(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
adj.有礼貌的；有教养的，文雅的；上流社会的；应酬的，客套的；
vt.& vi.进入；开始；参加；登记；
adj.神圣的；值得尊敬的，值得推崇的；圣洁的，圣徒般的；宗教的；
vt.& vi.打，打击；碰撞； vt.击（球）；（在精神上）打击（某人）；猜中；迎合； n.打，打击；碰撞；（演出等）成功；批评，讽刺； vi.（风暴、疾病等）袭击；抨击；（偶然）碰上；（突然）想到（与 on, upon 连用）；
(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.公众信息；宣传效用；宣传；公诸于众的状况；
v.购买；采购；换得；依靠机械力移动； n.购买；购买行为；购置物；紧握；
adv.在楼下；向[往]楼下； adj.楼下的；
adj.反作用的；反向的；相反的；对立的； v.反对；
(1) after an hour I went home (= when an hour had passed) . (2) after winning the prize she became famous overnight. (3) They arrived shortly after 5.
(1) air/water pollution (2) to reduce levels of environmental pollution (3) beaches covered with pollution
pollution [pəˈlu:ʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.污染（作用）；腐败；堕落；沾污；
adj.有毒的；有害的；恶意的；<口>讨厌的；
vt.统治；管理；治理；支配（词或短语的形式或用法）； vi.控制，支配；操纵；
adj.逻辑（上）的；符合逻辑的；推理正确的；合乎常理的；
(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.
meanwhile [ˈmi:nwaɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.同时，其间； n.其时，其间；
n.建议，意见，暗示；联想，启发；微量；
adv.错误地；不正确地；不恰当地；不正直地；
vt.应用，运用；申请；涂；敷（药）； vi.申请，请求，适用；适用，适合；专心致志；
(1) The betting is that he'll get his own way. (2) illegal betting (3) What's the betting that he gets his own way?
(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) a tiny baby (2) Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views. (3) The living room is tiny...
tiny ['taɪnɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.练习；实习；积极从事；执业； na.“practice”的变体；
adj.飞行的；会飞的；迅速的； n.飞行；驾驶飞机； v.飞(fly的现在分词)；
n.广告；网球中的优势分advantage. ad in；
adj.极小的，微小的； n.小孩子；[医]癣；
(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.
(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) 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
destruction [dɪ'strʌkʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.用户，使用者；吸毒成瘾者；
n.泥土；污垢，污泥；下流想法；恶意中伤的话；
n.破坏，毁灭，消灭，灭亡，扑灭，驱除；摧毁；毁灭的原因，破坏手段；杀害；
n.运气；好运；机遇；命运； vi.交好运，走运；侥幸成功；
(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.
(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) It's perfectly normal to feel like this. (2) It's perfectly good as it is (= it doesn't need changing) . (3) You know perfectly well what I mean.
perfectly [ˈpɜ:fɪktli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.完美地；理想地；完全地；无瑕疵地；
n.发明；发明物；捏造：内心捏造的东西，特指谎言；发明才能；
n.戏剧，剧本；戏剧效果；戏剧文学[艺术]；戏剧性事件[场面]；
n.摄影师；摄影家；照相师；
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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...