(1) The hospital has a commitment to provide the best possible medical care. (2) We are here to provide a service for the public. (3) We are here to provide the public with a service.
(1) It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time. (2) Just the size of the place amazed her. (3) It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money.
(1) a technical/legal/scientific, etc. term (2) a term of abuse (3) ‘Register ’ is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language.
term [tə:m] 📢 UK📢 US
n.布，织物；一块布；用作某种用途的布，桌布，擦布，揩布；（统称）牧师；
n.大猩猩；<口>暴徒，打手；
n.学期；条款；术语；期限； vt.把…称为；把…叫做；
n.葡萄酒；果酒；紫红色，深红色； vt.请…喝酒； vi.喝酒；
(1) the Japanese language (2) It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well. (3) Italian is my first language .
(1) Police suspect there may be a link between the two murders. (2) evidence for a strong causal link between exposure to sun and skin cancer (3) to establish trade links with Asia
link [lɪŋk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.坟墓；墓穴；墓碑；死亡； v.埋葬；
vt.宣布；声明，声称；申报；[法]供述； vi.声明，发表宣言；宣称；
n.环，节；[计算机]链接；关联，关系； vt.连结；挽住，勾住； vi.用环连接；联系在一起；
adv.的确，确实，实在；实际上，真正地；真的，真是；甚至；
(1) The material can be copied without infringing copyright. (2) They said that compulsory identity cards would infringe civil liberties. (3) She refused to answer questions that infringed on her private affairs.
infringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.流行的；时髦的，符合时尚的；时髦人物使用的；（尤指）有钱人常光顾的； n.时髦的人；
n.曼谷（泰国首都）；[地名] [泰国] 曼谷；
n.旅行者，观光客；〈美〉冬季到南部做工的流动工人；
vt.& vi.违反（规章等）；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵犯；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）；
(1) The corpse advanced on him, the pick held over his head. (2) Vampa approached the corpse, and recognized Cucumetto. (3) The corpse was sewn up in a sack and thrown into the river.
corpse [kɔ:ps] 📢 UK📢 US
n.死尸，尸体；
vt.涌出；倾，倒； vi.涌流；泛滥，涌出；斟，倒； n.倾泻；
n.有瘾的人；入迷的人；（吸毒）成瘾者； vt.使沉溺；使上瘾；使自己沾染（某些恶习）；
vi.挨饿；[非正式用语] 饥饿；受饿；[古语] 冻死； vt.使挨饿；饿死；
(1) Have you had an answer to your letter? (2) As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000. (3) I rang the bell, but there was no answer.
(1) a piece of information (2) a source of information (3) to collect/gather/obtain/receive information
information [ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.演变，发生；进化论；（天体的）形成；（气体等的）放出；
[体]篮球运动员；
n.信息，数据；通知；消息；知识；
n.运弓法；弓纬；凸肚形；卷边；
(1) We existed on a diet of rice. (2) They can't exist on the money he's earning. (3) On his retirement the post will cease to exist .
exist [ɪgˈzɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.避开，避免，预防；[法]使无效，撤销，废止；
这么说吧；
vt.不期而遇；遭遇；对抗； n.相遇，碰见；遭遇战；对决，冲突； vi.碰见，尤指不期而遇；
vi.存在；生存；生活；继续存在；
(1) A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead all enter a swim meet. (2) Lucy was the sort of redhead who bronzes beautifully. (3) That redhead is as hot as Tom's ex - wife .
redhead [ˈredhed] 📢 UK📢 US
n.建筑师，设计师；创造者，缔造者；造物主；
n.权威；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者；
n.红发的人；红头啄木鸟；
n.玻璃；玻璃制品；镜子； vt.给某物加玻璃；反映；使平滑如玻璃； vi.成玻璃状；
(1) The meal was amazingly cheap. (2) It's amazing how quickly people adapt. (3) amazingly, no one noticed.
(1) Are you absolutely certain about this? (2) I'm not certain who was there. (3) To my certain knowledge he was somewhere else at the time (= I am sure about it) .
(1) I was unaware of his existence until today. (2) This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence . (3) Pakistan came into existence as an independent country after the war.
