(1) to learn a language/a musical instrument/a skill (2) I learned a lot from my father. (3) You can learn a great deal just from watching other players.
(1) The swimmer won a bronze in the free style. (2) Sometimes I use breaststroke, backstroke, and free style. (3) Designing idea: A free style design continuously creates new sparkle in comparison.
(1) They found her walking alone and depressed on the beach. (2) I was happy enough to laze about on the beach. (3) Lying on the beach all week isn't my scene.
(1) We learned by actual experience that practice makes perfect. (2) Skill is acquired through repeated practice, and practice makes perfect. (3) " practice makes perfect. " is a proverb.
(1) butterflies and moths (2) She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives. (3) She was third in the 200m butterfly (= a swimming race) .
(1) Swim breaststroke like you normally would. (2) What went wrong with the wave style breaststroke? (3) The start in freestyle, breaststroke, Butterfly and individual medley races shall be with a dive.
breaststroke [ˈbreststrəʊk] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.恶心的；晕船；不舒服的；腻烦的； vt.吐出；追逐；攻击； n.<口>呕吐物；病人；
n.蛙泳；
继续雇用；继续前进；继续穿着[戴着]；（使）继续服药[接受训练]；
n.差别，差异；[数]差数，差额；意见分歧；特色； vt.辨别，区分；
(1) Cotton clothing allows your skin to breathe. (2) Her performance breathed wit and charm. (3) His illness is a result of breathing in paint fumes over many years.
(1) superstitious beliefs (2) I'm superstitious about the number 13. (3) Jean was extremely superstitious and believed the colour green brought bad luck.
(1) She walked quickly away. (2) We'll repair it as quickly as possible. (3) The last few weeks have gone quickly (= the time seems to have passed quickly) .
(1) I meet him every now and then on the campus. (2) And every now and then he wiped his eyes with a big handkerchief. (3) I know we got a flap over things every now and then.
every now and then [ˈevri nau ænd ðen] 📢 UK📢 US
n.事实，实情；实际；真相，证据；犯罪行为；
有时， 时而， 不时；
adj.紧的，牢固的；绷紧的；不漏的；密集的，紧凑的； adv.紧紧地；牢固地；
adj.便宜的，廉价的；劣质的，低劣的；小气的，可鄙的； adv.便宜地；卑鄙地；
(1) She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to. (2) He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip. (3) (formal)They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
(1) surely we should do something about it? (2) It's surely only a matter of time before he is found, isn't it? (3) surely you don't think I was responsible for this?
(1) Peter is laying in with good red wine for his wedding party. (2) At the wedding party, the bride and the bridegroom expressed that they would live in harmony and mutual respect and grow old together. (3) He has invited the all battle companions participate in his wedding party.
wedding party [ˈwediŋ ˈpɑ:ti] 📢 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.同情的，有同情心的；赞同的；相投合的，称心的；〈口〉抱好感的；
婚礼；
adj.不耐烦的；热切的，渴望的；不能容忍的，恼火的；
(1) in perfect condition (2) a perfect set of teeth (3) Well I'm sorry─but nobody's perfect (= used when sb has criticized you) .
(1) Chantal was lucky to be able to salvage her career. (2) He conjectured that some individuals may be able to detect major calamities. (3) It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.
(1) He had attempted to rescue the drowning man. (2) She tried to drown herself. (3) He was drowned at sea.
drown [draʊn] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.无疑；一定，确实；（回答）当然，好；保管；
adv.总是，老是；永远，始终；常常；不断地；
vt.淹死；浸没；麻痹某人对…的意识；（一声音）淹没（另一声音）； vi.淹死；
n.过去一向，过去时常，过去曾（而现在不再）做； （用于过去持续或经常发生的事）曾经；
(1) in the end I just couldn't kick Jimmy when he was down. (2) They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know. (3) in the end only three points separated the two teams.
(1) "So what do you think will happen?" he asked eagerly. (2) Lulled into a false sense of security, we eagerly awaited their return. (3) Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint.
(1) ‘Do you think all this money will change your life? ’ ‘certainly not. ’ (2) Without treatment, she will almost certainly die. (3) certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development.
certainly [ˈsə:tnli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.无疑地，确定地；当然地；必定；准；
adv.缓慢地，慢吞吞地，慢腾腾地；慢条斯理地，不慌不忙地，袅袅；迟钝，痴痴呆呆地；逐步；
vt.& vi.缝，做针线活；缝纫；装钉（书籍）；
aux.表示可能；表示许可；表示询问情况； n.力气；力量；威力；权力； v.可以；应该；
(1) the relative merits of the two plans (2) the position of the sun relative to the earth (3) They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before) .
(1) a rocky/sandy shore (2) to swim from the boat to the shore (3) a house on the shores of the lake
shore [ʃɔ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.家庭作业；功课；
盯，凝视；睽；
n.岸；滨；国家（尤指濒海国家）；支柱； vt.支撑；支持；
adj.富有的，有钱的，富裕的；肥沃的，丰富的，富饶的；华美的，高价的；
(1) I think we would learn a lesson after this incident. (2) Three, learn a lesson . home , organize, and build a power. (3) We should learn a lesson from our mistakes.
learn a lesson [lə:n ei ˈlesən] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.究竟什么时候；不论何时； conj.无论什么时候；随时；无论何时；每当；
聚会； 联欢；收集； 整理；
吸取教训；引以为戒；
n.蛙泳；
(1) Why don't you take a nap? (2) I usually get up early, and take a nap after lunch. (3) Follow Einstein's advice: take a nap. What does your intuition tell you?
take a nap
📢 UK📢 US
adv.暂时；小；
v.小睡一下，睡午觉；打盹儿；眯盹儿；
vt.放置；铺放；涂，敷；产卵； adj.世俗的；外行的；没有经验的； n.叙事诗；性伙伴；
n.女人(woman的复数)；堂客；红粉；
(1) at a future date (2) This deal could safeguard the futures of the 2 000 employees. (3) She has a great future ahead of her.
(1) They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty. (2) The only way to improve is through hard work and dogged perseverance. (3) perseverance gives power to weakness and opens to poverty the world's wealth.
(1) It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary. (2) It soon became apparent that no one was going to come. (3) She was becoming confused.
(1) As she passed the library door, the telephone began to ring... (2) Jane stood aside to let her pass... (3) He passed through the doorway into Ward B...