(1) ‘What's so funny ? ’ she demanded.
(2) A funny thing happened to me today.
(3) It's funny how things never happen the way you expect them to.

(1) In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution (= gradual development to sudden violent change) .
(2) the evolution of the human species
(3) Darwin's theory of evolution

(1) new developments in science and technology
(2) the advance of modern science
(3) the laws of science

(1) Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money.
(2) The purpose of the book is to provide a complete guide to the university.
(3) A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer.

(1) Olympic athletes
(2) She is a natural athlete.
(3) Daley Thompson was a great athlete.

(1) Don't get upset─I was only teasing.
(2) I used to get teased about my name.
(3) to tease wool into strands

(1) Sexual attraction is a large part of falling in love.
(2) Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction .
(3) The main attraction at Giverny is Monet's garden.

(1) You are completely mistaken about Jane.
(2) Unless I'm very much mistaken, that's Paul's wife over there.
(3) mistaken views/ideas

(1) His first essay in politics was a complete disaster.
(2) an essay on the causes of the First World War
(3) We asked Jason to write an essay about his hometown and about his place in it.

(1) The entire village was destroyed.
(2) I wasted an entire day on it.
(3) I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense!

(1) the maximum speed/temperature/volume
(2) For maximum effect do the exercises every day.
(3) a maximum security prison

(1) The yard was overgrown with weeds.
(2) I wish I could give up the weed (= stop smoking).
(3) I've been weeding the flower beds.

(1) a high/low score
(2) What's the score now?
(3) Against which country did Ian Wright score his first international goal?...

(1) Provinces will become hotter and drier every turn until the second sun is destroyed.
(2) After the accident, the drier was hurt but coherent.
(3) Using molecular sieve cakes as experimental materials, the simulative experiment of belt drier was carried out.

(1) ...Temple Mount, the place where the Temple actually stood.
(2) ...a list of museums and places of interest...
(3) Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess...

(1) I'll do my homework after supper.
(2) What's for supper?
(3) We'll have an early supper tonight.

(1) I intend to rewrite the story for younger children.
(2) This essay will have to be completely rewritten.
(3) an attempt to rewrite history (= to present historical events in a way that shows or proves what you want them to)

(1) Last year's winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in fourth place.
(2) Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.
(3) The fourth of July domestic culinary pyromania is followed by community pyrotechnics.

(1) Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
(2) a witness to the killing
(3) a defence/prosecution witness

(1) I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.
(2) By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune.
(3) Debts began to accumulate.

(1) an underground garage (= for example under an office building)
(2) a garage mechanic
(3) (British English)a house with a built-in garage

(1) to stay in bed
(2) ‘Do you want a drink? ’ ‘No, thanks, I can't stay. ’
(3) stay there and don't move!

(1) This room is twice the length of the kitchen.
(2) The river is 300 miles in length .
(3) The snake usually reaches a length of 100 cm.

(1) a socialist revolution
(2) the outbreak of the French revolution in 1789
(3) to start a revolution

(1) We thought the figures were correct. however, we have now discovered some errors.
(2) He was feeling bad. He went to work, however, and tried to concentrate.
(3) however you look at it, it's going to cost a lot.

(1) She was under arrest on suspicion of murder.
(2) Opposition leaders were put under house arrest (= not allowed to leave their houses) .
(3) He died after suffering a cardiac arrest (= when his heart suddenly stopped) .

(1) saleswoman: No. Just look in again next week.
(2) Should you need further information , please contact saleswoman directly.
(3) Does he make an effort to charm everyone – your coworkers, your older sister a saleswoman?

(1) On the back of the photo is written the simple caption, 'Mrs. Monroe'.
(2) The Sun had captioned a picture of Princess Diana 'Princess of Veils'...
(3) The photograph is captioned 'People Power'...

(1) a bid for power
(2) a desperate bid to escape from his attackers
(3) I bade farewell to all the friends I had made in Paris.

(1) She was tall and elegant.
(2) an elegant dress
(3) an elegant room/restaurant

(1) two spoonfuls of sugar
(2) He took a spoonful of the stew and ate it.
(3) ...three spoonfuls of sugar.

(1) Beethoven's Fifth symphony
(2) Mozart's symphonic works
(3) In the symphony of success, excuses are just noise.

(1) Have you hurt yourself?
(2) You don't seem quite yourself today (= you do not seem well or do not seem as happy as usual) .
(3) Enjoy yourselves!

(1) Can you describe him to me?
(2) The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20.
(3) Jim was described by his colleagues as ‘unusual ’.

(1) a map of France
(2) a street map of Miami
(3) to read a/the map (= understand the information on a map)

(1) an amateur photographer
(2) amateur athletics
(3) The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.

(1) She doesn't seem to have any idea of what I'm talking about.
(2) I had some idea of what the job would be like.
(3) The brochure should give you a good idea of the hotel.

(1) to hammer out a compromise
(2) Our team was hammered 5-1.
(3) He hammered the ball into the net.

(1) [不可数名词]He didn't like the degree of sexual explicitness in the film.
(2) The report states explicitly that the system was to blame.
(3) a sexually explicit film

(1) to wag school
(2) The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail.
(3) He wagged a disapproving finger...