(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.
notorious [nəʊˈtɔ:riəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.生物学；生物；
vt.& vi.（使）变暗；（使）模糊；
adj.直率的；直接的； adv.立刻；直率地； n.直路；
adj.臭名昭著的；臭名远扬的；声名狼藉的；恶名昭著；
(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.
(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.
audience [ˈɔ:diəns] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.明显的；显著的；平淡无奇的；自明；
vt.耕作，种植；教养，栽培；改善；交朋友；
n.观众，听众，读者；读者；接见；拥护者，爱好者；
n.农民；农夫；佃农；粗俗的人；
(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
n.连接；联系，关系；连接点；亲戚；
adj.后者的；末了的；较后的；
adj.法律的；合法的；法定的；法律（上）的； n.法定权利；依法必须登报的声明；
vt.描述（人或物）的特性；具有…的特征； vi.塑造人物；
(1) He had a genius for making people feel at home. (2) the genius of Shakespeare (3) a statesman of genius
(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
adj.引导的，介绍的，导言的；开端的；序；
n.通讯，通信；交流；书信；传达；
adj.人口众多的；人口稠密的；
n.理由；原因；理性；理智； vt.& vi.推理，思考；争辩；辩论；向…解释；
(1) introductory chapters/paragraphs/remarks (2) introductory courses/lectures (3) a special introductory price of just $10
introductory [ˌɪntrəˈdʌktəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.修改；改[纠]正；惩罚；有待改正； adj.改正的，纠正的；
vt.& vi.打，打击；碰撞； vt.击（球）；（在精神上）打击（某人）；猜中；迎合； n.打，打击；碰撞；（演出等）成功；批评，讽刺； vi.（风暴、疾病等）袭击；抨击；（偶然）碰上；（突然）想到（与 on, upon 连用）；
adj.引导的，介绍的，导言的；开端的；序；
n.女巫，巫婆；<贬>讨人嫌的丑女人；迫害的对象； vt.施巫术；
(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) 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) We only communicate by email. (2) They communicated in sign language. (3) Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other.
communicate [kəˈmju:nɪkeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.正直的；正义的；公正的；
n.数字；算术；图解；轮廓； vi.计算；出现；扮演角色； vt.计算在内；估计；推测；认为；
n.讨论；辩论；争论；辩论； vt.& vi.辩论；仔细考虑；思考；盘算；
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) 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.
laborious [ləˈbɔ:riəs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.显露；揭露；泄露；[神]启示； n.揭示，展现；[建]门侧，窗侧；
n.说明；例证；图解；插图；
vi.挨饿；[非正式用语] 饥饿；受饿；[古语] 冻死； vt.使挨饿；饿死；
adj.费力的；勤劳的；辛苦的；
(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) 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
(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.
(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) 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) She spoke with characteristic enthusiasm. (2) characteristically, Helen paid for everyone. (3) The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society.
(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.
deny [dɪˈnaɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[乐]主题；主旋律；题目，话题；（学生的）作文； adj.以奇想主题布置的；
n.说话方式；表达；说话；发言；
vt.拒绝；拒绝承认；拒绝…占有；否认知情；
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；
(1) I asked him if he would help me and he nodded. (2) Her head nodded in agreement. (3) He nodded his head sympathetically.
(1) Stop shouting and listen! (2) I shouted for help but nobody came. (3) She shouted at him to shut the gate.
shout [ʃaʊt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.进攻；（球队的）前锋；进攻方法；攻势；
n.首都；资本；资源；大写字母； adj.极好的；最重要的；资本的；首都的；
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.发明，创造；虚构；
(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) 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 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.