(1) What do you like to do in your spare time? (2) The statue has been dated as 5 th century BC. (3) Older boys put them up to painting the statue red.
statue [ˈstætʃu:] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.非常；差不多；很多地；很大程度上； adj.许多的，大量的； pron.很多；大量；很好的东西；（与不可数名词连用，尤用于否定句，或与 how 连用以询问数量，也可与 as、so 和 too 连用）许多；
n.雕像，塑像； vt.用雕像装饰；
n.运送，运输；运输系统；运输工具；流放；
n.运动；活动；动作，举动；乐章；
(1) Her evidence suggests a different interpretation of the events. (2) It is not possible for everyone to put their own interpretation on the law. (3) Dreams are open to interpretation (= they can be explained in different ways) .
interpretation [ɪnˌtɜ:prɪˈteɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.解释，说明；翻译；表演，演绎；理解；
n.惊恐；警报；闹铃；动员令； vt.使惊恐；警告；给（门等）安装警报器；
n.报酬；报答；赏金；酬金； vt.酬谢，奖赏；报答，惩罚；
adj.复杂的；合成的； n.复杂；合成体；[数学]复数；
(1) The report was sharply critical of the police. (2) ‘Is there a problem? ’ he asked sharply. (3) Profits fell sharply following the takeover.
(1) He had spoken to Emma only briefly . (2) briefly, the argument is as follows… (3) Let me tell you briefly what happened.
briefly [ˈbri:fli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.短暂地；简单地；简略地；略略；
n.丈夫；〈英〉管家；〈古〉节俭的管理人；船舶管理人； vt.节俭地使用；〈罕〉做…的丈夫；
n.公司，商号；作伴，伴侣，客人；连队，中队；（社交）集会，聚会；
n.比较，对照；[语]比喻；比较级；
(1) an art gallery/exhibition (2) a collection of art and antiques (3) She's good at art and design.
art [ɑ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.(it的反身形式)；它自己，它本身；自身，本身；
adj.热的；辣的；激动的；热门的； vt.使兴奋，使激动； adv.热的；紧迫的； vi.变热；
n.艺术；艺术作品；（需要技术、工艺的）行业；文艺（包括绘画、雕塑、建筑、音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、文学等）； vi.thou art 即 you are,对一人讲话时用； adj.艺术的；（为）艺术家的；艺术品的；具有艺术性的； vt.& vi.[口语]（把…）装饰得古色古香，（把…）装饰得古怪而有艺术趣味，把…装饰得有艺术价值；把…加以艺术乔装，使艺术化[仅用于 art up 短语中]；
(1) He claimed political asylum. (2) He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. (3) She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
claim [kleɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.一点，一块；少量，少许；一会儿，一转眼；[计] 比特（二进位制信息单位）； adj.很小的，微不足道的； adv.[口语]相当，有点儿，或多或少，多少[a bit to的省略]； vt.给（马）上嚼子；上衔铁；抑制；制约； v.咬，叮( bite的过去式)；刺痛；咬饵；有咬（或叮）的习性；
(1) a zebra's black and white stripes (2) a white tablecloth with red stripes (3) She wore a bright green jogging suit with a white stripe down the sides...
stripe [straɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.药房（兼售化妆品等）；〈美〉杂货店；
n.建筑物；建造；解释；建造物；
n.条纹；种类；军士军阶；犯人穿的横条囚衣； vt.使带有条纹；
adj.财政的；财务的；金融的；有钱的；
(1) Mexico city (2) the city of York (3) The city turned out to welcome the victorious team home.
(1) new laws on Sunday trading (= shops being open on Sundays) (2) Supermarkets everywhere reported excellent trading in the run-up to Christmas. (3) Shares worth $8 million changed hands during a day of hectic trading.
(1) Fashion is constantly changing. (2) Heat the sauce, stirring constantly. (3) She suggests that women are under constant pressure to be abnormally thin...
