(1) A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars. (2) They ventured nervously into the water. (3) He's never ventured abroad in his life.
(1) progressive schools (2) a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce (3) a progressive muscular disease
progressive [prəˈgresɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
对…厌烦；
阻止；制止；
n.细胞膜质，纤维素；（用于制作涂料、漆等的）纤维素化合物；
adj.不断前进的；进步的；进行的； n.改革论者；进步分子；
(1) You don't need to make a fuss about the Bad service. (2) I don't want to make a fuss over such a trifle. (3) U.S. imperialism is not terrifying, nothing to make a fuss about.
make a fuss [meik ə fʌs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.糖浆，糖汁；糖浆类药品；甜蜜的情感；果汁，甜汁；
不但…而且…；
n.专业，专长；特点，特别事项；特性，特质；<律>盖印的契约； adj.特色的；专门的；独立的；
大惊小怪；大做文章；
(1) Unworthy buildings should be demolished to make room for modern construction. (2) Please step aside a little to make room for me. (3) Move down inside, please! make room for others.
(1) Made from sterling silver, this pendant features an empty cross with rounded tips. (2) Made from sterling silver, this pendant features a ringed cross with fleur tips. (3) Made from sterling silver, this pendant features the sleek lines of the cross.
pendant [ˈpendənt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.引出，探出；诱出（回答等）；
adj.协调的；协定的；协商好的；[乐]合拍调的；
adj.难以预测的；难以预料的，未定局的；怀疑的，拿不准的；不明不白；
n.（装在项链等上的）垂饰，坠儿；
(1) The patient's condition stabilized. (2) government measures to stabilize prices (3) Doctors stabilized the patient's condition.
(1) Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. (2) Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again. (3) The jet plummeted into a row of houses.
plummet [ˈplʌmɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.禁忌；忌讳；戒律；禁忌的事物（或行为）； adj.禁忌的，忌讳的； vt.把…列为禁忌，禁止；
（把…）与…相比；比得上， 可与…相比；比较；
vi.垂直落下；骤然跌落； n.铅锤；坠子；重压物；
n.发起者，主办者；担保者；倡议者，提案人；后援组织； vt.赞助；
(1) This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness. (2) Both republics border on the Black Sea. (3) Indeed, the latest projections from reputable climate scientists border on the apocalyptic.
(1) She was esteemed the perfect novelist. (2) a highly esteemed scientist (3) Please accept this small gift as a token of our esteem.
esteem [ɪˈsti:m] 📢 UK📢 US
n.回想，回忆；纪念品；记忆，记忆力；
vt.尊敬，敬重；认为，以为；考虑；估价； n.尊敬，尊重；意见，看法；评价；名声；
adj.振动的；响亮的；充满生气的；
adv.偷偷摸摸地，暗中进行地；秘密地；
(1) Deeksha at best can be a support for people who apply themselves. (2) at best, because we are a mysterious research experiment, don't have their own thoughts and wisdom. (3) I can never get off this ship. at best , I didn't step off my life.
(1) Carried out a copy of the bmp picture can refer to the procedure! (2) To refer to a device or an item of data by its address. (3) The word Dutch is used to refer to the people, the language indigenous to the Netherlands.
(1) It is impossible to say at what point along the continuum a dialect becomes a separate language. (2) These various complaints are part of a continuum of ill-health... (3) It is at one end of the cost continuum.
continuum [kənˈtɪnjuəm] 📢 UK📢 US
在鼎盛时期；
n.空气流通；通风设备；通风方法；公开讨论；
adj.（宝石）半珍贵的，次贵重的，半宝石的；
n.[数]连续统；[经]连续统一体；闭联集；[物]连续区；
(1) It's illegal to deface banknotes. (2) The youths used spray paint to deface buildings during the riots. (3) The holy tide of Christmas all other doth deface.
deface [dɪˈfeɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.参加某事；分享某事； vt.得到或接受某部分东西；
adj.西班牙的；西班牙和葡萄牙的；西班牙及其他说西班牙语国家的；拉丁美洲的；
adj.卷曲的，古怪的；变态的；
vt.损伤外观，丑化，使失面子；
(1) an auction of paintings (2) The house is up for auction (= will be sold at an auction ) . (3) A classic Rolls Royce fetched (= was sold for) £25 000 at auction .
