(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) to take/have a nap (2) Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair... (3) I might take a little nap.
nap [næp] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.欠…债；感激；应归功于；怀有情感；
adv.后天；
adv.因此；所以；故；乃；
n.小睡，打盹；一种牌戏；绒毛；孤注一掷； vi.打瞌睡；疏忽； vt.使起毛；
(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) 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) .
butterfly [ˈbʌtəflaɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.倾听；留心听；听信；（让对方注意）听着； n.听，倾听；
从…毕业；进步， 进展；
v.唱，歌唱( sing的过去式 )；（鸟）鸣；嗡嗡叫；呜呜作响；
n.蝴蝶；蝶泳；轻浮的人；游手好闲的人； v.切开摊平；
(1) Too many uncomfortable thoughts were crowding in on her. (2) Photographers were crowding around outside. (3) Memories crowded his mind.
crowd [kraʊd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.传统的；口传的；惯例的；因袭的；
adj.昂贵的，花钱多的；豪华的；
太平洋；
n.人群；群众；一群； vi.拥挤，聚集； vt.挤满；将…塞进；催逼；
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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) 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) 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) 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.
(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.
practice makes perfect.
📢 UK📢 US
n.安全，平安；安全设备，保险装置；保险器，安全瓣；[棒]安全打；
st.熟能生巧。；久炼成钢；
vt.推测；猜测，臆测；猜中；假定，认为； vi.猜，猜测；猜对； n.猜测；推断；
vt.证明，证实；[法]验证，检定；显示； vi.显示出，证明是；
(1) tourists sunbathing on the beach (2) a sandy/pebble/shingle beach (3) a beach bar
(1) She gives piano lessons. (2) All new students are given lessons in/on how to use the library. (3) I'm having/taking driving lessons.
lesson [ˈlesn] 📢 UK📢 US
v.好像，仿佛；似乎；装作；看来好像；
n.生活，生计；生命，性命；一生，寿命；人生，尘世；
adj.最靠近的；
n.教训，训诫；功课；课程，一堂课；[宗]日课； vt.教训，训斥；教课；向…授课；
(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...
(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.
free style [fri: stail] 📢 UK📢 US
n.自由式；
n.<美>邻居，邻国； adj.邻近的，邻接的； vi.友好；毗邻而居； vt.邻接；
盯，凝视；睽；
adj.陌生的，生疏的；奇怪的，古怪的；疏远的；外国的； adv.奇怪地；陌生地；冷淡地；
(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) a financial reward (2) a reward for good behaviour (3) The company is now reaping the rewards of their investments.
reward [riˈwɔ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
n.食物，食品；粮食；养料；资料；
n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠；
n.西班牙（欧洲国家）；
n.报酬；报答；赏金；酬金； vt.酬谢，奖赏；报答，惩罚；
(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) 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.
(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) 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) 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.
afford [əˈfɔ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
n.那时；那儿；其次；这儿；
在夜里；夜间；夜来；
vt.买得起；担负得起；提供；给予；
对…友好；对…友善；交好；
(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) 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) 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?