(1) Nevertheless it is nice to see camels here alongside the horses. (2) The batter skied to the center fielder. (3) The city has developed into a center of industry.
(1) He was created a baronet in 1715. (2) The government has created eight new peers. (3) They've painted it red to create a feeling of warmth.
create [kriˈeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.创造，创作；产生；封爵，把…封为（贵族）； vi.[英][俚]大发脾气，大发牢骚；
adj.可以吃的，可食用的； n.食物；
adj.声名狼藉的；无耻的，伤风败俗的；[法]（因犯重罪）被剥夺公权的；很差的，低劣的；
vi.居住；存在于；细想某事；
(1) When you watch him in training, you realise that this lad is the business. (2) Thousands of firms could go out of business. (3) We are not in the business of subsidising scroungers.
(1) The trap had cut deeply into the rabbit's flesh. (2) Tigers are flesh-eating animals. (3) the smell of rotting flesh
flesh [fleʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.与…相像，类似于；
adj.有偏见的；有偏的；结果偏倚的； v.使存偏见(bias的过去式和过去分词)；
vt.& vi.乞讨；恳求（原谅）；回避（问题）；
n.肉；肉体；果肉；皮肤； v.用肉喂养；长胖；
(1) She recently graduated from being a dancer to having a small role in a movie. (2) The college graduated 50 students last year. (3) Martha graduated from high school two years ago.
(1) It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated. (2) It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong. (3) I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious.
(1) a fall in the value of exports (2) the country's major exports (3) an export licence
export [eksˈpɔ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
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；
vt.居住；在…出现；填满； vi.居住；
n.[天]行星；[占星]（左右人命运的）星相；
n.逃避；职位空缺；废止；无效；
(1) The maple sap was boiled down to a thick syrup. (2) The house stood amid maple trees. (3) A maple leaf obtains the colour of the sun when dedicating its youth to it.
(1) a decisive factor/victory/battle (2) She has played a decisive role in the peace negotiations. (3) a decisive step (= an important action that will change a situation) towards a cleaner environment
decisive [dɪˈsaɪsɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.区别；荣誉；特质；卓越；
adj.决定性的；坚定的；果断的，决断的；
n.谷仓，粮仓；牲口棚；（公共汽车、卡车等的）车库；一种特别大且空荡的房屋；
n.情感，感情；情绪；感动，激动；
(1) capital and labour (2) Use block capitals (= separate capital letters) . (3) Please write in capitals/in capital letters .
(1) The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. (2) Her tears mingled with the blood on her face. (3) The flowers mingle together to form a blaze of colour.
(1) continual complaints/interruptions (2) He was in a continual process of rewriting his material. (3) We lived in continual fear of being discovered.
continual [kənˈtɪnjuəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.液体；流音； adj.液体的；清澈的；（声音）流畅的；易转换成现款的；
adj.不间断的；不停的；多次重复的；频繁的；
n.死亡数，死亡率；必死性，必死的命运；
adj.认真负责的；本着良心的；谨慎的；正大光明；
(1) a storage jar (2) a jar of coffee (3) a water jar
(1) to take out/repay a loan (= to borrow money/pay it back) (2) bank loans with low interest rates (3) It took three years to repay my student loan (= money lent to a student) .
(1) Choose curtains that blend in with your decor. (2) The thieves soon blended in with the crowd and got away. (3) Beat the butter and sugar; then blend in the egg.
blend [blend] 📢 UK📢 US
n.一群；包裹；（纸牌的）一副；一组； vt.& vi.（把…）打包；塞进；拥进；（使）聚集成团； vt.挑选；压紧；携带；拧紧； vi.包装；紧挤在一起；便于折叠收藏的；匆忙离去（有时与 off 连用）；
(1) Let me, by way of illustration , quote from one of her poems. (2) The statistics are a clear illustration of the point I am trying to make. (3) 50 full-colour illustrations
(1) You'll mend. The X-rays show that your arm will heal all right. (2) The wounds may heal cleanly or they may ooze a clear liquid. (3) Minor cuts and grazes can usually be left uncovered to heal by themselves.
(1) There is no known cure but the illness can be treated. (2) Doctors cannot effect a cure if the disease has spread too far. (3) The cure took six weeks.
(1) Then, for no apparent reason , the train suddenly stopped. (2) My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of enthusiasm for school. (3) It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.
apparent [əˈpærənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.易看见的，可看见的；显然的，明明白白的；貌似的，表面的；显见；
vt.使免除，豁免； adj.被免除的，被豁免的； n.被免除（义务，责任）的人；免税人；
n.宴会，盛宴；筵席；宴请，款待； vt.宴请，设宴招待；饮宴，参加宴会； vi.参加宴会；
n.估计，预测；报价，预算书；评价，判断； vt.估计，估算；评价，评论；估量，估价；
(1) He fastened the papers together with a paper clip. (2) The dog fastened its teeth in his leg. (3) His hand fastened on her arm.
(1) Television helps to relieve the boredom of the long winter evenings. (2) I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom. (3) He had given up attending lectures out of sheer boredom...
(1) winding country lanes (2) We drove along a muddy lane to reach the farmhouse. (3) The quickest way is through the back lanes behind the bus station.
(1) The incident illustrates the need for better security measures. (2) Last year's sales figures are illustrated in Figure 2. (3) To illustrate my point , let me tell you a little story.