(1) the relative merits of the two plans (2) the position of the sun relative to the earth (3) They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before) .
(1) This may sound trivial, but I assure you it is quite important! (2) Mr Brownson, I assure you King's an old enemy of mine. (3) He hastened to assure us that the press would not be informed.
(1) By two and a half he knew the alphabet. (2) The modern Russian alphabet has 31 letters... (3) Y is the penultimate letter of the alphabet.
alphabet [ˈælfəbet] 📢 UK📢 US
v.咳嗽( cough的现在分词 )；（从喉咙或肺中）咳出；（突然）发出刺耳的噪音；
vt.& vi.出口，输出； vt.传播，输出（思想或活动）；n.输出，出口；输出[出口]物；
n.化学家；药剂师；药商；药房；
n.字母表；字母系统；入门，初步；
(1) cultural differences between the two communities (2) economic, social and cultural factors (3) a cultural event
cultural [ˈkʌltʃərəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.欧元；
adv.大约；旋转；到处，四处；在周围； prep.围绕；在附近；前后，左右；在…周围；
adj.文化的；教养的，修习的；耕作的，开垦的，栽培[培养]的；
n.出版；出版物；公布；发表；
(1) the role of the teacher in the classroom (2) She refused to take on the traditional woman's role. (3) In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.
(1) We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives. (2) the guilty party (= the person responsible for sth bad happening) (3) He pleaded guilty to murder.
(1) prompt action was required as the fire spread. (2) prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated. (3) Please be prompt when attending these meetings.
(1) You need brains as well as brawn (= intelligence as well as strength) to do this job. (2) one of the best scientific brains in the country (3) He's always been the brains of the family.
(1) I was shocked at the swearing. (2) A promoter swearing you did side deals with him so you could split my overages! (3) He reported the boy to the headmaster for swearing at a teacher.
(1) She took me into her confidence and told me about the problems she was facing. (2) He is said to be very much in the President's confidence. (3) I could never forgive Mike for betraying a confidence.
confidence ['kɒnfɪdəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.碑，匾；药片；便笺簿；小块； vt.用碑牌纪念；将（备忘录等）写在板上；将…制成小片或小块；
n.代理人；代理商；药剂；特工； vt.由…作中介；由…代理； adj.代理的；
vt.挑选；认为…比其它更可取；决定或选定； vi.选择；进行挑选；
n.信心；信任；秘密； adj.骗得信任的；欺诈的；
(1) a slice of bread (2) Cut the meat into thin slices. (3) Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market.
slice [slaɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.彻底地；认真仔细地；完全地；非常；
vt.& vi.出版，发行；发表，宣布（结婚等）；公布，颁布；出版…的著作；
vt.吸引；诱惑；引起…的好感（或兴趣）； vi.具有吸引力；引人注意；
vt.切成片；切下；划分； n.薄片；一部分；（因失误而打出的）曲线球； vi.斜击；
(1) He was amused to see how seriously she took the game. (2) Janet was not amused (= she was annoyed or angry) . (3) Playing with water can keep children amused for hours.
(1) His arms swung as he walked. (2) A set of keys swung from her belt. (3) As he pushed her, she swung higher and higher (= while sitting on a swing) .
(1) long-haired (2) a chilling tale that will make your hair stand on end (3) dark-haired
hair [heə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.头发，毛发；（动、植物的）毛；一丝丝，些微；毛发织物；
n.门，户；出入口；一家[户]；通道；
n.发音；读法；发音方法；发音方式；
adj.单独的；独一无二的；独自的； adv.单独地；独自地；孤独地；只，只有；
(1) the manufacturing sector (2) service-sector jobs (= in hotels, restaurants, etc.) (3) each sector of the war zone
sector ['sektə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.最低限度；最小量；最低消费；[数]极小值； adj.最低的；最小的；最少的；
n.部门；领域；防御地区；扇形；
n.语法；语法书；（学术的）基本原理；（人的）语言知识及运用能力；
n.竞争；比赛；竞争者；[生]生存竞争；
(1) The canoe floated upside down on the lake. (2) [名词前不常用]The painting looks like it's upside down to me. (3) The police turned the whole house upside down looking for clues.
