(1) I would prefer to spend the weekend at home rather than driving all the way to your mother's. (2) These chromosomes are so simple that some geneticists prefer to call them chromonemes. (3) What do you prefer to do after work?
(1) discounts on televisions, stereos and much more besides (2) I don't really want to go. besides, it's too late now. (3) I've got no family besides my parents.
(1) My failure have made me at myself in a way i never wanted to before. (2) So in a way it is unfair to complain about loose ends. (3) in a way, I'm glad you made that mistake, for it will serve as a warning to you.
vt.把…除外；不计； prep.除…外； conj.[口语]要不是；除非；除…以外； vi.反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）；
在某种程度上；一点；
王家; 王氏一家人；
(1) a place where children can play in safety (2) The police are concerned for the safety of the 12-year-old boy who has been missing for three days. (3) He was kept in custody for his own safety .
(1) Officials arrived to assess whether it is safe to bring emergency food supplies into the city... (2) Most foods that we eat are safe for birds. (3) In the future people can go to a football match knowing that they are safe from hooliganism...
safe [seɪf] 📢 UK📢 US
n.河，江；溪，巨流；
最后，结果；竟；卒；终；
美国，美利坚合众国；
adj.安全的；保险的，肯定的；无损的；提供保护的； n.保险箱，保险柜；冷藏箱；〈俚〉避孕套；
(1) He pretends to be friendly with girls. That is his usual practice. (2) He pretended to be friendly with me. (3) By doing so, I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts.
(1) a fiercely ambitious young manager (2) They were very ambitious for their children (= they wanted them to be successful) . (3) the government's ambitious plans for social reform
(1) self-catering holiday apartments (2) You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments. (3) ...the private apartments of the Prince of Wales at St James's Palace.
apartment [əˈpɑ:tmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
看；评判；审视；接受；
n.歌曲；歌唱（艺术）；诗歌，韵文；鸟叫声，鸟语；
这么；这么样；这样；
n.寓所，住房；房间；公寓楼；（有特殊用途或专属某人的）豪华寓所；
(1) according to the assessor's statement, the fire damage was not severe. (2) We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but we had to cut our coat according to our cloth. (3) according to informed sources, a takeover bid is planned for next month.
(1) Local feeling does not necessarily concur with the press. (2) Their success does not necessarily reflect a leftward shift in politics. (3) Going grey is not necessarily synonymous with growing old.
(1) She is always polite and considerate towards her employees. (2) It was very considerate of him to wait. (3) I think he's the most charming, most considerate man I've ever known...
(1) ‘Accidents will happen ’, as the saying goes . (2) We also realize the truth of that old saying: Charity begins at home... (3) Her favourite saying was: 'There are a lot of people far worse off than me.'
saying [ˈseɪɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.美丽的，美好的；极好的；
n.报酬；报答；赏金；酬金； vt.酬谢，奖赏；报答，惩罚；
pron.我们的；
n.话；说话；谚语，格言； v.说(say的ing形式)；
(1) The formula in Hollywood is simple—money talks. (2) I am wiser than to believe what you call money talks. (3) Try to keep your money talks as dispassionate as possible.
(1) This, after all, is a company which is awash with cash. (2) after all, what more can anyone be than themselves? (3) after all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing.
after all [ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.运气好的，侥幸的；兆头好的，吉祥的；〈俚〉难得；很恰当的；
adv.通常，经常，平常，惯常地；一直，向来；动不动，一般；素；
adv.有时，间或；时而；
毕竟；究竟；归根结底；（解释或说明理由）别忘了；
(1) The number of places available is necessarily limited. (2) The more expensive articles are not necessarily better. (3) Biggest doesn't necessarily mean best.
(1) Must pass the agreement notarization above all, when necessary judicatory adjudication. (2) And above all society needs to encourage the spirit of voluntary cooperation in its citizens. (3) above all , the CUSTOMS SEAL number is the column should be filled in.
above all [əˈbʌv ɔ:l] 📢 UK📢 US
n.网球（运动）；
adv.大概；或许；很可能；备不住；
vi.变为，成为；变得；变成； vt.适合，适宜；相称，相当；变成；发生；
首要的是，尤其；最重要的是；
(1) a silly idea (2) That was a silly thing to do ! (3) Her work is full of silly mistakes.
(1) A much bigger battle is ahead for the president. (2) A bigger objection is that aggregation of the results invites distortion. (3) Cities, if unrestricted, tend to coalesce into bigger and bigger conurbations.
(1) I'm very interested in history. (2) Anyone interested in joining the club should contact us at the address below. (3) We would be interested to hear your views on this subject.
(1) They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. (2) He said he didn't have time or made some such excuse. (3) She longed to find somebody who understood her problems, and in him she thought she had found such a person.
(1) The harder the brake pedal is pressed, the greater the car's deceleration. (2) Desegregation may be harder to enforce in rural areas. (3) Age diminishes the heart's ability to pump harder and faster under exertion.
(1) Dear Terry,'t cry please, you had try one's best enough.
try one's best [trai wʌnz best] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.亚麻色的，金色的；浅色的；白肤金发碧眼的； n.肤色白皙的金发女人；白肤金发碧眼人；
adj.长满草的；草绿色的；
尽最大努力；肆力；
吸取教训；引以为戒；
(1) a critical moment in our country's history (2) One of the victims of the fire remains in a critical condition . (3) Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting opinions without questioning them.