(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
(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) 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.
maple [ˈmeɪpl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.黑暗的，深色的；模糊的；无知的；忧郁的； n.黑暗；夜；黄昏；模糊；
n.机会，时机；场合；理由；需要； vt.惹起，引起；
n.枫树；淡棕色；
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；
(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) 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.
(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) 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) 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.
cure [kjuə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.治愈；矫正；解决；消除； vi.受治疗；被加工处理； n.治愈；药物；疗法；措施；
n.程序，手续；工序，过程，步骤；诉讼程序，（议会的）议事程序；〈罕〉进行；
n.鉴定，识别；验明；身份证明；认同；
n.（战争，怒气等的）爆发；突然发生； vi.爆发；
(1) a storage jar (2) a jar of coffee (3) a water jar
(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.
(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) 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.
(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) 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) 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
adj.很多的，许多的；数量庞大的数量庞大的；数不清的；
adj.好奇的； 好求知的；奇妙的； 稀奇的；
vt.& vi.怀孕；构思；想像，设想；持有； vi.怀孕；设想；考虑；
adj.不间断的；不停的；多次重复的；频繁的；
(1) the Panama/Suez canal (2) an irrigation canal (3) ...the Grand Union canal.
canal [kəˈnæl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.运河，沟渠；管道；气管；食道； vt.建运河；疏导；
vt.禁止；阻止；阻碍；妨碍；
n.合作； 协作；协助；配合；
n.破布；碎布；破旧衣服；碎片； vt.嘲笑，捉弄；糟蹋，欺负；指责，欺负人；
(1) a fall in the value of exports (2) the country's major exports (3) an export licence
(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) 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.