(1) I only play jazz as a hobby. (2) Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. (3) My hobbies are letter writing, football, music, photography, and tennis.
(1) We just had soup instead of a full meal. (2) Now I can walk to work instead of going by car. (3) Interfaces describe a set of functionality, or a contract.
(1) to support a proposal (2) The government supported the unions in their demand for a minimum wage. (3) These measures are strongly supported by environmental groups.
(1) increasingly difficult/important/popular (2) It is becoming increasingly clear that this problem will not be easily solved. (3) increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.
increasingly [ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.参谋；全体职员；（大、中、小学的）管理人员；权杖； adj.行政工作的；参谋的；职员的；作为正式工作人员的； vt.雇用；担任…的职员（或雇员）；为…配备工作人员；给（职员）下发学习（或工作）指令（通常与 out 连用）； vi.雇用工作人员；
adv.越来越多地；日益，格外；越来越…；愈；
adv.不论以何种方式，不论以何种方法；无论如何，至少；但是；不顾；
n.怀疑；嫌疑；疑心；〈口〉一点儿； vt.怀疑；
(1) historically, there has always been a great deal of rivalry between the two families. (2) The book is historically inaccurate. (3) a historical novel
historical [hɪˈstɒrɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.意气相投，同感；同情，同情心；慰问；和谐的一致；
n.部门，部；系，学部；知识范围；车间；
vi.不赞成； vt.反对，否决；持相反的意见；
adj.历史的，历史上的；有关历史研究的；有根据的；基于史实的；
(1) Write on one side of the paper and leave the other side blank. (2) She turned to a blank page in her notebook. (3) blank whitewashed walls
(1) The numbers attending fell short of expectations. (2) The event did not live up to expectations . (3) Some parents have unrealistic expectations of their children.
expectation [ˌekspekˈteɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.期待；预期；前程；[数]期望值；
n.促进，增进；提升，升级；（商品等的）推广；发扬；
adj.焦急的；渴望的；令人焦虑的；流露出忧虑的；
vt.涌出；倾，倒； vi.涌流；泛滥，涌出；斟，倒； n.倾泻；
(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) ‘What was wrong with the job? ’ ‘Well, the pay wasn't good, among other things . ’ (2) Discuss it among yourselves first (= with each other) . (3) They divided the money up among the children.
(1) A trade agreement was concluded between the two countries. (2) They concluded a treaty with Turkey. (3) ‘Anyway, she should be back soon, ’ he concluded.
(1) He slung the bag over his shoulder. (2) She tapped him on the shoulder. (3) He looked back over his shoulder.
shoulder [ˈʃəʊldə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.肩膀；（衣服的）肩部；山肩；路肩； vt.担负，承担；肩起，挑起；用肩顶…；
adj.足够的；适当的，恰当的；差强人意的；胜任的；
n.块，片，段；部分，部件；文章，音乐作品； vt.修补；连接，接上；
n.脸颊，脸蛋；无礼而放肆的行为，厚颜；半边屁股；两侧相对的物体； vt.对…无礼地说话；
(1) I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind. (2) In the future, pay increases will be related to productivity. (3) She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters.
(1) I haven't seen hide nor hair of her for a month. (2) She'd do anything to save her own hide . (3) All he's worried about is his own hide (= himself) .
(1) It'll cost a lot─well, take a lot of time, but it amounts to the same thing . (2) Their actions amount to a breach of contract. (3) Her answer amounted to a complete refusal.
amount [ə'maʊnt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.艺术；艺术作品；（需要技术、工艺的）行业；文艺（包括绘画、雕塑、建筑、音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、文学等）； vi.thou art 即 you are,对一人讲话时用； adj.艺术的；（为）艺术家的；艺术品的；具有艺术性的； vt.& vi.[口语]（把…）装饰得古色古香，（把…）装饰得古怪而有艺术趣味，把…装饰得有艺术价值；把…加以艺术乔装，使艺术化[仅用于 art up 短语中]；
(1) the upper lip (2) the upper deck (3) the upper arm
upper ['ʌpə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.数；数目；一期；号码； vt.数，计算；计入；给…编号；达…之数； link-v.总共；
pron.我们的，we的所有格形式；<口>我们家；敝；
adj.地位较高的；上面的；内地的；地表层的； n.鞋帮，靴面；兴奋剂；令人兴奋的经历；
vt.解决；安排；使定居；使沉淀； vi.下沉；定居； n.高背长靠椅；
(1) In terms of price there's no comparison (= one thing is much more expensive than the other) . (2) The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with New York's skyscrapers. (3) The second half of the game was dull by comparison with the first.
(1) His poems were published under the title of ‘Love and Reason ’. (2) the title track from their latest CD (= the song with the same title as the disc) (3) She has sung the title role in ‘Carmen ’ (= the role of Carmen in that opera ) .
(1) (business 商)We need new product to sell (= a new range of products) . (2) dairy/meat/pharmaceutical, etc. products (3) investment in product development
product [ˈprɒdʌkt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.组织；机构；团体； adj.有组织的；
n.生活，生计；生命，性命；一生，寿命；人生，尘世；
n.散文；随笔，杂记文；尝试，企图；试验； vt.尝试；试验；
n.产品；结果；乘积；作品；
(1) We'll buy everything you produce, provided of course the price is right. (2) provided that you have the money in your account, you can withdraw up to £100 a day. (3) The other banks are going to be very eager to help, provided that they see that he has a specific plan...
provided [prəˈvaɪdɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
suff.像…似的; …民族的; 有点儿...的; 大约…；
adj.辛辣的；加有香料的，香的；有刺激性的；（故事等）猥亵的，下流的；
conj.如果；假如；在…的条件下； v.提供，供给( provide的过去式和过去分词)；
vi.由…组成；在于；符合；
(1) He looked straight ahead and overtook a lumbering lorry. (2) They used a lorry to ram the main gate. (3) The lorry driver escaped unhurt, but a pedestrian was injured.
(1) They determined to start early. (2) An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident. (3) We set out to determine exactly what happened that night.
(1) My painting looks childish beside yours. (2) Yes, I know it was an accident, but that's beside the point. (3) He was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done.
(1) They had to think of a trick to get past the guards. (2) The kids are always playing tricks on their teacher. (3) One of the problems of old age is that your memory can start to play tricks on you.
(1) A talented artist, he was, moreover, a writer of some note. (2) She saw that there was indeed a man immediately behind her. moreover, he was observing her strangely... (3) The young find everything so simple. The young, moreover, see it as their duty to be happy and do their best to be so.
moreover [mɔ:rˈəʊvə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.再者；此外；而且；同时；
adj.出言不逊的，侮辱的；无礼的； v.侮辱，冒犯( insult的现在分词)；
n.存在，实在；生活，生活方式；实体，存在物；
n.疾病；弊端；不安； vt.传染；使…有病；
(1) The ship sank to the bottom of the sea. (2) The sink was full of dirty dishes. (3) ...the kitchen sink.
(1) to make a purchase (= buy sth) (2) Keep your receipt as proof of purchase . (3) The company has just announced its £27 million purchase of Park Hotel.