(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) 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) 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) 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) .
loan [ləun] 📢 UK📢 US
n.蜘蛛；星形轮，十字叉；带柄三脚平底锅；三脚架；
n.贷款；借款；借用； vt.借，借给； vi.借出；
adj.全部的，所有的；完整的； n.整体，整个；全部；
n.空闲时间；闲暇；悠闲；安逸； adj.空闲的；闲暇的；
(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.
business [ˈbɪznəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.商业，交易；生意；事务，业务；职业，行业；
adj.口头的，口述的；口服的；属于或关于嘴的；构成或使用言语的； n.（尤指外语考试中的）口试；
n.文学；文学作品；文献；著作；
vi.搏斗；奋斗；努力；争取； n.打斗；竞争；奋斗；
(1) a fall in the value of exports (2) the country's major exports (3) an export licence
export [eksˈpɔ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.勇敢，勇气；辉煌，华丽；刚毅；
adj.强大的；权力大的；（药）有效地； adv.很；非常；
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]元素；要素；原理；[电]电阻丝；
(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) 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) 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.
obvious [ˈɒbviəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.步枪；来福枪； vt.& vi.快速搜寻；匆忙翻找 ；偷窃；盗取；
adj.明显的；显著的；平淡无奇的；自明；
vt.使相信，说服，使承认；使明白；使确信；使悔悟，使认错[罪]；
vt.把…合成一体，合并；巩固，加强；统一；合计金额； vi.统一；合并；联合；
(1) I didn't really want to go but he insisted. (2) ‘Please come with us. ’ ‘Very well then, if you insist . ’ (3) He insists that she come.
(1) The cake was a delicious creation of sponge, cream and fruit. (2) a literary creation (3) wealth creation
creation [kriˈeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.制造，创造；创造物，产物；（尤指<圣经>所述由上帝）创造天地，宇宙；（爵位等的）封授；
n.成功，成就；好成绩，好结果；成功的人（或物）；
vi.爬行，匍匐；缓慢地行进； n.爬行，蠕动；虫爬着似的感觉，毛骨悚然；卑鄙小人，谄媚者；
n.微笑，笑容； vt.以微笑表示；以微笑完成； vi.微笑；赞许；不在乎；
(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) 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
illustration [ˌɪləˈstreɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.（尤指岩石的）裂缝，缺口；
vt.加强，增强；增加营养物；使体力增加；鼓励，使（意志等）坚定； vi.构筑防御工事；
vi.逃走，逃掉；消失； vt.逃离，逃避；
n.说明；例证；图解；插图；
(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) 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) 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) 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.
lane [leɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.小路，小巷；航道，空中走廊，规定的单向行车道；车道；[篮球]罚球区；
n.食品杂货店；食品杂货业；
adj.认真负责的；本着良心的；谨慎的；正大光明；
vt.& vi.打，打击；碰撞； vt.击（球）；（在精神上）打击（某人）；猜中；迎合； n.打，打击；碰撞；（演出等）成功；批评，讽刺； vi.（风暴、疾病等）袭击；抨击；（偶然）碰上；（突然）想到（与 on, upon 连用）；
(1) They live in a great barn of a house. (2) They live in a converted barn (= a barn that has been turned into a house) . (3) a hay barn
(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) It's chilly today. (2) I was feeling chilly. (3) The visitors got a chilly reception.
chilly [ˈtʃɪli] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.寒冷的；怕冷的；冷淡的，疏远的；使心恐惧的；
vt.邀请；请求；引诱；招致； n.邀请；
vt.授权，批准，委托；
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) 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.不间断的；不停的；多次重复的；频繁的；
n.政治家；政客，玩弄权术者；<蔑>政客，<美>政治贩；
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)；
n.权威；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者；
(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.