(1) medical staff (2) (British English)teaching staff (3) (British English)We have 20 part-time members of staff .
staff [stɑ:f] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可折叠的； v.折叠，对折交叠( fold的现在分词 )；包围；包起；笼罩；
n.参谋；全体职员；（大、中、小学的）管理人员；权杖； adj.行政工作的；参谋的；职员的；作为正式工作人员的； vt.雇用；担任…的职员（或雇员）；为…配备工作人员；给（职员）下发学习（或工作）指令（通常与 out 连用）； vi.雇用工作人员；
vt.释放；放开；发布；发行； n.释放，排放，解除；释放令；公映的新影片，发布的新闻[消息]；
n.信用卡，签账卡；
(1) I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary. (2) To complicate matters further, there will be no transport available till 8 o'clock. (3) The issue is complicated by the fact that a vital document is missing.
(1) She slipped over on the ice and broke her leg. (2) As I ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and I fell. (3) His hat had slipped over one eye.
slip [slɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.弧形的，曲线的； v.（使）弯成弧形( curve的过去式和过去分词)；
n.救护车；野战医院；
vi.滑，滑脱；犯过失，出错；（时间）不知不觉地过去；（健康状况等）变差； vt.使顺利滑动；摆脱；放松，松开； n.跌倒，失足；纸条；失误，口误；事故； adj.滑动的；可拆卸的；打有活结的； abbr.串行线路接口协议(Serial Line Interface Protocol)；
adj.有魅力的；引人注目的；迷人的；招人喜爱的；
(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...
lose [lu:z] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.失去；错过；遗失；耽搁； vi.损失；输掉；走慢；降低价值；
n.树；木料；树状图；宗谱； vt.把…赶上树；使处于困境；把鞋型插入（鞋内）；
adj.确信的，深信的；有信心的，沉着的；大胆的，过分自信的；厚颜无耻的； n.知己；心腹朋友；
n.手提箱；衣箱；
(1) This is Carla. Do you remember her? (2) I don't remember my first day at school. (3) He still remembered her as the lively teenager he'd known years before.
(1) For more information concerning the club contact i. Coldwell. (2) English has hurt me a thousand times, but i still regard it as my first love. (3) i will return, find you, love you, marry you and live without shame.
i [aɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.我；个人；利己主义者； n.碘元素；英语字母表中第九个字母；罗马数字1；
n.错误，过失；[法]误审，违法；[数]误差；
n.真理；真相，事实；忠实，忠诚；现实，现实性；
n.[机]套筒，套管；袖子，袖套；唱片套； vt.给…装袖子；给…装套筒；
(1) seventy people were killed. (2) It's a long way to go for two people in their seventies. (3) In the late Seventies, things had to be new, modern, revolutionary.
(1) I don't know him well; I've only met him twice. (2) They go there twice a week/month/year . (3) a twice-monthly/yearly newsletter
twice [twaɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有根基的；有基地的； v.立基于；以…为基础(base的过去式和过去分词)；
n.旅馆，宾馆，酒店，饭店； vt.使…在饭店下榻； vi.进行旅馆式办公；
adv.两次；两倍；兼；
adj.剩余的，剩下的； v.剩余，剩下(remain的现在分词)；保持；停留，逗留；
(1) The news has certainly excited comment (= made people talk about it) . (2) to excite attention/criticism/curiosity (3) The prospect of a year in India greatly excited her.
excite [ɪk'saɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.分析；分解；细察； na.“analyze”的变体；
n.作家；作者；书写者；打字机；
n.[语]声调，语调；[画]色调，色泽，明暗；[乐]乐音，全音，全音程；[医]（正常的）健康状态； vt.使更健壮；定调；使变调子；[摄影术]给…上色； vi.带有某种腔调；呈现某种色彩；（颜色）调和（与 with 连用）；
vt.使兴奋；激发；刺激；使紧张不安；
(1) several letters arrived this morning. (2) He's written several books about India. (3) several more people than usual came to the meeting.
several [ˈsevrəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.宽慰，安心；免除，减轻；救援物资；代班人；
adj.又一个；再一个；另一的；其他一种； pron.另一个，别个；再一个；
num.八十； n.八十；八十年代；八十岁； adj.八十的；八十个的；八十岁的；
adj.几个的；专有的，独占的；各自的，各个的；不同的； pron.几个，数个；数人；
(1) countries seeking entry into the European Union (2) the entry of women into the workforce (3) There have been some impressive entries in the wildlife photography section (= impressive photographs) .
