非常迅速，突飞猛进；连跑带跳；
(1) Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and provocative than others. (2) She may have been sexually assaulted by her killer. (3) If you're sexually harassed, you ought to do something about it.
sexually [ˈsekʃʊəlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有四根桅樯的；
adv.性别上地；按性别地；性欲地；两性之间地；
adj.日常的，逐日的；过一天算一天的；经常；
保护…不受…；
(1) We should have had a proper discussion before voting. (2) Please follow the proper procedures for dealing with complaints. (3) Nothing is in its proper place.
(1) Are you saying you gave your heart and soul to that eskimo pitch? (2) An eskimo is ill - fitted for living in the tropics. (3) It must be said in justification of the eskimo men.
eskimo [ˈeskɪməʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.发明；发明物；捏造：内心捏造的东西，特指谎言；发明才能；
vt.禁止，下令禁止；剥夺权利；[古]诅咒； n.禁止，禁令；谴责；诅咒，诅骂；革出教门；
n.爱斯基摩人；爱斯基摩语； adj.爱斯基摩人的；
n.挨饿；饥饿；饿死；绝食；
(1) Remember to wear your helmet. (2) Jewel : I saw a guy with a swastika on his scooter helmet the other day. (3) His helmet protected his head during the crash.
helmet [ˈhelmɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.头盔；钢盔；盔形物，盔状物；[植]盔状花冠； vt.给…戴上头盔；
adj.习惯的；通常的；照惯例的； n.习惯法；风俗志；
n.红发的人；红头啄木鸟；
n.呆瓜； v.弄糟；混；打发时间；出大错；
(1) Two businessmen have been kidnapped by terrorists. (2) The kidnappers are demanding a ransom of $1 million. (3) [不可数名词, 可数名词]He admitted the charge of kidnap.
kidnap [ˈkɪdnæp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.驴，毛驴；笨蛋，傻瓜；（美国）民主党的象征；
n.笑，笑声；〈古〉好笑的事；〈美俚〉力量悬殊得可笑的体育比赛；大笑；
v.因…而众所周知；
vt.诱拐，绑架，劫持；拐骗；
(1) The so-called bargain was just a big con! (2) (British English)a con trick (3) (North Amercian English)a con game
condom [ˈkɔndəm] 📢 UK📢 US
<主美>填写（表格等）；充实；长胖；（通常指因充气）鼓起[膨胀]；
n.（男用）避孕套，保险套；（女用）避孕套；
当心， 注意；警惕；
n.价值，价格；意义，涵义；重要性；（邮票的）面值； vt.评价；重视，看重；估价，给…定价；
(1) I screamed and everyone stared. (2) I stared blankly at the paper in front of me. (3) He sat staring into space (= looking at nothing) .
stare [stɛə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.心情；语气；气氛；坏心境；
adj.可笑的，荒谬的；荒唐的，愚蠢的；胡枝扯叶；
vi.盯着看；显眼；倒立，直竖起； vt.凝视；盯着他的眼睛； n.凝视，瞪视；
顺便地，附带说说；顺便一提；
(1) We should wear a life jacket when we go diving. (2) If you're going out on a boat, always wear a life jacket. (3) Instructions the life jacket are given on the card the pocket in front of your seat.
life jacket [laif ˈdʒækit] 📢 UK📢 US
n.救生衣；
vt.& vi.使（船或车）翻；倾覆；
adj.著名品牌的；
vt.使想起，使记起；提醒；
(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.
(1) She floated down the steps to greet us. (2) They floated the idea of increased taxes on alcohol. (3) The company was floated on the stock market in 2001.
(1) The sea got very rough and the boat capsized... (2) I didn't count on his capsizing the raft. (3) The crew, believing that their vessel was about to capsize, abandoned ship in the Bering sea.
(1) Doctors issued a warning against eating any fish caught in the river. (2) to give sb fair/advance/adequate warning of sth (3) The bridge collapsed without (any) warning .
(1) I definitely remember sending the letter. (2) ‘Was it what you expected? ’ ‘Yes, definitely. ’ (3) ‘Do you plan to have children? ’ ‘definitely not! ’
(1) I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need. (2) a ballpark estimate (= an approximate estimate) (3) official government estimates of traffic growth over the next decade
estimate [ˈestɪmət] 📢 UK📢 US
n.呼吸；一口气；呼吸力；微量；
n.表演者，演艺人员；款待者；
adj.结构复杂的；混乱的，麻烦的； v.使复杂化( complicate的过去式)；
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；
(1) The crowd drifted away from the scene of the accident. (2) Her gaze drifted around the room. (3) I didn't intend to be a teacher─I just drifted into it.
(1) It is estimated that every year 50 unaccompanied children arrive in Britain. (2) We cannot measure pain directly. It can only be estimated. (3) He estimated the speed of the winds from the degree of damage.
(1) You shouldn't always stare at others. (2) They would sit and watch me stare at my screen and type. (3) He would often stare at the black print for a long time.
(1) Their relationship was tolerated but not encouraged. (2) This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated. (3) She refused to tolerate being called a liar.
(1) Chicago gangsters (2) The gangster stole a gun and shot his way out of prison. (3) The gangster walked into the room surrounded by his cohort.
gangster [ˈgæŋstə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.百万富翁；大富翁；大财主；有钱人； adj.100万以上人口的；
n.匪徒，歹徒；流氓；恶棍；
n.婴儿车( buggy的名词复数 )；<俚>旧汽车；小机动车；轻便马车；
adj.自洁式的，自动清洗的；自清洗；
(1) For the more adventurous tourists, there are trips into the mountains with a local guide. (2) Many teachers would like to be more adventurous and creative. (3) The menu contained traditional favourites as well as more adventurous dishes.
(1) adventure stories (2) a sense/spirit of adventure (3) her adventures travelling in Africa
adventure [ədˈventʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.冒险活动；冒险经历；奇遇；
有可能，有希望；大有希望；
n.（混合物的）组成部分；（烹调的）原料；（构成）要素；因素；
n.小偷；小偷，盗贼( thief的名词复数 )；
(1) a lawyer with many famous clients (2) to act on behalf of a client (3) Social workers must always consider the best interests of their clients.
client [ˈklaɪənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.顾客；当事人；诉讼委托人；[计算机]客户端；
死去；记录，登记签到；归还经登记借出的东西；把…留给其他人照看；
n.提神，精神恢复；提神物；点心，茶点；
adj.不合法的，违法的；违反规则的； n.非法移民，非法劳工；间谍；
(1) Cracks of light filtered through the shutters... (2) Light and water in embassy buildings were cut off... (3) The janitor comes round to turn the lights out...
(1) ...an annotated version of Mozart's opera that allows the listener to follow the score. (2) Can you follow the plot so far?... (3) I'm afraid I don't follow.