(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
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）；
n.计划；打算；平面图；示意图； vt.& vi.计划，打算，设计；
vt.& vi.喷；喷射； n.喷雾；喷雾器；浪花；（用作装饰的）小树枝；
vt.营救，救援，使免遭损失；[法律] 非法劫回； n.营救，救援；营救[救援]行动；
(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) 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) .
mist [mɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.受精，怀孕；胚胎；概念；设想，构想；
n.墓地；
n.钉子；指甲，趾甲；钉状物；纳尔； vt.钉住；抓住；使固定；揭露；
n.薄雾；视线模糊不清；液体喷雾； vt.（使）蒙上薄雾；（使）模糊； vi.下雾；变模糊；
(1) foggy conditions (2) a foggy road (3) ‘Do you know where she is? ’ ‘Sorry, I haven't the foggiest. ’
foggy [ˈfɒgi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有雾的；雾气朦胧的；模糊的；混乱的；
adj.个人的；独特的；个别的； n.个人；个体；
vi.不同，相异；不同意，意见相左；争吵；
adj.有能力的，能胜任的；能干的，称职的；足够的，充足的；有决定权的；
(1) She ate noisily and greedily. (2) He stared at the diamonds with greedy eyes. (3) The shareholders are greedy for profit.
greedy [ˈgri:di] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.贪吃的；贪心的；贪婪的；渴望的；
n.门廊，游廊；自贬；弯腰，驼背；屈服； vt.& vi.屈服，忍辱；弯腰；倾斜；自贬；
n.抗议；反对；申明；vi.抗议；断言； vt.抗议；声明反对；断言；
vt.容忍，忍受； n.小溪；
(1) five years of steady economic growth (2) a steady decline in numbers (3) We are making slow but steady progress.
(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
(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) an educational/financial, etc. institution (2) the Smithsonian institution (3) a mental institution
institution [ˌɪnstɪˈtju:ʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
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；
adj.引导的，介绍的，导言的；开端的；序；
vt.预防；阻碍；阻止；[宗教]引领； vi.阻挠，阻止；
adj.合适的，适当的，适宜的，恰当的；
(1) I want to report the loss of a package. (2) loss of blood (3) weight loss
loss [lɔs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.损失，减少；丢失，遗失；损耗，亏损；失败；
n.运动；活动；动作，举动；乐章；
n.事件，大事；活动，经历；结果；运动项目；
n.怜悯；同情；可惜的事；憾事； vt.对…表示怜悯；对…感到同情；
(1) a scientific/trade journal (2) the British Medical journal (3) the Wall Street journal
journal [ˈdʒə:nl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.文学（上）的；精通文学的；爱好文学的；从事文学研究（或写作）的；
n.鼻孔；鼻孔内壁；
n.日报，日志，日记；定期刊物，期刊，杂志；[会计]分类账；
n.抱负；渴望得到的东西；追求的目标；夙愿； vt.追求；有…野心；
(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.肝脏；（食用）肝；深赤褐色；生活者； adj.肝味的；深赤褐色的；
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；
adj.联邦（制）的；同盟的； n.联邦主义者；同盟盟友；
n.想像，想像力；空想，妄想；想像出来的事物；
(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) 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) .
(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) 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) 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 .
hesitate [ˈhezɪteɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.盖子；限制；[口]果盖；[口]遮盖； vt.给…盖盖子；
n.侨民；侨居地；聚居地；聚居人群；
vi.犹豫，踌躇；不愿；支吾；停顿； vt.对…犹豫；不情愿；
n.光纤；（织物的）质地；纤维，纤维物质；
(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) 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) 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.
(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 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) 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) 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
adj.悲惨的；令人痛苦的；太少的；卑鄙的；
n.井；煤矿；麻子；（赛车道旁的）修理加油站； vt.使有麻子；使有凹陷； vi.凹陷；起凹点；
vt.授权，批准，委托；
n.木工，木匠； v.当木匠；做木工活；
(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.