(1) Olympic athletes (2) She is a natural athlete. (3) Daley Thompson was a great athlete.
athlete [ˈæθli:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.商标，品牌；
n.运动员；体育家；强壮的人；
n.家务劳动；
adv.非常；差不多；很多地；很大程度上； adj.许多的，大量的； pron.很多；大量；很好的东西；（与不可数名词连用，尤用于否定句，或与 how 连用以询问数量，也可与 as、so 和 too 连用）许多；
(1) I was working in the family business. (2) There is an unmistakable note of nostalgia in his voice when he looks back on the early years of the family business. (3) The company was a family business.
family business [ˈfæmili ˈbiznis] 📢 UK📢 US
家族企业；
vi.倾听；留心听；听信；（让对方注意）听着； n.听，倾听；
vt.教；教导，训练；教授； vi.教书；
n.那时；那儿；其次；这儿；
(1) a university town (2) They live in a rough part of town. (3) The nearest town is ten miles away.
(1) How many boys and girls are there in your class? (2) He speaks in concepts rather than specifics. (3) By rights the property should have gone to him rather than to his sister.
rather than
📢 UK📢 US
n.<美>邻居，邻国； adj.邻近的，邻接的； vi.友好；毗邻而居； vt.邻接；
（要）…而不…，与其…倒不如…；instead of sb/sth 而不是；
vt.欠…债；感激；应归功于；怀有情感；
n.问题；疑难问题；习题；引起麻烦的人； adj.成问题的；难处理的；关于社会问题的；
(1) We all try and help one another. (2) I think we've learned a lot about one another in this session. (3) Three flower shows succeeded one another in quick succession.
(1) to memorize a poem (2) He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose's street. (3) Blindfolded contestants attempt to memorize the position of key cubes before covering their eyes.
memorize [ˈmeməraɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.合适的，适当的，适宜的，恰当的；
n.眼镜；双筒望远镜；玻璃( glass的名词复数 )；玻璃杯；玻璃器皿；眼镜；
vt.记住，熟记；[计算机科学] 存储，记忆；
v信任；料想；笃信宗教； vt.相信；以为，认为；对…信以为真；信任；
(1) She was sitting importantly behind a big desk. (2) More importantly, can he be trusted? (3) He likes to feel important.
(1) They ought to apologize. (2) ‘Ought I to write to say thank you? ’ ‘Yes, I think you ought (to). ’ (3) They ought to have apologized (= but they didn't) .
ought to [ˈɔ:t tə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.差别，差异；[数]差数，差额；意见分歧；特色； vt.辨别，区分；
v.应当，应该；理应；宜；
在某种程度上；一点；
vi.来；开始；出现；发生； vt.做；装扮…的样子；将满（…岁）； int.嗨！；
(1) pop/dance/classical/church music (2) to listen to music (3) She could hear music playing somewhere.
(1) Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness. (2) The various elements of the novel fail to cohere. (3) This magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks.
(1) So, to insist on a small shelf space the number of creative artists, some rare. (2) Since they insist on going, we'll simply push the boat with the current and let them go with us. (3) Television screens insist on the authenticity of everything you are about to see and hear.
insist on [inˈsist ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.偶然地，意外地，非故意地；
n.投币式公用电话；
vi.盯着看；显眼；倒立，直竖起； vt.凝视；盯着他的眼睛； n.凝视，瞪视；
vi.坚决地宣告；督促；坚持，强调；
(1) If parents wanted to entrust their child to the best surgeons, they traveled to Bologna's medical school. (2) He informed her that he was thinking of entering medical school. (3) You couldn't pick a finer medical school than Michigan.
(1) The chef mashed some potatoes to alone with the steak. (2) Our chef has promised a few surprises. (3) The restaurant sells a cookery book, writen by the chef.
(1) It's easy to get a seat at the best shows in town. (2) Well, at least he was in town. That was something. (3) He admits he doesn't even know when his brother is in town.
in town [in taun] 📢 UK📢 US
n.无礼貌；粗野；粗鲁；未加工；
adv.立即，马上；直接地；紧接地； conj.一…就，即刻；
在城里，<英>在伦敦；
n.树；木料；树状图；宗谱； vt.把…赶上树；使处于困境；把鞋型插入（鞋内）；
(1) The money will go to the San Francisco AIDS foundation. (2) The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955. (3) This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics.
(1) big/major/serious problems (2) health/family, etc. problems (3) financial/practical/technical problems
problem [ˈprɒbləm] 📢 UK📢 US
赤贫， 一贫如洗；
n.问题；疑难问题；习题；引起麻烦的人； adj.成问题的；难处理的；关于社会问题的；
adj.生气的；愤怒的，发怒的；（颜色等）刺目的；（伤口等）发炎的；
[医]兄；
(1) She laid the baby down gently on the bed. (2) He laid a hand on my arm. (3) The horse laid back its ears.
lay [leɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
自找麻烦；没事找事；撩蜂剔蝎；自招麻烦；
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；
adv.的确，确实，实在；实际上，真正地；真的，真是；甚至；
adj.可靠的；可信赖的；真实可信的； n.可靠的人；
(1) Unable to find the book in this bookstore, he bought elsewhere. (2) I fell in with him at a bookstore in Shanghai. (3) That bookstore would not accept returns even ones in good condition.
bookstore [ˈbʊkˌstɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.书店；
n.公文包；手提包；公事包；手提箱；
事实上，其实；说起来；
在那个瞬间；
(1) She teaches at our local school. (2) He taught for several years before becoming a writer. (3) I'll be teaching history and sociology next term.
(1) I didn't want to discouraged him. (2) Cold a few days later, he will become discouraged their transfer to others on the goal. (3) She was divorced some while and discouraged with life.
(1) (British English,formal)Are you being attended to, Sir? (= for example, in a shop) (2) A nurse attended to his needs constantly. (3) I have some urgent business to attend to.
(1) Nothing, but nothing would make him change his mind. (2) but that's not possible! (3) ‘Here's the money I owe you. ’ ‘but that's not right─it was only £10. ’
(1) in other words, kissing can be as an effective exercise to prevent the development of wrinkles. (2) in other words, with hard work any obstacle can be overcome. (3) in other words, why some people always standing on the opposite side of consumers do?
in other words
📢 UK📢 US
adv.…点钟；
换句话说；就是说；
n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠；
adv.也；太；很；非常；
(1) Over the years, I have grown quite fond of her. (2) fond of music/cooking (3) We had grown fond of the house and didn't want to leave.