(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.
(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.
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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.使兴奋；激发；刺激；使紧张不安；
n.家庭作业；功课；
adv.永远；不断地，无休止地；老是，经常； n.永恒；极长的一段时间；
adj.烦扰的；令人不安的； v.打扰(disturb的现在分词)；
(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
n.交通工具的运行时间表，时刻表；计划；课程表；进度； vi.为…安排时间；
n.许可证，执照；特许； vt.同意；发许可证；
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)；
(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.
(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) 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；
n.射击，发出；投篮；摄影；射杀，枪杀； v.shoot的现在分词；
adv.明亮地；明净地；明确地；显然地；
adj.活动的，可移动的；搬家的，搬运的；感人的； v.move的现在分词；
(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) 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) 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) 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) .
entry ['entrɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.粘性的；热湿的，闷热的；极不愉快的；不动的；
n.进入，入场；入口处，门口；登记，记录；参加比赛的人；
n.批评，批判；鉴定，审定，考证，校勘；苛求，[哲]批判主义；评论，评论文章；
n.医院；收容所；养老院；〈古〉旅客招待所；
(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 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) medical staff (2) (British English)teaching staff (3) (British English)We have 20 part-time members of staff .
staff [stɑ:f] 📢 UK📢 US
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；
adj.固体的；实心的；结实的，可靠的；可信赖的； n.固体；立体图形；立方体；
adj.恼怒的，气恼的； v.使烦恼，使恼怒，干扰，打扰(annoy的过去式和过去分词)；
adj.不满的，反对的； v.不赞成( disapprove的现在分词 )；
(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.游泳；眩晕； v.游泳( swim的现在分词)；漂浮；浸，泡；旋转；
vt.提出；介绍；引进；作为…的开头；
n.伸展，扩大；延长，延期；[医]牵引；电话分机；
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) 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...