Chapter 21 Keeping an Eye on the Sky

Chapter 21 Keeping an Eye on the Sky

channel: (1) The channel is too shallow for big ships.
                      (2) We can cross the channel by boat in twenty minutes.
                      (3) The information came through official channels.  
distorted: (1) He distorted his face to make the children laugh.
                         (2) The magazine distorts every story it prints. 

distracted: (1) Never distract the driver of a car.
                            (2) I'm so distracted by financial problems that i can't study.  

drawback: The only drawback to the plan is its expense.

exception: (1) There is no rule without exceptions.
                          (2) Some of the more extreme feminists take exception to that word.    

impair: Smoking impairs health. 

on the go: I have been on the go all week.

readily: He readily accepted an invitation to dinner.  

recollection: (1) The aide to the President said she had no recollection of having said that.
                                (2) We have many happy recollections of our homestay.   

rural: (1) We prefer the quiet of a rural area.
               (2) The rural home was simple and nice. 

simultaneously: The two foxes disappeared simultaneously.

switch: (1) I felt for a light switch in the dark.
                   (2) Is there any switch in the train schedule?  

Chapter 20 Desert State Puts Oil Wealth into World's First Sustainable City

Chapter 20 Desert State Puts Oil Wealth into World's First Sustainable City

breeze: (1) The curtain is waving in the breeze.
                  (2) We won the game in a breeze.
                  (3) You can breeze through the book.

dust: (1) First of all, i must clean the dust on my desk.
             (2) gold dust
             (3) Mrs.Brown dusted all the books on the shelves.
             (4) Dust sugar over the cake.   

flush out: (1) Drink fluids; it flushes out your system.
                        (2) It flushes out bad feelings and ease tension. 

generate: (1) Friction generates heat.
                        (2) Steam is used to generate electricity.
                        (3) Poverty often generates crime. 

humid: humid weather

microclimate: (1) Microclimate analysis of yingtaogou valley, beijing city .
                       (2) Effects of sprinkler on the field microclimate.

orient: (1) Many brilliant pearls were brought from the Orient to Europe.
                 (2) They take care to have the chief altar properly oriented when they build a church.
                 (3) The new building is oriented towards the south.
                 (4) Immigrants should orient themselves to their new surroundings.

outskirts: Our house is in the outskirts of Boston.

pedestrian: (1) a pedestrian speech
                             (2) a pedestrian precinct 

promising: (1) a promising student
                            (2) The weather looks promising.
perspective: (1) Who was the first person to draw in perspective?
                               (2) We have to see things in the right perspective.
                               (3) They have no perspective on events.    

renewable: Prior work used renewable hydrogen to maximize CO2 capture.

self-sufficient: For love is sufficient unto love.

take over: The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.

Chapter 19 Reaching Our Limits: Welcome to 2100

Chapter 19 Reaching Our Limits: Welcome to 2100

abandon: Joe abandoned hid family and went off to the West Coast.

abuse: (1) Some people abuse their authority.
                 (2) She is always abusing her ex-husband .
                 (3) The abuse of drugs is a social problem.
                 (4) The office gave much abuse to his men.  

collapse: (1) This chair collapses.
                       (2) This bridge collapsed under the weight of this truck.
                       (3) The tornado caused the collapse of houses.
                       (4) What is the cause of the collapse of our project?    

drought: The drought lasted the whole summer.

harsh: (1) This cheap whiskey is so harsh!
                 (2) He is harsh with his children.  

linked to: The hearts of the people of all nationalities are linked to each other. 

out of the question: We can't go out in this weather; it;s out of the question.

resources: (1) This country is rich in natural resources.
                          (2) In a tight situation humor  is his best resources.
                          (3)  leave  ~to~'s own resources

settlement: (1) There used to be a settlement of about 2,000 French on that island.
                             (2) land not open to settlement
                             (3) A just settlement would really help matters.

spray: (1) The boys got wet with sea spray.
                 (2) a perfume spray
                 (3) The waves sprayed us.    

standard of living: The standard of living in our country is lower than yours.

starvation: These people are living on the verge of starvation.

Chapter 17 How to Survive a Mountain Lion Attack

Chapter 17 How to Survive a Mountain Lion Attack

charge: (1) charge a gun

                   (2) charge a battery

                   (3) charged with moisture

                   (4) I was charged with an important commission.

                   (5) Charge these to me.

                   (6) He charged this accident to my carelessness.

                   (7) rental charges

                   (8) have charge of

                   (9) in charge 

foe: Mr.Chen is my political foe.

formidable: (1) He begins to look very formidable when he gets angry.

                              (2) I know he is a formidable opponent. But i'll beat in 2 rounds.

frailty: (1) His frailty prevented him from attending his own son 's graduation ceremony.

                  (2) All people have certain frailties.  

gaze: (1) The man gazed into his wife's face.

