(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) lovely countryside/eyes/flowers (2) She looked particularly lovely that night. (3) He has a lovely voice.
lovely [ˈlʌvli] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可爱的；令人愉快的；亲切友好的；慷慨大方的； n.美女，美人，佳人；漂亮的东西；
n.影响；势力；有影响的人（或事物）；[占星学]星力； vt.影响；感染；支配；对…起作用；
n.说话方式；表达；说话；发言；
n.嫉妒，妒忌；羡慕； vi.感到妒忌；显示出妒忌；
(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
assemble [əˈsembl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.订婚，婚约；约会；约定，契约；雇用；
vt.& vi.集合，收集； vt.装配，组合；
n.产量；输出；作品；[计]输出信号； vt.输出；
adj.美味的，可口的；有趣的；；喷香；
(1) separate bedrooms (2) Raw meat must be kept separate from cooked meat. (3) The school is housed in two separate buildings.
(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.
(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.
claim [kleɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.（正式的）调查，研究；侦查；科学研究；学术研究；
adj.相互的；互惠的；倒数的； n.倒数；互相关联的事物；
vt.声称；断言；需要；索取； vi.提出要求； n.（根据权利而提出的）要求；声称；断言；索赔；
adj.贪吃的；贪心的；贪婪的；渴望的；
(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.
(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) 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.
(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) 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.<史>火枪，（尤指）滑膛枪；
n.野兽；人面兽心的人；讨厌的人（或事物）；老顽固，坏蛋；
n.主题；话题，论题；标题，细目；
n.区别；荣誉；特质；卓越；
(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) a portable TV (2) (figurative)a portable loan/pension (= that can be moved if you change banks, jobs, etc.) (3) portable software
portable [ˈpɔ:təbl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.集合，收集； vt.装配，组合；
adj.手提的；轻便的； n.手提式打字机；
adj.危险的，冒险的；
vt.& vi.（使）振动[颤动]；摆动；犹豫；激动；
(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.
behavior [bɪˈheɪvjə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.企（事）业单位；事业，计划；事业心，进取心；
vt.& vi.呼喊；惊叫；大声说；
n.量度；份量，尺寸；测量法；（量得的）尺寸；
n.行为；态度；（机器等的）运转状态；（事物的）反应；
(1) In summer we have to mow the lawn twice a week. (2) a croquet lawn (3) They were sitting on the lawn under a large beech tree.
lawn [lɔ:n] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.在（某人或某事物的）前面；向前；预先；在将来，为未来；
n.草地，草坪；上等细麻布；
n.独立，自主；足够维持闭居生活的收入；独立心；自恃心；
n.方式；状况；时尚，风尚；调式；
(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 .
(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) Try to persuade him to come. (2) Please try and persuade her. (3) She's always easily persuaded.
persuade [pəˈsweɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.墓地，公墓；
n.改进，改善，改良，增进，进步；（美）装修，改良措施；利用，活用；更优秀的人，更进步的人；
vt.& vi.说服；劝说；使相信；使信服；
n.身体；尸体；团体；物体； vt.赋予形体；
(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) 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.
(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.
impress [ɪmˈpres] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.印；给…以深刻印象；使铭记； n.印象；印记；
adj.热心的；热情的；热烈的；狂热的；
vt.修理；纠正；恢复；弥补； n.修理；修理工作；维修状态；经修理的东西；
vt.寻找，探寻；追求，谋求；往或朝…而去；[废语]考察； vi.查找，查寻；找一找；
(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 .
divorce [diˈvɔ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.诚实的；坦诚的；老实的；辛勤挣得的；
vt.吸引；诱惑；引起…的好感（或兴趣）； vi.具有吸引力；引人注意；
n.离婚；分离； vt.与…离婚；分离； vt.& vi.与（某人）离婚，判（某人）离婚；
n.议会，国会；
(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) 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) 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) 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...
(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.