(1) I could hear voices in the next room. (2) to speak in a deep/soft/loud/quiet, etc. voice (3) ‘I promise, ’ she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice) .
(1) He claimed political asylum. (2) He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. (3) She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
(1) popular holiday destinations like the Bahamas (2) to arrive at/reach your destination (3) Our luggage was checked all the way through to our final destination .
(1) The origin of pebble stove in China and several development phases are reviewed. (2) When he had heard the quotation, it was a pebble. (3) Now now! Don't take so many biscuits; You are not the only pebble on the beach.
pebble [ˈpebl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不道德的；邪恶的；猥亵的；悖德；
n.目标，目的；球门；终点；得分；
adv.最近，近来；不久以前；近日；新近；
n.卵石；水晶；水晶透镜；卵石花纹； vt.用卵石铺；用石子扔；使纹理粗糙；
(1) Some people will gain weight, no matter how hard they try to slim. (2) Some people do gain weight after they stop smoking. (3) She was a small gray - blonde woman with a tendency to gain weight.
gain weight [ɡein weit] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.疯狂的；精神病的；非常愚蠢的；
vt.期望；预料；要求；认为（某事）会发生； vi.预期；期待；怀胎；怀孕；
v.体重增加；
传播；绕开；随意走走；说服；
(1) She's always dieting but she never seems to lose any weight. (2) dietary fibre (3) to have a healthy, balanced diet
diet [ˈdaɪət] 📢 UK📢 US
在牌戏中采取稳定的措施，谨慎行事；
n.尊严；高尚；自豪；自尊；
n.百万； adj.百万的；无数的；
n.日常饮食；规定饮食； vt.& vi.（使）节制饮食； vi.节食；进规定饮食；
(1) This is probably a bad idea, but what the hey! (2) My new bike's nice, hey? (3) Thanks for your help, hey.
(1) It's only a small improvement, but at least it's a step in the right direction . (2) Support came from an unexpected direction. (3) Let us approach the subject from a different direction.
(1) He's got no right to keep dumping his problems on me. (2) Just dump your stuff over there─we'll sort it out later. (3) Did you hear he's dumped his girlfriend?
(1) the flu virus (2) a virus infection (3) There's a virus going around the office.
virus [ˈvaɪrəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.地下室；[建]基底，底部；
n.生活方式；
n.病毒；病毒性疾病；毒素，毒害；[计算机科学]计算机病毒；
vt.预知，预见；有先见之明；
(1) The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating. (2) He tends to exaggerate the difficulties. (3) I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is) .
exaggerate [ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[天]木星；朱庇特（罗马神话中的宙斯神）；
adv.立即，马上；直接地；紧接地； conj.一…就，即刻；
vt.&vi.（使）扩大；（使）增加；夸张；
n.门口，门道；
(1) Cutting our costs is the only way forward . (2) We are not getting any further forward with the discussion. (3) The project will go forward (= continue) as planned.
(1) She has a poor complexion and pock marks on her forehead. (2) She dabbed iodine on the cuts on her forehead. (3) A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead.
(1) It happened─whether by accident or design ─that the two of them were left alone after all the others had gone. (2) The tiles come in a huge range of colours and designs. (3) a course in art and design
(1) Denise: You'll never lose weight if you listen to your stomach. (2) Say your goal is lose weight by dieting and cutting off sweets. (3) He is walking proof that people can lose weight quickly.
lose weight [lu:z weit] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.在户外；向户外； n.户外；露天；野外；世间；
急急忙忙，繁忙；
n.保存，保留；保护；防腐；维护，保持；
v.体重减轻；
(1) She will treat you and respect you asfull equal and easily fall in love with you. (2) Take it around trying to stuck somewhere, fall in love a lot. (3) Meet someone, fall in love, live ever after.
(1) The work was done according to her instructions. (2) Everything went according to plan . (3) The salary will be fixed according to qualifications and experience.
according to
📢 UK📢 US
na.根据，按照；据…所说；如；比照；
n.日落（时），薄暮；晚霞；黄昏； adj.定期废止的；
从那时起；从此；
受…欢迎；
(1) I think you should go on a diet. (2) You must go on a diet because you are too fat. (3) I've got to go on a diet. I don't want to be a fatso.
(1) an automobile accident (2) the automobile industry (3) Each of the outstanding automobile design is the perfect combination of aesthetics and engineering.
(1) to put sth on temporary/permanent display (2) The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work. (3) She displayed her bruises for all to see.
(1) Doctors issued a warning against eating any fish caught in the river. (2) to give sb fair/advance/adequate warning of sth (3) The bridge collapsed without (any) warning .
(1) The first edition was published in 2002. (2) He works for a company that publishes reference books. (3) Most of our titles are also published on CD-ROM.
(1) My wife is pregnant. (2) I was pregnant with our third child at the time. (3) a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born)