(1) a sick child
(2) Her mother's very sick.
(3) Peter has been off sick (= away from work because he is ill) for two weeks.

(1) irrigated land/crops
(2) [不可数名词]irrigation channels
(3) None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.

(1) I want to see my brief.
(2) I hold no brief for either side in this war.
(3) The officer briefed her on what to expect.

(1) You should dress for cold weather today.
(2) She always dressed entirely in black.
(3) He was dressed as a woman (= he was wearing women's clothes) .

(1) to take/have a glance at the newspaper headlines
(2) a cursory/brief/casual/furtive glance
(3) The sisters exchanged glances (= looked at each other) .

(1) to arrive at an agreement/a decision/a conclusion
(2) The new product will arrive on supermarket shelves (= be available) early next year.
(3) The wedding day finally arrived.

(1) I put another steak on the barbecue.
(2) a barbecue sausage (= cooked in this way)
(3) Let's have a barbecue!

(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) The format of the new quiz show has proved popular.
(2) They've brought out the magazine in a new format.
(3) I had met with him to explain the format of the programme and what we had in mind.

(1) proposals to reform the social security system
(2) The law needs to be reformed.
(3) She thought she could reform him.

(1) We existed on a diet of rice.
(2) They can't exist on the money he's earning.
(3) On his retirement the post will cease to exist .

(1) I was under the impression that the work had already been completed.
(2) Clever lighting creates an impression of space in a room.
(3) He did his impression of Tom Hanks.

(1) I spilt your coffee. Sorry─that was clumsy of me.
(2) His clumsy fingers couldn't untie the knot.
(3) She made a clumsy attempt to apologize.

(1) What I failed to appreciate was the distance between the two cities.
(2) I don't think you appreciate how expensive it will be.
(3) We didn't fully appreciate that he was seriously ill.

(1) It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time.
(2) Just the size of the place amazed her.
(3) It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money.

(1) There were 21 votes for and 17 against the motion, with 2 abstentions.
(2) The motion was passed by 6 votes to 3.
(3) The chairperson has the casting/deciding vote .

(1) the mouth (= the entrance) of the cave
(2) a cave-dweller (= a person who lives in a cave )
(3) The ceiling suddenly caved in on top of them.

(1) a reliable method of predicting earthquakes
(2) Nobody could predict the outcome.
(3) It is impossible to predict what will happen.

(1) He pressed his back against the door...
(2) They pressed the silver knife into the cake.
(3) Drago pressed a button and the door closed...

(1) tuesday's notable gainer was Sony, which reached a high of 9,070 yen.
(2) The Governor will appear before the committee next tuesday.
(3) The five were expected to be hanged at 7 am on tuesday.

(1) more and more people are surviving heart attacks...
(2) He spent more time perfecting his dance moves instead of gym work.
(3) The Afghan authorities say the airport had been closed for more than a year.

(1) She has acquired a good knowledge of English.
(2) He has acquired a reputation for dishonesty.
(3) I have recently acquired a taste for olives.

(1) They chose him their leader.
(2) After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.
(3) The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.

(1) nervous energy (= energy produced by feeling nervous)
(2) She put all her energies into her work.
(3) creative/destructive energies

(1) He stopped to receive hugs and kisses from the fans.
(2) She gave her mother a big hug.
(3) figure-hugging jeans

(1) food surpluses
(2) Wheat was in surplus that year.
(3) a trade surplus of £400 million

(1) Sweetheart : I'm pulling up my miniskirt. Take off my panties.
(2) It doesn't suit her to wear a miniskirt.
(3) How do you think it goes with a miniskirt?

(1) I'm so rich I've got a burglar alarm on my dustbin.
(2) She tore up the letter angrily and threw it into the dustbin.
(3) Please put your chewing gum into the dustbin!

(1) Please accept this gift in appreciation of all you've done for us.
(2) She shows little appreciation of good music.
(3) The crowd murmured in appreciation .

(1) The bottle's nearly empty.
(2) I've worked here for nearly two years.
(3) It's nearly time to leave.

(1) The hotel restaurant is noted for its excellent cuisine.
(2) Italian cuisine
(3) ...residential courses in gourmet cuisine.

(1) Tears help to protect the eye from potentially harmful foreign bodies.
(2) Dishonesty is foreign to his nature.
(3) a foreign correspondent (= one who reports on foreign countries in newspapers or on television)

(1) The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen.
(2) They are demanding the release of all political prisoners .
(3) He was taken prisoner by rebel soldiers.

(1) Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.
(2) She's not easily frightened.
(3) She doesn't frighten easily (= it is not easy to make her afraid) .

(1) Unable to find the book in this bookstore, he bought elsewhere.
(2) I fell in with him at a bookstore in Shanghai.
(3) That bookstore would not accept returns even ones in good condition.

(1) We only communicate by email.
(2) They communicated in sign language.
(3) Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other.

(1) at a future date
(2) This deal could safeguard the futures of the 2 000 employees.
(3) She has a great future ahead of her.

(1) the health of your marriage/finances
(2) health and safety regulations (= laws that protect the health of people at work)
(3) health insurance

(1) the classical elegance of the design
(2) Her face is classically beautiful.
(3) a classically trained singer