(1) The cockroach, is me, changed from the spell of a sorcerer. (2) I am a survivor, I am like a cockroach, you just can't get rid of me. (3) Wait like bug of maggot of bee, fly, yellow pink, batty moth, cockroach, mole cricket.
(1) Those responsible for this crime will be severely punished. (2) He was punished for refusing to answer their questions. (3) My parents used to punish me by not letting me watch TV.
punish [ˈpʌnɪʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
v.处罚；严厉对付；贪婪地吃喝；
na.根据，按照；据…所说；如；比照；
流光易逝；韶华不再；暮去朝来；兔走乌飞；
vt.使有资格；给…定名；给与…权利；称做；
(1) a research scientist (2) nuclear scientists (3) scientists and engineers
scientist [ˈsaɪəntɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.能干的；有才能的；有才华的；能胜任的； n.有才能的，能干的；
n.商业，交易；生意；事务，业务；职业，行业；
n.天花板；最高限度；云幕高度；隔板，舱室垫板；
n.科学家；科学工作者；
(1) Alec laughed harshly. (2) harsh detergents (3) She was treated very harshly.
harsh [hɑ:ʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
<口>错过；
adv.性别上地；按性别地；性欲地；两性之间地；
adj.粗糙的；刺耳的；严厉的，严格的；残酷的；
n.习语，成语；方言，土语；（语言）风格；惯用语法；
(1) a period of consultation/mourning/uncertainty (2) The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period/a period of two years. (3) This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year.
(1) to inflict/impose/mete out punishment (2) What is the punishment for murder? (3) There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones.
(1) ‘Do you think all this money will change your life? ’ ‘certainly not. ’ (2) Without treatment, she will almost certainly die. (3) certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development.
certainly [ˈsə:tnli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.全部课程，课程；
adv.无疑地，确定地；当然地；必定；准；
赚钱过活；营生；糊口谋生；谋生；
n.测量，测度；措施；程度；尺寸； vt.测量；估量； vi.测量；测量（大小，容量，尺寸等）；
(1) They traced the van to a new jersey car rental agency. (2) Governor William Livingston addressed the new jersey Assembly. (3) They dug up their new jersey garden and moved it lock, stock, and barrel back home.
(1) ‘I want my mummy! ’ he wailed. (2) It hurts, mummy! (3) mummy and Daddy will be back soon.
mummy [ˈmʌmi] 📢 UK📢 US
与…抗争；
adv.到国外，在海外；广为流传地； adj.往国外的； n.海外，异国；
n.妈妈；木乃伊；干尸；干瘪的人；
n.词典，字典；[自]代码字典；
(1) She spent a year in jail. (2) He has been released from jail. (3) a ten-year jail sentence
jail [dʒeɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.加标签于；附加；起诉；紧跟； vi.跟在…后面；随从； n.标签；附属物；口头禅；称呼；
n.监狱；拘留所； vt.监禁；拘留；
n.肥料，粪便； vt.施肥；
n.花大量时间看电视的人，电视迷；美国人说整天看电视的人是“沙发土豆”；
(1) Brazil need to beat Uruguay to be certain of a place in the finals. (2) You must be certain of your facts before you start flinging accusations. (3) I can't be certain of what time I left the office.
be certain of [bi: ˈsə:tn ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
侵犯；侵害；破坏；
adj.凌乱的，散乱的；肮脏的，污秽的；复杂的，麻烦的，难以应付的；
v.确信；
vt.& vi.预示（某事）；恐吓；危及；预示凶兆； vi.似将发生；威胁；
(1) A slight feeling of suspicion crept over me. (2) As she became more tired, errors began to creep into her work. (3) House prices are creeping up again.
(1) The end of corridor is an office puts the mortuary that anatomizes used body with. (2) The elevator went straight down to the third basement floor, which the mortuary is located in. (3) In the mortuary there are many stiffened corpses.
(1) It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century. (2) Their motives remain a mystery. (3) It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.
(1) He was anxious to preserve his reputation. (2) Efforts to preserve the peace have failed. (3) (humorous)Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved .
(1) You'll be amazed at the culinary creations possible in a Dutch oven. (2) be amazed at marine life viewed from a glass bottomed boat. (3) You will be amazed at the progress we have made.