(1) continual complaints/interruptions (2) He was in a continual process of rewriting his material. (3) We lived in continual fear of being discovered.
(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) 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.
illustrate [ˈɪləstreɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.州长；执行吏；治安官；
vt.说明；表明；给…加插图；（用示例、图画等）说明； vi.举例说明；
n.宽慰，安心；免除，减轻；救援物资；代班人；
adj.无效果的；低效率的；不起作用的；无能力的；
(1) a storage jar (2) a jar of coffee (3) a water jar
(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
adj.共有的；共同的；相互的；彼此的；
n.比较，对照；[语]比喻；比较级；
adj.渐进的，渐（升）降的；倾斜度小的；逐次的，逐渐的；平缓的； n.弥撒升阶圣歌；弥撒圣歌集；
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；
(1) The museum is privately funded. (2) a government-funded programme (3) a dance festival funded by the Arts Council
(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
adj.不礼貌的，失礼的，粗鲁的；不客气；悖礼；非礼；
adj.值得的；有…的价值；等值的；有…的财产； n.财富，财产；价值；
n.慈善（行为）；施舍，捐助；慈善机关；仁爱，宽容；
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；
(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
vi.发生；出现；闪现；
n.商业，交易；生意；事务，业务；职业，行业；
vi.由…组成；在于；符合；
vi.依靠，倚赖，仗恃；信任，信赖；
(1) a chill of fear/apprehension (2) His words sent a chill down her spine . (3) They were chilled by the icy wind.
(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
n.独立，自主；足够维持闭居生活的收入；独立心；自恃心；
n.职业，专业；同行；宣称；信念，信仰；
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；
n.保证，担保；保证人，保证书；抵押品； vt.保证，担保；
(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) 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) 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) 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
vt.疏忽；忽略；遗漏；疏于照顾； n.玩忽；被忽略的状态；怠慢；
vt.& vi.服从，听从； vt.遵守，遵循；
n.说明；例证；图解；插图；
n.装置，设备；方法；策略；手段；
(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
vi.闪耀，闪烁；活跃，焕发活力和才智； n.光亮；活力；
adj.明显的；显著的；平淡无奇的；自明；
adj.鲁莽的，不顾危险的；粗心大意的；满不在乎的；胆大妄为；
n.组织；机构；团体； adj.有组织的；
(1) to study composition (2) the chemical composition of the soil (3) the composition of the board of directors
(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) capital and labour (2) Use block capitals (= separate capital letters) . (3) Please write in capitals/in capital letters .
capital [ˈkæpɪtl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.猫头鹰；惯于晚上活动的人；夜猫子；（像猫头鹰一样）机警的人；
n.决心；决定，确定；[物]测定，计算；
n.物体；目标；宾语；客体，对象；vi.不赞成，反对；抱反感； vt.提出…作反对的理由；
n.首都；资本；资源；大写字母； adj.极好的；最重要的；资本的；首都的；
(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.<文>征服；战胜；克服；抑制；
adj.趾高气扬；巨大的；强有力的；浩瀚的； adv.非常，很；
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；
vi.一瞥；闪微光；掠过，擦过；随便提到，简略地触及； n.浏览；闪光；歪斜，一掠；
(1) a calf/neck/thigh muscle (2) to pull/tear/strain a muscle (3) This exercise will work the muscles of the lower back.
muscle [ˈmʌsl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.位于；说出来源；查找…的地点；确定…的位置； vi.定位；定居；
vt.& vi.皱眉；不同意；蹙额； n.皱眉，蹙额；
vt.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地；
n.肌肉；力量；权威，权力； vt.硬挤；使劲搬动； vi.用力挤；
(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) 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) 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.