(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) 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
adj.基本的；初级的；[化]元素的；初等；
vt.<文>征服；战胜；克服；抑制；
vt.排除，不包括；排斥；驱除，赶出；
n.说明；例证；图解；插图；
(1) an immensely powerful organization (2) a rich and powerful man (3) Only the intervention of powerful friends obtained her release.
powerful [ˈpauəful] 📢 UK📢 US
n.考察，远航；考察队，远征军；（短途的）旅行；迅速（办理）；
n.失败，不及格；缺乏，不足；破产，倒闭；失败的事，失败者；
n.良心；道德心；
adj.强大的；权力大的；（药）有效地； adv.很；非常；
(1) a leg of lamb (2) lamb chops (3) You poor lamb!
(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
vi.不同，相异；不同意，意见相左；争吵；
n.强制，实施，执行；
vt.& vi.辩护；保卫；（足球、曲棍球等）防守；进行辩护；
vt.& vi.集合，收集； vt.装配，组合；
(1) a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep (2) the difficulties of disposing of nuclear waste (3) to dispose of stolen property
(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) 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) 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.损失，减少；丢失，遗失；损耗，亏损；失败；
n.边疆，边境；边界，边缘；尚待开发的领域； adj.边疆的，边界的；新垦地的，边地的；开拓的；
n.讨论；辩论；争论；辩论； vt.& vi.辩论；仔细考虑；思考；盘算；
n.会议；讨论；（正式）讨论会；[工会、工党用语]（每年的）大会； vi.举行或参加（系列）会议；
(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) .
(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) 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) 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.
courageous [kəˈreɪdʒəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.组织；机构；团体； adj.有组织的；
adj.忠诚的，忠心的；忠贞的； n.效忠的臣民；忠实信徒；
adj.勇敢的，无畏的；有胆量的；英勇的；勐；
adj.神圣的；值得尊敬的，值得推崇的；圣洁的，圣徒般的；宗教的；
(1) She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. (2) the transition from liquid to vapour (3) liquid soap
liquid [ˈlɪkwɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.葬，掩埋；葬礼；
adj.仁慈的，慈善的；宽恕的，宽厚的；慷慨的；
n.责任；职责；责任感，责任心；负责任；
n.液体；流音； adj.液体的；清澈的；（声音）流畅的；易转换成现款的；
(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) 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) 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) 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.
(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) 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 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.