(1) She was educated in the US. (2) He was educated at his local comprehensive school and then at Oxford. (3) Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking.
educate [ˈedʒukeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.坚决主张；提出理由证明；说服，劝告；表明，证明； vi.争论，辩论；提出理由；
vt.& vi.教育，教导；训练，培养； vt.使理解或接受；
vt.继续；追求；进行；追捕； vi.追，追赶；继续进行；
n.耐心，耐性；忍耐；单人纸牌游戏；
(1) The book is full of references to growing up in India. (2) She made no reference to her illness but only to her future plans. (3) the President's passing reference to (= brief mention of) the end of the war
(1) Marriages usually break down as a result of the shortcomings of both partners... (2) His book has its shortcomings. (3) The importance advantages and shortcoming of the orimulsion imported from Venezula are analyzed in the paper.
shortcoming [ˈʃɔ:tkʌmɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.短处，缺点；
n.端点；尽头；手和足；极窘迫的境地；
n.贷款；借款；借用； vt.借，借给； vi.借出；
n.城堡，堡垒；象棋中的车； vt.把…置于城堡中；（下国际象棋时）用车护（王）；
(1) The family jewels are locked away in a safe. (2) ...a golden box containing precious jewels. (3) Walk down Castle Street and admire our little jewel of a cathedral...
(1) The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country. (2) flood damage (3) Police have issued flood warnings for Nevada.
flood [flʌd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.结构；构造；建筑物；体系； vt.构成，排列；安排；
n.洪水；泛滥；溢流；探照灯； vi.涌出；为水淹没； vt.淹没；
vt.& vi.反对，抗争；使相对；使对照；抵制；
adj.聪明的；理解力强的；有智力的；[计]智能的；
(1) Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school. (2) I felt obliged to ask them to dinner. (3) He suffered a serious injury that obliged him to give up work.
(1) He heaped his team with praise. (2) He heaped praise on his team. (3) She heaped my plate with food.
heap [hi:p] 📢 UK📢 US
n.堆，堆积；<口>许多，大量；<俚>破车； vt.扔成一堆；完全填满，灌满；大量或奢侈的赠予；
n.意外事件；事故；机遇，偶然；附属品；
vt.与…相像，类似于；
n.计划；打算；平面图；示意图； vt.& vi.计划，打算，设计；
(1) I was the only person on deck at that time of night. (2) As the storm began, everyone disappeared below deck(s) . (3) the upper/lower/main deck of a ship
(1) Five pounds doesn't buy much nowadays. (2) He can't be bought (= he's too honest to accept money in this way) . (3) Her fame was bought at the expense of her marriage.
buy [baɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.皱眉；怒视； vt.皱眉表示；对…沉下脸； n.愁容；怒容；
n.人；（语法）人称；身体；容貌；
vt.把…带错路；把…引入歧途；
vt.& vi.购买，购得； n.交易，买卖；便宜货； vt.够支付；买通；收买；贿赂；
(1) He asked where I lived. (2) I had to ask the teacher what to do next. (3) I was asked if/whether I could drive.
(1) The people are demanding a chance to participate more in government. (2) I couldn't assent to, much less participate in such proceeding. (3) You may well participate with us in our gains.
(1) the marvels of nature/technology (2) The doctors have done marvels for her. (3) Everyone marvelled at his courage.
marvel [ˈmɑ:vəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有雄心的；有野心的；有抱负的；炫耀的；
n.奇迹；令人惊奇的事物（或事例）； vt.& vi.惊奇，对…感到惊奇；
vt.限制；局限于；禁闭；管制； n.界限，范围；国界；
vt.劝阻；劝止；劝戒；
(1) national security (= the defence of a country) (2) airport security (3) They carried out security checks at the airport.
security [sɪˈkjʊərəti] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.明亮的；<非正式>美好的；闪耀的；才华横溢的； n.宝石；钻石；
n.安全；保证，担保；保护，防护；有价证券； adj.安全的，保安的，保密的；
vt.用力插入；使陷入； vi.跳入；全心投入；突降，俯冲； n.投入，陷入；游泳，跳水；
n.不和；不调和；嘈杂声； v.不一致；[乐]不谐和，发乱音；
(1) He has been awarded a research grant. (2) student grants (= to pay for their education) (3) We take having an endless supply of clean water for granted.
(1) The car was completely crushed under the truck. (2) They crush the olives with a heavy wooden press. (3) Several people were crushed to death in the accident.
(1) Bombs were exploding all around the city. (2) There was a huge bang as if someone had exploded a rocket outside. (3) Bomb disposal experts exploded the device under controlled conditions.
(1) They made a request for further aid. (2) He was there at the request of his manager/at his manager's request (= because his manager had asked him to go). (3) The writer's name was withheld by request (= because the writer asked for this to be done) .
(1) He died in mysterious circumstances. (2) A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals. (3) A mysterious young woman is living next door.
mysterious [mɪˈstɪəriəs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.神秘的，诡秘的；难以理解的，不可思议的；魔；玄妙；
n.羔羊，小羊；羔羊肉；<宗>耶稣； vi.生小羊，产羊羔；
n.告别，欢送；欢送会；告别辞； int.再见，再会；一路平安； adj.告别的，送行的；
vt.压下，压低；使沮丧；使萧条；使跌价；
(1) The immediate cause of death is unknown. (2) He is my immediate superior (= the person directly above me) in the company. (3) The funeral was attended by her immediate family (= her parents, children, brothers and sisters) only.
(1) The book's virtues far outweigh its faults. (2) The system, for all its faults , is the best available at the moment. (3) a major fault in the design
(1) The report highlights a number of instances of injustice. (2) In most instances, there will be no need for further treatment. (3) I would normally suggest taking time off work, but in this instance I'm not sure that would do any good.
(1) The journey through the jungle was perilous. (2) How did you expect us to proceed on such a perilous expedition, through unknown terrain. (3) As the storm was approaching, the fisher - men were threatened by dangers of the most perilous nature.
perilous [ˈperələs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.肉；肉体；果肉；皮肤； v.用肉喂养；长胖；
n.肌肉；力量；权威，权力； vt.硬挤；使劲搬动； vi.用力挤；
n.微笑，笑容； vt.以微笑表示；以微笑完成； vi.微笑；赞许；不在乎；
adj.危险的，冒险的；
(1) The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims. (2) The newspaper is distributed free. (3) The money was distributed among schools in the area.
(1) He has been given to believe that there may be a future for him and Maria together. (2) For the first time in 12 years, the Democrats are giving as good as they get. (3) I'd give anything to be like you.
(1) The mechanic located the fault immediately. (2) Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors. (3) They located their headquarters in Swindon.
locate [ləuˈkeit] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.位于；说出来源；查找…的地点；确定…的位置； vi.定位；定居；
n.选择；选择权；精选品；入选者； adj.上等的，精选的；
adj.陌生的，生疏的；奇怪的，古怪的；疏远的；外国的； adv.奇怪地；陌生地；冷淡地；
n.誓言；郑重宣布； vt.& vi.起誓，发誓；郑重宣告；
(1) to make a purchase (= buy sth) (2) Keep your receipt as proof of purchase . (3) The company has just announced its £27 million purchase of Park Hotel.