(1) She became famous through her association with the group of poets. (2) The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me. (3) The cat soon made the association between human beings and food.
association [əˌsəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.地区的，区域的；特定区域的，特定地区的；方言的；区域性；
vt.猜疑（是）；怀疑，不信任；怀疑…有罪； n.嫌疑犯； vi.怀疑；adj.可疑的；
n.协会，社团；联合，联系；联想；
n.社会；上流社会；社团；社群； adj.上流社会的，社交界的；
(1) We eagerly anticipated the day we would leave school. (2) When Scott reached the South Pole he found that Amundsen had anticipated him. (3) (formal)a fast anticipatory movement by the goalkeeper
(1) The job requires skill and an eye for detail. (2) What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment. (3) We need people with practical skills like carpentry.
(1) I wouldn't advertise the fact that you don't have a work permit. (2) to advertise a product/a business/your services (3) The cruise was advertised as the ‘journey of a lifetime ’.
(1) He stood there with his arms lifted above his head. (2) I lifted the lid of the box and peered in. (3) (figurative)John lifted his eyes (= looked up) from his book.
(1) a child of the 90s (2) They can't have children . (3) a support group for adult children of alcoholics
child [tʃaɪld] 📢 UK📢 US
n.小孩，孩子；幼稚的人；产物；弟子；
n.收入，进款；进来的动作；进入；
adj.虚伪的；不正的，非法的；假造的，摹造的；临时的； adv.欺诈地；叛卖地；
n.孙子；孙女；外孙；
(1) a political/financial crisis (2) the government's latest economic crisis (3) The business is still in crisis but it has survived the worst of the recession.
(1) a piece of string/wood (2) She wrote something on a small piece of paper. (3) a large piece of land
piece [pi:s] 📢 UK📢 US
n.书桌，办公桌；服务台；部门；（美）讲道台； adj.书桌的，书桌上用的；
pron.他们的；他的或她的；
n.连接；联系，关系；连接点；亲戚；
n.块，片，段；部分，部件；文章，音乐作品； vt.修补；连接，接上；
(1) This is the Berlin Olympic venue, is not like this spider web? (2) A spider is weaving a web under the eaves. (3) At the moment I'm working on a poisonous protein produced by the funnel spider.
(1) Although not essential, some prior knowledge of statistics is desirable. (2) This information must not be disclosed without prior written consent . (3) Visits are by prior arrangement .
(1) You must ask permission for all major expenditure. (2) The school has been refused permission to expand. (3) No official permission has been given for the event to take place.
permission [pəˈmɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.允许；批准，正式认可，认可；
n.桥；桥牌；鼻梁；起联系作用的东西； vt.在…建桥，架桥于…之上；通过桥横跨；
vt.更喜欢；提升，提拔；给予（债权人）优先权；提出（控告）； vi.更喜欢，宁愿；
n.讨论，谈论；详述，论述；
(1) The school was originally very small. (2) She comes originally from York. (3) originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece.
(1) She remained bitterly opposed to the idea of moving abroad. (2) They are totally opposed to abortion. (3) Our views are diametrically opposed on this issue.
vt.& vi.咬；叮； n.咬；咬伤；疼痛；受骗； vi.刺痛；咬饵；有咬（或叮）的习性；（人）上当； vt.（辣椒，胡椒等）刺激；（齿轮，螺丝，钳子，锚等）咬住；（利器等）刺进；（寒风等）刺骨； abbr.机内测试设备(Built-In Test Equipment)；
(1) She is still a little unsteady on her feet after the operation. (2) an unsteady hand (3) The boy was very unsteady and had staggered around when he got up...
unsteady [ʌnˈstedi] 📢 UK📢 US
n.欧元；
adj.不坚固的；不一贯的；摇晃的；无常的；
adj.不够和善的，不亲切的；冷酷的；无情的；
vt.修理；纠正；恢复；弥补； n.修理；修理工作；维修状态；经修理的东西；
(1) the splitting of the atom (2) Two atoms of hydrogen combine with one atom of oxygen to form a molecule of water. (3) A methane molecule is composed of one carbon atom attached to four hydrogens.