(1) He was very unlucky not to win. (2) By some unlucky chance, her name was left off the list. (3) Some people think it's unlucky to walk under a ladder.
(1) She had her eggs harvested and frozen for her own future use. (2) (figurative)The appeal produced a rich harvest of blankets, medicines and clothing. (3) a good/bad harvest (= a lot of crops or few crops)
(1) to treat people with respect/consideration/suspicion, etc. (2) treat your keyboard with care and it should last for years. (3) My parents still treat me like a child.
(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.
lucky [ˈlʌki] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.厌恶的；厌烦的； v.使恶心；使讨厌；
adj.运气好的，侥幸的；兆头好的，吉祥的；〈俚〉难得；很恰当的；
adj.心胸狭窄的，偏执的； adv.目光短浅地；
adj.神秘的，诡秘的；难以理解的，不可思议的；魔；玄妙；
(1) [只用于名词前]the grocery bill (2) Products in the grocery are sold at reasonable price. (3) There hangs straight on the wall of this grocery a service pledge.
(1) the pungent smell of burning rubber (2) pungent criticism (3) The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be.
pungent [ˈpʌndʒənt] 📢 UK📢 US
责备，斥责；分派；
adj.辛辣的；刺激性的；苦痛的；尖刻的；
vt.& vi.答复； 解答； 答辩；适应； n.回答；答案；反应；足以媲美的人；
vt.使大为吃惊，使惊奇； n.吃惊，好奇；
(1) He treated them with generosity and thoughtfulness. (2) ...a man of great generosity of spirit. (3) There are stories about his generosity, the massive amounts of money he gave to charities.
(1) She has beaten her opponent in all of their previous encounters. (2) It was his first sexual encounter (= first experience of sex). (3) I've had a number of close encounters (= situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers.
encounter [ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
v.做得好，进展好；搞好；
vt.不期而遇；遭遇；对抗； n.相遇，碰见；遭遇战；对决，冲突； vi.碰见，尤指不期而遇；
n.泰国人，泰国语；
n.激进主义分子；积极分子；积极行动者； adj.激进主义的；激进主义分子的；
(1) She drew away and did not smile... (2) When we drew level, he neither slowed down nor accelerated. (3) He drew his chair nearer the fire...
(1) Most of us do our food shopping in the supermarket... (2) How do those prawns find their way from Norway to the supermarket shelf? (3) The supermarket offers a rich supply of different commodities.
(1) We received a letter from him recently. (2) Until recently they were living in York. (3) I haven't seen them recently (= it is some time since I saw them) .
recently [ˈri:sntli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.最近，近来；不久以前；近日；新近；
vt.宣布；声明，声称；申报；[法]供述； vi.声明，发表宣言；宣称；
adj.抗噪音的；
adv.性别上地；按性别地；性欲地；两性之间地；
(1) I worked stocking shelves in a grocery store. (2) He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy. (3) It is difficult for a small grocery store to compete with a supermarket.
grocery store [ˈgrəʊsəri: stɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.树桩；铅笔头，烟蒂；票根，存根； vt.使（脚趾）碰到某物；捻灭（香烟，雪茄等）；连根拔出；
小卖部；
n.[生]幼芽，胚芽；微生物；起源，萌芽；
adv.无疑地，确定地；当然地；必定；准；
(1) He let his preference be known to the press. (2) 'Not even by the dearest one ever to be known to you?' (3) They had decided that they didn't want my whereabouts to be known to the world.
be known to [bi: nəʊn tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.呼吸；一口气；呼吸力；微量；
n.医院；收容所；养老院；〈古〉旅客招待所；
放弃；投降；把…让给；戒除；
为…所熟知；名字被记录在案；
(1) Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl. (2) The film's about an elderly woman and a young nurse who befriends her... (3) On the aeroplane I was befriended by a delightful German woman.
befriend [bɪˈfrend] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.避开，避免，预防；[法]使无效，撤销，废止；
vt.以朋友的方式对待；帮助；照顾；
n.危险；危险物，威胁；
v.能，会；能够；克；
(1) If I had known my life was going to turn out like this, I would have let them kill me... (2) Sometimes things don't turn out the way we think they're going to... (3) It's turned out nice again.
(1) I came across a group of children playing. (2) We like to identify and celebrate women's success whenever we come across it. (3) When sober he can come across as an extremely pleasant and charming young man...
come across [kʌm əˈkrɔs] 📢 UK📢 US
偶遇；偶然发现；使产生…印象；
第一次世界大战；
脱掉；起飞；（使）离开；突然成功；
adv.坦白地说；打开天窗说亮话；
(1) odor is accompanied by a of activities that the law shall be followed. (2) Chloral is a colorless, volatile liquid with a very penetrating odor and boiling at 97.7℃. (3) An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room.
odor ['əʊdə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.总数；算术；金额；概略，要点； vt.& vi.总计；总结，概括；归纳；
屏住气；屏息习气；屏息；敛声屏气；
n.挑战；盘问；质疑；怀疑； vt.质疑；向…挑战； vi.提出挑战，要求竞赛（或竞争）；驳斥；
n.气味，名声；
(1) She sat upright in bed. (2) He managed to pull himself upright. (3) an upright posture
(1) The answer to that question may not be known for days. (2) While London could be known for its creative talent, what It'still lacks is commercial clout. (3) The rugged, reliable olive - drab vehicle would forever be known for helping win a world war.
(1) He squandered all his money on gambling. (2) Hooker didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices... (3) He had squandered his chances to win.
(1) He who plots evil will be known as a schemer. (2) Emerging markets used to be known as the markets you couldn't emerge from in an emergency. (3) He prefers to be known as Cesc rather than Francesc.
(1) He did die a pauper and is buried in an unmarked grave. (2) Legend has it that the fairy princess fell in love with a pauper. (3) I've beena puppet a pauper a pirate, a poet a pawn a king.
pauper [ˈpɔ:pə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.刑罚，惩罚；严厉对待；<口>给吃苦头；
vt.解决；安排；使定居；使沉淀； vi.下沉；定居； n.高背长靠椅；
n.穷人；贫民；贫穷；
在…之初；
(1) They agreed to draw up a formal agreement... (2) He wants his ministers to concentrate on implementing policy, not on drawing it up. (3) He drew up a chair and sat down.
(1) She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health. (2) My dream is to retire to a villa in France. (3) He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine.
retire [rɪˈtaɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.绝望地；不顾一切地；<口>极度地；猛烈地；
n.幽默，心情，诙谐； vt.迎合，牵就，顺应；
vi.退休；撤退；后退，退却； vt.退休，退隐；使撤退；收回； n.退休；退隐；退兵信号；
一定要…；终归；不得不；注定；
(1) Where's my knitting? (2) She had been sitting with her knitting at her fourth-floor window. (3) Take up a relaxing hobby, such as knitting.
(1) The Prime Minister is now 64 years old and in all probability this will be the last election that he is likely to contest... (2) You will find a wide variety of choices available in school cafeterias... (3) The show will be open to the public at 2pm; admission will be 50p...