(1) The plant is now in danger of extinction. (2) Once complications are allowed to creep in, the outcome is in danger. (3) It's a plant or animal that is in danger of extinction.
(1) a feminist/gay icon (= sb that feminists/gay people admire) (2) Madonna and other pop icons of the 1980s (3) Click on the printer icon with the mouse.
icon [ˈaɪkɒn] 📢 UK📢 US
<口>错过；
n.行为；态度；（机器等的）运转状态；（事物的）反应；
n.<美>口香糖，橡皮糖；
n.偶像，崇拜对象；图标，图符；[宗]圣像；肖像；
(1) Just a stone's throw away is the City Art Gallery. (2) Your life is too valuable to throw away. (3) I'm not advising you to throw away your makeup or forget about your appearance.
throw away [θrəu əˈwei] 📢 UK📢 US
n.呆瓜； v.弄糟；混；打发时间；出大错；
adj.自洁式的，自动清洗的；自清洗；
扔掉；浪费，错过；屏弃；委；
预定，预期，计划做；
(1) We checked in our luggage and went through to the departure lounge. (2) We've checked in at the hotel. (3) ‘Is Mary in the office? ’ ‘Just a moment. I'll go and check. ’
(1) The evidence was read out to the court in a dull monotone. (2) He began to read out loud. (3) When we read out 4.23, we say " four point two three ".
(1) She's an authority on criminal law. (2) He spoke with authority on the topic. (3) I have to report this to the authorities.
authority [ɔ:ˈθɒrəti] 📢 UK📢 US
n.证明，论证；实物示教，示范；示威游行；表示；
v.确信；
n.人，人类； adj.人的；有人性的；显示人类特有弱点的；人本性的；
n.权威；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者；
(1) She conveniently forgot to mention that her husband would be at the party, too (= because it suited her not to say) . (2) Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy. (3) A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns.
(1) a car/computer manufacturer (2) Always follow the manufacturer's instructions. (3) Faulty goods should be returned to the manufacturers.
manufacturer [ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.制造商，制造厂；厂主；[经]厂商；
vt.解决；安排；使定居；使沉淀； vi.下沉；定居； n.高背长靠椅；
adj.电的，带电的；发电的，导电的；令人激动的；电动的； n.电动车辆；带电体；
n.闹钟；
(1) It happened─whether by accident or design ─that the two of them were left alone after all the others had gone. (2) The tiles come in a huge range of colours and designs. (3) a course in art and design
(1) australia's rugby union side enjoyed a record-breaking win over France. (2) australia, put in to bat, made a cautious start. (3) He decided to do something about reforesting man-made wastes of western australia.
australia [ɔ:ˈstreɪljə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.家眷，侍从，食客；受赡养者；寄人篱下的仆从； adj.相关的；附属的；随…而变的；
n.[地名][大洋洲]澳大利亚，澳洲；澳元；
过…的生活；
adj.能干的；有才能的；有才华的；能胜任的； n.有才能的，能干的；
(1) Doctors said she is now out of danger (= not likely to die) . (2) There is no danger of a bush fire now. (3) The building is in danger of collapsing.
danger [ˈdeɪndʒə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.危险；危险物，威胁；
离开，脱身；逃掉；抽身；拔身；
adv.立即，马上；直接地；紧接地； conj.一…就，即刻；
n.部门，部；系，学部；知识范围；车间；
(1) The third part is the current development position of Chinese Higher Physical Education Institutes. (2) Use a period at the end of the sentence. (3) Please rewind the tape at the end of the film.
(1) the school curriculum (2) (British English)Spanish is on the curriculum. (3) (North Amercian English)Spanish is in the curriculum.
curriculum [kəˈrɪkjələm] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.令人轻松的； v.放松；休息(relax的ing形式)；缓和；松懈；
n.诱惑，引诱；诱惑物；
相当多（不可数）；
n.全部课程，课程；
(1) O.K. I'll sign off. We'll talk at the beginning of the week. (2) Early bird discounts are usually available at the beginning of the season. (3) I am at the beginning of a new and unutterable loneliness.
at the beginning of [æt ðə biˈɡiniŋ ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
买东西；
在…之初；
n.奶牛，乳牛；母兽；雌（象，鲸等）；<侮辱>对女性的蔑称； vt.恐吓；吓唬；威胁；
作操；
(1) to go to the optician's (2) Some may need specialist treatment at the optician's. (3) A Do you know a good optician?
optician [ɒpˈtɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
v.以…为食，以…为能源；
vt.用吹风机吹干（头发）； vi.用电吹风器将头发吹干； n.吹干头发；
n.肥料，粪便； vt.施肥；
n.眼镜（制造）商，配制眼镜技师；
(1) The Democrats will probably lose control of Congress. (2) A military junta took control of the country . (3) The city is in the control of enemy forces.
(1) The caterpillars feed on a wide range of trees, shrubs and plants. (2) Slugs feed on decaying plant and animal material. (3) Birds feed on nuts and berries in the winter.
feed on [fi:d ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
v.以…为食，以…为能源；
[法] 唯恐；
vt.除去（感染），给…消毒；
adj.父亲的；父亲（般）的；父系的；父方的；
(1) Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque... (2) Sotomayor, the Cuban holder of the world high jump record, cleared 2.36 metres. (3) After that they drove clear over to St Paul.
