(1) I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job. (2) They were going to set off in the fog, but were dissuaded. (3) Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking...
(1) Follow the instructions on the packet carefully. (2) The plant comes with full instructions on how to care for it. (3) Always read the instructions before you start.
(1) The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. (2) His influence has diminished with time. (3) Our efforts were producing diminishing returns (= we achieved less although we spent more time or money) .
(1) wild/savage/ferocious beasts (2) mythical beasts such as unicorns and dragons (3) The maths exam was a real beast.
beast [bi:st] 📢 UK📢 US
n.野兽；人面兽心的人；讨厌的人（或事物）；老顽固，坏蛋；
n.海港；海湾；避难所；躲藏处； vt.& vi.心怀；庇护；避入安全地；（船）入港停泊；
adj.快乐的，愉快的；同性恋的；艳丽的，华丽的；放荡的，无法无天的； n.同性恋者（尤指男性）；
n.装饰，装潢；装饰品；装饰图案，装饰风格；奖章；
(1) ‘I will ’ and ‘I shall ’ are usually contracted to ‘I'll ’ (= made shorter) . (2) They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract) . (3) to take out a contract on sb
(1) The islands are rightfully proud of their location on the equator. (2) Amelia and Fred headed south toward the equator. (3) Singapore is near the equator.
equator [ɪˈkweɪtə(r)] 📢 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.间隔；幕间休息；（数学）区间；
n.赤道；（平分球形物体的面的）圆；（任何）大圆；
n.地平线；范围；界限；眼界；n.范围；水平（线）；[地质学]层；
(1) The visiting professor was cocktailed, partied and dined. (2) Once upon a time in a faraway land there lived a princess in a big castle. (3) Instead of working hard at her lessons, Mary spends her time building a castle in the air.
castle [ˈkɑːsl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.城堡，堡垒；象棋中的车； vt.把…置于城堡中；（下国际象棋时）用车护（王）；
vt.使（某物）更明亮； vi.点亮；减轻；
n.选举，当选；选举权；[神]神的选择；
adj.明显的，醒目的；勇敢的，无畏的；莽撞的；陡峭的；
(1) Ministers must not knowingly mislead Parliament and the public. (2) Don't let his friendly words mislead you. (3) Macdonald accepted that such information could be used to manipulate, to obfuscate, and to mislead.
mislead [ˌmɪsˈli:d] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.描述（人或物）的特性；具有…的特征； vi.塑造人物；
vt.把…带错路；把…引入歧途；
vt.居住；在…出现；填满； vi.居住；
n.小路，路；路线，路程；〈比喻〉（人生的）道路；（思想，行为，生活的）途径；
(1) I was under the impression that the work had already been completed. (2) Clever lighting creates an impression of space in a room. (3) He did his impression of Tom Hanks.
impression [ɪmˈpreʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.印象，感觉；影响，效果；盖印，印记；
n.庆祝；庆祝会（仪式）；颂扬；
n.告别，欢送；欢送会；告别辞； int.再见，再会；一路平安； adj.告别的，送行的；
n.地区，地域，地带；行政区，管辖区；（大气，海水等的）层，界，境；（学问等的）范围，领域；
(1) It didn't take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was. (2) After a little gentle persuasion, he agreed to come. (3) She has great powers of persuasion.
(1) He is wonderful and strange and who knows how old he is, he thought. (2) Your behavior is causing our name to be dragged through the mud. (3) His behavior under fire approved him a man of courage.
(1) a federal republic (2) a federal law (3) state and federal income taxes
federal [ˈfedərəl] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.竞赛；竞争；比得上；参加比赛（或竞赛）；
adj.引导的，介绍的，导言的；开端的；序；
vi.宣布参加竞选；当播音员； vt.宣布；述说；声称；预告；
adj.联邦（制）的；同盟的； n.联邦主义者；同盟盟友；
(1) The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. (2) For a long time his death was concealed from her. (3) Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
conceal [kənˈsi:l] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.隐藏，隐瞒，遮住；
n.市长；镇长；（英格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰由议员选举产生的）镇长；（民选的）市长；
vi.发生；出现；闪现；
n.鼻孔；鼻孔内壁；
(1) Her words impressed themselves on my memory. (2) He impressed on us the need for immediate action. (3) It impressed me that she remembered my name.
(1) I've come to the conclusion that he's not the right person for the job. (2) It took the jury some time to reach the conclusion that she was guilty. (3) New evidence might lead to the conclusion that we are wrong.
(1) His devotion to his wife and family is touching. (2) her devotion to duty (3) Her devotion to the job left her with very little free time.
devotion [dɪˈvəʊʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.浸没；施浸礼；沉迷…中，陷入；
n.献身，奉献；忠诚；信仰，祈祷；热爱；
n.牧草地，牧场；牲畜饲养，放牧； vt.& vi.放牧； vi.吃草；
n.钉子；指甲，趾甲；钉状物；纳尔； vt.钉住；抓住；使固定；揭露；
(1) He deserves the highest praise for his bravery. (2) Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. (3) He was conspicuous for his bravery.
(1) All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall. (2) She then addressed the assembled company (= all the people there) . (3) to assemble evidence/data
(1) A trade agreement was concluded between the two countries. (2) They concluded a treaty with Turkey. (3) ‘Anyway, she should be back soon, ’ he concluded.
(1) She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal. (2) The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue. (3) In the final game Sweden easily overcame France.
(1) The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately. (2) You will be instructed where to go as soon as the plane is ready. (3) She arrived at 10 o'clock as instructed .
instruct [ɪnˈstrʌkt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.农民；农夫；佃农；粗俗的人；
adj.精神的；心灵的；高尚的，崇高的；宗教的； n.圣歌（尤指美国南部黑人的）；教会事物；
adj.健谈的，多嘴的，喜欢说话的；喋喋；
vt.教，讲授；教导，指导；通知；命令；
(1) The marriage ended in divorce in 1996. (2) an increase in the divorce rate (= the number of divorces in a year) (3) They have agreed to get a divorce .
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.离婚；分离； vt.与…离婚；分离； vt.& vi.与（某人）离婚，判（某人）离婚；
(1) He claimed political asylum. (2) He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. (3) She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
(1) She devoted herself to her career. (2) I could only devote two hours a day to the work. (3) He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation...