(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.
for instance [fɔ: ˈinstəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.厘米；
adj.户外的，露天的；喜欢户外活动的；（医院等）院外的；室外；
n.乙醇，酒精；含酒精的饮料；
例如，比如；拿 ... 来说；
(1) a tough childhood (2) It was a tough decision to make. (3) She's been having a tough time of it (= a lot of problems) lately.
(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) 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
n.（鸟）窝；温床；（套叠在一起的）一套物件；藏匿处； vt.筑巢；嵌套； vi.筑巢；
例如， 譬如；拿 ... 来说；
冒一冒险，碰碰运气，利用一下机会；
adj.讨厌的；污秽的；多虱的；不清洁的；
(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.
take pains
📢 UK📢 US
n.养育，培养，教养；家教；
v.尽力，耐心；操心；着意；
adj.不会的，不稳的，摇摆的；
adv.无痛地；
(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) 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) 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...
force [fɔ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
顺便地，附带说说；顺便一提；
n.巧克力；巧克力糖；巧克力色； adj.（含有）巧克力的；巧克力色的；
n.武器，兵器； vi.武装，提供武器；
n.力；武力；（社会）势力；魄力； vt.强迫；强行；促使，推动；强奸；
(1) a cry of pain (2) She was clearly in a lot of pain . (3) He felt a sharp pain in his knee.
(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
[化] 防晒露；
n.呆瓜； v.弄糟；混；打发时间；出大错；
n.纸烟，香烟；
打瞌睡；睡着；
(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
adj.对…有害的；能造成损害的；不利；不良；
vt.用手掌打； n.一掴；
adv.尤其地；主要地，格外地；显著地；异常地；
adj.唯物论的，唯物主义的；
(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 .
example [ɪgˈzɑ:mpl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有礼貌的；有教养的，文雅的；上流社会的；应酬的，客套的；
大声讲；畅所欲言，清楚地表明看法；
像往常一样；照旧；如故；仍然；
n.例子；榜样；范例；先例； vt.作为…的例子；为…做出榜样； vi.举例；作为…的示范；
(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
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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
考虑；想起；有…想法；对…有意见；
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；
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.蔬菜；植物；生活呆板的人； adj.蔬菜的；植物的；广泛生长的；
(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
n.初等教育；
n.加仑（容量单位）；
adv.从现在开始；从此；从今以后；往后；
n.日落（时），薄暮；晚霞；黄昏； adj.定期废止的；
(1) ‘Listen! ’ said Doyle suddenly. (2) I suddenly realized what I had to do. (3) It all happened so suddenly.
suddenly [ˈsʌdənli] 📢 UK📢 US
幸亏， 多亏， 由于；
adv.意外地，忽然地；奄；勃；霍然；
抱怨， 诉苦；
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；
(1) a pile of clean/dirty laundry (2) a laundry basket/room (3) to do the laundry
(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...
exotic [ɪɡˈzɒtɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.异国的；外来的；异乎寻常的，奇异的；吸引人的； n.舶来品，外来物；脱衣舞女；
adj.焦躁不安的；不耐烦的；坐立不安的；难以入睡的；
n.照片，相片； vt.& vi.为…拍照；拍照，摄影；成为拍照对象，在照片上显得；
n.链子，链条；连锁，连续；拘束；连锁店或旅馆系列的事物； vt.用铁链锁住；监禁，束缚；
(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) 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.
(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.
(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) 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) 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.