(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) 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) 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) 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 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 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) The noise of the siren was deafening her. (2) The noise of the typewriters deafened her. (3) He was deafened by the noise from the gun.
deafen [ˈdefn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.不顾；不理会；漠视，忽视；蔑视，轻视； n.漠视，忽视；不理，不顾；不尊重；
vt.使聋；使隔音；淹没； vi.变聋；
adj.不间断的；不停的；多次重复的；频繁的；
n.肝脏；（食用）肝；深赤褐色；生活者； adj.肝味的；深赤褐色的；
(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) an amusing story/game/incident (2) I didn't find the joke at all amusing. (3) He had a terrific sense of humour and could be very amusing...
amusing [əˈmju:zɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.发明，创造；虚构；
adj.有趣的，好玩的，逗人笑的；
vi.跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚；结巴；弄错，失足；偶然碰见； n.绊脚，失足；差错，失误；过失，失败；
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) 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.
avoid [əˈvɔɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.避开，避免，预防；[法]使无效，撤销，废止；
n.珍珠；珍品；人造珍珠；珠状物； vi.采珍珠； vt.使成珠状；用珍珠装饰；
vt.& vi.（使某物）旋转；使转动；使轮流，轮换；交替； adj.[植]辐状的；有辐射部分的；
adj.黑暗的；令人沮丧的；前景黯淡的；悲观的，阴郁的；
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 dusty road (2) piles of dusty books (3) dusty pink
dusty [ˈdʌsti] 📢 UK📢 US
n.（卓越的）才华；光亮；光辉；光彩；
vt.陈设，布置；提供，供应；装修（房屋）；
adj.布满灰尘的；尘状的；浅灰色的；枯燥无味的；
n.精明，精确的判断；卓识；
(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.
fairy [ˈfɛəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.食品杂货店；食品杂货业；
n.仙女；小仙子；小精灵； adj.美丽的，可爱的；仙女似的；
adj.致命的；不共戴天的；终有一死的；极度的； n.凡人，人类；
adj.跛腿的，残废的；
(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) 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) 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.