(1) People living in that city can use their public transportation for free. (2) Why buy CDs? You can listen to the radio for free! (3) John likes to surf the web looking for free MP 3 music to download.
(1) The 500 or so workers were paid , on average , $ 2.20 an hour, competitive wage in China. (2) But temperatures are on average getting warmer. (3) Our reps make on average six calls a day.
on average [ɔn ˈævəridʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
平均起来；
adj.防止环境污染的，防污染的；反污染；
n.爆炸，炸裂；爆发；扩张，激增；（感情，尤指愤怒的）突然爆发；
n.摔跤选手；扭斗者，搏斗者；
(1) I can see I will have to revise my opinions of his abilities now. (2) The government may need to revise its policy in the light of this report. (3) a revised edition of a textbook
(1) In many places, classrooms are overcrowded and curricula are outdated. (2) How did these factors affect development of college curricula? (3) The English language packages are andin harmony with existing curricula and textbooks.
curricula
📢 UK📢 US
n.课程；总课程( curriculum的名词复数 )；
n.形状，形式；外形；方式；表格； vt.形成；构成；组织；塑造； vi.形成，产生；排队，整队；
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）；
n.中断；打断；障碍物；打岔的事；
(1) manufactured goods (2) a news story manufactured by an unscrupulous journalist (3) Vitamins cannot be manufactured by our bodies.
(1) Sometimes I pay, sometimes he pays─it seems to average out (= result in us paying the same amount) . (2) The cost should average out at about £6 per person. (3) Earnings are averaged over the whole period.
(1) This is the kangaroo from Australia. It bounces and bounces anywhere it wants to go. (2) Mother kangaroo shouts loudly. (3) A baby kangaroo called joey makes an excellent target.
kangaroo [ˌkæŋgəˈru:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[动]袋鼠；
n.<美>邻居，邻国； adj.邻近的，邻接的； vi.友好；毗邻而居； vt.邻接；
n.花大量时间看电视的人，电视迷；美国人说整天看电视的人是“沙发土豆”；
adj.医学的；医药的；医疗的；内科的； n.体格检查；
(1) The building was completely destroyed by fire. (2) They've destroyed all the evidence. (3) Heat gradually destroys vitamin C.
destroy [dɪˈstrɔɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
换句话说；就是说；
adj.通常的，常有的，常见的；平常的，普通的；平时的，平日的；一向的，老是那一套的；
n.习语，成语；方言，土语；（语言）风格；惯用语法；
vt.破坏，摧毁；消灭，歼灭（敌人）；杀死；使失败；
(1) You wouldn't believe some of the prices they charge; it's daylight robbery. (2) They left before daylight (= before the sun had risen) . (3) The street looks very different in daylight .
daylight [ˈdeɪlaɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.日光，白昼；清早，黎明；公开，发表；<俚>眼睛，视力；
vi.跳；冲动的行动； vt.跳过，跃过；使跳跃； n.跳跃，飞跃；跳跃的距离；
n.情感，感情；情绪；感动，激动；
n.棚，库；分水岭； vt.流出；流下；蜕皮；树叶脱落； vi.流出；蜕皮；脱落；散布；
(1) One third of the world's population consumes/consume two thirds of the world's resources. (2) The entire population of the town was at the meeting. (3) countries with ageing populations
(1) The tour will include games against the australian Barbarians. (2) He has coached and played in Italy during the australian off-season. (3) The australian team will be seated in business class.
australian [ɒˈstreɪliən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.秃头的；单调的，枯燥的；光秃的；赤裸裸的，毫无掩饰的；
犯错误；弄错；
n.照片，画像；图画，图片；影片；情景； vt.构想，想象；描绘，画；描述；
n.澳大利亚人； adj.澳大利亚的；澳大利亚人的；
(1) The starter of the fluorescent lamp has broken, no wonder the lamp failed. (2) no wonder then that Arabic calligraphy is considered a true art form. (3) no wonder that on media island they are downcast.
(1) AIM : To provide a rapid method for identifying fruit of eucalyptus globule labill. (2) The sweet gum gum , and some Australian eucalyptus trees are gum trees. (3) The results indicate that amphoteric could increase the sizing degree of eucalyptus chemimechanical pulp significantly.
(1) to die of/from starvation (2) Millions will face starvation next year as a result of the drought. (3) a starvation diet (= one in which you do not have much to eat)
(1) Firemen said they had the blaze under control. (2) The situation is under control. (3) The police kept the mob under control.
under control [ˈʌndə kənˈtrəul] 📢 UK📢 US
被控制住；处于控制之下；
n.天花板；最高限度；云幕高度；隔板，舱室垫板；
vt.营救，救援，使免遭损失；[法律] 非法劫回； n.营救，救援；营救[救援]行动；
n.平头；
(1) As you can see, here we have the pandas, kangaroos, and koala bears. (2) Holding a koala is fun , educational, and inspiring. (3) koala and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints.
(1) If they value these data, let them pay for them. (2) I have had to pay for repairs to the house. (3) The money is used by local authorities to pay for public services.