(1) The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression. (2) the great depression of the 1930s (3) Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground.
(1) ...a stick of chewing gum. (2) A piece of chewing gum stuck to my shoe. (3) First , order to maintain good tone, preferably a chewing gum before kissing.
(1) a naughty boy/girl (2) (humorous)I'm being very naughty─I've ordered champagne! (3) a naughty joke/word
naughty [ˈnɔ:ti] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.属于；是…的成员；应被放在；适应；
n.熄灭；消灭，灭绝；废除；[物]消光，自屏，衰减；
adj.顽皮的；不听话的；粗俗的；下流的；
到达；来到；达成；获得；
(1) in spite of his injuries, the young man stuck it out. (2) He has modern ideas in spite of his great age. (3) We admire him for his continuance of work in spite of illness.
in spite of [in spait ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.成果；水果；果实；（大地的）产物； vi.树或花草结果； vt.使…结果实；
prep.不管；尽管（自己）不愿意；不在乎；虽有； n.侮辱；憎恨；怨恨；轻蔑的拒绝或不承认；
虽然， 尽管…；不顾；别看；
一种；
(1) In the 1990s the area became a magnet for new investment. (2) fridge magnets of your favourite cartoon characters (3) Prospect Park, with its vast lake, is a magnet for all health freaks...
magnet [ˈmægnət] 📢 UK📢 US
n.螺母，螺帽；坚果，坚果果仁；难对付的人；[乐]弓根； v.采坚果；拾坚果；
n.链子，链条；连锁，连续；拘束；连锁店或旅馆系列的事物； vt.用铁链锁住；监禁，束缚；
adj.有魅力的；引人注目的；迷人的；招人喜爱的；
n.磁铁，磁石；有吸引力的人或物；[物]磁体；
(1) Stop nagging─I'll do it as soon as I can. (2) She had been nagging him to paint the fence. (3) A feeling of unease nagged at her.
nag [næg] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.沉思；打算； vt.深思；策划；
在家吃饭；在学校就餐；
vt.用手掌打； n.一掴；
vt.不断找岔，抱怨；困扰，折磨； vi.叱责，抱怨；困扰，焦虑； n.挑剔的人；马，老马；
(1) Late again! What's your excuse this time? (2) There's no excuse for such behaviour. (3) His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary.
(1) I wouldn't advertise the fact that you don't have a work permit. (2) to advertise a product/a business/your services (3) The cruise was advertised as the ‘journey of a lifetime ’.
advertise [ˈædvətaɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使困窘；使混乱；使困惑；使更难于理解； vi.使糊涂；
vt.做广告，做宣传；通告，通知；宣扬； vi.登广告，做广告；做宣传；
与…通信， 与…相一致；切合；
有…的习惯，常常；
(1) to enter a relationship/conflict/war (2) Several new firms have now entered the market. (3) The investigation has entered a new phase.
(1) He did not have on his other lucky charm, a pair of green socks. (2) I carry a lucky charm to protect me when I travel. (3) lucky charm: I don't in luck.
(1) A sore ankle a ripped fingernail and plenty of missed shots. (2) Guess how long is the longest fingernail in the world? (3) Is fingernail what to vitamin lack in vain very?
fingernail [ˈfɪŋgəneɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.指甲；
n.烦恼，忧虑；担心；撕咬； vi.担心，焦虑；为…发愁；撕咬； vt.使烦恼；烦扰；撕咬；
adv.否则；另外；别的方式； adj.别的，另外的；不同的； conj.否则，不然；
n.配偶，夫或妻； vt.和…结婚；
(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 [dɪˈpres] 📢 UK📢 US
n.安乐死术，无痛苦致死术；
vt.压下，压低；使沮丧；使萧条；使跌价；
n.生活方式；
n.制造，创造；创造物，产物；（尤指<圣经>所述由上帝）创造天地，宇宙；（爵位等的）封授；
(1) a praiseworthy achievement (2) ...the government's praiseworthy efforts to improve efficiency in health and education. (3) He may not have achieved all his aims. But his effort is praiseworthy.