              (2) The woman's gaze fell on the girl.

grunt: (1) We heard a pig grunting.

                (2) When the manager told him to work harder, the young man grunted and went out of the                       room.

                (3) The audience gave a grunt of discontent.

hold your ground: Why don't you hold your ground?

majestic: The majestic ring corridor of engraved posts is spectacular and eye-catching.

mating season: Don't approach these animals during mating season.

menacing: The reason is that the more menacing weapons have often acquired a signaling role.

nostrils: The dragon breathed out fire through its nostrils.

retreat: (1) These 24th Battalion retreated in the face of superior forces.

                    (2) The general ordered a retreat.

                    (3) He returned from his summer retreat.

sideways: (1) He's good at throwing sideways.

                        (2) He shot me a sideways glance.

snarl: (1) The dog snarled at the policeman.

               (2) The traffic was terribly snarled and we couldn't move an inch.

               (3) The clerk answered in an angry snarl.

spine-chilling: Caesarian's fate is a chilling addition to the story.

Chapter 18 Life of Pi

Chapter 18 Life of Pi

come clean: He came clean and confessed the whole thing.

despair: (1) Sometimes i despair of ever learning English.
                     (2) The loss of Antony drove Cleopatra to despair and finally suicide. 

fury: (1) Ted punched Jack in a fury.
             (2) The fury of the storm caused millions of dollars' worth of damage.
             (3) like fury

growl: (1) The dog growled at the stranger.
                 (2) Mother always growls at me.
                 (3) Can you hear the growl of the dog?

in the same boat: We should work hard together because we are in the same boat.

intently: He was examining the stamps intently.

outlast: This clock has outlasted several owners.

petrifying:  When i saw the tiger, i was petrified with fear.

prick up (one's) ears: (1) The horse 's ears were pricked up straight.
                                                      (2) All the hostages pricked up their ears when the President began                                                               to address them.   

rusty: (1) a rusty knife
                (2) My Spanish is rather rusty.
                (3) I am rusty in German.   

tame: (1) His tame secretary covers for him when he's out with his mistress.
               (2) a tame party
               (3) Human beings will never tame nature.  

twitch: (1) She twitched the curtain into place.
                  (2) The girl twitched nervously at her collar.
                  (3) She felt again the twitch of an old wound.
  

Chapter 16 Twenty-four Rooms in One

Chapter 16 Twenty-four Rooms in One

float: (1) Ice floats on water.

              (2) The boat floated about with the tide for hours.

              (3) They floated a publishing company.

              (4) A coffee float, please.

impose on: Could i impose on you to watch my kids for just a few minutes?

mount: (1)The ship mounts eight guns.

                  (2) Prices are mounting.

                  (3) Be careful not to mount the pavement when you are parking the car.

                  (4) The general had an excellent mount.

ongoing: He interrupted the ongoing discussion and announced a notice.

radiance: I saw a radiance in her eyes.

replicate: Viruses usually replicate at the primary site of the entry.

shift: (1) She shifted her baby from her left arm to her right.

             (2) There was a shift in the wind.

             (3) We work in six-hour shifts.

             (4) She tried every shift to get him to notice her.

             (5) make shift

shortage: Bad weather in Brazil has caused a shortage of coffee.

suspend: (1) Look at that beautiful lamp suspended from the ceiling.

                       (2) A beam of sunlight lights up the particles of dust that are suspended in the air.

                       (3) Two soccer players were suspended in today's game.

                       (4) The trial was to be suspended while new evidence was submitted.

tear down: The old apartment was torn down.

transformation: Transformation is not only a choice, but also a strategy.

Chapter 15 The Small House Movement

Chapter 15 The Small House Movement

displace: (1) The eruption of the volcano displaced many people from their homes.

                       (2) The computer displaced the typewriter.

                       (3) This ship displaces 10,000 tons.

domestic: (1) Domestic chores are such a drag!

                         (2) You are so domestic- you never go out.

                         (3) A cat is a domestic animal.

domesticate: (1) domesticated animals

                     (2) It took me a long time to domesticate my husband.

layout: This house has a good layout.

maintenance: (1) The city administration is responsible for the maintenance of the road.

                                   (2) Mary doesn't have enough money because her ex-husband is behind in is                                               maintenance payments. 

movement: (1) eye movements

                             (2) He is afraid that the nationalist movement will get nationwide support.

                             (3) We had information about large-scale movements of the enemy troops.

partition: (1) We divided the room in two with a glass partition.

                         (2) In the end the three major powers agreed on a partition of the region into 3 zones.

                         (3) The janitor partitioned the conference room.

practical: (1) She doesn't have enough practical experience.

                         (2) for all practical purposes

prior: (1) You should obtain prior permission to attend this ceremony.

                (2) This was planned prior to receiving your suggestions.

storage: You would better locate and load a  quantity of data from storage.