(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.
(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...
dissuade [dɪˈsweɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.劝阻；劝止；劝戒；
赚钱过活；营生；糊口谋生；谋生；
vi.期满；文件、协议等（因到期而）失效；断气；逝世；
赔偿；为…付钱；因…受罚[痛苦]；替某人付款；
(1) She was wearing a new coat. (2) Do I have to wear a tie? (3) Was she wearing a seat belt?
(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) 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) 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) 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.
(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) 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) 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) military training/intelligence (2) a military coup (3) military uniform
military [ˈmɪlətri] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.抢劫；抢夺，掠夺；非法剥夺；使丧失； vi.抢劫；掠夺；
n.环境，外界；周围，围绕；工作平台；（运行）环境；
n.结构；构造；建筑物；体系； vt.构成，排列；安排；
adj.军事的；军用的；讨厌的；好战的； n.军人；军队；武装力量；
(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) 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.
(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.
(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) 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?
(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...
(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
adj.免疫的；有免疫力的；不受影响的；免除…的； n.免疫者，免除者；
责备，斥责；分派；
在危险中，有…的危险；
n.心情；语气；气氛；坏心境；
(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.完美；完善；最后加工；圆满；
n.飞行服务员；
解决；将（某物）处理掉；驳倒；将（某物）吃光喝完；
v信任；料想；笃信宗教； vt.相信；以为，认为；对…信以为真；信任；
(1) It is impossible to be sure about the value of land. (2) You can be sure about their interest in it.
(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?
in other words
📢 UK📢 US
n.金，黄金；金色；金币；金饰品； adj.金（制）的，含金的；金色的；金本位的；
换句话说；就是说；
n.促进，增进；提升，升级；（商品等的）推广；发扬；
vt.宣布；声明，声称；申报；[法]供述； vi.声明，发表宣言；宣称；
(1) He offered $4 000 for the car. (2) Josie had offered her services as a guide. (3) He offered some useful advice.
(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
product [ˈprɒdʌkt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.操作，经营；手术；[数]运算；作用；
adj.不合法的，违法的；违反规则的； n.非法移民，非法劳工；间谍；
n.运弓法；弓纬；凸肚形；卷边；
n.产品；结果；乘积；作品；
(1) to receive an old-age/a retirement pension (2) a disability/widow's pension (3) a state pension
(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.