(1) the adverts on television (2) When the adverts came on I got up to put the kettle on. (3) I saw an advert for a job with a large engineering company...
(1) to offer sb constructive criticism (= that is meant to be helpful) (2) I didn't mean it as a criticism. (3) criticisms levelled at (= aimed at) journalists
(1) The emphasis is very much on learning the spoken language. (2) The course has a vocational emphasis. (3) We provide all types of information, with an emphasis on legal advice.
emphasis [ˈemfəsɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.北方的，北部的；来自北方的；北风；
n.策略，战略；战略学；
n.星期二；
n.强调；着重；（轮廓、图形等的）鲜明；突出，重读；
(1) She made no response. (2) In response to your inquiry… (3) I received an encouraging response to my advertisement.
(1) The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen. (2) the latest in a series of articles on the nature of modern society (3) the World series (= in baseball )
(1) The child is developing normally. (2) The place has rapidly developed from a small fishing community into a thriving tourist resort. (3) She developed the company from nothing.
develop [dɪ'veləp] 📢 UK📢 US
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；
n.离开，离去；起程；背离；东西距离；
vi.发展；生长；形成；发达 ； vt.使发展；使发育；开发；培育；
n.姓，姓氏；别名，绰号； vt.给…加姓；
(1) She's fluent in French and German. She also speaks a little Italian. (2) rubella, also known as German measles (3) I didn't like it that much. also, it was much too expensive.
(1) She seemed neither surprised nor worried. (2) He wasn't there on Monday. nor on Tuesday, for that matter. (3) (formal)Not a building nor a tree was left standing.
nor [nɔ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.革命；彻底改变；旋转；运行，公转；
n.计划；规划； v.“plan”的现在分词；计划；设计；
conj.也不；也不是；和 neither 或 not 连用；去甲；
adj.令人恐惧的；引起突然惊恐的；吓人；
(1) At 60, he was now approaching retirement. (2) Susan is going to take early retirement (= retire before the usual age) . (3) retirement age
(1) They said you particularly wanted to talk to me. Why was that?... (2) 'Hey, is there anything the matter with my sisters?' — 'Is that why you're phoning?'... (3) The Commissioners get between £50,000 and 60,000 a year in various allowances. But that amount can soar to 90,000 a year...
(1) You take care of your end, kid, I'll take care of mine... (2) Let's go up to the office and settle the business end of things. (3) The police force is being manipulated for political ends...
(1) The aim is to give people more power over their own lives. (2) He has the power to make things very unpleasant for us. (3) to have sb in your power (= to be able to do what you like with sb)
(1) The key issue was whether the four defendants acted dishonestly. (2) It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not. (3) whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.
(1) He always goes to bed at ten─he's a creature of habit (= he likes to do the same things at the same time every day) . (2) The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature. (3) respect for all living creatures
(1) The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places. (2) For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn? (3) You have to do everything you can. You have to work your hardest. And if you do, if you stay positive, then you have a shot at a silver lining.
(1) The school has a reputation for high standards of discipline. (2) Strict discipline is imposed on army recruits. (3) She keeps good discipline in class.
discipline ['dɪsəplɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.训练；使有纪律；处罚；使有条理； n.训练；纪律；学科；符合行为准则的行为（或举止）；
adj.<口>渴望，切盼；垂死的，临终的；会死的；快熄灭的； v.“die”的现在分词；
adj.精神的；心灵的；高尚的，崇高的；宗教的； n.圣歌（尤指美国南部黑人的）；教会事物；
n.岛，岛屿； vt.使孤立；
(1) to arrive at an agreement/a decision/a conclusion (2) The new product will arrive on supermarket shelves (= be available) early next year. (3) The wedding day finally arrived.
(1) We checked in our luggage and went through to the departure lounge. (2) We've checked in at the hotel. (3) ‘Is Mary in the office? ’ ‘Just a moment. I'll go and check. ’
(1) There is an urgent need for more hospital beds. (2) hospital doctors/nurses/staff (3) a psychiatric/mental hospital
hospital ['hɒspɪtl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.发现，发觉；（剧情的）发展；被发现的事物；[法]显示证据；
n.医院；收容所；养老院；〈古〉旅客招待所；
vt.保护，保卫；贸易保护；备款以支付；
n.点；要点；得分；标点； vt.（意思上）指向；削尖；加标点于；指路； vi.表明；指向；
(1) people on high/low incomes (2) a weekly disposable income (= the money that you have left to spend after tax, etc.) of £200 (3) a rise in national income
(1) She lives alone and often feels lonely. (2) all those lonely nights at home watching TV (3) a lonely beach
lonely ['ləʊnlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.孤独的，孤单的；寂寞的；荒凉的，幽静的；在孤单中度过的；
adj.非凡的，特别的；意外的，离奇的；临时的，特派的；不寻常；
n.信用卡，签账卡；
n.粉，粉末；粉状物质； vt.在…搽粉； vi.涂粉，变成粉末；
(1) Lunch costs £10 per person, excluding drinks. (2) The families questioned, excluding those on income support, have a net income of £500.20 a week... (3) excluding water, half of the body's weight is protein.
(1) The story was completely untrue and was successfully challenged in court. (2) She does not like anyone challenging her authority. (3) This discovery challenges traditional beliefs.