(1) The plan has a sting intail: it means we lose one day's holiday. (2) at least Jeremy had the good form to go back and apologize. (3) at least the club keeps the young people off the streets.
at least [æt li:st] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.至少； 无论如何，反正；
n.（学校等的）宿舍；集体寝室；（在市内工作的人的）郊外住宅区； adj.住宅区的；
n.<生>细胞；小牢房；电池；<诗>墓穴； vi.住在牢房或小室中； vt.囚禁；
n.海滩，海滨；岸上的沙子和卵石； vt.将…拖上岸；将滑艇拖到小屋前面的岸边；
(1) We pushed and pushed but the piano wouldn't move. (2) push hard when I tell you to. (3) She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.
(1) Sometimes they keep you on a bit longer if there's no one quite ready to step into your shoes... (2) A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on. (3) It would stop selling gold and keep on buying Zimbabwean government bonds.
keep on [ki:p ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.打碎；撞击；猛扣（球等）； vi.被击碎；扣球，抽杀；
vi.打盹儿，打瞌睡；假寐； vt.打瞌睡度过； n.瞌睡；
继续雇用；继续前进；继续穿着[戴着]；（使）继续服药[接受训练]；
adj.流畅的；流利的；液态的；
(1) He still has nightmares about the accident. (2) The trip turned into a nightmare when they both got sick. (3) (informal)Nobody knows what's going on─ it's a nightmare !
nightmare [ˈnaɪtmeə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
以…谋生；
毕竟；究竟；归根结底；（解释或说明理由）别忘了；
经过； 从旁边走过；<美>来串门；得到；
n.噩梦；<口>可怕的事情，无法摆脱的恐惧；泛滥成灾；紧张； adj.可怕的，噩梦似的；
(1) She looked over her shoulder to be sure of her footing. (2) He likes to be sure of his bodily comforts. (3) A lot of people think that it's better to pay for their education so that they can be sure of getting quality.
be sure of [bi: ʃuə ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.地下室；[建]基底，底部；
vt.做广告，做宣传；通告，通知；宣扬； vi.登广告，做广告；做宣传；
确信；
n.邮局；
(1) It's a local custom . (2) It is the custom in that country for women to marry young. (3) It was her custom to rise early.
(1) They were meditating revenge. (2) He meditated on the problem... (3) On the day her son began school, she meditated on the uncertainties of his future.
meditate [ˈmedɪteɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.沉思；打算； vt.深思；策划；
adj.巨大的；庞大的；极大的；
adj.著名的，出名的；〈古〉一流的，极好的；著称；
n.导弹；投射物； adj.导弹的；可投掷的；用以发射导弹的；
(1) I thought you did everything the fortuneteller told you to do. (2) The fortuneteller told Jane that there was an adventure for her just around the corner.
fortuneteller ['fɔːtʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n.算命者，占卜者；半仙；
na.根据，按照；据…所说；如；比照；
三思，反复考虑；
（与此）相反， 正相反；反倒；反而；顾；
(1) We waited until the traffic had eased off. (2) Share prices eased back from yesterday's levels. (3) ease your grip on the wheel a little.
(1) He had to laugh despite himself. (2) Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it. (3) despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.
(1) I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen. (2) If you're thinking of getting a dog, be warned ─they take a lot of time and money. (3) He warned us against pickpockets.
warn [wɔ:n] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.警告，告诫；通知；预告； vi.发出警告；
n.发现，发觉；（剧情的）发展；被发现的事物；[法]显示证据；
n.恢复知觉，苏醒；
n.破产，倒闭；彻底失败；（勇气）完全丧失；
(1) I didn't realize (that) you were so unhappy. (2) The moment I saw her, I realized something was wrong. (3) I don't think you realize how important this is to her.
(1) His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive. (2) She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team. (3) You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time.