(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.
(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) 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) 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.
(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) 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) 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.
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) ‘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) 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) 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.
(1) the upper lip (2) the upper deck (3) the upper arm
upper ['ʌpə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.得到,导出;源于,来自;(从…中)提取;
pron.“myself”的复数;我们自己;(把)我们自己;
vt.& vi.咀嚼,咬;深思,考虑; n.咀嚼;咀嚼物;
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;
(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...
(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
adv.错误地;不正确地;不恰当地;不正直地;
n.发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
n.产品;结果;乘积;作品;
n.摩托车;机动车; vi.骑摩托车;
(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.
(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) 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) historically, there has always been a great deal of rivalry between the two families. (2) The book is historically inaccurate. (3) a historical novel