(1) At best Nella would be an invalid; at worst she would die. (2) You look a fool at the best, and a knave at worst. (3) at worst some egregious minion had conducted a childish private enterprise.
at worst [æt wə:st] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.植物（学）的； n.植物性药材；
归因于…，产生于…；起源；
adv.在最坏的情况下；
adj.虔诚的；笃信宗教的；宗教的；谨慎的； n.修士，修女，出家人；
(1) Sooner or later he may tire of constantly putting himself last. (2) He felt he would never tire of international cricket. (3) He soon began to tire of her.
tire of [ˈtaiə ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.禁止，下令禁止；剥夺权利；[古]诅咒； n.禁止，禁令；谴责；诅咒，诅骂；革出教门；
n.土堆，土丘；堆；[考古学] 坟墩；[棒球] 投球区土墩；
对…厌烦；
n.半透明；半透澈度；
(1) He admired his reflection in the mirror. (2) Your clothes are often a reflection of your personality. (3) The increase in crime is a sad reflection on (= shows sth bad about) our society today.
reflection [rɪˈflekʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.无数的，数不清的；指不胜屈；不可胜数；无可胜数；
不管， 不顾；无；不拘；
n.反映；（关于某课题的）思考；（声、光、热等的）反射；映像；
n.（强烈的）倾向，爱好，嗜好；
(1) a country ravaged by civil war (2) For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention. (3) ...the ravaged streets of Sarajevo.
(1) translucence gives the material the ability to transmit and diffuse light. (2) Our factory's new products are a series of good quality plastic household utensils with spotless translucence. (3) Attractive young very ripe cherry red color, with the characteristic translucence of a light red wine.
(1) a devious politician (2) He got rich by devious means. (3) a devious route from the airport
devious [ˈdi:viəs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.迂回的，曲折的；不光明正大的，不正直的；不坦诚的，狡猾的；不正当；
n.重磅炸弹，了不起的人或事；大片；风靡一时的事物；
vt.散布，散置；点缀；
n.控制，统治；
(1) Different traditions coexist successfully side by side. (2) The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. (3) English speakers now coexist peacefully with their Spanish-speaking neighbours.
(1) Her questions about my private life embarrassed me. (2) I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends. (3) It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night.
embarrass [ɪmˈbærəs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.拔去门闩，打开；
adv.在最坏的情况下；
n.缓慢；迟延；拖拉；
vt.& vi.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安；（使）困难；
(1) [可数名词, 不可数名词]an evaluation of the health care system (2) We need to evaluate how well the policy is working. (3) Our research attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs.
evaluate [ɪˈvæljueɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.富于想像力的，运用想像力的；想象或创造出来的；沉溺于想象的；虚假的；
vt.评价；求…的值（或数）；对…评价；[数学、逻辑学]求…的数值； vi.评价，估价；
vt.& vi.分；划分；分离；（使）产生分歧； n.分水岭，分界线；分配；
比分奋起直追；东山再起；卷土重来；
(1) Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted in the West. (2) Crude oil is the world's most important commodity. (3) a drop in commodity prices
commodity [kəˈmɒdəti] 📢 UK📢 US
n.商品；日用品；有价值的物品；有利，有益；
n.可靠性，确实性，真实性；
adj.自由自在的，无阻碍的；倜傥；散帻斜簪；
n.学士学位；
(1) geologic evidence shows that most faults have had repeated movement on them. (2) Competent geologic advice is mandatory for any engineering decision. (3) Many practical uses can be made of geologic sections.
geologic
📢 UK📢 US
n.恭维；敬意；道贺，贺词；致意； vt.向…道贺；称赞；向…致意；
adj.地质（学）的，地质（学）上的；
相比之下；
n.惊愕；惊惶失措；惊恐；
(1) on the other hand, we must increase production and practice economy, with the emphasis on economizing. (2) Spear phishing on the other hand is not normally targeting the random individual. (3) The clay figurines of Tianjin, on the other hand , are shaped by hand.
(1) "I think you're being paranoid." — "Yeah. I guess so." (2) He was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. (3) She's getting really paranoid about what other people say about her.
paranoid [ˈpærənɔɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.最适宜的； n.最佳效果；最适宜条件；[生物学] 最适度；
与…抗争；
adj.属于偏执狂的；患妄想狂的；过分猜疑的； n.偏执狂患者；妄想症患者；
adj.不断前进的；进步的；进行的； n.改革论者；进步分子；
(1) The country was descending into chaos. (2) Hundreds of football fans descended on the city. (3) They descended to the level of personal insults.
(1) Those who go in for intrigues and conspiracy are doomed to failure. (2) One who committed many injustices is doomed to failure. (3) The criminal was doomed to death.
(1) the transition from school to full-time work (2) We need to ensure a smooth transition between the old system and the new one. (3) He will remain head of state during the period of transition to democracy.
transition [trænˈzɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.通知；使活跃，使充满；预示； vi.通知；告发；
n.讽刺作家；
adj.深厚的；意义深远的；严重的；知识渊博的； n.〈诗〉深海，大洋；深渊；（灵魂）深处；
n.过渡，转变，变迁；[语]转换；[乐]变调；
(1) surreptitiously Mark looked at his watch. (2) Ah Chen, sitting in the corner, was smiling surreptitiously behind her hand. (3) The Lius then exchanged glances and smiled surreptitiously.