(1) traditional seaside amusements including boats, go-karts and a funfair (2) Her eyes twinkled with amusement . (3) She could not hide her amusement at the way he was dancing.
(1) The tour included a visit to the Science Museum. (2) Does the price include tax? (3) Your duties include typing letters and answering the telephone.
(1) to put sth on temporary/permanent display (2) The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work. (3) She displayed her bruises for all to see.
(1) She had her eggs harvested and frozen for her own future use. (2) (figurative)The appeal produced a rich harvest of blankets, medicines and clothing. (3) a good/bad harvest (= a lot of crops or few crops)
(1) Any investment involves an element of risk. (2) Many of the crimes involved drugs. (3) The test will involve answering questions about a photograph.
(1) a test of both oral and written French (2) oral evidence (3) He was interested in oral history (= history that is collected from interviews with people who have personal knowledge of past events).
oral [ˈɔ:rəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.口头的,口述的;口服的;属于或关于嘴的;构成或使用言语的; n.(尤指外语考试中的)口试;
n.未婚女人,老处女;
vt.邀请;请求;引诱;招致; n.邀请;
n.猫头鹰;惯于晚上活动的人;夜猫子;(像猫头鹰一样)机警的人;
(1) a good/wicked fairy (2) What happened when Pinocchio told a lie to the Blue fairy? (3) In his dream, he became a fairy.
(1) A person's health improves with the avoidance of stress. (2) ...the avoidance of stress. (3) They are hopeful of achievement resolute in avoidance.
(1) The law can compel fathers to make regular payments for their children. (2) I feel compelled to write and tell you how much I enjoyed your book. (3) Last year ill health compelled his retirement.
compel [kəmˈpel] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.强迫,迫使;强制发生,使不得不;
vt.描述(人或物)的特性;具有…的特征; vi.塑造人物;
vt.吸收(液体、气体等);吸引(注意);吞并,合并;忍受,承担(费用);
vi.爬行,匍匐;缓慢地行进; n.爬行,蠕动;虫爬着似的感觉,毛骨悚然;卑鄙小人,谄媚者;
(1) What are you frowning at me for? (2) She frowned with concentration. (3) In her family, any expression of feeling was frowned upon.
(1) The books were all covered with dust. (2) There wasn't a speck of dust anywhere in the room. (3) That guitar's been sitting gathering dust (= not being used) for years now.
(1) I felt flattered at being asked to give a lecture. (2) He was flattered by her attention. (3) The scoreline flattered England (= they did not deserve to get such a high score) .
(1) The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart. (2) The women's shoe, like its male counterpart, is specifically designed for the serious tennis player. (3) The Foreign Secretary telephoned his Italian counterpart to protest.
counterpart [ˈkaʊntəpɑ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.花;精华;开花植物; vi.开花;繁荣;成熟; vt.使开花;用花装饰;
vt.使有资格;给…定名;给与…权利;称做;
n.配对物;副本;相对物;极相似的人或物;
n.皇帝,君主;
(1) a camp for refugees fleeing from the war (2) He fled to London after an argument with his family. (3) She burst into tears and fled.
(1) an energetic supporter (2) The heart responds well to energetic exercise. (3) For the more energetic (= people who prefer physical activities) , we offer windsurfing and diving.
(1) The word ‘politics ’ is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘city ’. (2) He derived great pleasure from painting. (3) The new drug is derived from fish oil.
(1) Suddenly she glimpsed the truth about her sister. (2) He'd glimpsed her through the window as he passed. (3) The programme gives us a rare glimpse of a great artist at work.
(1) He is charged with taking a car without the owner's consent . (2) She was chosen as leader by common consent (= everyone agreed to the choice) . (3) By mutual consent they didn't go out (= they both agreed not to) .
(1) In spite of his disappointment, he managed a weak smile. (2) I don't know exactly how we'll manage it , but we will, somehow. (3) Can you manage another piece of cake? (= eat one)
(1) He looked up at me with a scowl. (2) He scowled, and slammed the door behind him... (3) She scowled at the two men as they entered the room.
scowl [skaʊl] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.皱眉;怒视; vt.皱眉表示;对…沉下脸; n.愁容;怒容;
vt.铺设;为…铺平道路;安排;n.(用砖石)铺(地); adj.(宝石)密镶的;
vt.包含,容纳;克制,遏制;牵制;包括或由…构成;
vt.& vi.服从,听从; vt.遵守,遵循;
(1) Is digging nostril nose bright or hand bright? (2) Breathe in through the right nostril three times, and exhale through the mouth. (3) Dark night give me black eyes, but I welcome brightness with nostril.