(1) Young children will usually compete for their mother's attention. (2) Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. (3) He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.
(1) The weather has been very mixed recently. (2) I still have mixed feelings about going to Brazil (= I am not sure what to think) . (3) The play was given a mixed reception by the critics (= some liked it, some did not) .
(1) The whole family has the flu. (2) (British English)She's got flu. (3) I got flu...
flu [flu:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.流行性感冒，流感；
n.农作物；产量；庄稼；平头； vt.种植；收割；修剪；剪短； vi.收成；收获；
n.位置，方位；地位，职位；态度；状态； vt.安置；把…放在适当位置；给…定位；驻扎军队；
n.假期，休假；[古] 空出，撤出，辞去； vi.度假；
(1) The job involves a lot of entertaining. (2) Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends. (3) He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.
(1) She gave him a challenging look. ‘Are you really sure? ’ she demanded. (2) challenging work/questions/problems (3) a challenging and rewarding career as a teacher
challenging [ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.要求；需要；想要；命令； vi.要求，规定；
vt.更喜欢；提升，提拔；给予（债权人）优先权；提出（控告）； vi.更喜欢，宁愿；
n.秋；秋天；成熟期；渐衰期； adj.秋天的；秋季的；
adj.挑战性的；引起兴趣的；令人深思的； v.挑战，质疑(challenge的现在分词)；
(1) He put his arm around her waist. (2) She was paralysed from the waist down (= in the area below her waist) . (3) The workmen were stripped to the waist (= wearing no clothes on the top half of their bodies) .
(1) On one side of the main entrance there's a red plaque. (2) ...a photograph with me in the centre and Joe and Ken on each side of me. (3) We put a notice on the side of the box.
(1) The comparison shows considerable disagreement between theory and practice. (2) They have had several disagreements with their neighbours. (3) disagreement arose about exactly how to plan the show.
disagreement [ˌdɪsəˈgri:mənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.建筑物；建造；解释；建造物；
n.典礼，仪式；礼仪，礼节；虚礼，客气；
n.流行性感冒，流感；
n.分歧，意见不合；异议，争论；不一致；不适合；
(1) We collected shells on the beach. (2) snail shells (3) walnut shells
(1) Are you sure it's all right for me to leave early? (2) ‘Are you sure it's her? ’ ‘Oh, it's her all right. ’ (3) We've got to get up early, all right?
(1) She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. (2) It's too expensive and anyway the colour doesn't suit you. (3) It's too late now, anyway.
anyway [ˈeniweɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.月，月份；一个月的时间；
v.咳嗽( cough的现在分词 )；（从喉咙或肺中）咳出；（突然）发出刺耳的噪音；
adv.不论以何种方式，不论以何种方法；无论如何，至少；但是；不顾；
pron.(he的宾格)他；
(1) a pleasing design (2) The new building was pleasing to the eye . (3) She had a pleasingly direct manner.
(1) Have you any comment to make about the cause of the disaster? (2) She made helpful comments on my work. (3) The director was not available for comment.
(1) The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years. (2) There will be an interval of 20 minutes after the second act. (3) She's delirious, but has lucid intervals.
interval [ˈintəvəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.体格上，身体上；物理上；<非正>完全地；
n.深度；深处，深海；深奥，奥妙；进深；
n.裤子；
n.间隔；幕间休息；（数学）区间；
(1) She was chosen for the first eleven. (2) ...the Princess and her eleven friends. (3) He is in the eleven.
(1) Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head. (2) My ambition was to travel upwards in the ecclesiastical hierarchy. (3) She caught a clear view upwards of the spotlit temple.
upwards [ˈʌpwədz] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.轻轻地，轻巧地；轻松地，轻快地；轻易地，容易地，不费力地；轻率地；
adv.向上地，上升地；在上面，向上头；
n.孙子；孙女；外孙；
num十，十个；第十； n.十个人；十点钟；十岁；十元纸币；
(1) a wildlife/fashion/portrait photographer (2) ...a group of TV cameramen and press photographers. (3) ...a keen amateur photographer with a special interest in natural history subjects.
photographer [fəˈtɒgrəfə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.贡献，捐赠，捐助；捐赠，捐助物；投稿，来稿；[军]（向占领地人民征收的）军税；
vt.引路；指导；操纵；影响； n.指导者；向导；导游；有指导意义的事物；
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；
n.摄影师；摄影家；照相师；
(1) champagne bubbles (2) a bubble of oxygen (3) blowing bubbles into water through a straw
(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 criminal/murder/police investigation (2) The police have completed their investigations into the accident. (3) She is still under investigation .
investigation [ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.（正式的）调查，研究；侦查；科学研究；学术研究；
n.询问；调查；查询；问讯处；
adj.令人感兴趣的，有趣的；引起兴趣的；有趣的；令人关注的；
n.报酬；报答；赏金；酬金； vt.酬谢，奖赏；报答，惩罚；
(1) He kissed her hungrily. (2) They gazed hungrily at the display of food. (3) His eyes had a wild hungry look in them.
(1) I'll take any you don't want. (2) ‘Which colour do you want? ’ ‘any of them will do. ’ (3) I suggested sharing the cost, but he wasn't having any of it.
(1) The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads. (2) The women came down the hill with their loads of firewood. (3) These backpacks are designed to carry a heavy load .
(1) Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison. (2) How did he die? Was it poison? (3) The dog was killed by rat poison (= poison intended to kill rats ) .
(1) This allowed ms. Kelley to lay aside money to start her business. (2) ms Senatorova showed an instinctive feel for market economics. (3) ms Carey appeared to blame her breakdown on EMI's punishing work schedule.
(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 waited for them at the bottom of the hill. (2) The book I want is right at the bottom (= of the pile) . (3) The manufacturer's name is on the bottom of the plate.