(1) butter, margarine, and oily fish are all good sources of vitamin D. (2) Blend the butter with the sugar and beat until light and creamy. (3) As a hangover from rationing, they mixed butter and margarine.
butter ['bʌtə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.讨论，谈论；详述，论述；
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；
n.十一月；通讯中用以代替字母 n 的词；
n.百年，一世纪；百个；（板球）一百分；<美>百元钞票；
(1) ‘What do you want? ’ he demanded aggressively. (2) aggressively marketed products (3) a dangerous aggressive dog
(1) broadly speaking , I agree with you. (2) broadly similar/comparable/equivalent/consistent (3) The President broadly got what he wanted out of his meeting...
(1) The sauce is mostly cream. (2) We're mostly out on Sundays. (3) I am working with mostly highly motivated people...
mostly [ˈməʊstli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.间隔；幕间休息；（数学）区间；
n.计划；打算；平面图；示意图； vt.& vi.计划，打算，设计；
adv.大部分，多半；主要地；基本上；通常；
adj.乡下的，农村的；田园的；地方的；农业的；
(1) I have the greatest respect for your brother. (2) A two-minute silence was held as a mark of respect . (3) A deep mutual respect and understanding developed between them.
(1) I found the test relatively easy. (2) We had relatively few applications for the job. (3) Lack of exercise is also a risk factor for heart disease but it's relatively small when compared with the others.
(1) Have you changed the sheets (= put clean sheets on the bed) ? (2) He slid between the sheets and closed his eyes. (3) a clean/blank sheet of paper (= with no writing on it)
(1) a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop) (2) We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies. (3) to gain a competitive advantage over rival companies
(1) They are in direct contact with the hijackers. (2) His death was a direct result of your action. (3) We are looking for somebody with direct experience of this type of work.
(1) I'm sure he only said it out of spite . (2) In spite of his age, he still leads an active life. (3) They went swimming in spite of all the danger signs.
(1) (British English)What platform does it go from? (2) (British English)The train now standing at platform 1 is for Leeds. (3) Coming onto the platform now is tonight's conductor, Jane Glover.
(1) to reject an argument/a claim/a decision/an offer/a suggestion (2) The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system. (3) The proposal was firmly rejected .
(1) The cathedral was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1136 ad. (2) The original castle was probably built about ad 860. (3) He's good at ad-libbing his way out of trouble.
(1) His constant joking was beginning to annoy her. (2) It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you. (3) It annoys me to see him getting ahead of me.
(1) You are making a big mistake. (2) She took the stage for her big moment . (3) (informal)Do you really think we can take on the big boys (= compete with the most powerful people) ?
(1) to dance to the rhythm of the music (2) music with a fast/slow/steady rhythm (3) jazz rhythms
rhythm [ˈrɪðəm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[诗]节奏，韵律；[医]节律，规律；[乐]节拍；[艺]调和；
n.命令；秩序；规则，制度；次序； vt.命令；订购；整理； vi.下订单；
n.超级市场；自动售货商店；
n.传闻，谣言；流言； vt.谣传；
(1) They ought to apologize. (2) ‘Ought I to write to say thank you? ’ ‘Yes, I think you ought (to). ’ (3) They ought to have apologized (= but they didn't) .
(1) She was getting more and more irritated at his comments. (2) Their attitude irritates me... (3) Perhaps they were irritated by the sound of crying.
(1) Do you want your address printed at the top of the letter? (2) I'm printing a copy of the document for you. (3) He started to print his own posters to distribute abroad...
(1) They behave differently when you're not around. (2) Will you kids just behave! (3) She doesn't know how to behave in public.
behave [bɪ'heɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.表现；举止端正；自然反应； vt.使守规矩；
adv.轻微地，轻轻地；细长地，苗条地；〈罕〉轻蔑地；粗；
adv.广泛地；普遍地；到处；大量地；
adj.实践的，实际的；可实现的，实用的；注重实际的；可用的；
(1) He was employed by them for eighteen years. (2) The money has to be divided among the eighteen Incorruptibles. (3) My daughter is eighteen years old and has grown into a beautiful lady.
eighteen [ˌeɪˈti:n] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.连接，联结；使…有联系；为…接通电话；插入插座； vi.连接；建立关系；[体]成功击中；
n.房屋；供给住宅；掩护；外罩；
num.十八；十八个； n.十八岁；十八的记号；十九世纪；是八点钟；
n.自由，自主；直率；特权，特许；自由权；
(1) If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light. (2) suspecting nothing, he walked right into the trap. (3) I began to suspect (that) they were trying to get rid of me.
(1) She had boned up on the city's history before the visit. (2) His threats chilled her to the bone. (3) She was honest and hard-working, and didn't have an unkind bone in her body.