(1) a gas/wood-burning stove (2) She put a pan of water on the stove. (3) (North Amercian English,British English)Most people don't want to spend hours slaving over a hot stove (= cooking) .
(1) everyone brought their partner to the party. (2) (formal)everyone brought his or her partner to the party. (3) The police questioned everyone in the room.
(1) There's room for one more piece of luggage. (2) You stay there with the luggage while I find a cab. (3) Leave your luggage in the hotel...
luggage [ˈlʌgɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.答复； 解答； 答辩；适应； n.回答；答案；反应；足以媲美的人；
n.<英>行李；<美>皮箱；
n.友情，友谊；友善的关系；友善，好意；
n.承诺，许诺；委任，委托；致力，献身；承担义务；
(1) She comes of a very good family. (2) Some good might come of all this gloomy business... (3) There is a feeling of power that comes from driving fast...
come [kʌm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.冲突；战斗；相互干扰；矛盾； vi.抵触；争斗；战斗；冲突；
vi.来；开始；出现；发生； vt.做；装扮…的样子；将满（…岁）； int.嗨！；
adj.类似的；同类的；相似的；同样的； n.类似物；相像的人；相似物；
adv.完全地；完整地；完全，彻底，全部，一干二净；很，非常，充分，十分，万分；
(1) a comfortable 2–0 win (2) The party won with a comfortable majority. (3) It's such a comfortable bed.
comfortable [ˈkʌmftəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
prep.关于；就…而论；至于； v.regard的现在分词；
n.问题；疑难问题；习题；引起麻烦的人； adj.成问题的；难处理的；关于社会问题的；
adj.幽默的；滑稽的；风趣的；谐；
adj.舒适的；安逸的，处于轻松的；充裕的；
(1) a doctor of Philosophy/Law (2) doctor Franks (= as a title/form of address) (3) He was accused of doctoring the figures.
(1) I'm very interested in history. (2) Anyone interested in joining the club should contact us at the address below. (3) We would be interested to hear your views on this subject.
(1) The highlights of the match will be shown later this evening. (2) One of the highlights of the trip was seeing the Taj Mahal. (3) I've highlighted the important passages in yellow.
(1) You little cheat! (2) It's really a cheat, but you can use ready-made pastry if you want. (3) There's a cheat you can use to get to the next level.
(1) She busied herself with the preparations for the party. (2) While we talked, Bill busied himself fixing lunch. (3) Since she retired she's kept herself very busy.
(1) Tears help to protect the eye from potentially harmful foreign bodies. (2) Dishonesty is foreign to his nature. (3) a foreign correspondent (= one who reports on foreign countries in newspapers or on television)
(1) The agency will make travel arrangements for you. alternatively, you can organize your own transport. (2) Allow about eight hours for the drive from Calais. alternatively, you can fly to Brive. (3) alternatively, you can pass one or more arguments by name.
alternatively [ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪvli] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.乡下的，农村的；田园的；地方的；农业的；
adv.做为选择，二者择一地；作为一种选择；
n.位置，场所；定位；外景（拍摄地）；
vt.损害，毁坏；伤害（名誉、自尊等）；（尤指事故中）伤害；伤害（感情，自尊心等）；
(1) So far eight workers have been killed. (2) Our family adopted a child aged eight. (3) It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.
(1) The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings. (2) True education does not consist in simply being taught facts. (3) The committee consists of ten members.