(1) Jo was absent from the house all the next day. (2) My son Colin has just returned from Amsterdam. (3) ...a group of men travelling home from a darts match.
(1) We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened. (2) Let's just relax and enjoy ourselves. (3) We'd like to see it for ourselves.
ourselves [ɑ:ˈselvz] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.欢乐的，高兴的；使人感到愉快的；心甘情愿的；使人发愣的，可慨叹的；
n.惊恐；警报；闹铃；动员令； vt.使惊恐；警告；给（门等）安装警报器；
pron.“myself”的复数；我们自己；（把）我们自己；
n.架子，搁板；棚；沙洲，暗礁；格，层；
(1) I waited a long time for him to return. (2) She's returning to Australia tomorrow after six months in Europe. (3) I returned from work to find the house empty.
return [rɪ'tɜ:n] 📢 UK📢 US
v.回转，返回；复发，又来；送还；言归正传； n.归来，返乡；来回，汇成；赢利；统计表；
n.起源，根源；出身；[数]原点，起点；[解]（筋，神经的）起端；
conj.鉴于；然而；反之； n.“鉴于…”：正式文件的介绍性陈述，开场白；条件性陈述；
n.吨，公吨；
(1) They gave no indication of how the work should be done. (2) There are clear indications that the economy is improving. (3) All the indications are that the deal will go ahead as planned.
(1) Don't look so worried! (2) I'm not worried about her─she can take care of herself. (3) Doctors are worried about the possible spread of the disease.
(1) Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse. (2) These problems are closely related. (3) a related issue/question
related [rɪ'leɪtɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有关系的；叙述的； vt.叙述(relate过去式和过去分词)；
adj.强大的；权力大的；（药）有效地； adv.很；非常；
vi.& vt.产生；出现；起身，起立；起源于，产生于；
n.娱乐，消遣；招待，款待；娱乐节目；
(1) a serious/severe/considerable disadvantage (2) One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport. (3) There are disadvantages to the plan.
(1) an appointment at the dentist's (2) Visit your dentist twice a year for a check-up. (3) But young Putin is also an ordinary boy, frightened by a looming visit to the dentist.
(1) Please make sure all mobile phones are switched off during the performance. (2) Installation of Motorola's mobile phone Tools may affect the performance of this driver. (3) Whatever you chose to do, enjoy this little application for your mobile phone.
mobile phone [ˈməubail fəun] 📢 UK📢 US
n.粉，粉末；粉状物质； vt.在…搽粉； vi.涂粉，变成粉末；
prep.（表示属性）与…不同；不像； adj.不同的；相异的；不相似的；
n.碑，匾；药片；便笺簿；小块； vt.用碑牌纪念；将（备忘录等）写在板上；将…制成小片或小块；
移动电话；
(1) Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money. (2) The purpose of the book is to provide a complete guide to the university. (3) A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer.
(1) Do you have any plans for the summer? (2) There are no plans to build new offices. (3) Your best plan (= the best thing to do) would be to go by car.
(1) We had to carry the piano up three flights of stairs . (2) The children ran up/down the stairs . (3) at the bottom/top of the stairs
stair [steə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.第三；三分之一；第三档； adj.第三的；三分之一的；
n.楼梯；（楼梯的）一级；
v.咳嗽( cough的现在分词 )；（从喉咙或肺中）咳出；（突然）发出刺耳的噪音；
adv.高声；大声；
(1) The challenge for American leadership is this: Can we put our economic house in order?... (2) Some think Stempel's departure will help the company get its financial house in order... (3) The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.
(1) It comforted her to feel his arms around her. (2) She comforted herself with the thought that it would soon be spring. (3) The victim's widow was today being comforted by family and friends.
comfort ['kʌmfət] 📢 UK📢 US
n.安慰；舒适；使人舒服的事物；给予援助或安慰的人或事； vt.安慰，使舒适；使（痛苦等）缓和；
n.工资；报应； vt.& vi.实行，进行，作（战等）；〈方〉雇佣；〈古〉打赌，抵押，担保；
n.顾客；当事人；诉讼委托人；[计算机]客户端；
n.校长；总统；总裁；董事长；
(1) a jazz/rock musician (2) He was a brilliant musician. (3) ...one of Britain's best known rock musicians.
musician [mjuˈzɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.损失，减少；丢失，遗失；损耗，亏损；失败；
n.例子，实例；情况；要求，建议；[法]诉讼手续； vt.举…为例；
adj.户外的，露天的；喜欢户外活动的；（医院等）院外的；室外；
n.音乐家；
(1) The newspapers branded her a hypocrite. (2) They were branded as liars and cheats. (3) an unorthodox brand of humour
(1) If you have long curly hair, don't shave it off. (2) The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess. (3) Dry curly hair naturally for maximum curl and shine.
curly ['kɜ:lɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.棉；棉线；棉织物；（其他植物所生的绒毛状的）棉状物； vi.喜欢；赞成；一致；交往；
adj.戏剧的，戏剧性的；引人注目的；激动人心的；
n.名气，名声；好名声；信誉，声望；荣誉，名望；
adj.有卷发的，长卷毛的；（木材）有皱状纹理的；蜷缩的；（植物）有卷叶病的；
(1) Sue shares a house with three other students. (2) There isn't an empty table. Would you mind sharing? (3) We shared the pizza between the four of us.
(1) (British English)a single honours degree (= for which you study only one subject) (2) He sent her a single red rose. (3) a single-sex school (= for boys only or for girls only)
(1) The city is best explored on foot. (2) They explored the land to the south of the Murray river. (3) As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore.
(1) Stevens wrote him a note asking him to come to his apartment... (2) I'll have to leave a note for Karen. (3) I knew that if I didn't make a note I would lose the thought so I asked to borrow a pen or pencil...