(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.
role [rəʊl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.作用；地位；角色；
adj.水泄不通的；拥挤的；肩摩踵接；
vi.倾听；留心听；听信；（让对方注意）听着； n.听，倾听；
n.事件，大事；活动，经历；结果；运动项目；
(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) 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.
amused [əˈmju:zd] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.发现；碰见；撞见；获得知识；
pron.哪一个；哪一些；哪个；那，指前面提到的事物； adj.哪一个；哪一些；
n.救护车；野战医院；
adj.被逗笑的；愉快的；顽皮的； v.“amuse”的过去式和过去分词；
(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.
brain [breɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.参谋；全体职员；（大、中、小学的）管理人员；权杖； adj.行政工作的；参谋的；职员的；作为正式工作人员的； vt.雇用；担任…的职员（或雇员）；为…配备工作人员；给（职员）下发学习（或工作）指令（通常与 out 连用）； vi.雇用工作人员；
(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) to lead/form a government (2) the last Conservative government (3) the government of the day
government [ˈgʌvənmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
suff.像…似的; …民族的; 有点儿...的; 大约…；
vt.拒绝；抛弃，扔掉；排斥；吐出或呕吐； n.被拒绝或被抛弃的人或事物；
n.政府；政体；治理的形式；管辖，治理；
vt.许可，准许；默许，放任；允许，容许； vi.许可，允许； n.许可，准许；许可证，执照；
(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) 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.
(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
n.灵魂；精神；幽灵；人； adj.美国黑人文化的；
adv.完全地；完整地；全部地；彻底地；
n.星期二；
adv.直接地；不久，立即；正好地，恰好地；坦率地； conj.一…就…；
(1) a water-saving device (2) electrical labour-saving devices around the home (3) A powerful device exploded outside the station.
(1) I only saw her once during my stay in Rome. (2) Please remain seated during the performance. (3) He was taken to the hospital during the night.
during [ˈdjʊərɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有趣的，好玩的，逗人笑的；
n.信誉，信用；[金融]贷款；荣誉；学分； vt.相信，信任；归功于；[会]记入贷方；赞颂；
vt.希望；渴望；要求；请求； n.愿望；欲望；希望；请求； vi.有希望；期望；愿望；想望；
prep.在…的时候；在…期间，当…之时；其间；
(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.
(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 pen is useless. (2) He knew it was useless to protest. (3) It's useless worrying about it.
useless [ˈju:sləs] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.在明天，在明日； n.明天；最近，不远的将来；
adj.意识到的；知道的；觉察到的；
adj.无用的，无效的；无价值的；差劲的；不怎么样的；
n.地区；区域，范围；面积，平地；领域；
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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.
(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.
assure [ə'ʃʊə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.骑脚踏车兜风，骑脚踏车消遣；
vt.打碎；撞击；猛扣（球等）； vi.被击碎；扣球，抽杀；
pron.我们；
vt.向…保证；使…确信；<英>给…保险；
(1) every now and then he regretted his decision. (2) They visit us every other week. (3) We see each other every now and again .
(1) She's my cousin. (2) We're cousins. (3) He's a distant cousin of mine.
cousin ['kʌzn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.人造的；人工的；虚假的，非原产地的；人为的； n.人造肥料；<美>假花；
n.消费者，顾客；[生态]取食者，食物链中以其他生物为食物的生物；
n.意志；目的；作用；（进行中的）行动； vt.有意；打算；企图（做）；决意（做）；
n.堂[表]兄弟姊妹；远亲，同辈；
(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.