(1) to have/exert a strong influence on sb (2) the influence of the climate on agricultural production (3) What exactly is the influence of television on children?
(1) the extremities/extremity of pain (2) The lake is situated at the eastern extremity of the mountain range. (3) He found that his extremities grew cold...
extremity [ɪkˈstreməti] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.决定；决心；解决；裁决； vi.决定；下决心；
n.端点；尽头；手和足；极窘迫的境地；
n.航行（学）；航海（术）；海上交通；
n.堡垒，要塞；<美>边界贸易站； v.设要塞保卫；
(1) abnormal levels of sugar in the blood (2) They thought his behaviour was abnormal. (3) abnormally high blood pressure
(1) No one could possibly take exception to his comments. (2) All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last. (3) All students without exception must take the English examination.
exception [ɪkˈsepʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.位于；说出来源；查找…的地点；确定…的位置； vi.定位；定居；
n.腐烂，腐朽； vt.& vi.（使）腐烂，（使）腐朽；
n.例外，除外；反对，批评；[法律]异议，反对；
vt.& vi.（使某物）旋转；使转动；使轮流，轮换；交替； adj.[植]辐状的；有辐射部分的；
(1) At the age of five he showed exceptional talent as a musician. (2) The quality of the recording is quite exceptional . (3) This deadline will be extended only in exceptional circumstances .
exceptional [ɪkˈsepʃənl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.优越的；杰出的；例外的；独特的； n.超常的学生；
vt.陈设，布置；提供，供应；装修（房屋）；
n.产量；输出；作品；[计]输出信号； vt.输出；
n.墓地；
(1) food/housing/water shortages (2) a shortage of funds (3) There is no shortage of (= there are plenty of) things to do in the town.
(1) (North Amercian English) lightning strikes caused scores of fires across the state. (2) a flash of lightning (3) a violent storm with thunder and lightning
(1) The spokesman refused to disclose details of the takeover to the press. (2) The report discloses that human error was to blame for the accident. (3) It was disclosed that two women were being interviewed by the police.
(1) to reveal a secret (2) Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. (3) The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year.
(1) Rival fans hurled abuse at each other. (2) He hurled a brick through the window. (3) How would you handle being locked in the back of a cab while the driver hurled abuse at you?
hurl [hə:l] 📢 UK📢 US
n.木工，木匠； v.当木匠；做木工活；
vt.坚决主张；提出理由证明；说服，劝告；表明，证明； vi.争论，辩论；提出理由；
vt.丢下，用力投掷；大声叫骂，愤慨的说出；推到，推翻； vi.猛投，猛掷；
n.扒手；
(1) Rabies is a viral disease usually transmitted by a bite from an infected mammal. (2) Blastocystis hominis is a unicellular protozoan commonly found in the intestinal tract of human and mammal. (3) She also refurbished the dry land mammal running most quickly speed record.
(1) He showed remarkable endurance throughout his illness. (2) They were humiliated beyond endurance . (3) This event tests both physical and mental endurance.
endurance [ɪnˈdjʊərəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.行为；行动；<律>契约；证书； v.立契转让；
vi.跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚；结巴；弄错，失足；偶然碰见； n.绊脚，失足；差错，失误；过失，失败；
n.耐久（力），持久（力）；忍耐，忍耐力；
n.逃避；职位空缺；废止；无效；
(1) The journey would be dangerous in the extreme. (2) extremes of cold, wind or rain (3) It's embarrassing the extremes he'll go to in order to impress his boss.
(1) Newton's laws of motion (2) The swaying motion of the ship was making me feel seasick. (3) (formal)Do not alight while the train is still in motion (= moving) .
(1) to take/have a glance at the newspaper headlines (2) a cursory/brief/casual/furtive glance (3) The sisters exchanged glances (= looked at each other) .
(1) tanks and other military hardware (2) a hardware shop (3) Preparation and maintenance the components need in hardware development.
hardware [ˈhɑ:dwɛə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.强迫服从；实施，执行；加强；
n.五金器具；计算机硬件；武器装备；
n.动机，主旨；（艺术作品的）主题，题材； adj.运动的；动机的；发动的； vt.促使；
adj.好奇的； 好求知的；奇妙的； 稀奇的；
(1) He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand . (2) sweaty palms (3) to read sb's palm (= to say what you think will happen to sb by looking at the lines on their palm )
(1) This party would bitterly oppose the re-introduction of the death penalty. (2) He threw all those that opposed him into prison. (3) I would oppose changing the law.
(1) The FBI has been called in to investigate. (2) (informal)‘What was that noise? ’ ‘I'll go and investigate. ’ (3) Police are investigating possible links between the murders.
investigate [ɪnˈvestɪgeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.&vi.不信任；怀疑； n.不信任；
n.介绍；引言，导言；采用，引进；新采用的东西；
n.日报，日志，日记；定期刊物，期刊，杂志；[会计]分类账；
vt.调查；审查；研究； vi.作调查；
(1) Stop throwing stones at the window! (2) She threw the ball up and caught it again. (3) He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall...
(1) You should dress for cold weather today. (2) She always dressed entirely in black. (3) He was dressed as a woman (= he was wearing women's clothes) .
(1) The actors were still in costume and make-up. (2) She has four costume changes during the play. (3) He went to the party in a giant chicken costume.
(1) a lack of food/money/skills (2) The trip was cancelled through lack of (= because there was not enough) interest. (3) There was no lack of volunteers.
(1) a criminal/murder/police investigation (2) The police have completed their investigations into the accident. (3) She is still under investigation .
(1) We sat there in dumb silence. (2) That was a pretty dumb thing to do. (3) If the police question you, act dumb (= pretend you do not know anything) .