(1) Keep your eyes firmly fixed on the road ahead. (2) It is now firmly established as one of the leading brands in the country. (3) ‘I can manage, ’ she said firmly.
(1) Wear clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain. (2) He asked to be put under police protection . (3) the conservation and protection of the environment
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) The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career. (2) an interruption to the power supply (3) I managed to work for two hours without interruption .
(1) Her voice awoke the sleeping child. (2) His speech is bound to awake old fears and hostilities. (3) It took her some time to awake to the dangers of her situation.
awake [ə'weɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
num.第五； n.五分之一；第五音，五度音程；<美>五分之一加仑（瓶）；
n.身体；尸体；团体；物体； vt.赋予形体；
adj.醒着的；警惕的； vt.& vi.唤醒；唤起；觉悟；
n.艺术；艺术作品；（需要技术、工艺的）行业；文艺（包括绘画、雕塑、建筑、音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、文学等）； vi.thou art 即 you are,对一人讲话时用； adj.艺术的；（为）艺术家的；艺术品的；具有艺术性的； vt.& vi.[口语]（把…）装饰得古色古香，（把…）装饰得古怪而有艺术趣味，把…装饰得有艺术价值；把…加以艺术乔装，使艺术化[仅用于 art up 短语中]；
(1) physical fitness (2) physical appearance (3) The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health.
(1) Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas. (2) I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise. (3) You have been dishonest with me...
(1) (British English)He was a nuisance and we're all well rid of him (= we'll be much better without him) . (2) She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority. (3) I was glad to be rid of the car when I finally sold it.
rid [rɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.焦虑的，烦恼的；令人担心的；
n.地面，地板；楼层；底部；议员席； vt.铺地板；击败，打倒；
vt.使摆脱，解除，免除；
adv.典型地；代表性地；通常；
(1) diplomatic/international/foreign relations (2) US-Chinese relations (3) relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present.
relation [rɪˈleɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[天]行星；[占星]（左右人命运的）星相；
adj.最差的；最严重的；最令人不满的；“bad“以及“ill“的最高级； n.最坏的事情；无论怎样坏；同“at one%27s worst. at one%27s worst”； adv.最坏地；〈习语〉极度；“badly“的最高级； vt.胜过，击败；
adv.厚厚地；浓密地；繁茂地；频繁地；
n.关系，联系；亲戚（关系）；说话，叙述，报告；比率，比数；
(1) He can't help thinking it's all just "pie in the sky" talk. (2) Her silk shirtdress was sky-blue, the colour of her eyes. (3) Suddenly a bolt of lightning crackled through the sky.
adv.非常；差不多；很多地；很大程度上； adj.许多的，大量的； pron.很多；大量；很好的东西；（与不可数名词连用，尤用于否定句，或与 how 连用以询问数量，也可与 as、so 和 too 连用）许多；
(1) He said he might come tomorrow. (2) He might get there in time, but I can't be sure. (3) I know Vicky doesn't like the job, but I mightn't find it too bad.
(1) a politically sensitive issue (2) politically motivated crimes (3) It makes sense politically as well as economically.
politically [pəˈlɪtɪkɵlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.明亮的；<非正式>美好的；闪耀的；才华横溢的； n.宝石；钻石；
n.胸部，胸腔；箱子；金库；资金；
n.财政；金融；财源；资金； vt.为…供给资金， 从事金融活动；赊货给…；掌握财政；
adv.政治地，政党地；
(1) substantial sums of money (2) a substantial change (3) substantial numbers of people support the reforms.
substantial [səb'stænʃl] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.坚固地；稳固地；坚定地；坚决地；
n.马铃薯， 土豆，洋芋；土豆块茎；
adj.大量的；结实的，牢固的；重大的； n.本质；重要材料；
adj.恼怒的，气恼的； v.使烦恼，使恼怒，干扰，打扰(annoy的过去式和过去分词)；
(1) This young man is wearing a limp grey sweater. (2) Ann, put on your sweater; you're so cold you have gooseflesh on your arms. (3) She is good at knitting a sweater.
(1) Have you ever had any skin problems connected with exposure to the sun?... (2) The dispute is not directly connected to the negotiations... (3) The current NBA Houston star Yao Ming topped thelistwith an unparalleled income of 260 million RMB.
(1) The car was completely crushed under the truck. (2) They crush the olives with a heavy wooden press. (3) Several people were crushed to death in the accident.
(1) Someone had forged her signature on the cheque. (2) They collected 10 000 signatures for their petition. (3) He was attacked for having put his signature to the deal.
(1) They haven't formally announced their engagement yet. (2) The government yesterday announced to the media plans to create a million new jobs. (3) (figurative)A ring at the doorbell announced Jack's arrival.
(1) Sounds of voices and commotion could be heard downstairs now. (2) The downstairs of the two little houses had been entirely refashioned. (3) He was in an argument with his landlord downstairs.
(1) a block of text in a document (2) (British English)The theatre gives discounts for block bookings (= a large number of tickets bought at the same time) . (3) The three-hour class is divided into four blocks of 45 minutes each.
block [blɒk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.块；街区；<英>大楼，大厦；障碍物，阻碍； vt.阻止；阻塞；限制；
adj.可疑的；猜疑的，怀疑的；多疑的，不信任的；多心；
vt.不喜欢；厌恶； n.厌憎；讨厌；
prep.和，跟；随着；关于；和…一致；
(1) There is a limit to the amount of pain we can bear. (2) The team performed to the limit of its capabilities. (3) She knew the limits of her power.
(1) My parents lent me the money. otherwise, I couldn't have afforded the trip. (2) Shut the window, otherwise it'll get too cold in here. (3) We're committed to the project. We wouldn't be here otherwise.