(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) 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
pron.其中的哪一个； n.可能的选择；
adv.最后，终于；总算；末后；结果；
首要的是，尤其；最重要的是；
adv.前天；前日；
(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) 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.
(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) 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) 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...
(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) 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.
interested [ˈɪntrəstɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.电影；电影院；电影业；
int.请； vt.& vi.使高兴；使满意；讨人喜欢；讨好；
adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的； v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)；
n.安全，平安；安全设备，保险装置；保险器，安全瓣；[棒]安全打；
(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.
critical [ˈkrɪtɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.教；教导，训练；教授； vi.教书；
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定性的；[物]临界的；
换句话说；就是说；
(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.
money talks.
📢 UK📢 US
st.金钱万能。；
adj.这样的；如此的；这么大的；非常的； pron.这样的事物[人]；
adj.长满草的；草绿色的；
n.钱，货币；款项；薪水，报酬；大富翁；
(1) proud parents (2) the proud owner of a new car (3) Your achievements are something to be proud of .
(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.'
(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) 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
在那个瞬间；
adj.著名的，出名的；〈古〉一流的，极好的；著称；
adj.这样的；如此的；这么大的；非常的； pron.这样的事物[人]；
n.网球（运动）；
(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.
necessarily [ˌnesəˈserəli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.必要地；必需地；必定地；必然地；
继续雇用；继续前进；继续穿着[戴着]；（使）继续服药[接受训练]；
adv.坦白地说；打开天窗说亮话；
n.稻；稻米， 大米； vt.筛选；
(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.
harder
📢 UK📢 US
n.梳子；梳棉机；鸡冠状的东西；蜂窝状的东西； vt.梳理；彻底搜查； vi.涌起，卷起；
n.压帽坯机； adj.困难的( hard的比较级 )；硬的；有力的；努力的；
接电话；
adj.良好的；
(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) 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) 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...
pron.他[她，它]们的；（在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her）；代指之前已经提到的或指向非常明显的一群人或事物的；
n.哺乳动物；
尽最大努力；肆力；
(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.