(1) a vicious slander on the company's good name
(2) The article is a slander on ordinary working people.
(3) You ought to kick back at such malicious slander.

(1) the decimal system
(2) The decimal 0.61 stands for 61 hundredths.
(3) ...the decimal system of metric weights and measures...

(1) a beautiful piece of embroidery
(2) Indian embroideries
(3) The shorts had blue embroidery over the pockets...

(1) He looked at himself in the mirror over the table.
(2) ...a bridge over the river Danube.
(3) A grey mackintosh was folded over her arm...

(1) a rare species of beetle
(2) There are many species of dog(s).
(3) a conservation area for endangered species

(1) The miser doesn't like to part with his money.
(2) The miser was untouched by the poor man's story.
(3) The miser was an incarnation of greed.

(1) The people are demanding a chance to participate more in government.
(2) I couldn't assent to, much less participate in such proceeding.
(3) You may well participate with us in our gains.

(1) He has always championed the cause of gay rights.
(2) She was a champion of the poor all her life.
(3) the reigning champion (= the person who is champion now)

(1) an attempt to reconcile the need for industrial development with concern for the environment
(2) It was hard to reconcile his career ambitions with the needs of his children.
(3) The pair were reconciled after Jackson made a public apology.

(1) He tried to buffalo me at first meeting but I soon caught on to his tricks.
(2) A herd of water buffalo charges down a dirt road in rural Laos.
(3) You can see the fresh buffalo dung on the country road.

(1) In many societies women are subordinate to men.
(2) All other issues are subordinate to this one.
(3) the relationship between subordinates and superiors

(1) [不可数名词]political domination
(2) companies fighting for domination of the software market
(3) As a child he was dominated by his father.

(1) He had made it clear to his wife that he would never forsake her.
(2) She forsook the glamour of the city and went to live in the wilds of Scotland.
(3) But that didn't make her forsake her ideals...

(1) a watery fluid
(2) His eyes were red and watery.
(3) (literary)She was rescued from a watery grave (= saved from drowning ) .

(1) French wine producers
(2) Libya is a major oil producer.
(3) Hollywood screenwriters, actors and producers

(1) overhead/underground cables
(2) a 10 000 volt cable
(3) fibre-optic cable

(1) This shipyard is at the cutting edge of world shipbuilding technology.
(2) shipbuilding is a dying business.
(3) Britain has lost her leadership in the shipbuilding industry.

(1) a deficiency of Vitamin B
(2) deficiencies in the computer system
(3) Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.

(1) a chemical/radioactive, etc. substance
(2) banned/illegal substances (= drugs)
(3) a sticky substance

(1) Who is eligible to apply for membership of the association?
(2) a membership card/fee
(3) The membership has/have not yet voted.

(1) She sought to deflect criticism by blaming her family.
(2) The government will not be deflected from its commitments.
(3) All attempts to deflect attention from his private life have failed.

(1) a shrine to the Virgin Mary
(2) to visit the shrine of Mecca
(3) Wimbledon is a shrine for all lovers of tennis.

(1) The bag was wrenched from her grasp.
(2) He grabbed Ben, wrenching him away from his mother.
(3) (figurative)Guy wrenched his mind back to the present.

(1) the man designated to succeed the president
(2) The different types are designated by the letters A, B and C.
(3) an interview with the director designate

(1) He slung the bag over his shoulder.
(2) She tapped him on the shoulder.
(3) He looked back over his shoulder.

(1) The terrorists are threatening to blow up the plane.
(2) a terrorist attack/bomb/group
(3) One American was killed and three were wounded in terrorist attacks.

(1) hollow out the cake and fill it with cream.
(2) The squirrel disappeared into a hollow at the base of the tree.
(3) She noticed the slight hollows under his cheekbones.

(1) They issued a warrant for her arrest.
(2) an arrest warrant
(3) They had a warrant to search the house.

(1) Its geographical location stimulated overseas mercantile enterprise.
(2) ...a vast geographical area.
(3) Inner Mongolia has the unique geographical environment, the superior resources and the characteristic humanities.

(1) tropic of Capricorn to the love for me, simple and honest penguins into a film.
(2) South bay island Be located in semi - tropical, tropic of Cancer is traversed.
(3) A tropic heat wave is expected to hit the city.

(1) The singular of ‘bacteria ’ is ‘bacterium ’.
(2) The verb should be in the singular .
(3) a singular noun/verb/ending

(1) She plucked out a grey hair.
(2) expertly plucked eyebrows
(3) to pluck the strings of a violin

(1) I go jogging every evening.
(2) Someone jogged her elbow, making her spill her coffee.
(3) I like to go for a jog after work.

(1) Inspecting the nest may require some ingenuity.
(2) Network television series, speaking correct English action, ingenuity interactive games.
(3) I admire your ingenuity and perseverance.

(1) They've docked 15% off my pay for this week.
(2) dock workers
(3) The ship was in dock .

(1) Induct electric power cable , shell up the destine length.
(2) The cigarette love with match, destine to be hurt.
(3) She feel she be destine to be unhappy for the rest of her life.

(1) a brief résumé of events so far
(2) to resume talks/negotiations
(3) She resumed her career after an interval of six years.

(1) He sent a telex to the British High Commission in Delhi.
(2) The embassy says it has telexed their demands to the foreign ministry...
(3) They telexed British Airways.

(1) an industrious student
(2) She was an industrious and willing worker.
(3) If the tiller is industrious, the farmland is productive.

(1) The comparison shows considerable disagreement between theory and practice.
(2) They have had several disagreements with their neighbours.
(3) disagreement arose about exactly how to plan the show.