(1) She's embarrassed about her height. (2) He felt embarrassed at being the centre of attention. (3) Some women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor about the problem.
(1) You can park on either side of the street. (2) You can keep one of the photos. either of them─whichever you like. (3) There are two types of qualification─either is acceptable.
(1) The play was embarrassingly bad. (2) The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government. (3) It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.
(1) an economy fare (= the cheapest) (2) We need to make substantial economies. (3) It's a false economy to buy cheap clothes (= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they do not last very long) .
(1) With today's more efficient contraception women can plan their families and careers. (2) Able to work quickly and efficiently in a high level of cleaning job. (3) The vitamins, by efficiently destroying the reactive oxygen , short circuit the body's natural response to exercise.
(1) (North Amercian English)to run for election (2) election campaigns/results (3) to win/lose an election
election [ɪˈlekʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.选举，当选；选举权；[神]神的选择；
vi.承认；同意；承兑； vt.接受；承认；承担；承兑；
adj.不友好的，有敌意的；冷漠的；不利的；（气候）不宜人的；
n.卧室，寝室； adj.<美>城郊住宅区的；两性关系的，男女性爱的；
(1) a waste of electricity (2) The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply) . (3) We moved into a cabin with electricity but no running water...
(1) She's the editor of a new collection of ghost stories. (2) [不可数名词]the editorship of ‘The Times ’ (3) our economics editor
editor [ˈedɪtə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.生涯；职业；事业；速度，全速； adj.作为毕生职业的； vi.全速前进，猛冲；
adj.不舒服的；令人不舒服的；不自在的；不安的；
n.编辑，编者；校订者；[计]编辑软件，编辑程序；
adv.很；非常；极；非常糟糕地；
(1) [不可数名词]to check the effectiveness of the security system (2) I admire the effective use of colour in her paintings. (3) the effective, if not the actual, leader of the party
(1) The company must reduce costs to compete effectively. (2) You dealt with the situation very effectively. (3) He was very polite but effectively he was telling me that I had no chance of getting the job.
effectively [ɪˈfektɪvli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.事实，实情；实际；真相，证据；犯罪行为；
adv.有效地；实际上，事实上；
adj.真正的；坦率的，真诚的；血统纯粹的，纯种的；[医学]真性的；
adv.常常；经常；时常；再三；
(1) to send a message by email (2) Patrick emailed me yesterday. (3) I'll email the documents to her.
email [ˈi:meɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.减少；降低；[数学]约简；[摄影术]减薄；
pron.我们，咱们；笔者，本人；朕；人们；
n.电子邮件； vt.给…发电子邮件；
adj.温和的；文雅的；高尚的； vt.使温和；使驯服； n.蛆；饵；
(1) an egg donor (2) They were left with egg on their faces when only ten people showed up. (3) He hit the other boy again and again as his friends egged him on.
egg [eg] 📢 UK📢 US
n.心，心脏；感情；要点；胸部； vt.鼓励；激励； vi.结心；
n.容量；才能；性能；生产能力； adj.充其量的，最大限度的；
n.鸡蛋，蛋；卵；<俚>家伙； vt.煽动，怂恿；用蛋烹调；<俚>向人扔鸡蛋；
n.细菌(bacterium的名词复数)；
(1) Her questions about my private life embarrassed me. (2) I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends. (3) It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night.
(1) elsewhere, the weather today has been fairly sunny. (2) Prices are higher here than elsewhere. (3) Our favourite restaurant was closed, so we had to go elsewhere.
(1) I'm afraid this essay is a poor effort. (2) the United Nations' peacekeeping effort (3) The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people.
effort [ˈefət] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.警告，告诫；通知；预告； vi.发出警告；
n.牛仔裤；瘦腿紧身裤；
adv.几乎不；简直不；刚刚；严厉地，粗鲁地；
n.努力，尝试；工作；成就；杰作；
(1) We waited until the traffic had eased off. (2) Share prices eased back from yesterday's levels. (3) ease your grip on the wheel a little.
(1) the electronic edition of ‘The Guardian ’ (2) Tonight's edition of ‘Panorama ’ looks at unemployment. (3) The dictionary is now in its sixth edition.
edition [ɪˈdɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
众所周知的；出名的；
n.版次，版本；（报纸、杂志的）一份；（广播、电视节目的）一期；（书、报、杂志等的）一版印刷总数；
n.腿；支柱，支架；裤腿；一段赛程； vi.<口>走，跑；
n.画家，着色者；油漆匠；（系船的）缆绳；破诡计；
(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.
(1) ‘I'm feeling really depressed. ’ ‘The winter here has that effect sometimes. ’ (2) I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect. (3) I can certainly feel the effects of too many late nights.