(1) Some of them even prefer it to Guilin. (2) I will run you in if the bus isn't going into the town because of the snow today. (3) because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.
because of [biˈkɔz ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.几乎； prep.紧邻；在…近旁；仅次于；紧接；
因为，由于；基于；
n.女儿；产物，后代；（某地的）妇女；[生]子代； adj.女儿般的；[生]第一代的；子代的；
n.健康状况；卫生；保健；昌盛，兴旺；
(1) They use puppets to capture the imagination of younger audiences. (2) The article captured the mood of the nation. (3) The attack was captured on film by security cameras.
(1) Why should they get first call on the best property? (2) He called me over the Tannoy. (3) I made a phone call to the United States to talk to a friend...
(1) a candidate for the degree of MPhil (2) Our team is a prime candidate for relegation this year. (3) Your father is an obvious candidate for a heart attack.
(1) roast/minced beef (2) beef and dairy cattle (3) What's his latest beef?
beef [bi:f] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.给予帮助的，有益的；愿意帮忙的；
n.席位，座位；所在地；场所；臀部； vt.使就座；使就职；使获得座位（或席位）；可容纳若干座位；
n.牛肉；菜牛（饲养以供肉食的牛）；体力；怨言，牢骚； vi.抱怨，大发牢骚；
vt.获得，得到；流行；买到，达到（目的）； vi.通行，通用；流行；存在；
(1) How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me. (2) beat it before it's too late. (3) Can you beat it; there was Graham Greene in Freetown and there was I on the other side of Africa.
(1) I was scared that I might be sick. (2) He seems to be sick, for he appears pale. (3) It's great to go on the roller coaster five times and not be sick.
be sick [bi: sik] 📢 UK📢 US
n.农事，耕作；饲养（家禽）；（租税等的）包收； v.耕种，出租(farm的ing形式)；
并非偶然地； 故意地；特地； 特有的目的；
恶心，呕吐；
adj.失去知觉的，无意识的；无意的，不自觉的；不知道的；不受意识控制的； n.[心]无意识；
(1) Let's return to camp. (2) to pitch/make camp (= put up tents) (3) to break camp (= to take down tents)
(1) tourists sunbathing on the beach (2) a sandy/pebble/shingle beach (3) a beach bar
beach [bi:tʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.（文章的）一段；经过；通路，通道；旅程，行程；
n.画家，着色者；油漆匠；（系船的）缆绳；破诡计；
adj.有效的；起作用的；实际的，实在的；给人深刻印象； n.[军]现役兵额，有生力量，精兵；
n.海滩，海滨；岸上的沙子和卵石； vt.将…拖上岸；将滑艇拖到小屋前面的岸边；
(1) He can't bear to be laughed at. (2) Her later work does not bear comparison with her earlier novels (= because it is not nearly as good) . (3) The pain was almost more than he could bear.
(1) The project will require very little work to start up; that's the beauty of it . (2) One of the beauties of living here is that it's so peaceful. (3) beauty products/treatment (= intended to make a person more beautiful)
(1) If you happen to be going to the post office, please get me some commemorative stamps. (2) But we couldn't be going to Macon. (3) I would stand in dread of what you might be going to recommend next.
(1) It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary. (2) It soon became apparent that no one was going to come. (3) She was becoming confused.
become [bɪˈkʌm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.失败，不及格；缺乏，不足；破产，倒闭；失败的事，失败者；
n.努力，尝试；工作；成就；杰作；
n.钱包，皮夹子；
vi.变为，成为；变得；变成； vt.适合，适宜；相称，相当；变成；发生；
(1) the ocean bed (2) oyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many oysters ) (3) flower beds
(1) The gunmen calmly walked away and escaped in a waiting car. (2) Our principals, teachers and other school staff rose to the challenge , calmly and meticulously. (3) She sat down calmly, reading a newspaper.
(1) All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. (2) Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away. (3) to cancel a policy/subscription
(1) I cannot believe the price of the tickets! (2) A foreign language cannot be learned rapidly, it must be learned step by step. (3) You cannot equate his poems with his plays.
(1) Use the formula to calculate the volume of the container. (2) Benefit is calculated on the basis of average weekly earnings. (3) You'll need to calculate how much time the assignment will take.
(1) For a child to be born with this disability indicates a defect in obstetric care. (2) When a woman is in labour, her cervix opens up to allow the baby to be born. (3) The author of this book was said to be born circa 1080 and die in 1130.
be born [bi: bɔ:n] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.通常；大体上；一般而言，总的来说；
出生于…；落地；诞；下生；
adj.嘈杂的；喧闹的；充满噪音的；吵吵闹闹的； n.响声；嘈杂声；
adv.因此，所以；从此；从此处； int.<诗>去；
(1) acting in her capacity as manager (2) We are simply involved in an advisory capacity on the project. (3) The factory is working at full capacity.