(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.耐久（力），持久（力）；忍耐，忍耐力；
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；
n.角，触角；号角，喇叭；角质；角状物； vi.不请自来；闯入；
vt.打碎；撞击；猛扣（球等）； vi.被击碎；扣球，抽杀；
(1) tanks and other military hardware (2) a hardware shop (3) Preparation and maintenance the components need in hardware development.
(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) 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.
shortage [ˈʃɔ:tɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.（总称）机器；（政府等的）机关，组织；机器的运转部份；机械装置；
n.不足，缺点；缺少；缺少量；不足额；
vt.居住；在…出现；填满； vi.居住；
vi.死亡，丧生；毁灭；腐烂，枯萎；老化； vt.使麻木；使毁坏；
(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 .
(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) 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) 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.
(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) 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.
oppose [əˈpəuz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.反对，抗争；使相对；使对照；抵制；
vt.宣告，公布；表明；赞扬，称颂；
adj.正确的；合适的；（举止言谈）符合公认准则的；符合公认的准则的； vt.改正；[数学、物理学]校正；（试卷）改错；批改； vi.纠正错误；调整；校准（常与 for 连用）；
n.悲痛；悔恨，惋惜；伤心事； vt.& vi.悲痛；遗憾；
(1) abnormal levels of sugar in the blood (2) They thought his behaviour was abnormal. (3) abnormally high blood pressure
(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) .
(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
n.端点；尽头；手和足；极窘迫的境地；
n.皇帝，君主；
adj.决定性的；坚定的；果断的，决断的；
n.合作； 协作；协助；配合；
(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.
(1) The Normans conquered England in 1066. (2) conquered peoples/races/territories (3) The world champion conquered yet another challenger last night.
conquer [ˈkɒŋkə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.强迫服从；实施，执行；加强；
n.装置，设备；方法；策略；手段；
vt.失去；错过；遗失；耽搁； vi.损失；输掉；走慢；降低价值；
vt.征服；攻克；打败（敌人）；克服； vi.得胜，胜利；
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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.
mammal [ˈmæml] 📢 UK📢 US
n.哺乳动物；
n.不和；不调和；嘈杂声； v.不一致；[乐]不谐和，发乱音；
vt.使惊恐，使恐慌；吓走，赶走； vi.害怕，惊恐；
n.地区，地域，地带；行政区，管辖区；（大气，海水等的）层，界，境；（学问等的）范围，领域；
(1) a look of mute appeal (2) The child sat mute in the corner of the room. (3) He muted the strings with his palm.
(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?
(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) 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) a criminal/murder/police investigation (2) The police have completed their investigations into the accident. (3) She is still under investigation .
investigation [ɪnˌvestɪˈgeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.葬礼，丧礼；〈比喻〉不愉快的事，操心的事，有关系的事； adj.葬礼的；出殡用的，出殡时的；
n.条，条款；项目；一则；一件商品（或物品）； adv.又，同上；
n.（正式的）调查，研究；侦查；科学研究；学术研究；
n.混合，混杂；混杂的事物[人群]；混合（状态）；
(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?