(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
vi.发展；生长；形成；发达 ； vt.使发展；使发育；开发；培育；
n.单词，歌词，台词；（说的）话；诺言；命令； vt.措辞，用词；用言语表达； vi.讲话；
adj.未必的，不一定有把握的；不太可能的；不可能发生的；不像是真的；
n.计划；打算；平面图；示意图； vt.& vi.计划，打算，设计；
(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.
(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
n.星期一，周一，礼拜一；[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪来源于古诺斯语人名，含义是“保护”(protection)；[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪绰号，星期一，来源于古英语（曾流传生于星期一是幸运的，生于星期五是不幸运的）；[人名] [爱尔兰姓氏] 蒙迪盖尔语姓氏的英语形式，含义是“Eoin之仆的儿子”(son of the servant of Eoin)；
(1) economic/social/political trends (2) There is a growing trend towards earlier retirement. (3) current trends in language teaching
(1) a pile of books/clothes/bricks (2) He arranged the documents in neat piles. (3) She looked in horror at the mounting pile of letters on her desk.
pile [paɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.桩；一堆；绒头；摞； vt.堆起；堆叠；放置；装入； vi.蜂拥，拥挤；
conj.除非，如果不； prep.除了，…除外；
vt.涌出；倾，倒； vi.涌流；泛滥，涌出；斟，倒； n.倾泻；
n.设备；容易；能力；灵巧；
(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.
(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) 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 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 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.
arrive [ə'raɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.到达，来；发生；
n.修订，修改；修订本；校对；复审，上诉；n.修改；修订本；复习；
pron.哪一个；哪一些；哪个；那，指前面提到的事物； adj.哪一个；哪一些；
n.力；武力；（社会）势力；魄力； vt.强迫；强行；促使，推动；强奸；
(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) 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.
(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) 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
n.瞬间，片刻；时刻；重要，紧要；[物]力矩；
n.阿姨；姨母，姑妈；舅妈；婶娘；
vi.倾听；留心听；听信；（让对方注意）听着； n.听，倾听；
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）；
(1) a calf/neck/thigh muscle (2) to pull/tear/strain a muscle (3) This exercise will work the muscles of the lower back.
(1) The trap had cut deeply into the rabbit's flesh. (2) Tigers are flesh-eating animals. (3) the smell of rotting flesh
flesh [fleʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
num.九；九个；第九； n.九，九个； adj.九的，九个的；
adj.不满的，反对的； v.不赞成( disapprove的现在分词 )；
adj.北方的，北部的；来自北方的；北风；
n.肉；肉体；果肉；皮肤； v.用肉喂养；长胖；
(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) 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) 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) 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 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 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)