(1) Your opinion will not affect my decision. (2) The south of the country was worst affected by the drought. (3) The condition affects one in five women.
(1) I'm going to complain to the manager about this. (2) She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted. (3) The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
complain [kəm'pleɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.抱怨，诉苦；申诉，控诉，抗议； vt.诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句]；
n.恶意；怨恨；恶事； vt.向…表示恶意；欺负；刁难；泄愤；
adj.（语言） 非正式的；口语体的；不拘礼节的；友好随便的；
vt.修理；纠正；恢复；弥补； n.修理；修理工作；维修状态；经修理的东西；
(1) to go/stay indoors (2) Many herbs can be grown indoors. (3) Since she was indoors, she had not been wearing a coat...
(1) A neon sign flashed on and off above the door. (2) Lightning flashed in the distance. (3) You can go for a 'rostrum' system, which sounds flash, but can be assembled quite cheaply.
(1) The couple was/were married in 1976. (2) Do you need any more glasses? I've got a couple I can lend you. (3) (North Amercian English)It's only a couple blocks away.
(1) somebody should have told me. (2) She thinks she's really somebody in that car. (3) Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.
somebody ['sʌmbədɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
pref.表示“由…出来，自”之义；
vt.改变；更改；改建（房屋）；（人）变老； vi.改变；修改；
pron.某人，有人； n.大人物，重要的人物；
adv.永远；不断地，无休止地；老是，经常； n.永恒；极长的一段时间；
(1) She is an honour to the profession. (2) The family honour is at stake. (3) upholding the honour of your country
honour ['ɒnə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.失望，扫兴；令人失望的行为（人）；
n.（人的）情况；局面，形势，处境；位置；[心理学]情境；
n.妻子，太太；夫人，老婆；已婚妇女；
n.荣誉，光荣；尊重；名誉，面子；节操； vt.尊敬；以…为荣；[金融] 承兑，兑现；
(1) a folk/love/pop, etc. song (2) We sang a song together. (3) The story is told through song and dance.
song [sɒŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.歌曲；歌唱（艺术）；诗歌，韵文；鸟叫声，鸟语；
adj.重要的；有意义的；有重大意义的；值得注意的； n.有意义的事物；象征，标志；
adj.（伤口）被感染的； v.（受）传染( infect的过去式和过去分词 )；污染；影响；
n.苹果；苹果树；苹果公司；
(1) He's generally considered to have the finest tenor voice in the country. (2) You should consider other people before you act. (3) He stood there, considering the painting.
(1) For four days the town suffered continuous attacks. (2) the continuous tenses (3) He has lived and worked in France almost continuously since 1990.
(1) to work for a business/political/voluntary organization (2) the World Health organization (3) He's the president of a large international organization.
(1) Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque... (2) Sotomayor, the Cuban holder of the world high jump record, cleared 2.36 metres. (3) After that they drove clear over to St Paul.
(1) She wore a small gold cross on a chain around her neck. (2) Those who could not write signed with a cross. (3) Sign your name on the form where I've put a cross.
(1) I didn't give Reid all the details yet — I'll fill him in... (2) He filled her in on Wilbur Kantor's visit. (3) Vice-presidents' wives would fill in for first ladies.
(1) The country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months. (2) We lost a lot of money, but we just put it down to experience. (3) experience has taught me that life can be very unfair.
(1) The two sets of figures are not significantly different. (2) Profits have increased significantly over the past few years. (3) significantly, he did not deny that there might be an election.
(1) Can you confirm what happened? (2) It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week. (3) The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.
(1) the present government's policy on education (2) The company has adopted a firm policy on shoplifting. (3) We have tried to pursue a policy of neutrality.
(1) the director of education (2) the musical director (3) a regional director
director [də'rektə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.姐妹；（称志同道合者）姐妹；修女；护士； adj.姐妹般的；同类型的； v.如姐妹般相待；
n.羊毛；羊毛制品；（幼虫的）毛；羊毛覆盖物；
n.主管，主任；董事，理事；负责人，监督者；导演；
vt.忘记，忘却；忽略，疏忽；遗落；忘掉； vi.忘记；忽视；
(1) She was the last surviving member of the family. (2) Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived. (3) Some strange customs have survived from earlier times.
(1) vitamin tablets (2) Take two tablets with water before meals. (3) water purification tablets
tablet ['tæblət] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.建立；制定；开始；着手； n.协会；学会；学院；（教育、专业等）机构；
prep.（表示牵涉）经过；（表示位置）处在…中；（表示范围）在…之内；（表示所属）为…所特有；
vt.限制；局限于；禁闭；管制； n.界限，范围；国界；
n.碑，匾；药片；便笺簿；小块； vt.用碑牌纪念；将（备忘录等）写在板上；将…制成小片或小块；
(1) The modern hotels here have no real character. (2) a face with a lot of character (3) There were some really strange characters hanging around the bar.
(1) the benefits of modern medicine (2) It was good to see her finally reaping the benefits (= enjoying the results) of all her hard work. (3) The insurance plan will provide substantial cash benefits to your family in case of your death.
(1) If I could afford it I'd have four television sets... (2) If only I could get some sleep, I would be able to cope. (3) The rest of the players are a great bunch of lads and I couldn't be happier...
(1) From his position on the cliff top, he had a good view of the harbour. (2) Where would be the best position for the lights? (3) Is everybody in position ?
position [pəˈzɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.非常；差不多；很多地；很大程度上； adj.许多的，大量的； pron.很多；大量；很好的东西；（与不可数名词连用，尤用于否定句，或与 how 连用以询问数量，也可与 as、so 和 too 连用）许多；
adj.昂贵的，花钱多的；豪华的；
n.位置，方位；地位，职位；态度；状态； vt.安置；把…放在适当位置；给…定位；驻扎军队；
adv.可能地；也许，或许；敢是；容许；
(1) to suck the juice from an orange (2) She was noisily sucking up milk through a straw. (3) She sucked on a mint.
(1) a critical moment in our country's history (2) One of the victims of the fire remains in a critical condition . (3) Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting opinions without questioning them.