(1) The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures. (2) Try excluding fat from your diet. (3) Buses run every hour, Sundays excluded.
exclude [ɪkˈsklu:d] 📢 UK📢 US
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；
vt.排除，不包括；排斥；驱除，赶出；
vt.& vi.喷；喷射； n.喷雾；喷雾器；浪花；（用作装饰的）小树枝；
n.谋杀；杀戮；极艰难[令人沮丧]的经历； vt.凶杀；糟蹋；打垮； vi.杀人；
(1) a mighty warrior (2) He struck him with a mighty blow across his shoulder. (3) the mighty Mississippi river
mighty [ˈmaɪti] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.切，切开；雕刻；创制，开创； vt.切片；雕塑；
vt.欠…债；感激；应归功于；怀有情感；
adj.易看见的，可看见的；显然的，明明白白的；貌似的，表面的；显见；
adj.趾高气扬；巨大的；强有力的；浩瀚的； adv.非常，很；
(1) Good heavens, what are you doing? (2) Four tall trees stretched up to the heavens. (3) The island is truly a heaven on earth .
heaven [ˈhevn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.天；天堂；上帝；极乐；
vt.& vi.集合，收集； vt.装配，组合；
n.不足，缺点；缺少；缺少量；不足额；
vt.鼓舞；激励；赋予灵感；启迪； vi.吸，吸入；
(1) He said he might come tomorrow. (2) He might get there in time, but I can't be sure. (3) I know Vicky doesn't like the job, but I mightn't find it too bad.
might [maɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.慈善（行为）；施舍，捐助；慈善机关；仁爱，宽容；
vt.& vi.服从，听从； vt.遵守，遵循；
aux.表示可能；表示许可；表示询问情况； n.力气；力量；威力；权力； v.可以；应该；
vt.向…保证；使…确信；<英>给…保险；
(1) a leg of lamb (2) lamb chops (3) You poor lamb!
lamb [læm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.习惯，习性；气质；宗教服装； vt.给…穿衣服；打扮；
n.难看，丑陋；丑陋的东西；
n.羔羊，小羊；羔羊肉；<宗>耶稣； vi.生小羊，产羊羔；
n.地平线；范围；界限；眼界；n.范围；水平（线）；[地质学]层；
(1) The country was descending into chaos. (2) Hundreds of football fans descended on the city. (3) They descended to the level of personal insults.
(1) We need to restore respect for the law-enforcement agencies. (2) MPs called for tougher enforcement of the existing laws on drugs. (3) The court is ineffective because it lacks the necessary enforcement machinery.
enforcement [ɪnˈfɔ:smənt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.犯罪，做错事；把…托付给；保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等）；承诺，使…承担义务；
n.毛皮；软毛；毛皮衣服；人造毛； adj.含羊毛的； vt.用毛皮覆盖；除去（锅上的）水垢；
n.强制，实施，执行；
n.点；要点；得分；标点； vt.（意思上）指向；削尖；加标点于；指路； vi.表明；指向；
(1) the lowering of taxes and the consequent increase in spending (2) the responsibilities consequent upon the arrival of a new child (3) The warming of the Earth and the consequent climatic changes affect us all...
(1) a pledge of support (2) Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes? (3) Management has given a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.
(1) Those cops beat the hell out of me. (2) I patted the top of her head in the condescending way I knew irritated the hell out of her... (3) I got the hell out of Glasgow and I can honestly say I will never go back.
(1) She enjoys the respect of her peers. (2) Children are worried about failing in front of their peers. (3) peer pressure is strong among young people (= they want to be like other people of the same age) .
(1) You little cheat! (2) It's really a cheat, but you can use ready-made pastry if you want. (3) There's a cheat you can use to get to the next level.
(1) He drove too fast with tragic consequences. (2) to suffer/face/take the consequences of your actions (3) Don't worry. It's of no consequence .
consequence [ˈkɔnsikwəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.结果，成果；[逻]结论；重要性；推论；
vt.排除，不包括；排斥；驱除，赶出；
n.（发明等的）公开；泄露，揭露；开诚布公的话；被公开的事情，被披露的秘闻；
vi.勘查， 探测， 勘探；[医]探查（伤处等），探索，研究； vt.探索， 探究， 仔细查看；
(1) Competition winners will be notified by post. (2) The police must be notified of the date of the demonstration. (3) The date of the demonstration must be notified to the police.
(1) I hope people will be courageous enough to speak out against this injustice. (2) a very courageous decision (3) It was a courageous decision, and one that everybody admired.
(1) an earnest young man (2) Despite her earnest efforts, she could not find a job. (3) The work on the house will begin in earnest on Monday.
earnest [ˈɜ:nɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.宣告，公布；表明；赞扬，称颂；
vt.装备，配备；使具备，使有准备；
adj.反常的，异常的；不规则的；变态的，畸形的；邪门儿；
adj.热心的；诚挚的，真挚的；重要的； n.热心；认真；定钱，保证金；诚挚；
(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) There is now intense competition between schools to attract students. (2) We are in competition with four other companies for the contract. (3) We won the contract in the face of stiff competition .
(1) The college principal promised to look into the matter. (2) ‘promise not to tell anyone! ’ ‘I promise. ’ (3) They arrived at 7.30 as they had promised .
(1) He was awakened at dawn by the sound of crying. (2) The dream awakened terrible memories. (3) I gradually awakened to the realization that our marriage was over.
(1) Young children will usually compete for their mother's attention. (2) Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. (3) He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.
compete [kəmˈpi:t] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.叫喊，大声叫；叫喊着说； n.叫喊，大声叫；（拉拉队鼓动运动员的）呼喊声；
n.侨民；侨居地；聚居地；聚居人群；
adj.钝的；迟钝的；呆滞的；阴暗的； v.缓和；减轻；使阴暗；
vi.竞赛；竞争；比得上；参加比赛（或竞赛）；
(1) the earth's orbit around the sun (2) a space station in orbit round the moon (3) A new satellite has been put into orbit around the earth.
(1) a debate on abortion (2) The minister opened the debate (= was the first to speak) . (3) The motion under debate (= being discussed) was put to a vote.
debate [dɪˈbeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.建筑物；楼房；房屋；建筑（艺术或行业）； v.build的现在分词；
n.讨论；辩论；争论；辩论； vt.& vi.辩论；仔细考虑；思考；盘算；
vt.授权，批准，委托；
vt.攀登；继承；占领； vi.上升；爬坡；追溯；
(1) Her husband had been deceiving her for years. (2) She deceived him into handing over all his savings. (3) You're deceiving yourself if you think he'll change his mind.