(1) tropical fruits, such as bananas and pineapples (2) Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. (3) a piece of fruit (= an apple, an orange, etc.)
fruit [fru:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.图书管理员；[计算机]库管理程序；
vt.想，设想；想像；料想，猜想；误认为； vi.想象；猜想，推测；
n.成果；水果；果实；（大地的）产物； vi.树或花草结果； vt.使…结果实；
闲耍；虚度光阴；（和某人）乱搞（男女关系）；鬼混；
(1) There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training lions. (2) Ethiopia, for instance uses the equivalent of just twenty kilos of oil per head a year. (3) They will be concerned to do the right thing — to dress properly, for instance.
(1) Lee was ill so I went instead. (2) He didn't reply. instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. (3) She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.
(1) The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14. (2) Other youngsters are not so lucky... (3) I was only a youngster in 1935.
youngster [ˈjʌŋstə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.家具；设备；附属品；
vt.做广告，做宣传；通告，通知；宣扬； vi.登广告，做广告；做宣传；
n.年轻人；小孩子；少年；
vt.不断找岔，抱怨；困扰，折磨； vi.叱责，抱怨；困扰，焦虑； n.挑剔的人；马，老马；
(1) Hurstwood, on the contrary, saw in the strength of her new attractiveness his miserable predicament. (2) on the contrary, to join the black ink, the color becomes dark. (3) This did not seem to discompose him ; on the contrary, he looked rather amused.
(1) We loved the food so much, especially the fish dishes. (2) Grease 6 ramekin dishes of 150 ml (5-6 fl oz) capacity. (3) He moved all the caked and crusted dishes into the kitchen.
dishes
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n.盘( dish的名词复数 )；餐具；一盘食物；外貌有吸引力的人；
n.设计师；图案设计师；打样师；制图员； adj.由专门设计师设计的；标有设计师名字的；
n.建筑师，设计师；创造者，缔造者；造物主；
n.树干；象鼻；躯干；汽车车尾的行李箱；
(1) You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses. (2) We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense. (3) He built up the business at the expense of his health.
(1) from now on, I'm gonna say yes--yes to love, yes to adventure, yes to life, whatever it maybe, the answer's going to be yes. (2) from now on events moved reasonably quickly. (3) I won't take any more of your sauce from now on.
(1) It rained the whole of last week, day in, day out. (2) You get fit by playing the game, day in, day out, morning, noon and night. (3) Day in , day out , no matter what the weather is like, she walks ten miles.
day in day out [dei in dei aut] 📢 UK📢 US
日复一日地，继续不断地；
adv.通常地；一般地；平凡地；粗俗地；
n.武器，兵器； vi.武装，提供武器；
vi.打盹儿，打瞌睡；假寐； vt.打瞌睡度过； n.瞌睡；
(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 airlift was conducted in force ten winds... (2) Northerly winds will increase to force six by midday. (3) Joe forced a smile, but underneath he was a little disturbed...
(1) They may complain of diarrhea or bellyache. (2) Nurses complain of being overworked and underpaid . (3) TV viewers have been writing in to complain of the false advertisement.
(1) Mari tilted her head back so that she could look at him. (2) He spun the steering-wheel so that we yawed from side to side. (3) Swaddle your newborn baby so that she feels secure.
so...that...
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如此…以致…；如此…使得…；如此…为了…；目的是…；
n.笑话，玩笑；笑柄，笑料； vt.& vi.开玩笑；戏弄；闹着玩；说着玩；
adj.唯物论的，唯物主义的；
并非偶然地； 故意地；特地； 特有的目的；
(1) The boys were getting bored... (2) There's no point in getting upset... (3) Half the pleasure of an evening out is getting ready...
(1) brightly-coloured exotic flowers/plants/birds (2) She travels to all kinds of exotic locations all over the world. (3) ...brilliantly coloured, exotic flowers...
(1) The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit. (2) They are worth having but not at the expense of better services. (3) The dealers profited shamefully at the expense of my family.
(1) It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time. (2) Just the size of the place amazed her. (3) It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money.
amaze [əˈmeɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
n.排放，辐射；排放物，散发物（尤指气体）；（书刊）发行，发布（通知）；
n.动产；财物；家眷；亲属；
vt.使大为吃惊，使惊奇； n.吃惊，好奇；
n.膝；膝盖； vt.用膝盖碰；
(1) Take, for example, the simple sentence: "The man climbed up the hill" (2) Many factors are important, for example class, gender, age and ethnicity. (3) There are many sources of air pollution ; exhaust fumes, for example.
(1) to sue sb for breach of contract (2) to sue sb for $10 million (= in order to get money from sb) (3) to sue sb for damages
sue [su:] 📢 UK📢 US
v.小睡一下，睡午觉；打盹儿；眯盹儿；
vt.& vi.控告，控诉，和…打官司；请求；起诉；提起（诉讼）要求判决；
简而言之，总之；一句话；简言之；
adj.不会的，不稳的，摇摆的；
(1) In the end the contrary was proved true: he was innocent and she was guilty. (2) ‘It must have been terrible. ’ ‘On the contrary, I enjoyed every minute. ’ (3) I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.
(1) I'm going to complain to the manager about this. (2) She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted. (3) The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
(1) They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well. (2) Successful are those who are willing to take pains. (3) If you want to succeed in the work, you must take pains about it.
(1) People don'tlike to ask questions for fear of appearing ignorant. (2) They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals. (3) for fear of disturbing others she spoke with bated breath.
(1) She is a shining example of what people with disabilities can achieve. (2) He is a captain who leads by example . (3) It would be a mistake to follow his example .
(1) He came to complain about the volume of the music. (2) People usually complain about having to deal with too much bureaucracy. (3) I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth.
complain about [kəmˈplein əˈbaut] 📢 UK📢 US
继续雇用；继续前进；继续穿着[戴着]；（使）继续服药[接受训练]；
抱怨，投诉；
n.位置，方位；地位，职位；态度；状态； vt.安置；把…放在适当位置；给…定位；驻扎军队；
adj.有礼貌的；有教养的，文雅的；上流社会的；应酬的，客套的；
(1) If you're naughty, mother will spank you. (2) When I used to do that when I was a kid, my mom would spank me. (3) If I hear any more about monsters, " he said, " I'll spank you. "
spank [spæŋk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.危险；危险物，威胁；
（指物种、家族、习惯、观念等）绝迹，消失；绝种；绝灭；淘汰；
n.宴会，盛宴；筵席；宴请，款待； vt.宴请，设宴招待；饮宴，参加宴会； vi.参加宴会；
vt.用手掌打； n.一掴；
(1) She is scared of going out alone. (2) He's scared of heights. (3) People are scared to use the buses late at night.