(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.
awaken [əˈweɪkən] 📢 UK📢 US
n.谷仓，粮仓；牲口棚；（公共汽车、卡车等的）车库；一种特别大且空荡的房屋；
adj.很多的，许多的；数量庞大的数量庞大的；数不清的；
vt.& vi.唤醒，（使）觉醒；（使）意识到； vt.激起；
n.鉴定，识别；验明；身份证明；认同；
(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) 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) 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
n.学期；条款；术语；期限； vt.把…称为；把…叫做；
vi.竞赛；竞争；比得上；参加比赛（或竞赛）；
n.独立，自主；足够维持闭居生活的收入；独立心；自恃心；
vt.竞争，为…而奋争；辩驳； vi.争斗；竞争；争夺；n.比赛；竞赛；搏斗；
(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) 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) 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.
(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) 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) 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) 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.
(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) 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.
(1) I screamed and everyone stared. (2) I stared blankly at the paper in front of me. (3) He sat staring into space (= looking at nothing) .
stare [stɛə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.力；武力；（社会）势力；魄力； vt.强迫；强行；促使，推动；强奸；
vt.& vi.打听，询问；查究；
n.形成；构成，结构；形成物；编队，队形；
vi.盯着看；显眼；倒立，直竖起； vt.凝视；盯着他的眼睛； n.凝视，瞪视；
(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) You can't enforce cooperation between the players. (2) A gambling debt is not legally enforceable. (3) [不可数名词]strict enforcement of regulations
enforce [inˈfɔ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
n.光纤；（织物的）质地；纤维，纤维物质；
n.议会，国会；
vt.强迫服从；实施，执行；加强；
n.魔力；魅力；咒文；（表链等的）小装饰品； vt.使陶醉；诱惑；对…行魔法；令人陶醉；
(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.
(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.
(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 .