(1) He believed his immortal soul was in peril. (2) The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven) . (3) There was a feeling of restlessness deep in her soul.
soul [səʊl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.建议，提议；暗示；使想起；启示；
n.牙；齿；齿状部份； vt.给…装齿； vi.啮合；
n.选择（的自由）；选项；选择权；选择能力； vt.得到或获准进行选择；调动球员；
n.灵魂；精神；幽灵；人； adj.美国黑人文化的；
(1) a denim/tweed jacket (2) I have to wear a jacket and tie to work. (3) potatoes baked in their jackets
(1) The main topic of conversation was Tom's new girlfriend. (2) The article covered a wide range of topics. (3) The weather is a constant topic of conversation in Britain…
(1) This pen is useless. (2) He knew it was useless to protest. (3) It's useless worrying about it.
useless [ˈju:sləs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.表现，象征；代表，代理；扮演；作为示范； vi.代表；提出异议；
adj.无用的，无效的；无价值的；差劲的；不怎么样的；
n.瞬间，片刻；时刻；重要，紧要；[物]力矩；
vi.滑，滑脱；犯过失，出错；（时间）不知不觉地过去；（健康状况等）变差； vt.使顺利滑动；摆脱；放松，松开； n.跌倒，失足；纸条；失误，口误；事故； adj.滑动的；可拆卸的；打有活结的； abbr.串行线路接口协议(Serial Line Interface Protocol)；
(1) The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. (2) The presentation of prizes began after the speeches. (3) The Mayor will make the presentation (= hand over the gift) herself.
presentation [ˌpreznˈteɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.猜疑（是）；怀疑，不信任；怀疑…有罪； n.嫌疑犯； vi.怀疑；adj.可疑的；
n.名气，名声；好名声；信誉，声望；荣誉，名望；
n.陈述；报告；介绍；赠送；
adj.传统的；口传的；惯例的；因袭的；
(1) Have you seen that article about young fashion designers? (2) article 10 of the European Convention guarantees free speech. (3) articles of clothing
(1) a water-saving device (2) electrical labour-saving devices around the home (3) A powerful device exploded outside the station.
device [dɪˈvaɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.显而易见的，明显的；引人注目的，令人瞩目的；显著的，重要的；可以察觉的；
n.承诺，许诺；委任，委托；致力，献身；承担义务；
n.窗，窗户；窗口；〈美俚〉眼镜；
n.装置，设备；方法；策略；手段；
(1) orange peel (2) an orange tree (3) freshly squeezed orange juice
orange ['ɒrɪndʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.鞋；蹄铁；（汽车轮的）制动器，煞车；外胎； vt.为…钉蹄铁；给…穿上鞋；装防护物；
n.分析，分解；梗概，要略；[数]解析；验定；
adj.内疚的；有罪的；
n.桔子，橙子；[植]桔树；橙色；桔色； adj.橙色的；橘色的；桔红色的；
(1) All donations will be gratefully received. (2) He nodded gratefully. (3) I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible.
grateful [ˈgreɪtfl] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.分别地，另行；分开，单独；分离地；个别地；
adj.感激的，感谢的；令人愉快的；宜人的；荷；
n.挑战；盘问；质疑；怀疑； vt.质疑；向…挑战； vi.提出挑战，要求竞赛（或竞争）；驳斥；
adv.缓慢地，慢吞吞地，慢腾腾地；慢条斯理地，不慌不忙地，袅袅；迟钝，痴痴呆呆地；逐步；
(1) jams made with fruit juice concentrate (2) mineral concentrates found at the bottom of rivers (3) In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early years of Charles's reign.