(1) The city is best explored on foot. (2) They explored the land to the south of the Murray river. (3) As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore.
(1) Does it bother you that she earns more than you? (2) It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house. (3) Stop bothering me when I'm working.
(1) (humorous)He used some pretty choice (= rude or offensive) language. (2) If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow. (3) He had no choice but to leave (= this was the only thing he could do) .
choice [tʃɔɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.选择；选择权；精选品；入选者； adj.上等的，精选的；
n.职业，专业；同行；宣称；信念，信仰；
n.讨论；辩论；争论；辩论； vt.& vi.辩论；仔细考虑；思考；盘算；
vt.没收；充公；查抄；征用； adj.被没收的，被充公的；被征用的；
(1) It was only a partial solution to the problem. (2) a partial eclipse of the sun (3) I'm not partial to mushrooms.
(1) She was chosen for the job on the basis of her qualifications. (2) Some videos have been banned on the basis that they are too violent. (3) on a regular/permanent/part-time/temporary basis
basis [ˈbeɪsɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.强大的；权力大的；（药）有效地； adv.很；非常；
vt.解雇，把…免职；遣散，解散（队伍等）；驳回，拒绝受理；搁置； vi.解散；
n.画廊，走廊；（教堂，议院等的）边座；旁听席；大批观众；
n.基础；主要成分；基准，基本原则；
(1) Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence? (2) The increase in racial tension constitutes a threat to our society. (3) Female workers constitute the majority of the labour force.
constitute [ˈkɔnstitju:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.察觉，觉悟，意识；
adj.共有的；共同的；相互的；彼此的；
adj.有趣的，好玩的，逗人笑的；
vt.构成，组成；制定，设立；等同于；指派；
(1) She looked desperately around for a weapon. (2) They desperately wanted a child. (3) I was absolutely desperate to see her.
desperate [ˈdespərət] 📢 UK📢 US
n.承诺，许诺；委任，委托；致力，献身；承担义务；
adj.悲惨的；令人痛苦的；太少的；卑鄙的；
n.平民，百姓；市民；文官；民法学者； adj.民用的；平民的；
adj.绝望的；由绝望而引起的；铤而走险的，孤注一掷的；急切的，极度渴望的；
(1) a biased jury/witness (2) a school biased towards music and art (3) biased information/sources/press reports
(1) mutual respect/understanding (2) mutual support/aid (3) I don't like her, and I think the feeling is mutual (= she doesn't like me either) .
mutual [ˈmju:tʃuəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.娱乐，消遣；招待，款待；娱乐节目；
n.保证，担保；保证人，保证书；抵押品； vt.保证，担保；
n.百万富翁；大富翁；大财主；有钱人； adj.100万以上人口的；
adj.共有的；共同的；相互的；彼此的；
(1) Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days. (2) minority shareholders in the bank (3) the rights of ethnic/racial minorities
(1) ‘Can we still buy tickets for the concert? ’ ‘I imagine so . ’ (2) I don't imagine (that) they'll refuse. (3) There's nobody there. You're imagining things .
(1) I felt sick with jealousy. (2) sexual jealousy (3) I'm tired of her petty jealousies.
jealousy [ˈdʒeləsi] 📢 UK📢 US
n.独立，自主；足够维持闭居生活的收入；独立心；自恃心；
n.妒忌，猜忌；戒备，小心提防；
n.生物学；生物；
n.猫头鹰；惯于晚上活动的人；夜猫子；（像猫头鹰一样）机警的人；
(1) His singing can't hold a candle to Pavarotti's. (2) The bedroom was lit by a single candle. (3) Girls today can't hold a candle to the beauties of the Fifties.
(1) fate was kind to me that day. (2) By a strange twist of fate , Andy and I were on the same plane. (3) Each of the managers suffered the same fate .
fate [feɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.命运，宿命；灾难，死亡；命中注定的事（尤指坏事）； v.注定；
n.功能，作用；应变量，函数；职务；重大聚会； vi.有或起作用；行使职责；
n.难看，丑陋；丑陋的东西；
n.条，条款；项目；一则；一件商品（或物品）； adv.又，同上；
(1) The two colleges have a reciprocal arrangement whereby students from one college can attend classes at the other. (2) They expected a reciprocal gesture before more hostages could be freed... (3) The department said many countries had reciprocal agreements for health care with Britain.
(1) Her tight-fitting dress left nothing to the imagination. (2) With a little imagination , you could turn this place into a palace. (3) His writing lacks imagination.
(1) Dreams can be a rich source of inspiration for an artist. (2) Both poets drew their inspiration from the countryside. (3) Looking for inspiration for a new dessert? Try this recipe.
(1) She floated down the steps to greet us. (2) They floated the idea of increased taxes on alcohol. (3) The company was floated on the stock market in 2001.
(1) The job involves a lot of entertaining. (2) Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends. (3) He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.
(1) the Arctic/tropical/desert, etc. regions (2) one of the most densely populated regions of North America (3) the Basque region of Spain
region [ˈri:dʒən] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.分；划分；分离；（使）产生分歧； n.分水岭，分界线；分配；
n.地区，地域，地带；行政区，管辖区；（大气，海水等的）层，界，境；（学问等的）范围，领域；
adj.愚蠢的；迟钝的；乏味的；晕眩的，昏迷不醒的； n.<口>傻子，笨蛋；
adj.致命的；不共戴天的；终有一死的；极度的； n.凡人，人类；
(1) It was decided (that) the school should purchase new software. (2) The case will be decided by a jury. (3) The Appeal Court decided in their favour .
(1) In the course of time , this kind of lantern has become an exclusive of the Shens. (2) Chen Xiang: Mom, How this could be a magic lantern? (3) The Spring Festival lasts till the 15 th of the first lunar month, or the lantern Festival.