(1) He has brought much of the present crisis on himself... (2) ...the government's present economic difficulties... (3) ...his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.
(1) Her hands were folded in an attitude of prayer. (2) a band with attitude (3) You'd better get rid of that attitude and shape up, young man.
attitude [ˈætitju:d] 📢 UK📢 US
n.态度，看法；[戏剧]（表演时的）姿势；
adj.神圣的；值得尊敬的，值得推崇的；圣洁的，圣徒般的；宗教的；
vt.修建，建造；构成；创立；[数]作图； n.结构（物）；构想；概念；
n.生长；增长；一茬植株；肿块，肿瘤；
(1) heart/liver/kidney, etc. disease (2) health measures to prevent the spread of disease (3) an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be passed to sb very easily)
disease [dɪˈzi:z] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使大为吃惊，使惊奇； n.吃惊，好奇；
vi.不同意；不一致；不适合；不符；
n.心情；语气；气氛；坏心境；
n.疾病；弊端；不安； vt.传染；使…有病；
(1) I gave you specific instructions. (2) ‘I'd like your help tomorrow. ’ ‘Can you be more specific (= tell me exactly what you want) ? ’ (3) children's television programmes aimed at a specific age group
(1) We interviewed each individual member of the community. (2) The minister refused to comment on individual cases. (3) respect for individual freedom
(1) We should take some comfort from the ability of the judicial system to fight back against corruption. (2) The teenage attackers fled when the two men fought back... (3) He is still fighting for his life in hospital.
(1) The cat belongs to the people who live upstairs. (2) I carried her bags upstairs. (3) She went upstairs to get dressed.
upstairs [ˌʌpˈsteəz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.看见；领会，理解；查看；参观； n.主教教区；主教权限；牧座；
n.肺；呼吸器官；[医]辅助呼吸的装置；〈英〉可供呼吸新鲜空气的地方；
vt.包；缠绕；用…包裹（或包扎、覆盖等）；掩护； n.膝毯，披肩，围巾，围脖，头巾，罩衫，外套，大衣；包装纸；〈俚〉机密； vi.缠绕，盘绕（通常与 over, around 等连用）；包上，裹上；穿上（衣服等）；
adv.在楼上，往楼上；在高空； adj.楼上的； n.楼上；
(1) one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years (2) They waited and waited for something exciting to happen. (3) an exciting prospect/possibility
(1) The theatre was evacuated when rain poured through the roof at the Liverpool Playhouse... (2) Go straight through that door under the EXIT sign... (3) Use a proper fish knife and fork if possible as they are designed to cut through the flesh but not the bones...
(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.
unlucky [ʌn'lʌkɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不幸运的，倒霉的；不吉祥的；不顺利的；不凑巧的；
n.眼睛；视力；眼状物；风纪扣扣眼； vt.定睛地看；注视；审视；细看；
adj.公民的，市民的；文明的，有礼貌的；民用的，国民间的；[法]民事的，根据民法的；
adj.清晰的；精确的；正规的；精密；
(1) We must stop him from seeing her somehow. (2) somehow or other I must get a new job. (3) somehow, I don't feel I can trust him.
(1) Are you absolutely certain about this? (2) I'm not certain who was there. (3) To my certain knowledge he was somewhere else at the time (= I am sure about it) .
(1) ...the debut single from the new five-piece fronted by singer Melissa Heathcoate. (2) Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists who speed or drive too close to the car in front... (3) 'What's with this guy?' demanded an American voice in the row in front.
(1) in the top/middle/bottom drawer of the desk (2) He opened a drawer in his writing-table. (3) You can be assured the matter will be closely investigated and the necessary remedial actions taken.
drawer [drɔ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.提议；建议；求婚；〈美〉投标；
pref.表示“中，中部”之义；
n.抽屉；开票人，出票人；起草者；酒馆侍者；
n.计划；规划； v.“plan”的现在分词；计划；设计；
(1) What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet? (2) The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff. (3) This wine is good stuff.
(1) Mozart clearly enjoyed good health throughout his twenties and early thirties. (2) She became quite a notable director in the thirties and forties. (3) He is thirty inches round the middle.
(1) I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small. (2) Look at the false police reports that omitted or misstated crucial facts. (3) In the early seventies I wore false eyelashes, as was the fashion.