(1) The weather discouraged people from attending. (2) Learners can feel very discouraged if an exercise is too difficult. (3) a discouraging experience/response/result
(1) a mischievous gleam in his eye (2) The gleam in his eye made her uncomfortable (= as if he was planning sth secret or unpleasant) . (3) a gleam of triumph in her eyes
(1) In terms of price there's no comparison (= one thing is much more expensive than the other) . (2) The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with New York's skyscrapers. (3) The second half of the game was dull by comparison with the first.
(1) motivated by personal ambition (2) She was intelligent but suffered from a lack of ambition. (3) She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer.
ambition [æmˈbɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.率直的，坦白的；公正的；偷拍的；
n.洪水；泛滥；溢流；探照灯； vi.涌出；为水淹没； vt.淹没；
n.抱负；渴望得到的东西；追求的目标；夙愿； vt.追求；有…野心；
n.强调；着重；（轮廓、图形等的）鲜明；突出，重读；
(1) It was hard to see him clearly in the twilight . (2) We went for a walk along the beach at twilight . (3) the twilight years (= the last years of your life)
twilight [ˈtwaɪlaɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.感激的，感谢的；令人愉快的；宜人的；荷；
adj.易看见的，可看见的；显然的，明明白白的；貌似的，表面的；显见；
adj.文学（上）的；精通文学的；爱好文学的；从事文学研究（或写作）的；
n.黎明，黄昏，暮光；暮年，晚期，晚年；衰退期，没落时期；<电影>暮光之城；
(1) an employment bureau (2) the Federal bureau of Investigation (3) ...the Federal bureau of Investigation.
bureau [ˈbjuərəu] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使有资格；给…定名；给与…权利；称做；
vt.应受；应得；值得； vi.应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿；应受惩罚；
n.（正式的）调查，研究；侦查；科学研究；学术研究；
n.局；（提供某方面信息的）办事处；（美国政府部门）局；（附抽屉及活动写字台的）书桌；
(1) The street lights go on at dusk . (2) We arrived home at dusk. (3) She turned and disappeared into the dusk.
dusk [dʌsk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.毕业；毕业典礼；刻度，分度；分等级；
n.黄昏，傍晚；幽暗； adj.微暗的；变暗的；〈诗〉同dusky； v.变暗；使变暗；
vt.& vi.阻止，扼止；填塞；使窒息；哽咽； n.窒息，哽咽；拥塞；（车辆发动机的）阻风门；
n.花；精华；开花植物； vi.开花；繁荣；成熟； vt.使开花；用花装饰；
(1) sparkling eyes (2) Her jewellery sparkled in the candlelight. (3) He always sparkles at parties.
sparkle [ˈspɑ:kl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.保证，担保；（人寿）保险；确信；厚脸皮，无耻；
adj.全部的；整个的；全体的；囫囵；
vi.闪耀，闪烁；活跃，焕发活力和才智； n.光亮；活力；
n.优秀，卓越；优点；美德；
(1) The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town. (2) Are you going to the office today? (3) an office job
office [ˈɒfɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.办公室；公职；（政府部门的）部；有特定用途的房间[建筑物]；
n.镜子，反光镜；真实的写照；反映，借鉴；榜样； vt.反映；反射；
n.咽喉；颈前部；[植物学]管颈； vt.用沙哑的声音或嗓音发音；
n.安全；保证，担保；保护，防护；有价证券； adj.安全的，保安的，保密的；
(1) cherry/orange/apple blossom (2) The trees are in blossom . (3) She has visibly blossomed over the last few months.
blossom [ˈblɒsəm] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.打，打击；碰撞； vt.击（球）；（在精神上）打击（某人）；猜中；迎合； n.打，打击；碰撞；（演出等）成功；批评，讽刺； vi.（风暴、疾病等）袭击；抨击；（偶然）碰上；（突然）想到（与 on, upon 连用）；
vt.安慰，慰问； n.控制台，操纵台；演奏台；悬臂；肘托；
n.寓言，童话；传说；无稽之谈；人人谈论的话题； v.讲故事，编寓言；虚构，杜撰；煞有介事地讲；
n.花，群花；开花时期，（发育的）初期；兴旺时期； vi.（植物）开花；繁荣，兴旺；长成；
(1) It will be a clear night with some ground frost . (2) a sharp/hard/severe frost (3) There were ten degrees of frost (= the temperature dropped to -10˚C) last night.
(1) The eyes redeem the face from ugliness. (2) There have also been ugliness and injustice in corporate wielding of power. (3) Cold and ugliness were a good tonic for relaxed sensibilities.
ugliness [ˈʌglɪnɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.伸展，扩大；延长，延期；[医]牵引；电话分机；
vt.犯罪，做错事；把…托付给；保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等）；承诺，使…承担义务；
n.难看，丑陋；丑陋的东西；
v.欺诈；误导；
(1) Have you been invited to their party? (2) I'd have liked to have gone but I wasn't invited. (3) They have invited me to go to Paris with them.
invite [ɪnˈvaɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.试映，预演；预告片；象征，预示； vt.预映；预先观看；概述；扼要介绍；
adj.杰出的；显著的；凸出的；未完成的；
vt.邀请；请求；引诱；招致； n.邀请；
n.授权证；许可证；正当理由；依据； vt.保证，担保；授权，批准；辩解；
(1) trade and cultural exchanges with China (2) the old Corn exchange (3) to exchange ideas/news/information
(1) ‘Better ’ is the comparative of ‘good ’ and ‘more difficult ’ is the comparative of ‘difficult ’. (2) The company is a comparative newcomer to the software market (= other companies have been in business much longer) . (3) a comparative study of the educational systems of two countries
(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) Their prices compare favourably with those of their competitors. (2) The critics compared his work to that of Martin Amis. (3) My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people's.
(1) to issue/extend an invitation (2) to accept/turn down/decline an invitation (3) an invitation to the party
invitation [ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.短处，缺点；
n.倾向；爱好；斜坡；
n.一瞥，一看；（古语）闪光；隐约的闪现；模糊的感觉； vi.瞥见；
n.招待，邀请；请柬，请帖；引诱，吸引，诱惑；
(1) It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party. (2) What an extraordinary thing to say! (3) an extraordinary achievement
extraordinary [ɪkˈstrɔːdnri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.非凡的，特别的；意外的，离奇的；临时的，特派的；不寻常；
vi.一瞥；闪微光；掠过，擦过；随便提到，简略地触及； n.浏览；闪光；歪斜，一掠；
n.点，小圆点； vt.打点于；散布于；点缀；以小圆点标出；
vt.宣布；声明，声称；申报；[法]供述； vi.声明，发表宣言；宣称；
(1) The barman beamed a warm smile at her. (2) ‘I'd love to come, ’ she beamed (= said with a large smile) . (3) Live pictures of the ceremony were beamed around the world.
(1) a fiercely ambitious young manager (2) They were very ambitious for their children (= they wanted them to be successful) . (3) the government's ambitious plans for social reform
(1) We must harness the skill and creativity of our workforce. (2) attempts to harness the sun's rays as a source of energy (3) (figurative)In some areas, the poor feel harnessed to their jobs.
(1) He has led a charmed life (= he has been lucky even in dangerous or difficult situations) . (2) her physical charms (= her beauty) (3) a lucky charm
(1) Please inform us of any changes of address. (2) I have been reliably informed (= somebody I trust has told me) that the couple will marry next year. (3) ‘He's already left, ’ she informed us.
(1) I'll write and apologize. I've had it on my conscience for weeks. (2) We cannot in all conscience refuse to help. (3) Emilia is the voice of conscience in the play.