(1) The book is full of references to growing up in India. (2) She made no reference to her illness but only to her future plans. (3) the President's passing reference to (= brief mention of) the end of the war
(1) a debate that has split the country down the middle (2) The committee split over government subsidies. (3) She split the class into groups of four.
(1) She's a very great dramatic actress. (2) And the teddy bear you gave me that I held so tight. (3) She succeeded in fulfil ( l ) ing herself as an actress.
actress [ˈæktrəs] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.坚固地；稳固地；坚定地；坚决地；
n.女演员；女表演者；
n.无能，无力；无才能；无能为力；
adj.不坚固的；不一贯的；摇晃的；无常的；
(1) to have gained practical experience of the work (2) practical advice/help/support (3) practical problems
practical [ˈpræktɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.实践的，实际的；可实现的，实用的；注重实际的；可用的；
n.成功，成就；好成绩，好结果；成功的人（或物）；
n.注意，观察；话语；评论，谈论，； vt.& vi.评论；觉察；
adv.那时；然后；那么；话说回来； adj.当时的；那时的；
(1) They are devoted to their children. (2) a devoted son/friend/fan (3) ...a loving and devoted husband...
(1) She is a shining example of what people with disabilities can achieve. (2) He is a captain who leads by example . (3) It would be a mistake to follow his example .
(1) We got the bus back to Tange for 30 cents... (2) Great clouds of black smoke were rising for several hundred feet or so. (3) We drove on for a few miles...
for [fə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
prep.为，为了；倾向于；关于；当作； conj.因为，由于；
adv.疯狂地；粗暴地，野蛮地；野生地；失去控制地；
n.物体；目标；宾语；客体，对象；vi.不赞成，反对；抱反感； vt.提出…作反对的理由；
adj.类似的；同类的；相似的；同样的； n.类似物；相像的人；相似物；
(1) They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. (2) He said he didn't have time or made some such excuse. (3) She longed to find somebody who understood her problems, and in him she thought she had found such a person.
such [sʌtʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.这样的；如此的；这么大的；非常的； pron.这样的事物[人]；
vt.描写，形容；叙述；描绘，作图；（行星等）周转；
n.刑罚，惩罚；严厉对待；<口>给吃苦头；
n.进入，入场；入口处，门口；登记，记录；参加比赛的人；
(1) floor/office/shelf, etc. space (2) We must make good use of the available space. (3) That desk takes up too much space .
(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) to be/become/get involved in politics (2) We need to examine all the costs involved in the project first. (3) We'll make our decision and contact the people involved.
(1) I have just met the man I want to spend the rest of my life with... (2) He's the kindest and sincerest person I've ever met... (3) We could meet for a drink after work...
(1) The gunman took aim (= pointed his weapon) and fired. (2) The government is aiming at a 50% reduction in unemployment. (3) They're aiming at training everybody by the end of the year.
(1) economic/humanitarian/emergency aid (2) An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been promised. (3) aid agencies (= organizations that provide help)
(1) Some horses become excited when they're in traffic. (2) She waved excitedly as the car approached. (3) An excited crowd of people gathered around her.
(1) I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles. (2) He stood back to admire his handiwork. (3) She was used to receiving admiring glances from men.
(1) It'll cost you five grand! (2) She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70. (3) He described himself grandly as a ‘landscape architect ’.
grand [ɡrænd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.讨论，谈论；详述，论述；
n.肺；呼吸器官；[医]辅助呼吸的装置；〈英〉可供呼吸新鲜空气的地方；
adv.简单地，朴素地；（引出概括或解释）不过，仅仅；简直；<非正>实在；
adj.宏大的，宏伟的；（最）重要的；豪华的； n.一千美元；大钢琴；
(1) the central area of the brain (2) The flat is very central─just five minutes from Princes Street. (3) a central location
(1) I've spoken to the manager about it. (2) The President refused to speak to the waiting journalists. (3) (especially North American English)Can I speak with you for a minute?
(1) She's broken her wrist. (2) He wore a copper bracelet on his wrist . (3) Is there an updated daily record of inspector checking the ESD wrist strap continuity?