(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) 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) a dusty road (2) piles of dusty books (3) dusty pink
dusty [ˈdʌsti] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.祝福；保佑；赞美；为…祈福；
adj.布满灰尘的；尘状的；浅灰色的；枯燥无味的；
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；
vt.强迫，迫使；强制发生，使不得不；
(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 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) 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 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) 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) A person's health improves with the avoidance of stress. (2) ...the avoidance of stress. (3) They are hopeful of achievement resolute in avoidance.
avoidance [əˈvɔɪdəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.蜡烛；烛光；蜡烛状物； vt.对光检查；
adj.正常的；正规的，标准的；[数学]正交的；精神健全的； n.正常，常态；标准；[数学]法线；
vt.铺设；为…铺平道路；安排；n.（用砖石）铺（地）； adj.（宝石）密镶的；
n.逃避；职位空缺；废止；无效；
(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.
amusement [əˈmju:zmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.娱乐，消遣；乐趣；文娱活动；
vt.评价；求…的值（或数）；对…评价；[数学、逻辑学]求…的数值； vi.评价，估价；
n.灵感；鼓舞人心的人或事；启发灵感的人（或事物）；吸气；
n.[天]行星；[占星]（左右人命运的）星相；
(1) a burial place/mound/site (2) Her body was sent home for burial. (3) His family insisted he should be given a proper burial.
burial [ˈberiəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.桩；一堆；绒头；摞； vt.堆起；堆叠；放置；装入； vi.蜂拥，拥挤；
n.精明，精确的判断；卓识；
vt.攀登；继承；占领； vi.上升；爬坡；追溯；
n.葬，掩埋；葬礼；
(1) You should avoid mentioning his divorce. (2) I had to swerve to avoid a cat. (3) I've been avoiding getting down to work all day.
(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.
derive [dɪˈraɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.陈设，布置；提供，供应；装修（房屋）；
vt.& vi.得到，导出；源于，来自；（从…中）提取；
adj.意识到的；知道的；觉察到的；
n.冲突；战斗；相互干扰；矛盾； vi.抵触；争斗；战斗；冲突；
(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) 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).
(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.
involve [inˈvɔlv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.讨论；辩论；争论；辩论； vt.& vi.辩论；仔细考虑；思考；盘算；
vi.竞赛；竞争；比得上；参加比赛（或竞赛）；
vt.包含；使参与，牵涉；围绕，缠绕；使专心于；
vt.压下，压低；使沮丧；使萧条；使跌价；
(1) She turned the handle and opened the door. (2) They were arrested for handling stolen goods . (3) She's a difficult horse to handle.
(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.
(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.
(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；
adj.共有的；共同的；相互的；彼此的；
n.点，小圆点； vt.打点于；散布于；点缀；以小圆点标出；
vt.& vi.出版，发行；发表，宣布（结婚等）；公布，颁布；出版…的著作；
(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.