(1) ‘I will ’ and ‘I shall ’ are usually contracted to ‘I'll ’ (= made shorter) . (2) They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract) . (3) to take out a contract on sb
(1) I sleep on the third floor... (2) It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames... (3) A third of the cost went into technology and services...
(1) She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to. (2) He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip. (3) (formal)They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
(1) He did not hold a firearm certificate... (2) Applicants should normally hold a good Honours degree... (3) I'd seen it before in people who held immense power.
(1) insulting remarks (2) She was really insulting to me. (3) The article was insulting to the families of British citizens...
insulting [ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.出言不逊的，侮辱的；无礼的； v.侮辱，冒犯( insult的现在分词)；
adj.水泄不通的；拥挤的；肩摩踵接；
adj.严峻的；严厉的；剧烈的；苛刻的；
n.照片，相片； vt.& vi.（给…）拍照；
(1) tall/old/historic buildings (2) the building of the school (3) There's building work going on next door.
building [ˈbɪldɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.连接，联结；使…有联系；为…接通电话；插入插座； vi.连接；建立关系；[体]成功击中；
n.建筑物；楼房；房屋；建筑（艺术或行业）； v.build的现在分词；
n.观念，概念；观点；思想，设想，想法；总的印象；
vt.应用，运用；申请；涂；敷（药）； vi.申请，请求，适用；适用，适合；专心致志；
(1) mobile equipment (2) a mobile shop/library (= one inside a vehicle) (3) a kitchen especially designed for the elderly or people who are less mobile
mobile ['məʊbaɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.日常饮食；规定饮食； vt.& vi.（使）节制饮食； vi.节食；进规定饮食；
n.业余爱好；嗜好，兴趣；小马；
adj.移动的，可移动的；变化的；易变的，不稳的；交融的； n.风铃，（可随风摆动的）悬挂饰物；
n.射击，发出；投篮；摄影；射杀，枪杀； v.shoot的现在分词；
(1) It's hard to find good pineapples at this time of year. (2) He styled his poem doggerel. (3) I can knock off a poem in half an hour.
(1) (figurative)As a child he would often escape into a dreamworld of his own. (2) They were glad to have escaped the clutches of winter for another year. (3) She was lucky to escape punishment.
(1) an initial payment of £60 and ten instalments of £25 (2) in the initial stages (= at the beginning) of the campaign (3) My initial reaction was to decline the offer.
(1) The doctor examined her but could find nothing wrong. (2) The students will be examined in all subjects at the end of term. (3) You are only being examined on this semester's work.
(1) If you don't do it now, you'll only regret it . (2) The decision could be one he lives to regret . (3) ‘I've had a wonderful life, ’ she said, ‘I don't regret a thing. ’
(1) The crowd went crazy when the band came on stage. (2) You're so beautiful you're driving me crazy . (3) I've been crazy about him since the first time I saw him.
(1) It's easy to make a mistake . (2) This letter is addressed to someone else─there must be some mistake. (3) It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion.
(1) to encourage foreign investment (2) investment income (3) This country needs investment in education.
investment [ɪnˈvestmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.严肃的，严重的；认真的，庄重的；重要的；危险的；
adv.完全地，十足地；纯粹地；纯洁地，贞淑地；
n.投资，投资额；封锁；（时间、精力的）投入；值得买的东西；
n.集中；专心；关注；浓度；
(1) It is illegal to reproduce these worksheets without permission from the publisher. (2) The photocopier reproduces colours very well. (3) The atmosphere of the novel is successfully reproduced in the movie.
(1) by eight o'clock he had arrived at my hotel... (2) We all knew by then that the affair was practically over. (3) by day a woman could safely walk the streets, but at night the pavements became dangerous...
by [baɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
prep.靠，通过；被，由；沿着；按照； adv.经过，过去；在侧，在附近；短暂拜访；
adv.奇妙地；怪异地；不可思议地；异常的；
vt.压下，压低；使沮丧；使萧条；使跌价；
adv.高度地；极，非常；非常赞许地；
(1) Try to support each other when one of you is feeling down... (2) I have been down since the injury happened... (3) That's down to pure hard work.
(1) They were sitting round the kitchen table... (2) The nightdress has handmade lace round the armholes and neckline... (3) Suddenly a car came round a corner on the opposite side...