(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) 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) 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) Try to persuade him to come. (2) Please try and persuade her. (3) She's always easily persuaded.
persuade [pəˈsweɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.授权，批准，委托；
n.平民，百姓；市民；文官；民法学者； adj.民用的；平民的；
vt.& vi.说服；劝说；使相信；使信服；
vt.& vi.尝试，试图；尽力，竭力； n.努力，尽力；
(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 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.承诺，许诺；委任，委托；致力，献身；承担义务；
adj.联邦（制）的；同盟的； n.联邦主义者；同盟盟友；
adj.相互的；互惠的；倒数的； n.倒数；互相关联的事物；
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）；
(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) 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) .
diminish [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.（使）减少，缩小；减弱…的权势；[乐]减半音； vi.变小或减少；逐渐变细；
n.大树枝；
n.葬礼，丧礼；〈比喻〉不愉快的事，操心的事，有关系的事； adj.葬礼的；出殡用的，出殡时的；
adj.个人的；独特的；个别的； n.个人；个体；
(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) 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.
(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
n.怀疑，疑虑；未确定； vt.怀疑，疑惑； vi.不确定，不能肯定或怀疑；
n.娱乐，消遣；招待，款待；娱乐节目；
n.议会，国会；
vt.印；给…以深刻印象；使铭记； n.印象；印记；
(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) 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) 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) on this/that occasion (2) I've met him on several occasions. (3) I can remember very few occasions when he had to cancel because of ill health.
occasion [əˈkeɪʒn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.勇敢的，无畏的；有胆量的；英勇的；勐；
adj.无知的，愚昧的；由无知引起的；无学识的；
n.机会，时机；场合；理由；需要； vt.惹起，引起；
n.（发明等的）公开；泄露，揭露；开诚布公的话；被公开的事情，被披露的秘闻；
(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.尽责的；承担责任；负有责任的；懂道理的；
n.离婚；分离； vt.与…离婚；分离； vt.& vi.与（某人）离婚，判（某人）离婚；
vi.勘查， 探测， 勘探；[医]探查（伤处等），探索，研究； vt.探索， 探究， 仔细查看；
n.光纤；（织物的）质地；纤维，纤维物质；
(1) We existed on a diet of rice. (2) They can't exist on the money he's earning. (3) On his retirement the post will cease to exist .
(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.
bravery [ˈbreɪvəri:] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.拥有；掌握，懂得；主宰；缠住，迷住；
n.珍珠；珍品；人造珍珠；珠状物； vi.采珍珠； vt.使成珠状；用珍珠装饰；
n.物体；目标；宾语；客体，对象；vi.不赞成，反对；抱反感； vt.提出…作反对的理由；
n.勇敢，勇气；辉煌，华丽；刚毅；
(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) 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 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) 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) 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.