(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
(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) 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
adj.公民的，市民的；文明的，有礼貌的；民用的，国民间的；[法]民事的，根据民法的；
adj.明亮的；<非正式>美好的；闪耀的；才华横溢的； n.宝石；钻石；
n.保证，担保；保证人，保证书；抵押品； vt.保证，担保；
vt.构成，组成；制定，设立；等同于；指派；
(1) Common salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine. (2) a prison compound (3) a compound adjective, such as fair-skinned
(1) an ornamental fountain (2) The chimney pots are purely ornamental. (3) ...ornamental trees.
ornamental [ˌɔ:nəˈmentl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.装饰的，装饰用的； n.观赏植物；装饰物；
vt.把…奉献（给），把…专用（于）；奉献；
vi.不同，相异；不同意，意见相左；争吵；
vt.& vi.咀嚼，咬；深思，考虑； n.咀嚼；咀嚼物；
(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.
(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) 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) ‘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 .
imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.尽责的；承担责任；负有责任的；懂道理的；
n.受精，怀孕；胚胎；概念；设想，构想；
adj.精力充沛的，充满活力的；精力旺盛的，精神饱满的；（措施等）积极的，有力的；雄健；
vt.想，设想；想像；料想，猜想；误认为； vi.想象；猜想，推测；
(1) The show was good entertainment value . (2) a budget for the entertainment of clients (3) radio, television and other forms of entertainment
(1) a biased jury/witness (2) a school biased towards music and art (3) biased information/sources/press reports
biased [ˈbaɪəst] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.[法]确认，批准；证实；使有效；使巩固；
adj.基本的；初级的；[化]元素的；初等；
n.习惯，习性；气质；宗教服装； vt.给…穿衣服；打扮；
adj.有偏见的；有偏的；结果偏倚的； v.使存偏见(bias的过去式和过去分词)；
(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) 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) .
(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.
reciprocal [rɪˈsɪprəkl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.说明；例证；图解；插图；
n.操作，经营；手术；[数]运算；作用；
n.未婚女人，老处女；
adj.相互的；互惠的；倒数的； n.倒数；互相关联的事物；
(1) She looked desperately around for a weapon. (2) They desperately wanted a child. (3) I was absolutely desperate to see her.
(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.
entertain [ˌentəˈteɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.热情款待；使有兴趣；抱着，怀有；考虑； vi.热情款待；
n.装配；集会；[军]集合号，集合鼓，集合；[机]装配，装配车间，供装配的零件；
vt.占领；使用，住在…；使从事，使忙碌；任职；
adj.热烈的；激昂的；易怒的；易被情欲所支配的；
(1) a jealous wife/husband (2) He's only talking to her to make you jealous. (3) She's jealous of my success.
(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) fresh, wholesome food (2) It was clean wholesome fun. (3) ...good, wholesome fun.
wholesome [ˈhəʊlsəm] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有益健康的；健全的；合乎卫生的；
n.原因；动机；（某种行为、感情等的）理由；缘故； vt.成为…的原因；导致；引起；使遭受；
n.测量，测度；措施；程度；尺寸； vt.测量；估量； vi.测量；测量（大小，容量，尺寸等）；
n.总数；算术；金额；概略，要点； vt.& vi.总计；总结，概括；归纳；
(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.
explore [ɪkˈsplɔ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
v.抵抗，抗拒；忍耐；反对，抵制； n.防染剂；防腐剂；
vi.勘查， 探测， 勘探；[医]探查（伤处等），探索，研究； vt.探索， 探究， 仔细查看；
n.勇敢，勇气；辉煌，华丽；刚毅；
n.影响；势力；有影响的人（或事物）；[占星学]星力； vt.影响；感染；支配；对…起作用；
(1) to eat healthily (2) a healthy bank balance (3) a healthy profit
healthy [ˈhelθi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.健康的；健全的；大量的；有益于健康的；
n.空闲时间；闲暇；悠闲；安逸； adj.空闲的；闲暇的；
n.旅行，旅程行期；历程，过程； vi.旅行，出游； vt.在…旅行或旅行到过…；
n.制造，创造；创造物，产物；（尤指<圣经>所述由上帝）创造天地，宇宙；（爵位等的）封授；
(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) 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 .