(1) After her mother's death, she became acutely aware of her own mortality. (2) the infant mortality rate (= the number of babies that die at or just after birth) (3) mortality from lung cancer is still increasing.
mortality [mɔ:ˈtæləti] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.避开，避免，预防；[法]使无效，撤销，废止；
vt.教，讲授；教导，指导；通知；命令；
n.死亡数，死亡率；必死性，必死的命运；
vt.指明，指出；指派；表明，意味着；把…定名为； adj.指定而尚未上任的；选出而尚未上任的；
(1) I got the fright of my life . (2) The birds took fright and flew off. (3) You gave me a fright jumping out at me like that.
fright [fraɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.恐怖；惊吓；可怕的东西，难看的人； v.使惊恐；
vt.欢迎，迎接；致敬，致意；（景象，声音等）映入眼帘；
n.准许，赞同；同意；（意见等的）一致； vi.同意；赞成，赞同；允许；
n.竞争；比赛；竞争者；[生]生存竞争；
(1) a blunt knife (2) This pencil's blunt ! (3) The police said he had been hit with a blunt instrument .
(1) The concert will raise money for local charities. (2) Most of the runners in the London Marathon are raising money for charity . (3) Do you give much to charity?
(1) It was no hardship to walk home on such a lovely evening. (2) economic/financial, etc. hardship (3) People suffered many hardships during that long winter.
hardship [ˈhɑ:dʃɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.艰难；困苦；艰难情况；造成困苦与苦难的原因；
adj.跛腿的，残废的；
n.地区；区域，范围；面积，平地；领域；
vi.哀痛；服丧；咕哝； vt.表示深深的遗憾；哀悼；悲哀地说；
(1) a sharp knife (2) sharp teeth (3) a sharp drop in prices
(1) You'll have the opportunity to ask any questions at the end. (2) There was no opportunity for further discussion. (3) At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened.
(1) I'm afraid this essay is a poor effort. (2) the United Nations' peacekeeping effort (3) The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people.
(1) The patient recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen. (2) ...these apparitions of the Virgin. (3) Vanish in dark, the empty apparition!
(1) peasant farmers (2) ...the peasants in the Peruvian highlands... (3) Chinese peasants farm their own plots.
peasant [ˈpeznt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.农民；农夫；佃农；粗俗的人；
vt.& vi.（使）闪烁，（使）闪亮； n.闪光，闪亮；闪现；流露；
n.（卓越的）才华；光亮；光辉；光彩；
adj.美味的，可口的；有趣的；；喷香；
(1) I don't want to become a burden to my children when I'm old. (2) They have burdened themselves with a high mortgage. (3) I don't want to burden you with my worries.
(1) The hospital is recognized as a centre of excellence in research and teaching. (2) a reputation for academic excellence (3) ...a school once noted for its academic excellence.
(1) The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers. (2) A car alarm went off in the middle of the night (= started ringing) . (3) The alarm went off at 7 o'clock.
(1) Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time. (2) Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press. (3) This story is apparently a complete invention.
invention [ɪnˈvenʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.文学；文学作品；文献；著作；
adj.有益健康的；健全的；合乎卫生的；
adj.悲哀的；糟糕的；可悲的；令人遗憾的；
n.发明；发明物；捏造：内心捏造的东西，特指谎言；发明才能；
(1) a work of outstanding artistic merit (2) The plan is entirely without merit. (3) I want to get the job on merit .
(1) He punched me with his fist. (2) She clenched her fists to stop herself trembling. (3) He got into a fist fight in the bar.
fist [fɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.对…指导错误，把…引入歧途；
n.想像，想像力；空想，妄想；想像出来的事物；
adj.钝的；迟钝的；呆滞的；阴暗的； v.缓和；减轻；使阴暗；
n.拳，拳头；〈口〉笔迹；掌握；[印]指标参见号； vt.紧握；握成拳；用拳打；
(1) equipment to lighten the load of domestic work (2) The measures will lighten the tax burden on small businesses. (3) The sky began to lighten in the east.
lighten [ˈlaɪtn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.描述；形容；种类；类型；
n.装饰；装饰物；[乐]装饰音； v.装饰；美化；
vt.使（某物）更明亮； vi.点亮；减轻；
adj.粗糙的，粗杂的；粗鲁的；天然的，未加工的；简陋的； n.原[生]材料，天然物质；原油；
(1) More females than males are employed in the factory. (2) Two of the candidates must be female. (3) a female cat
female [ˈfi:meɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.女性的；雌性的；能结果实的；电气设备阴的； n.女人；雌性动物；雌性植物，雌株；
n.贫穷；缺乏，不足；贫瘠，不毛；低劣；
n.逃避；职位空缺；废止；无效；
n.<史>火枪，（尤指）滑膛枪；
(1) They ghosted up the smooth waters of the river. (2) My car finally gave up the ghost. (3) Do you believe in ghosts (= believe that they exist) ?
(1) Entertains the most high hope. for the greatest endeavor. makes the worst plan. (2) But make no mistake: This cannot solely be America's endeavor. (3) Please give me enough time make every effort and allow of my endeavor and its result.
(1) His later years were devoted largely to charitable work . (2) Let's be charitable and assume she just made a mistake. (3) Try to think about him a little more charitably.