(1) It was an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life... (2) I'm going to throw a party, then invest the rest of the money... (3) ...a man with nice clothes, a Range Rover and the rest...
(1) to be in a difficult situation (2) You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately. (3) We have all been in similar embarrassing situations.
(1) although the sun was shining it wasn't very warm. (2) although small, the kitchen is well designed. (3) I felt he was wrong, although I didn't say so at the time.
(1) Wet weather always depresses me. (2) It depresses me to see so many young girls smoking. (3) The recession has depressed the housing market.
depress [dɪ'pres] 📢 UK📢 US
n.雇主，老板；雇佣者；
vt.预报，预测；预示； vi.预报，预测； n.预报；预言；
vt.压下，压低；使沮丧；使萧条；使跌价；
n.记忆，记忆力；回忆，往事；[计]存储器，内存；
(1) It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century. (2) Their motives remain a mystery. (3) It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.
(1) They have imprisoned an innocent man. (2) She was found innocent of any crime. (3) He was the innocent party (= person) in the breakdown of the marriage.
(1) We are recruiting a sales manager with responsibility for the European market. (2) They have responsibility for ensuring that the rules are enforced. (3) It is their responsibility to ensure that the rules are enforced.
(1) Orders had come from on high that extra care was to be taken during this week. (2) He was too high on drugs and alcohol to remember them. (3) Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours.
n.一点，一块；少量，少许；一会儿，一转眼；[计] 比特（二进位制信息单位）； adj.很小的，微不足道的； adv.[口语]相当，有点儿，或多或少，多少[a bit to的省略]； vt.给（马）上嚼子；上衔铁；抑制；制约； v.咬，叮( bite的过去式)；刺痛；咬饵；有咬（或叮）的习性；
(1) Many scholars have argued thus. (2) The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education. (3) He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title.
thus [ðʌs] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.每件事物；最重要的东西；（有关的）一切；万事；
adv.于是，因此；如此，这样，像这样，例如；到这程度，到这地步，这么；如下； conj.因此；
vi.滑，滑脱；犯过失，出错；（时间）不知不觉地过去；（健康状况等）变差； vt.使顺利滑动；摆脱；放松，松开； n.跌倒，失足；纸条；失误，口误；事故； adj.滑动的；可拆卸的；打有活结的； abbr.串行线路接口协议(Serial Line Interface Protocol)；
(1) The case was dismissed. (2) At 12 o'clock the class was dismissed. (3) She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.
dismiss [dɪs'mɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.喷；喷射； n.喷雾；喷雾器；浪花；（用作装饰的）小树枝；
n.主；领主；上帝；（英国用以称呼法官、主教或某些男性贵族成员，表示尊敬）大人； vi.逞威风；
vt.解雇，把…免职；遣散，解散（队伍等）；驳回，拒绝受理；搁置； vi.解散；
adj.忠诚的，忠心的；忠贞的； n.效忠的臣民；忠实信徒；
(1) You'll have the opportunity to ask any questions at the end. (2) There was no opportunity for further discussion. (3) At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened.
(1) a/one millionth of a second (2) Last year the millionth truck rolled off the assembly line. (3) The bomb must explode within less than a millionth of a second.
(1) Music is quite unlike any other art form. (2) The sound was not unlike that of birds singing. (3) unlike most systems, this one is very easy to install.
unlike [ˌʌnˈlaɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.意气相投，同感；同情，同情心；慰问；和谐的一致；
n.植物，草木；设备；工厂；庄稼； vt.种植；安，插；建设，布置；移民于；
prep.（表示属性）与…不同；不像； adj.不同的；相异的；不相似的；
adv.政治地，政党地；
(1) sea spray (2) A cloud of fine spray came up from the waterfall. (3) (figurative)a spray of machine-gun bullets
(1) She had heard the news-flash on a tv channel's news update. (2) She was a tv reporter and worked long hours. (3) tv is using radio as a seedbed for ideas.
(1) ...Temple Mount, the place where the Temple actually stood. (2) ...a list of museums and places of interest... (3) Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess...