(1) My funny drawings amused the kids. (2) This will amuse you. (3) It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.
(1) They're between the drugstore and the restaurant. (2) Where is the drugstore? (3) Yes. There's a library, between the drugstore and the post office.
(1) I've got three days' holiday including New Year's Day. (2) Six people were killed in the riot, including a policeman. (3) It's £7.50, not including tax.
(1) I'm a creature of habit (= I have a fixed and regular way of doing things) . (2) He began to finance his habit through burglary. (3) She's tried to give up smoking but just can't kick the habit .
(1) the news/broadcasting/national media (2) The trial was fully reported in the media. (3) The media was/were accused of influencing the final decision.
media ['mi:dɪə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.音乐家；
n.争论，争吵；论据；[数]幅角；主题，情节；
adj.毁灭的；堕落的；破产的； v.破坏( ruin的过去式)；毁掉；使破产；使沦落；
n.媒体；[解剖学]血管中层；[语音学] 浊塞音；介质；[医]培养基；
(1) This door is alarmed. (2) She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. (3) They should not be too alarmed by the press reports...
(1) Our small company has had 78,000 hits on its internet pages. (2) The internet is the largest computer bulletin board in the world. (3) Certainly, Andreessen didn't think up using hypertext to link internet documents.
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）；
(1) He built up his multimillion-pound music business from small beginnings . (2) The birth of their first child marked the beginning of a new era in their married life. (3) I've read the whole book from beginning to end and still can't understand it.
beginning [bɪˈgɪnɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.分歧，意见不合；异议，争论；不一致；不适合；
n.开始；根源；原始思想；前兆； v.开始( begin的现在分词)；
n.块，片，段；部分，部件；文章，音乐作品； vt.修补；连接，接上；
vt.鼓励，鼓舞；支持；促进；鼓动；
(1) The colleges grouped together to offer a wider range of courses. (2) We all grouped around the tree for a photograph. (3) The children grouped themselves around their teacher.
(1) May I suggest a white wine with this dish, Sir? (2) A solution immediately suggested itself to me (= I immediately thought of a solution) . (3) I suggest (that) we go out to eat.
(1) the exploitation of minerals and other natural resources (2) We do not have the resources (= money) to update our computer software. (3) We must make the most efficient use of the available financial resources.
resource [riˈsɔ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.挑战性的；引起兴趣的；令人深思的； v.挑战，质疑(challenge的现在分词)；
pron.哪一个；哪一些；哪个；那，指前面提到的事物； adj.哪一个；哪一些；
n.资源；物力，财力；办法；智谋；
vt.& vi.游泳； vi.眩晕； vt.浸；泡；洒满；充溢着；
(1) They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids. (2) We aim to help the poorest families. (3) It's among the poorer countries of the world.
(1) our ultimate goal/aim/objective/target (2) We will accept ultimate responsibility for whatever happens. (3) The ultimate decision lies with the parents.
(1) a bus/train timetable (= when they arrive and leave) (2) We have a new timetable each term (= showing the times of each class in school) . (3) Sport is no longer so important in the school timetable (= all the subjects that are taught at schools) .
(1) bright, contrasting colours (2) The book explores contrasting views of the poet's early work. (3) Mingdu low, low color purity , simplicity , weak in contrasting color sensation of funky, quaint.
(1) Jenny is seventeen years old. (2) There are seventeen items on my shopping list. (3) Texas , who died when my father was seventeen.
seventeen [ˌsevnˈti:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n.十七（个）；十七； adj.十七岁的；十七的；十七个的； num.十七；
n.绿豆；鹰嘴豆；绿豆种子；克；
v.购买；采购；换得；依靠机械力移动； n.购买；购买行为；购置物；紧握；
adv.典型地；代表性地；通常；
(1) a bus/train/ambulance/taxi driver (2) She climbed into the driver's seat. (3) (British English)a learner driver (= one who has not yet passed a driving test)
(1) She devoted herself to her career. (2) I could only devote two hours a day to the work. (3) He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation...
devote [dɪ'vəʊt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.把…奉献（给），把…专用（于）；奉献；
n.间隔；幕间休息；（数学）区间；
adj.焦急的；渴望的；令人焦虑的；流露出忧虑的；
n.大臣；部长；公使；牧师； vi.辅助，服侍；执行牧师职务；
(1) Sometimes I pay, sometimes he pays─it seems to average out (= result in us paying the same amount) . (2) The cost should average out at about £6 per person. (3) Earnings are averaged over the whole period.