(1) the appearance of claims about the minister's private life in the press (2) the early appearance of daffodils in spring (3) the appearance of organic vegetables in the supermarkets
(1) Smoking can increase the risk of developing heart disease. (2) Patients should be made aware of the risks involved with this treatment. (3) There is still a risk that the whole deal will fall through.
risk [rɪsk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.例子，实例；情况；要求，建议；[法]诉讼手续； vt.举…为例；
n.危险，冒险；保险额；被保险人或物； vt.冒…的危险；使…冒风险（或面临危险）；
adj.新鲜的；淡水的；新的；无经验的； adv.刚；最新的； n.开始；新生；泛滥；淡水流；
vt.修理；纠正；恢复；弥补； n.修理；修理工作；维修状态；经修理的东西；
(1) When I get home from work I like to relax with the newspaper. (2) Just relax and enjoy the movie. (3) I'm going to spend the weekend just relaxing.
(1) There was nowhere near enough for everybody. (2) We've nearly run out of paper. Do you think there's enough for today? (3) ‘He's a politician, remember. ’ ‘enough said. ’
enough [ɪ'nʌf] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.足够地，充足地；十分地； adj.充足的；足够的； n.充分，足够；满足； int够了；
n.人，人类；居民；人民；种族； vt.居住于，布满；使住满人，在…殖民；把动物放养在；
n.成果；水果；果实；（大地的）产物； vi.树或花草结果； vt.使…结果实；
n.出生；分娩；起源；出身；
(1) He had a few pennies in his pocket. (2) That will be 45 pence, please. (3) They cost 20p each.
(1) an organized body of workers (2) organized religion (= traditional religion followed by large numbers of people who obey a fixed set of rules) (3) organized crime (= committed by professional criminals working in large groups)
(1) my learned friend (= in a court of law) (2) We've been friends for years. (3) They had a quarrel, but they're friends again now.
friend [frend] 📢 UK📢 US
n.国会；代表大会；（用于某些国家的政党名称）国民大会；社交； vi.开会，集合；
n.朋友，友人；资助者；助手；近亲； v.<诗>与…为友；
n.灵魂；精神；幽灵；人； adj.美国黑人文化的；
n.三十；三十个；三十年代；三十的记号； adj.三十的，三十个的； num.三十；三十个；
(1) To whom it may concern … (= used for example, at the beginning of a public notice or of a job reference about sb's character and ability) (2) Everyone who was directly concerned in (= had some responsibility for) the incident has now resigned. (3) The individuals concerned have some explaining to do.
(1) The campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the issues. (2) Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health. (3) Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people) ?
(1) She has beaten her opponent in all of their previous encounters. (2) It was his first sexual encounter (= first experience of sex). (3) I've had a number of close encounters (= situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers.
encounter [ɪn'kaʊntə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.烦扰的；令人不安的； v.打扰(disturb的现在分词)；
vt.& vi.分析，评估；批评；挑剔；
v.好像，仿佛；似乎；装作；看来好像；
vt.不期而遇；遭遇；对抗； n.相遇，碰见；遭遇战；对决，冲突； vi.碰见，尤指不期而遇；
(1) to make progress (2) slow/steady/rapid/good progress (3) We have made great progress in controlling inflation.
(1) The project seemed unlikely to succeed. (2) It's most (= very) unlikely that she'll arrive before seven. (3) In the unlikely event of a problem arising, please contact the hotel manager.
unlikely [ʌn'laɪklɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.行为；举止；（人、动植物、化学药品等的）表现方式；态度； na.“behavior”的变体；
adj.未必的，不一定有把握的；不太可能的；不可能发生的；不像是真的；
n.秘书；干事，书记员； 部长，大臣；
n.矿物；矿石；矿物质；汽水； adj.矿物的，似矿物的；
(1) He had to laugh despite himself. (2) Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it. (3) despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.
(1) Delegates expressed strong opposition to the plans. (2) The army met with fierce opposition in every town. (3) He spent five years in prison for his opposition to the regime.
(1) alternative comedy/lifestyles/values (2) alternative energy (= electricity or power that is produced using the energy from the sun, wind, water, etc.) (3) You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives.
(1) an audience with the Pope (2) The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers. (3) His book reached an even wider audience when it was made into a movie.
(1) Her parents are separated but not divorced. (2) He's been separated from his wife for a year. (3) Most single parents are either divorced or separated...
(1) cow's milk (2) a herd of dairy cows (= cows kept for their milk) (3) You stupid cow!
cow [kaʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可折叠的； v.折叠，对折交叠( fold的现在分词 )；包围；包起；笼罩；
n.奶牛，乳牛；母兽；雌（象，鲸等）；<侮辱>对女性的蔑称； vt.恐吓；吓唬；威胁；
n.词典，字典；[自]代码字典；
adv.近似地，大约；许；
(1) a pleasant working/learning environment (2) An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour. (3) They have created an environment in which productivity should flourish.
environment [ɪn'vaɪrənmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.排；线路；线条；方法； vt.排队；用线标出；[棒球]（击球手）击出（平直球）；给…安衬里； vi.（在某物的内部）形成一层；排队，排列成行，排齐（常与 up 连用）；[棒球]（击球手）击出平直球；（击球手因击出的平直球被对方接住而）出局；
n.环境，外界；周围，围绕；工作平台；（运行）环境；
adj.怀孕的；孕育着…的；富于想象的；富于成果的；
n.生活，生计；生命，性命；一生，寿命；人生，尘世；
(1) We thoroughly enjoyed our time in New York. (2) Thanks for a great evening. I really enjoyed it . (3) I enjoy playing tennis and squash.
(1) an amazed silence (2) I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. (3) We were amazed by his generosity.
amazed [əˈmeɪzd] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.（在）今天；现在；现今；现代，当代； n.今天，今日；现代，当代；现今；
adj.吃惊的，惊奇的； v.使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )；
vi.宣布参加竞选；当播音员； vt.宣布；述说；声称；预告；
adj.中央的，中心的；重要的，核心的； n.电话总局；电话转接员；
(1) a conventional plot about love and marriage (2) The book is well organized in terms of plot. (3) She bought a small plot of land to build a house on.