(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.
lorry [ˈlɔri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.运货汽车，机动卡车；
adj.充满活力的；活泼的；充满趣味的； adv.轻快地：轻快地，富有活力地；轻快地跳起；
n.介绍；引言，导言；采用，引进；新采用的东西；
pron.任何人，无论谁；随便哪一个人； n.<口语>重要的人，有声名的人；平常人；
(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) 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) 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) 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
(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) 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.
(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.
comparison [kəmˈpærɪsn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.诗，诗歌；诗意，诗情；作诗；诗歌艺术；
n.比较，对照；[语]比喻；比较级；
adv.终于，最后；竟；总归；终究；
vi.属于；是…的成员；应被放在；适应；
(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
(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) ‘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.
among [əˈmʌŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.残酷的，残忍的；使人痛苦的，让人受难的；无情的，严酷的；
prep.（表示牵涉）经过；（表示位置）处在…中；（表示范围）在…之内；（表示所属）为…所特有；
n.频道，波道；渠道；途径；海峡； vt.引导，开导；形成河道；
adj.口渴的；渴望（求）…的；干旱的，缺水的；耗油的；
(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.期待；预期；前程；[数]期望值；
adj.传统的；口传的；惯例的；因袭的；
n.大陆，陆地；欧洲大陆；<美>北美洲大陆； adj.自制的，克制的；节欲的；贞洁的；禁欲的；
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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.
instead of [inˈsted ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.起初，原来；独创地，独出心裁地；自来；本；
n.代理人；律师；
（用…）代替…， （是…）而不是…， （用…）而不用…；
adv.关系上地；相对地；比较地；较比；
(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.传染的；有传染性的；易传染的；有感染力的；
adj.间接的；不直截了当的；闪烁其词的；不坦率的；
n.化学家；药剂师；药商；药房；
(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) 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) 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.