(1) Can measure frequency and cycle. 8846 A still can measure capacitance and temperature.
(2) Enabling the guard effectively reduces the cable and switch capacitance, thereby improving the electrometer's response time.
(3) For example constructing the resistance, capacitance apparatus model and the amplifier experiment circuit.

(1) Her specialist input to the discussions has been very useful.
(2) I'd appreciate your input on this.
(3) There has been a big input of resources into the project from industry.

(1) The child is developing normally.
(2) The place has rapidly developed from a small fishing community into a thriving tourist resort.
(3) She developed the company from nothing.

(1) The scientific name for common salt is sodium chloride.
(2) Common salt is made up of 40% sodium and 60% chloride.
(3) The fish or seafood is heavily salted with pure sodium chloride.

(1) in historic times
(2) a historic occasion/decision/day/visit/victory
(3) The area is of special historic interest.

(1) She dedicates herself to her work.
(2) He dedicated his life to helping the poor.
(3) This book is dedicated to my parents.

(1) a car/personal stereo
(2) Let's put some music on the stereo.
(3) to broadcast in stereo

(1) a pile of clean/dirty laundry
(2) a laundry basket/room
(3) to do the laundry

(1) She treated her daughter like a slave.
(2) We are slaves of the motor car.
(3) Sue's a slave to fashion.

(1) pious acts
(2) pious sentiments
(3) Such reforms seem likely to remain little more than pious hopes.

(1) luminous paint
(2) luminous hands on a clock
(3) staring with huge luminous eyes

(1) Most poultry farmers have to rely on commercially manufactured feeds.
(2) Contaminants found in poultry will also be found in their eggs.
(3) Dr Binger keeps poultry, pigs and goats.

(1) an unpleasant subject of conversation
(2) books on many different subjects
(3) a magazine article on the subject of space travel

(1) They took as many people as could be accommodated in the small motel.
(2) The motel man told Mr Brown that he would have to pay in advance.
(3) He more or less imprisoned himself in his motel room.

(1) Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island.
(2) The area has an abundance of wildlife...
(3) Food was in abundance.

(1) A spider had spun a perfect web outside the window.
(2) a web of streets
(3) We were caught in a tangled web of relationships.

(1) Click the square icon again to minimize the window.
(2) To minimize collateral damage maximum precision in bombing was required.
(3) Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection.

(1) the steady heave of the sea
(2) With a mighty heave he lifted the sack onto the truck.
(3) A ship hove into sight.

(1) Generally a brief note or a phone call will suffice.
(2) One example will suffice to illustrate the point.
(3) A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice.

(1) a tax assessment
(2) his assessment of the situation
(3) written exams and other forms of assessment

(1) a nest of thieves
(2) to leave the nest (= leave your parents' home)
(3) a nest of tables

(1) a mop and bucket
(2) a mop of curly red hair
(3) She wiped all the surfaces and mopped the floor.

(1) (figurative)They spoke a sort of fractured German.
(2) [常用于名词前]He suffered a badly fractured arm.
(3) a fracture of the leg/skull

(1) Suddenly the boat tilted to one side.
(2) The seat tilts forward, when you press this lever.
(3) His hat was tilted slightly at an angle.

(1) overseas development/markets/trade
(2) overseas students/visitors
(3) to live/work/go overseas

(1) Her voice awoke the sleeping child.
(2) His speech is bound to awake old fears and hostilities.
(3) It took her some time to awake to the dangers of her situation.

(1) Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted in the West.
(2) Crude oil is the world's most important commodity.
(3) a drop in commodity prices

(1) Change the filter cartridge as often as instructed by the manufacturer.
(2) In the countersunk caseless cartridge, the burning at ignition allied to the matching of charge configuration.
(3) Keep ink cartridge in room temperature avoiding the sunshine, strong ray and heat source.

(1) Firemen tried to quench the flames raging through the building.
(2) He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.
(3) Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination.

(1) Fry the onions until they soften.
(2) a lotion to soften the skin
(3) Linseed oil will soften stiff leather.

(1) a shepherd herding his flock
(2) They were herded together into trucks and driven away.
(3) We all herded on to the bus.

(1) A large proportion of the nation's households are hooked up to the Internet.
(2) Check that the computer is hooked up to the printer.
(3) She was then hooked up to an IV drip.

(1) Children are easily diverted.
(2) The war diverted people's attention away from the economic situation.
(3) Northbound traffic will have to be diverted onto minor roads.

(1) Don't you know it's rude to whisper?
(2) What are you two whispering about?
(3) ‘Can you meet me tonight? ’ he whispered.

(1) a magistrates' court
(2) to come up before the magistrates
(3) Cheng Anthe state in the past , county magistrate the official editing history the Academy straight degree.

(1) The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the pond's surface.
(2) ripples of sand
(3) a ripple of applause/laughter

(1) None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.
(2) ...strips of cultivated land irrigated by a maze of interconnected canals.
(3) irrigation is easy in the South because of the abundance of water.

(1) a hot milky drink
(2) milky tea/coffee
(3) milky (= not clear) blue eyes

(1) a longing for hearth and home
(2) The cat dozed in its favourite spot on the hearth.
(3) A log fire roared in the open hearth.

(1) When an accident happens, quite correctly questions are asked.
(2) It is important to judge the weight of your washing load correctly.
(3) My own mother was brought up very strictly and correctly.