(1) His flight to Amsterdam connects with an afternoon flight to New York. (2) I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. (3) There was nothing to connect him with the crime.
(1) She finished law school last year. (2) a beautifully finished piece of furniture (3) He put the finishing touches to his painting (= did the things that made it complete) .
(1) the structure of the building (2) changes in the social and economic structure of society (3) the grammatical structures of a language
structure [ˈstrʌktʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.向上的，上升的；升高的； adv.向上地，上升地；
adj.反复的，再三的，重复的；累；频仍；
adj.类似的；同类的；相似的；同样的； n.类似物；相像的人；相似物；
n.结构；构造；建筑物；体系； vt.构成，排列；安排；
(1) Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries. (2) Our skin cream contains only natural ingredients. (3) the essential ingredients for success
ingredient [ɪnˈgri:diənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.苦涩地；痛苦地；不痛快地；残酷地；
n.（混合物的）组成部分；（烹调的）原料；（构成）要素；因素；
adj.不可避免的；必然发生的；<非正>总会发生的；必然发生的事；
n.到达，抵达；出现，登场；新生婴儿；到达者；
(1) These results demonstrate convincingly that our campaign is working. (2) Let me demonstrate to you some of the difficulties we are facing. (3) His sudden departure had demonstrated how unreliable he was.
(1) We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow. (2) recent advances in medical science (3) We live in an age of rapid technological advance.
(1) She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work. (2) The police found him asleep in a garage. (3) He was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk.
(1) He exhibits regularly in local art galleries. (2) The patient exhibited signs of fatigue and memory loss. (3) The first exhibit was a knife which the prosecution claimed was the murder weapon.
(1) academic/educational/professional/vocational qualifications (2) a nursing/teaching, etc. qualification (3) He left school with no formal qualifications .
(1) a small, blond boy (2) Is she a natural blonde (= Is her hair naturally blonde) ? (3) There were two little girls, one Asian and one with blonde hair...
(1) We're not sure whether we still want to proceed with the sale. (2) Work is proceeding slowly. (3) He outlined his plans and then proceeded to explain them in more detail.
proceed [prə'si:d] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.建立，创建；确立或使安全；使被安排好；使成为；
vt.分析；分解；细察； na.“analyze”的变体；
n.星期二；
vi.进行；前进；（沿特定路线）行进；（尤指打断后）继续说； n.收入，获利；
(1) They left for Spain early this morning. (2) See you tomorrow morning . (3) I prefer coffee in the morning .
morning ['mɔ:nɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.贡献出；捐赠（款项）；投稿（给杂志等）；出力；
adv.（究竟）在哪儿； conj.无论什么地方；各处，处处；
n.飞机，航空器，；
n.早晨；上午；黎明；早期，初期；
(1) She was concerned that she might miss the turning and get lost. (2) They were more concerned with how the other women had dressed than in what the speaker was saying. (3) He didn't seem in the least concerned for her safety.
(1) There is no known cure but the illness can be treated. (2) Doctors cannot effect a cure if the disease has spread too far. (3) The cure took six weeks.
(1) The ring was specially made for her. (2) a specially designed diet plan (3) We came specially to see you.
specially [ˈspeʃəli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.特别地；专门地；特意地；格外地；
n.<医>传染，感染；传染病，染毒物；影响；
n.无能，无力；无才能；无能为力；
adv.在楼下；向[往]楼下； adj.楼下的；
(1) I find that I just can't fit in regular domestic work. (2) She was great with the children and fitted in beautifully. (3) He knew where I fitted in and what he had to do to get the best out of me...
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) Cuba gained independence from Spain in 1898. (2) independence celebrations (3) the first elections since independence
independence [ˌɪndɪ'pendəns] 📢 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.气候；水土，风土；（社会思想等的）趋势，倾向；思潮；
v.（靠近或作比较时）显出明显的差异，形成对比( contrast的现在分词 )；对比，对照；
adj.基本的；必要的；本质的；精华的； n.必需品；基本要素；必不可少的东西；
(1) She still owes her father £3 000. (2) She still owes £3 000 to her father. (3) The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors.
(1) I looked along the shelves for the book I needed. (2) Houses had been built along both sides of the river. (3) You'll find his office just along the corridor.