(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) ‘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
n.话；说话；谚语，格言； v.说(say的ing形式)；
v.去野营；
n.女朋友；女性朋友；
n.礼貌；方式( manner的名词复数 )；礼貌；规矩；态度；
(1) She could not recall his name. (2) If I recall correctly, he lives in Luton. (3) I can't recall meeting her before.
recall [rɪˈkɔ:l] 📢 UK📢 US
n.生活方式；
这么；这么样；这样；
vt.叫回，召回；使想起，回想；取消；调回工厂； n.召回，唤回；记忆力，回想；罢免；收回通告；
vt.接吻；轻拂；轻微碰撞； vi.接吻；轻触； n.吻；轻触；小糖果；蛋白甜饼，球形饼干；
(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) 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) 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) noisy children/traffic/crowds (2) a noisy protest (= when people shout) (3) The engine is very noisy at high speed.
noisy [ˈnɔɪzi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.嘈杂的；喧闹的；充满噪音的；吵吵闹闹的； n.响声；嘈杂声；
adv.在[向]海外，在[向]国外； adj.（在）海外的，（在）国外的；（向或来自）外国的；
adv.因此；所以；故；乃；
n.阿司匹林；阿司匹林药片；
as poor as a church mouse
📢 UK📢 US
n.噩梦；<口>可怕的事情，无法摆脱的恐惧；泛滥成灾；紧张； adj.可怕的，噩梦似的；
赤贫， 一贫如洗；
vt.失去；错过；遗失；耽搁； vi.损失；输掉；走慢；降低价值；
临到；
(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.
(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) 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.
(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) 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.
(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
adv.<口>幸福到极点，心满意足，处于最佳职位；
n.女演员；女表演者；
n.咖啡豆；咖啡粉；（一杯）咖啡；非正式的社交集会；
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) 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) 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
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；
n.桔子，橙子；[植]桔树；橙色；桔色； adj.橙色的；橘色的；桔红色的；
adj.自豪的，得意的；光荣的，高尚的；傲慢的；有自尊心的；
adj.嘈杂的；喧闹的；充满噪音的；吵吵闹闹的； n.响声；嘈杂声；
(1) the conflict between church and State (2) to go into the church (= to become a Christian minister) (3) the Free churches
(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.
(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.
bigger
📢 UK📢 US
adj.昂贵的，花钱多的；豪华的；
adv.也；同样；并且； conj.另外；
adv.不幸地，遗憾地；可惜；不巧；
adj.大的，长大的；大的( big的比较级 )；重要的；（计划） 庞大的；大方的；
(1) Is this milk fresh? (2) fresh bread/flowers (3) Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
fresh [freʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.新鲜的；淡水的；新的；无经验的； adv.刚；最新的； n.开始；新生；泛滥；淡水流；
adj.运气好的，侥幸的；兆头好的，吉祥的；〈俚〉难得；很恰当的；
adv.再一次；再说；此外；增加；
n.厨师，大师傅；
(1) His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000. (2) All the children are earning now. (3) Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.
earn [ə:n] 📢 UK📢 US
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；
vt.& vi.赚得；获得；赢得；博得； vt.赚，赚得；获得；挣得；使得到；
n.眼睛；视力；眼状物；风纪扣扣眼； vt.定睛地看；注视；审视；细看；
adj.（男子）英俊的，漂亮的；（女子体态）优美的；可观的；大方的，慷慨的；
(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) ‘Does he still work there? ’ ‘I believe so/not . ’ (2) Three sailors are missing, believed drowned. (3) believe me, she's not right for you.
believe [bɪˈli:v] 📢 UK📢 US
n.城镇，市镇；小村庄；城镇居民；商业中心；
v信任；料想；笃信宗教； vt.相信；以为，认为；对…信以为真；信任；
adv.偶然地，意外地，非故意地；
（我）明白了。；原来如此；
(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) She could no longer recollect the details of the letter. (2) I don't recollect what he said. (3) I recollect him/his saying that it was dangerous.
recollect [ˌrekəˈlekt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.运动员；体育家；强壮的人；
较喜欢，宁愿；提升某人为；
vt.记起，想起； v.想起；回想，追忆，回忆，记忆；使（自己）想起一时忘掉的事；想到；
n.美国人，美洲人；美国英语； adj.美国的，美洲的；地道美国式的；
(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.
not necessarily [nɔt ˈnesisərili] 📢 UK📢 US
prep.和，跟；随着；关于；和…一致；
未必，不一定；不见得；
付账；
adj.不可能的，做不到的；难以忍受的；不会有的，不能相信的； n.不可能；不可能的事；
(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.
such [sʌtʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
发生在…身上；碰巧；赶巧；值；
adj.这样的；如此的；这么大的；非常的； pron.这样的事物[人]；
adj.孤独的，孤单的；寂寞的；荒凉的，幽静的；在孤单中度过的；
一举两得；箭贯双雕；一举多得；
(1) proud parents (2) the proud owner of a new car (3) Your achievements are something to be proud of .
(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.
be friendly with [bi: ˈfrendli wið] 📢 UK📢 US
n.房客；佃户；<律>占用者；占有者； vt.租借，租用；
对…友好；对…友善；交好；
n.鲑鳟鱼； v.钓[捕]鳟鱼；
n.游泳池；
(1) Dear Terry,'t cry please, you had try one's best enough.