(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) He can suck up as much information as you can give him. (2) She suck up to him by agree with everything he say. (3) Plants suck up moisture from the earth.
suck up [sʌk ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
吸收；
adj.分布广的；普遍的；广泛应用；普及的；
n.稳定的进程；要旨；男高音；票据的限期； adj.男高音的；
n.公开辩论；论战；
(1) She murmured her agreement. (2) He murmured something in his sleep. (3) She was murmuring in his ear.
(1) The study of language as a whole is often called general linguistics. (2) Epistemology is also the foundation and the arcanum of Wang's theory as a whole. (3) The success of this experiment is crucial to the project as a whole.
(1) I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need. (2) a ballpark estimate (= an approximate estimate) (3) official government estimates of traffic growth over the next decade
estimate [ˈestɪmət] 📢 UK📢 US
n.中断；打断；障碍物；打岔的事；
n.繁茂，丰富；充沛，充溢；
n.估计，预测；报价，预算书；评价，判断； vt.估计，估算；评价，评论；估量，估价；
vt.注视，凝视；盘算，计议；周密考虑； vi.沉思，深思熟虑；
(1) agricultural/industrial machinery (2) a piece of machinery (3) the machinery of government
machinery [məˈʃi:nəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.聚精会神地；周到地；谛；凝神；
n.密度；稠密，浓厚；[物]浓度，比重；愚钝；
n.（总称）机器；（政府等的）机关，组织；机器的运转部份；机械装置；
vi.足够；有能力； vt.满足…的需要；使满足；
(1) Professor Antonio Golini is a demographer at the University of Rome. (2) demographer William Frey says immigrants with young families will help keep the United States competitive.
demographer
📢 UK📢 US
n.人口统计学家；
通过…获益；受益；得力；受用；
对…感到惊讶；对…感到害怕；
vt.& vi.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安；（使）困难；
(1) Snow - White and Rose - Red went sadly to unbolt the door for their dear friend.
(1) His family tried to assimilate into the white and hispanic communities. (2) Sala is not familiar with the hispanic music of 18 th century. (3) Most are sold to small hispanic and Mexican groceries, Padron said.
hispanic [hɪˈspænɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.西班牙的；西班牙和葡萄牙的；西班牙及其他说西班牙语国家的；拉丁美洲的；
n.含义；含蓄，含意，言外之意；卷入，牵连，牵涉，纠缠；[逻辑学]蕴涵，蕴含；
n.刺激物；刺激因素；激法物；
adj.顺从的，唯命是从的；柔顺；帖；贴；
(1) the conservative views of his parents (2) Her style of dress was never conservative. (3) conservative members/supporters
(1) He was anxious to preserve his reputation. (2) Efforts to preserve the peace have failed. (3) (humorous)Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved .
(1) The car will soon go to wrack and ruin standing out in all kinds of weather. (2) The wrack had begun to stink as it rotted in the sun. (3) Stephen closed his eyes to hear his boots crush crackling wrack and shells.
(1) All around was bubbling a cacophony of voices. (2) For Britons of that generation however it's a date that sets off a cacophony of signals. (3) The drivers behind him honked, and the cacophony grew louder.
(1) There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. (2) The results are quite astounding. (3) The vegetation surrounding this historic place is equally astounding.
astounding [əˈstaʊndɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.预言者，预兆； vt.预告；充做…的前驱；
vt.使文明；使开化；教化；启发； vi.变得文明；
adj.繁重的，费力的；
adj.使人震惊的； vt.使震惊，使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)；
(1) It comforted her to feel his arms around her. (2) She comforted herself with the thought that it would soon be spring. (3) The victim's widow was today being comforted by family and friends.
comfort [ˈkʌmfət] 📢 UK📢 US
实施，实行；
和…联系在一起；与…有关；
n.安慰；舒适；使人舒服的事物；给予援助或安慰的人或事； vt.安慰，使舒适；使（痛苦等）缓和；
n.保存；保护；避免浪费；对自然环境的保护；
(1) a football/cricket/rugby pitch (2) The rugby tour was a disaster both on and off the pitch. (3) a frenetic pitch of activity
(1) ...a Russian-born professor who had immigrated to the United States... (2) He immigrated from Ulster in 1848... (3) European families emigrating from their homelands were encouraged to immigrate into Australia after World War II.
immigrate [ˈɪmɪgreɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.安慰；舒适；使人舒服的事物；给予援助或安慰的人或事； vt.安慰，使舒适；使（痛苦等）缓和；
vt.误解，曲解；
在另一方面；
vi.移入； vt.移民；移居外国，迁移；
(1) Rival fans hurled abuse at each other. (2) He hurled a brick through the window. (3) How would you handle being locked in the back of a cab while the driver hurled abuse at you?
hurl [hə:l] 📢 UK📢 US
n.柱，台柱，顶梁柱；墩，柱脚；（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心；
n.侵入，侵占，侵蚀；
vt.丢下，用力投掷；大声叫骂，愤慨的说出；推到，推翻； vi.猛投，猛掷；
vt.使协调；<音>调音；
(1) a monarch without political power (2) He was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison because he was thought to be harmful to the state) . (3) a political debate/party/leader
political [pəˈlɪtɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.当代的，现代的；同时代的，同属一个时期的； n.同代人；同辈人；同龄人；当代人；
n.调味品，佐料；
adj.政治的；政党的；对政治有兴趣的；争权夺利的；
n.空气流通；通风设备；通风方法；公开讨论；
(1) The colonists took up weapons to rebel against the British ruler. (2) He excited the people to rebel against their rulers. (3) We do not want you to rebel against your parents.
rebel against [ˈrebəl əˈɡenst] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.（为…）哀悼；悲叹；悔恨；痛惜； n.哀歌，挽歌；悲恸，恸哭；悲痛之情；悼词；
vt.引出，探出；诱出（回答等）；
v.反抗；叛；
n.自然选择，物竞天择说；
(1) New theatres and arts centres sprang up all over the country. (2) New policies, organizations and procedures will spring up amid the devastation. (3) Then a Tree shall spring up on the top of the Tower of London.
spring up [spriŋ ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.深远的，广泛的，深至远处的；
n.解释，说明；翻译；表演，演绎；理解；
跳起； 跃起；迅速成长；<非正>突然开始；
adj.无比的，无双的，空前的；空前的；盖世；
(1) a house in the proximity of (= near) the motorway (2) The proximity of the college to London makes it very popular. (3) The area has a number of schools in close proximity to each other.
(1) The gates opened and the crowd surged forward. (2) Flood waters surged into their homes. (3) Relief surged through her.
surge [sə:dʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不断前进的；进步的；进行的； n.改革论者；进步分子；
n.汹涌；大浪，波涛； v.汹涌；起大浪，蜂拥而来；
v.行；走；往；回（家）；
认为…是…；
(1) She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated. (2) (British English)He was banned from driving for six months. (3) There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office.