(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) 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 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) 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. "
(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.
complain [kəmˈpleɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.废旧物品，破烂物；中国式平底帆船；便宜货，假货；废话，哄骗； vt.丢弃，废弃；把…分成块；
adj.虚心的；思想开明的；无先入之见的；无偏见的；
确信；
vi.抱怨，诉苦；申诉，控诉，抗议； vt.诉说，申诉，控告[后面常跟从句]；
(1) My legs were trembling with fear. (2) Her voice trembled with excitement. (3) He opened the letter with trembling hands.
(1) green vegetables (= for example cabbage ) (2) root vegetables (= for example carrots ) (3) a salad of raw vegetables
vegetable [ˈvedʒtəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.原因；动机；（某种行为、感情等的）理由；缘故； vt.成为…的原因；导致；引起；使遭受；
n.蔬菜；植物；生活呆板的人； adj.蔬菜的；植物的；广泛生长的；
n.塞车，交通拥塞；
n.灾难；彻底的失败；不幸；祸患；
(1) She's looking for a part-time job. (2) to study on a part-time basis (3) part-time workers
part-time [ˈpɑ:tˌtaɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.兼职的；部分时间的； adv.兼职地；用部分时间地；
n.命令；秩序；规则，制度；次序； vt.命令；订购；整理； vi.下订单；
n.贷款；借款；借用； vt.借，借给； vi.借出；
n.语言，语言文字；表达能力；言语，语风，文风，文体；专门用语，术语；
(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.
from now on [frɔm nau ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使延期，延缓；把…放在次要地位；把…放在后面； vi.延缓；延缓发作；
adv.从现在开始；从此；从今以后；往后；
在牌戏中采取稳定的措施，谨慎行事；
n.诞生地，出生地；
(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
adj.谦虚的，谦逊的；适度的，适中的；端庄的；羞怯的；
vt.期望；预料；要求；认为（某事）会发生； vi.预期；期待；怀胎；怀孕；
vt.使大为吃惊，使惊奇； n.吃惊，好奇；
在陆地上， 上岸， 登陆；
(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.
(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；
vt.使失望；使破灭，使落空； vi.使失望；
n.破产，倒闭；彻底失败；（勇气）完全丧失；
放低； 放下；使失望； 失信；
(1) a pile of clean/dirty laundry (2) a laundry basket/room (3) to do the laundry
(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) 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.
at the expense of [æt ðə iksˈpens ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
在损失[损坏]某事物的情况下；
妨害；
盯，凝视；睽；
屏住气；屏息习气；屏息；敛声屏气；
(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) 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) 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.
for example [fɔ: iɡˈzɑ:mpl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.方便的；[废语]适当的；[口语]近便的；实用的；
n.陈列，展览；展览品，陈列品；表明；[法]（证据等的）提出；
例如， 譬如；拿 ... 来说；
n.染料，染色；颜色； vt.染色；给…染色； vi.染上或粘上（颜色）；
(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) 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) 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) As she was about to doze off, Chun Bao woke up. (2) I began to doze off and pulled myself up sharp. (3) Some students often doze off in class.
doze off [dəuz ɔf] 📢 UK📢 US
n.牙签；
n.财产，财富；富豪（阶级）；丰富，大量；繁荣；
adj.辛辣的；加有香料的，香的；有刺激性的；（故事等）猥亵的，下流的；
打瞌睡；睡着；
(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) 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.
(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) 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.
(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.