(1) the rolling hills that characterize this part of England (2) We ordinarily characterize an action as responsible if it was intended. (3) Several different names have emerged to characterize different parts of the spectrum.
(1) Your account of events does not correspond with hers. (2) Your account and hers do not correspond. (3) The written record of the conversation doesn't correspond to (= is different from) what was actually said.
correspond [ˌkɔrisˈpɔnd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.（发明等的）公开；泄露，揭露；开诚布公的话；被公开的事情，被披露的秘闻；
vt.& vi.坚持；强调；坚决要求；坚决认为；
vi.符合，一致；相应；通信；
vt.应受；应得；值得； vi.应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿；应受惩罚；
(1) to deny a claim/a charge/an accusation (2) The spokesman refused either to confirm or deny the reports. (3) There's no denying (the fact) that quicker action could have saved them.
(1) a laborious task/process (2) Checking all the information will be slow and laborious. (3) Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task.
(1) a notorious criminal (2) The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions. (3) The bar has become notorious as a meeting-place for drug dealers.
(1) In spite of the fall from his horse, his leg was surprisingly uninjured. (2) The freighter tied up at a small harbor. (3) The harbor is busy night and day, within a year playing host to freighters from more than 30 countries and regions.
(1) the prisoner's repeated denials of the charges against him (2) The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack. (3) an official denial that there would be an election before the end of the year
(1) a dark room/street/forest (2) What time does it get dark in summer? (3) It was dark outside and I couldn't see much.
dark [dɑ:k] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.黑暗的，深色的；模糊的；无知的；忧郁的； n.黑暗；夜；黄昏；模糊；
vt.& vi.呼喊，叫喊；高声说或发出喊叫声； n.大叫；大叫着说；呐喊；
vt.劝阻；劝止；劝戒；
n.发明；发明物；捏造：内心捏造的东西，特指谎言；发明才能；
(1) His flight to Amsterdam connects with an afternoon flight to New York. (2) I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. (3) There was nothing to connect him with the crime.
(1) an audience with the Pope (2) The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers. (3) His book reached an even wider audience when it was made into a movie.
(1) Most domestic freezers operate at below –18˚C. (2) Solar panels can only operate in sunlight. (3) (figurative)Some people can only operate well under pressure.
(1) Speech is the fastest method of communication between people. (2) All channels of communication need to be kept open. (3) Doctors do not always have good communication skills .
communication [kəˌmju:nɪˈkeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.通讯，通信；交流；书信；传达；
vi.脸红，惭愧；变红；害臊，怕羞； n.脸红，红色；<古>一见，一瞥；
vt.使气馁；使沮丧；阻碍；劝阻；
n.妒忌，猜忌；戒备，小心提防；
(1) These items are not covered by your medical insurance... (2) Make sure that the firm's insurance cover is adequate. (3) The law covers four categories of experiments...
(1) She spoke with characteristic enthusiasm. (2) characteristically, Helen paid for everyone. (3) The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society.
(1) a dustbin lid (2) I can't get the lid off this jar. (3) The government is keeping the lid on inflation.
lid [lɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.盖子；限制；[口]果盖；[口]遮盖； vt.给…盖盖子；
n.计划；打算；平面图；示意图； vt.& vi.计划，打算，设计；
n.凭冲动行事；突如其来的念头；[电子]脉冲；[医]冲动，搏动； adj.冲动的； v.推动；
n.辩护；防御；防御工事；后卫；
(1) Without doubt he runs the most gracefully among them. (2) Though the Indian labor pool is large, it is also primarily unskilled. (3) You need to rest from your labor; you look very tired.
(1) The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. (2) The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking . (3) This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals.
majority [məˈdʒɒrəti] 📢 UK📢 US
n.多数；（获胜的）票数；成年；法定年龄；
vt.& vi.观察；研究； vt.遵守；观察；庆祝； vi.注意；说；评述；当观察员；
n.悲伤；悲痛；悲伤的事；
n.味；韵味；特点；香料； vt.给…调味；给…增添风趣；
(1) The program can show us word frequency (= how often words occur in a language) . (2) the alarming frequency of computer errors (3) Objects like this turn up at sales with surprising frequency.
(1) Scientists have established a connection between cholesterol levels and heart disease. (2) a direct/close/strong connection with sth (3) How did you make the connection (= realize that there was a connection between two facts that did not seem to be related) ?
connection [kəˈnekʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.健康的；健全的；大量的；有益于健康的；
vt.邀请；请求；引诱；招致； n.邀请；
n.连接；联系，关系；连接点；亲戚；
vt.提高（土地、地产）的价值；利用（机会）；改善，改良； vi.变得更好；改进，改善；
(1) the introduction of new manufacturing methods (2) the introduction of compulsory military service (3) the 1 000th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity to Russia