(1) To ascribe opinions retrospectively is of course very dangerous.
(2) I would not ascribe vice to him.
(3) Scholars ascribe the unsigned painting to Rubens.

(1) a long skirt with a slit up the side
(2) His eyes narrowed into slits.
(3) slit the roll with a sharp knife.

(1) The flowers soon revived in water.
(2) The economy is beginning to revive.
(3) The paramedics couldn't revive her.

(1) stiff cardboard
(2) a stiff brush
(3) The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open.

(1) Traffic reaches its peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.
(2) She's at the peak of her career.
(3) the peaks and troughs of married life

(1) You shouldn't drink and drive.
(2) He should have been more careful.
(3) A present for me? You shouldn't have ! (= used to thank sb politely)

(1) a pudding basin
(2) the Amazon basin
(3) the Pacific basin

(1) Jones was the architect of the team's first goal.
(2) He was one of the principal architects of the revolution.
(3) ...Russia's chief architect of economic reform.

(1) There is a maid to do the housework.
(2) A maid brought me breakfast at half past eight.
(3) Lady ( at party ): Where is that pretty maid who was passing us a while ago?

(1) The new design will eventually replace all existing models.
(2) Teachers will never be replaced by computers in the classroom.
(3) He will be difficult to replace when he leaves.

(1) The ticket gives you unlimited travel for seven days.
(2) The court has the power to impose an unlimited fine for this offence.
(3) You will be allowed unlimited access to the files.

(1) The cruise included several days ashore.
(2) to come/go ashore
(3) a drowned body found washed ashore on the beach

(1) the jingle of coins in his pocket
(2) The chimes jingled in the breeze.
(3) She jingled the coins in her pocket.

(1) a concert hall/pianist
(2) They're in concert at Wembley Arena.
(3) a concert of music by Bach

(1) a piece/sheet of paper
(2) a package wrapped in brown paper
(3) recycled paper

(1) She poked him in the ribs with her elbow.
(2) She poked her elbow into his ribs.
(3) I'm sick of being poked and prodded by doctors.

(1) volunteer helpers
(2) Schools need volunteers to help children to read.
(3) Are there any volunteers to help clear up?

(1) to have good/perfect/poor/blurred/normal vision
(2) 20–20 vision (= the ability to see perfectly)
(3) Cats have good night vision .

(1) He relayed the message to his boss.
(2) Instructions were relayed to him by phone.
(3) The game was relayed by satellite to audiences all over the world.

(1) a holiday romance
(2) They had a whirlwind romance .
(3) Spring is here and romance is in the air.

(1) Mr Thomas was taught by the Catholic nuns whose school he attended.
(2) nun: Can you imagine that pain all over your body?
(3) I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.

(1) A transverse bar joins the two posts.
(2) The framework is a truss composed of radiation beam and transverse sustainer.
(3) As a result, paper fibers also transverse elongation than a great deal more longitudinal elongation.

(1) the superiority of this operating system
(2) to have naval/air superiority (= more ships/planes than the enemy)
(3) an air of superiority

(1) She managed to scramble over the wall.
(2) He scrambled to his feet as we came in.
(3) The audience scrambled for the exits.

(1) winds gusting up to 60 mph
(2) a gust of laughter
(3) The wind was blowing in gusts.

(1) He was kicked and punched as he lay on the ground.
(2) She punched him on the nose.
(3) He was punching the air in triumph.

(1) a fuel inlet
(2) ...a sheltered inlet.
(3) ...a blocked water inlet.

(1) a pair of spectacles
(2) a spectacle case (= to put your glasses in)
(3) The carnival parade was a magnificent spectacle.

(1) The wallpaper clashes with the carpet.
(2) The wallpaper and the carpet clash.
(3) The long blades clashed together.

(1) Bad housing is interconnected with debt and poverty.
(2) Bad housing, debt and poverty are interconnected.
(3) separate bedrooms that interconnect

(1) The main criterion is value for money.
(2) What criteria are used for assessing a student's ability?
(3) The most important criterion for entry is that applicants must design and make their own work...

(1) qualitative analysis/research
(2) There are qualitative differences between the two products.
(3) qualitatively different

(1) Qatalum project include 708 sets anode superstructure.
(2) In addition, a few representative technologies to treat copper anode mud are introduced.
(3) The adsorption phenol saturated carbon was regenerated by electrochemical technology with anode extension.

(1) [不可数名词]There is a dangerous circularity about this argument.
(2) a circular building
(3) a circular tour of the city

(1) Another strong Yorkshire country tradition is making pickles and chutneys.
(2) ...jars of pickle.
(3) Select your favourite fruit or veg and pickle them while they are still fresh...

(1) the sheer majesty of St Peter's in Rome
(2) the majesty of the music
(3) I quite agree, Your majesty...

(1) What'simpressed me has been his considerable firmness of purpose.
(2) Vegetables should retain some firmness and should not be soggy and waterlogged.
(3) He was a man of intelligence and of firmness of will.

(1) He has been awarded a research grant.
(2) student grants (= to pay for their education)
(3) We take having an endless supply of clean water for granted.

(1) a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes
(2) a dazzling array of talent
(3) Jars of all shapes and sizes were arrayed on the shelves.

(1) a party frock
(2) Why have you that silk frock on?
(3) That frock shows your petticoat.