(1) The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money. (2) Marx's conception of social justice (3) He has no conception of how difficult life is if you're unemployed.
(1) Under no circumstances should you lend Paul any money. (2) Don't open the door, in any circumstances. (3) The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.
(1) God is often conceived of as male. (2) I cannot conceive (= I do not believe) (that) he would wish to harm us. (3) I cannot conceive what it must be like.
conceive [kənˈsi:v] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.用力插入；使陷入； vi.跳入；全心投入；突降，俯冲； n.投入，陷入；游泳，跳水；
vt.& vi.怀孕；构思；想像，设想；持有； vi.怀孕；设想；考虑；
n.权威；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者；
adj.优越的；杰出的；例外的；独特的； n.超常的学生；
(1) a box of matches (2) to strike a match (= to make it burn) (3) to put a match to sth (= set fire to sth)
(1) factors influencing the determination of future policy (2) Both methods rely on the accurate determination of the pressure of the gas. (3) fierce/grim/dogged determination
determination [dɪˌtɜ:mɪˈneɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.决心；决定，确定；[物]测定，计算；
adj.反常的，异常的；不规则的；变态的，畸形的；邪门儿；
adj.稳定的，不变的；镇定的，沉着的；坚定的； vt.使稳定，使坚定； n.关系固定的情侣；
n.肺；呼吸器官；[医]辅助呼吸的装置；〈英〉可供呼吸新鲜空气的地方；
(1) I certainly think there should be a ban on tobacco advertising... (2) Do you think I ought to seal the boxes up?... (3) Nora thought he was seventeen years old...
(1) an educational/financial, etc. institution (2) the Smithsonian institution (3) a mental institution
institution [ˌɪnstɪˈtju:ʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.把…带错路；把…引入歧途；
n.建筑物；楼房；房屋；建筑（艺术或行业）； v.build的现在分词；
n.（大学、银行等规模大的）机构；惯例，制度，规定，建立；社会事业机构；<口>名人，名物；
n.一瞥，一看；（古语）闪光；隐约的闪现；模糊的感觉； vi.瞥见；
(1) French air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay... (2) Staff at the hospital went on strike in protest at the incidents. (3) ...their recognition of the workers' right to strike...
(1) to commit an offense (2) The new law makes it a criminal offense to drink alcohol in public places. (3) a minor/serious offense
offense [əˈfens] 📢 UK📢 US
n.参考；参考书；提及，涉及；证明人，介绍人； v.引用；参照；
vt.压下，压低；使沮丧；使萧条；使跌价；
n.葬礼，丧礼；〈比喻〉不愉快的事，操心的事，有关系的事； adj.葬礼的；出殡用的，出殡时的；
n.进攻；（球队的）前锋；进攻方法；攻势；
(1) It wasn't a ghost; it was a real person. (2) pictures of animals, both real and mythological (3) In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life .
(1) Stay well away from the helicopter when its blades start to rotate. (2) rotate the wheel through 180 degrees. (3) The EU presidency rotates among the members.
rotate [rəuˈteit] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.绝望的；由绝望而引起的；铤而走险的，孤注一掷的；急切的，极度渴望的；
vt.& vi.（使某物）旋转；使转动；使轮流，轮换；交替； adj.[植]辐状的；有辐射部分的；
n.<生>细胞；小牢房；电池；<诗>墓穴； vi.住在牢房或小室中； vt.囚禁；
n.墓地，公墓；
(1) A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final... (2) The government lost the argument over the pace of reform... (3) I lost my keys...
(1) The hills were shrouded in mist . (2) Early morning mist patches will soon clear. (3) The origins of the story are lost in the mists of time (= forgotten because it happened such a long time ago) .
(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.
expense [ɪkˈspens] 📢 UK📢 US
n.企（事）业单位；事业，计划；事业心，进取心；
n.费用；花费的钱；消耗；花钱的东西； vt.向…收取费用；把…作为开支勾销；
n.修改；改[纠]正；惩罚；有待改正； adj.改正的，纠正的；
n.羔羊，小羊；羔羊肉；<宗>耶稣； vi.生小羊，产羊羔；
(1) carpenter: Well, I knew some idiot would ask me. So I measured it! (2) The carpenter glued two pieces of wood together. (3) The carpenter ran his rule over the shed and sized it up at once.
carpenter [ˈkɑ:pəntə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.手稿；原稿；底稿；手写本； adj.手写的，手抄的；
adj.色盲的；
adj.实践的，实际的；可实现的，实用的；注重实际的；可用的；
n.木工，木匠； v.当木匠；做木工活；
(1) She jabbed him with her elbow. (2) He's fractured his elbow. (3) The jacket was worn at the elbows.
(1) How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me. (2) beat it before it's too late. (3) Can you beat it; there was Graham Greene in Freetown and there was I on the other side of Africa.
(1) He spoke fluently and without unnecessary hesitations. (2) I have no hesitation in recommending her for the job. (3) [不可数名词, 可数名词]She agreed without the slightest hesitation .
(1) They determined to start early. (2) An inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the accident. (3) We set out to determine exactly what happened that night.
(1) a state banquet in honour of the visiting President (2) Last night he attended a state banquet at Buckingham Palace. (3) He entertained me with a banquet.
(1) He was impossibly handsome (= it was difficult to believe that he could be so handsome ) . (2) a virtual impossibility (3) an impossibly difficult problem (= impossible to solve)
(1) to hit a home run (2) We've hit our ball over the fence! (3) He was hit by a sniper.
hit [hɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.蜘蛛；星形轮，十字叉；带柄三脚平底锅；三脚架；
n.安全；保证，担保；保护，防护；有价证券； adj.安全的，保安的，保密的；
n.比较，对照；[语]比喻；比较级；
vt.& vi.打，打击；碰撞； vt.击（球）；（在精神上）打击（某人）；猜中；迎合； n.打，打击；碰撞；（演出等）成功；批评，讽刺； vi.（风暴、疾病等）袭击；抨击；（偶然）碰上；（突然）想到（与 on, upon 连用）；
(1) The plane was spinning out of control. (2) a spinning ice skater (3) My head is spinning (= I feel as if my head is going around and I can't balance) .