interest[(1)&(2)whatisimportanttosomeone;(3)ashareinowningabusiness;(4)moneypaidfortheuseofmoneyborrowed]
Heactedtoprotecthisinterests.(1)
Shehadagreatinterestinpainting.(2)
Myfatherholdsaninterestinseveralbusinesses.(3)
Thebankapprovedhisloan,butitwantedhimtopay15percentininteresteachyear.(4)
interfere[(1)togetinthewayof;(2)toworkagainst;(3)totakepartintheactivitiesofothers,especiallywhennotaskedtodoso]
Hedidnotwintheracebecauseanotherboatinterferedbyturninginfrontofhisboat.(1)
Thesnowstorminterferedwithourplanstoclimbthemountain.(2)
JoanneaskedherfathernottointerfereinherdisputewithBryan.(3)
international[(1)oforaboutmorethanonenationormanynations;(2)ofthewholeworld]
TheinternationalconferenceofSouthAmericanleadershasopenedinQuito.(1)
Theinformationisinthereportoninternationaltrade.(2)
intervene[(1)tocomebetween;(2)tocomebetweeninordertosettleorsolve]
Thepoliceintervenedbeforeanyshotswerefired.(1)
ThePresidenturgedtheUnitedNationstointerveneintheborderdispute.(2)
invade[toenteranareaorcountrybyforcewithanarmy]
AlliedforcesinEnglandinvadedtheNormandyareaofFrancein1944.
invent[(1)toplanandmakesomethingnevermadebefore;(2)tocreateanewthingorwayofdoingsomething]
DidHenryFordinventtheautomobile?(1)
DidHenryFordinventanewwaytobuildcars?(2)
invest[togivemoneytoabusinessororganizationwiththehopeofmakingmoremoney]
Georgeaskedhisfriendstoinvestinhisnewoilcompany.
investigate[(1)tostudyorexamineallinformationaboutanevent,situationorcharge;(2)tosearchforthetruth]
CivilrightsleadersaskedthefederalgovernmenttoinvestigatevotingproblemsinsomepartsofFlorida.(1)
Congressisinvestigatingthepresident’srelationshipwithayoungwoman.(2)
invite[toasksomeonetotakepartinorjoinanevent,organizationorgathering]
JasoninvitedCandytohisparty.
involve[(1)totakepartin;(2)tobecomeapartof;(3)toinclude]
Hehasbeeninvolvedindramaformanyyears.(1)
Shebecamecompletelyinvolvedwithhernewfamily.(2)
Theprojectinvolvedthousandsofpeople.(3)
iron[astrong,hardmetalusedtomakemachinesandtools]
Peoplehavebeenmakingtoolsofironforabout2,800years.
island[alandareawithwaterallaroundit]
KenlivedonseveraldifferentislandsintheSouthPacificOcean.
issue[animportantproblemorsubjectthatpeoplearediscussingorarguingabout]
Campaignfinancereformwasthemostimportantissueintheelectioncampaign.
it[athing,place,eventorideathatisbeingspokenabout]
Theskyisblue,butitalsohasafewwhiteclouds.
jail[aprisonforthosewaitingtobetriedforacrimeorforthoseservingsentencesforcrimesthatarenotserious]
Hewassentencedtotendaysinjail.
jewel[avaluablestone,suchasadiamondoremerald]
Shekeepshervaluablejewelsatthebank.
job[theworkthatonedoestoearnmoney]
JeanhasanewjobatanInternetcompany.
join[(1)toputtogetherorcometogether;(2)tobecomepartoforamemberof]
Icanjointhetwobrokenpartstogether.(1)
Weinvitedhertojoinourstudygroup.(2)
joint[sharedbytwoormore]
Wemadeajointagreementnottomeetnextweek.
joke[somethingdoneorsaidtocauseotherstolaugh]
Haveyouheardanynewjokes?
judge[(1)toformanopinionabout;(2)todecideaquestion,especiallyalegalone;(3)apublicofficialwhodecidesproblemsoflawinacourt]
Ihelpedjudgethewritingabilityofeachpersoninthecompetition.(1)
Thejuryjudgedthetwomenguiltyofallcharges.(2)
Thejudgeintrafficcourthearsmanycaseseveryday.(3)
jump[topushdownonthefeetandmoveupquicklyintotheair]
Howhighcanyoujump?
jury[agroupofpeoplechosentodecidewhatistrueinatrial]
Thejuryfoundhimguilty.
just[(1)only;(2)veryshortlybeforeorafterthepresent;(3)atthesametime;(4)whatisrightorfair]
Helpmeforjustaminute.(1)
Hejustleft.(2)
HeleftjustasIcamein.(3)
Thelawisjust,inmyopinion.(4)
keep[(1)topossess;(2)tohaveforoneself]
Theykepttheoldhouseforalongtime.(1)
Hekeepsmostofthemoneythatheearns.(2)
kick[tohitwiththefoot]
Howfarcanyoukicktheball?
kidnap[toseizeandtakeawaybyforce]
Themankidnappedtheboybutreleasedhimafterthefamilypaidhimamilliondollars.
kill[(1)tomakedead;(2)tocausetodie]
Thewomankilledherthreehusbandsfortheirmoney.(1)
TheblightkilledalmosteverychestnuttreeintheUnitedStates.(2)
kind[(1)sort;(2)gentle;(3)caring;(4)helpful]
Whatkindofdogisthat?(1)
Heisakindman.(2)
Shewasakindmothertoallherchildren.(3)
Akindoldmantoldmewheretofindyourhouse.(4)
kiss[totouchwiththemouthtoshowloveorhonor]
Doyourememberyourfirstkiss?
knife[atoolorweaponusedtocut]
Theknifethathefoundwasverysharp.
know[(1)tounderstandsomethingascorrect;(2)tohavethefactsabout;(3)torecognizesomeonebecauseyouhavemetandtalkedtogetherbefore]
Iknowtheanswertoyourquestion.(1)
Doyouknowhowdeeptheriverishere?(2)
Heknewherformanyyears.(3)
knowledge[(1)thatwhichisknown;(2)learningorunderstanding]
AhugelibraryinAlexandria,Egypt,wastheworld’scenterofknowledge2,300yearsago.(1)
YoucanusetheInternetcomputersystemtofindknowledgeaboutagreatmanysubjects.(2)