(1) He turned abruptly and walked away... (2) He turned to his publicist and jokingly asked, 'What's next?'… (3) They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies...
(1) Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque... (2) Sotomayor, the Cuban holder of the world high jump record, cleared 2.36 metres. (3) After that they drove clear over to St Paul.
(1) Bob spent fifteen months alone on his yacht. Ann, meanwhile, took care of the children on her own. (2) The doctor will see you again next week. meanwhile, you must rest as much as possible. (3) Stress can be extremely damaging to your health. Exercise, meanwhile, can reduce its effects.
(1) Most of us do our food shopping in the supermarket... (2) How do those prawns find their way from Norway to the supermarket shelf? (3) The supermarket offers a rich supply of different commodities.
(1) to enter a relationship/conflict/war (2) Several new firms have now entered the market. (3) The investigation has entered a new phase.
enter ['entə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.意外地，忽然地；奄；勃；霍然；
vt.& vi.进入；开始；参加；登记；
adj.失去的；下落不明的； v.错过( miss的现在分词)；
adj.漂亮的；机灵的，聪明的； adv.相当，颇； n.漂亮的人（或东西）；
(1) a player from the opposing side (2) It is time for opposing factions to unite and work towards a common goal. (3) I have a friend who has the opposing view and felt that the war was immoral...
opposing
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n.教室，课堂；教学活动，教学方法；
n.愉快；娱乐；希望；令人高兴的事； vt.使高兴；使满意； vi.觉得高兴，享受；寻欢作乐；
adj.反作用的；反向的；相反的；对立的； v.反对；
vi.出现，显现；出庭，出场；演出；发表；
(1) an awards/opening ceremony (2) a wedding/marriage ceremony (3) Please don't stand on ceremony (= Please be natural and relaxed) with me.
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) different racial types (2) a rare blood type (3) There are three main types of contract(s).
(1) (North Amercian English)You need to get your priorities straight . (2) a high/low priority (3) Education is a top priority .
priority [praɪ'ɒrətɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.优先，优先权；（时间，序上的）先，前；优先考虑的事；[数]优先次序；
n.黄油；黄油状的食品；奉承话；焊膏； vt.抹黄油于…上；用黄油煎食物；讨好；
adj.向下的，往下的； adv.向下地，下行地；
vt.卸货；去除负担；倾吐；处理，倾销； vi.卸下货物或其它负担；退子弹；[商]抛售（证券）；
(1) The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English. (2) Our primary concern must be the children. (3) Good health care is of primary importance.
(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) I excused myself and ran back to the telephone... (2) Police believe the gunmen ran off into the woods... (3) ...when I was running in the New York Marathon...
(1) The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction (= creates the forces that destroy it) . (2) a tidal wave bringing death and destruction in its wake (3) weapons of mass destruction
(1) Our plan succeeded. (2) He succeeded in getting a place at art school. (3) I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended) .
(1) There is no immediate prospect of peace. (2) A place in the semi-finals is in prospect (= likely to happen) . (3) There's a reasonable prospect that his debts will be paid.
(1) She has travelled extensively. (2) a spice used extensively in Eastern cooking (3) The house has extensive grounds.
extensive [ɪkˈstensɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.飞机，航空器，；
adv.早已，已经；先前；
adj.广阔的，广大的；范围广泛的；[物]广延的；[逻]外延的；
adv.心理上，精神上；智力上；
(1) ‘Do you think all this money will change your life? ’ ‘certainly not. ’ (2) Without treatment, she will almost certainly die. (3) certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development.
certainly [ˈsə:tnli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.注意，注意力；照料，关怀；殷勤； int.[口令]立正；
adv.无疑地，确定地；当然地；必定；准；
n.秋；秋天；成熟期；渐衰期； adj.秋天的；秋季的；
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定性的；[物]临界的；
(1) Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals. (2) the country's brief experiment in democracy (3) I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.
(1) a disturbing piece of news (2) There was something about him she found disturbing... (3) There are disturbing reports of killings at the two centres.