(1) to be in a difficult situation (2) You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately. (3) We have all been in similar embarrassing situations.
(1) Be careful to tell off - color joke at work. (2) The old man like to tell off - color joke. (3) The farmers used a special system of counting to tell off their sheep.
tell off [tel ɔf] 📢 UK📢 US
责备，斥责；分派；
adj.怀孕的；孕育着…的；富于想象的；富于成果的；
n.技巧，技术，手段；技能；手法；
在…之初；
(1) It's stupid really. I lost my contact lenses. I need to get some new ones. (2) Wearing my contact lenses seemed to make them worse. (3) Daily wear contact lenses with monthly replacements.
contact lenses [ˈkɔntækt [lenz]] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[地名][大洋洲]澳大利亚，澳洲；澳元；
写下；记下；视为；贬低（地位、重要性等）；
n.隐形眼镜；接触镜，隐形镜( contact lens的名词复数 )；
预定，预期，计划做；
(1) a narrow-minded attitude (2) a narrow-minded nationalist (3) ...a narrow-minded bigot.
narrow-minded [ˈnærəʊˈmaɪndɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.履行；性能；表现；演出；
adj.心胸狭窄的，偏执的； adv.目光短浅地；
顺便地，附带说说；顺便一提；
n.（学生）实地考察旅行；实习；
(1) a pair of glasses with tinted lenses (2) a camera with an adjustable lens (3) a lens cap/cover
(1) Chlorine is used to disinfect water. (2) Plough deeply in 30cm, and insolate in the sun to disinfect. (3) disinfect the wound before you bandage it up.
disinfect [ˌdɪsɪnˈfekt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.迁移；重新安置；
vt.容许；承认；忍受；容忍（不同意或不喜欢的事物）；
vt.除去（感染），给…消毒；
adj.幽默的；滑稽的；风趣的；谐；
(1) (business 商)We need new product to sell (= a new range of products) . (2) dairy/meat/pharmaceutical, etc. products (3) investment in product development
(1) rinse the cooked pasta with boiling water. (2) She rinsed the mud from her hands. (3) I wanted to rinse the taste out of my mouth.
rinse [rɪns] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使有资格；给…定名；给与…权利；称做；
vt.创造，创作；产生；封爵，把…封为（贵族）； vi.[英][俚]大发脾气，大发牢骚；
vt.漂洗；冲洗；漂净；冲掉； n.冲洗；染发剂；漂洗；
n.人造喷泉，喷泉水；泉源；液体贮存器，汽水桶，冷饮柜；源头，来源；
(1) Some of the finest drinking glasses are made from lead crystal. (2) Nervously clutching our glasses of chilled wine, we gathered on the terrace. (3) Its influence can make you view life through rose-coloured glasses.
glasses [ˈglɑ:sɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.纯的；单纯的；纯真的；干净的； prep.清晰的，纯正的；
v.对…发怒；
失败；划分（以便分析）；损坏；衰弱下来；
n.眼镜；双筒望远镜；玻璃( glass的名词复数 )；玻璃杯；玻璃器皿；眼镜；
(1) Britain still boasts the cheapest postal service... (2) We have started a campaign for better nursery and school services... (3) ...the BBC World service.
(1) hate mail (= letters containing cruel comments) (2) a hate campaign (= cruel comments made about sb over a period of time in order to damage their reputation) (3) a look of hate
(1) It is a purely academic question. (2) The whole thing's academic now─we can't win anyway. (3) You have to do well academically to get into medical school.
(1) She has been looking after the day-to-day running of the school. (2) I have organized the cleaning on a day-to-day basis , until our usual cleaner returns. (3) I am a vegetarian and use a lot of lentils in my day-to-day cooking.
(1) in other words, kissing can be as an effective exercise to prevent the development of wrinkles. (2) in other words, with hard work any obstacle can be overcome. (3) in other words, why some people always standing on the opposite side of consumers do?
(1) I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job. (2) They were going to set off in the fog, but were dissuaded. (3) Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking...
(1) You're bound to mistime a tackle every so often. (2) every so often he would turn and look at her. (3) every so often the horse's heart and lungs are checked.
(1) disposable assets/capital/resources (2) a person's disposable income (= money they are free to spend after paying taxes, etc.) (3) (North Amercian English)disposable diapers
(1) If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund. (2) Golden parachutes entitle them to a full year's salary if they get booted out of the company. (3) How does one entitle the queen when speaking directly to her?
entitle [ɪnˈtaɪtl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.词典，字典；[自]代码字典；
vt.使有资格；给…定名；给与…权利；称做；
adv.言词上；口头地；照字面地；作为动词；
adv.明确地；确切地；一定地；肯定地； int.（表强烈的肯定）当然；
(1) The college principal promised to look into the matter. (2) ‘promise not to tell anyone! ’ ‘I promise. ’ (3) They arrived at 7.30 as they had promised .
(1) He alleged that they had hired an assassin to dispose of him. (2) We will have to dispose of the mice in the attic. (3) These goods are difficult to dispose of.
dispose of [disˈpəuz ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.<美>邻居，邻国； adj.邻近的，邻接的； vi.友好；毗邻而居； vt.邻接；
解决；将（某物）处理掉；驳倒；将（某物）吃光喝完；
因…而发笑；嘲笑；蔑视；对…满不在乎；
adj.通常的，常有的，常见的；平常的，普通的；平时的，平日的；一向的，老是那一套的；
(1) We keep all our glass and china in this cupboard. (2) She has a fine collection of Bohemian glass. (3) In case of emergency, break the glass and press the button.
(1) There is no incentive for people to save fuel. (2) tax incentives to encourage savings (3) Many companies in Britain are keen on the idea of tax incentives for R&D.
(1) I was late, but fortunately the meeting hadn't started. (2) fortunately for him, he was very soon offered another job. (3) fortunately, the weather that winter was reasonably mild...
fortunately [ˈfɔ:tʃənətli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.观众，听众，读者；读者；接见；拥护者，爱好者；
adv.幸运地；
制造；关灯；结果是；出席（某项活动）；
v.离开，出发；去世；离职；脱轨；
(1) The various elements of the novel fail to cohere. (2) The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen. (3) This adaptation perfectly captures the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut's novel.