(1) The chopstick I poked your arm with is on the floor. (2) Wife: No ! I don't want it because your chopstick touch it. (3) It's rude to point your chopstick at others.
(1) He looked at himself in the mirror . (2) a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind) (3) (British English)a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
(1) the present government's policy on education (2) The company has adopted a firm policy on shoplifting. (3) We have tried to pursue a policy of neutrality.
policy [ˈpɒləsi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.日常的，平常的；普通的；每天的；经常；
n.妻子，太太；夫人，老婆；已婚妇女；
n.政策；策略；保险单；策略性；
n.忠诚，忠实；忠心；忠于…感情；
(1) to earn/establish/build a reputation (2) to have a good/bad reputation (3) She soon acquired a reputation as a first-class cook.
(1) He had seldom seen a child with so much talent. (2) She seldom, if ever, goes to the theatre. (3) They seldom watch television these days.
seldom [ˈseldəm] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.很少，罕见；难得；不大；
n.烟灰缸；
vt.不喜欢；厌恶； n.厌憎；讨厌；
adj.有关系的；叙述的； vt.叙述(relate过去式和过去分词)；
(1) We were greatly encouraged by the positive response of the public. (2) Banks actively encourage people to borrow money. (3) They claim that some computer games encourage violent behaviour in young children.
encourage [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.鼓励，鼓舞；支持；促进；鼓动；
巴哈马群岛；巴哈马；
adv.早已，已经；先前；
vt.使气馁；使沮丧；阻碍；劝阻；
(1) The dog ran up, wagging its tail. (2) The male has beautiful tail feathers. (3) a white-tailed eagle
(1) Have you been invited to their party? (2) I'd have liked to have gone but I wasn't invited. (3) They have invited me to go to Paris with them.
invite [ɪnˈvaɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.命运；天命，天数；命运的三女神；主宰事物的力量；
n.葡萄酒；果酒；紫红色，深红色； vt.请…喝酒； vi.喝酒；
n.政府；政体；治理的形式；管辖，治理；
vt.邀请；请求；引诱；招致； n.邀请；
(1) He claimed political asylum. (2) He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. (3) She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
claim [kleɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.本质，实质；精华，精髓；香精；
n.决定；果断；决议；（法院的）判决； vt.[口语][拳击]靠判定击败（对手）；
寻找（某人或某物）；<口>找（麻烦）；找（苦头）吃；希望得到；
vt.声称；断言；需要；索取； vi.提出要求； n.（根据权利而提出的）要求；声称；断言；索赔；
(1) to have great artistic talent (2) a man of many talents (3) She showed considerable talent for getting what she wanted.
(1) If you want to apply for a job at the office where I work, I'll put in a good word for you. (2) To apply for a job, you must fill out a form. (3) I want to apply for a job as a receptionist.
apply for a job [əˈplai fɔ: ə dʒɔb] 📢 UK📢 US
谋职；
n.行动，活动；功能，作用；手段；[法]诉讼；
v.抵抗，抗拒；忍耐；反对，抵制； n.防染剂；防腐剂；
做体操；
(1) I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good... (2) They are currently taking a short break in Spain. (3) Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel.
(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...
(1) A talented artist, he was, moreover, a writer of some note. (2) She saw that there was indeed a man immediately behind her. moreover, he was observing her strangely... (3) The young find everything so simple. The young, moreover, see it as their duty to be happy and do their best to be so.
moreover [mɔ:rˈəʊvə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.贡献，捐赠，捐助；捐赠，捐助物；投稿，来稿；[军]（向占领地人民征收的）军税；
n.教学( teaching的名词复数 )；教学工作；教诲；学说；
adv.再者；此外；而且；同时；
adv.意外地，忽然地；奄；勃；霍然；
(1) By-laws are to make it illegal to smoke in public. (2) Prostitutes were forbidden to solicit on public roads and in public places. (3) He seemed to be preparing to sanction an increase in public borrowing.
(1) I meet him every now and then on the campus. (2) And every now and then he wiped his eyes with a big handkerchief. (3) I know we got a flap over things every now and then.
(1) Be very careful with this stuff, it can be dangerous if it isn't handled properly... (2) Careful on those stairs!... (3) He has decided to prosecute her after careful consideration of all the relevant facts...
carefully [ˈkeəfəlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.谦恭有礼，礼貌，请安；有礼貌的举止[言词]；承蒙； adj.殷勤的；出于礼节的；
自然资源；
adv.小心谨慎地；警惕地；仔细地；周密地；
n.北美洲； [地名] 北美洲（北亚美利加洲）；
(1) Did you play the piano as a child? (2) to play the piano (3) She's learned to play the piano.
(1) She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated. (2) (British English)He was banned from driving for six months. (3) There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office.
ban [bæn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.禁止，下令禁止；剥夺权利；[古]诅咒； n.禁止，禁令；谴责；诅咒，诅骂；革出教门；
n.价格，价钱；代价；价值；赏金； vt.标价；定价；问…的价格；给…定价；
n.烟；吸烟； vi.冒烟；抽烟；快速； vt.用烟熏制；吸（烟），抽；
adv.上课中；
(1) She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death. (2) A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire. (3) Police are blaming the accident on dangerous driving.
(1) He won, but only by the skin of his teeth. (2) I felt like I was being kicked in the teeth every day. (3) She was only six and still missing her front teeth.
(1) I'm sure she doesn't want us horning in on her business. (2) to honk your car horn (3) (British English)to sound/toot your horn
horn [hɔ:n] 📢 UK📢 US
公开地，当众；大庭广众；桌面儿上；
n.角，触角；号角，喇叭；角质；角状物； vi.不请自来；闯入；
n.酒，烈性酒；含酒精饮料； vt.浸泡；喝酒；
adj.不必要的，多余的；无用的，无益的；无须；
(1) People with the disease were often treated as social outcasts. (2) He had always been an outcast, unwanted and alone... (3) All of us felt like social outcasts.
(1) The campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the issues. (2) Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health. (3) Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people) ?
(1) The book's virtues far outweigh its faults. (2) The system, for all its faults , is the best available at the moment. (3) a major fault in the design
(1) The weather discouraged people from attending. (2) Learners can feel very discouraged if an exercise is too difficult. (3) a discouraging experience/response/result
(1) a talented player (2) Howard is a talented pianist... (3) She has a huge army of young fans, and is extremely talented.
talented [ˈtæləntɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.大街，街道；
adj.暴力引起的；剧烈的，（风，爆炸等）猛烈的，狂暴的；感情强烈的；颜色强烈的；
adj.有才能的，有才干的；能干的；
n.筷子；
(1) Prostitutes were forbidden to solicit on public roads and in public places. (2) All dogs must be kept on a leash in public places. (3) All dogs in public places should be on a leash.
in public places
📢 UK📢 US
adj.严肃的，严重的；认真的，庄重的；重要的；危险的；
在公共场所；
vt.& vi.访问；探望；参观；游览； vi.作客； n.访问，参观；逗留； vt.拜访，参观；
n.行为；态度；（机器等的）运转状态；（事物的）反应；
(1) She's my cousin. (2) We're cousins. (3) He's a distant cousin of mine.
cousin [ˈkʌzn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.堂[表]兄弟姊妹；远亲，同辈；
世界各地；全世界；
adj.晚的，迟到的；末期的，最近的；已故的；原来的，之前的； adv.晚，迟到；后期地；最近地；
vt.涌出；倾，倒； vi.涌流；泛滥，涌出；斟，倒； n.倾泻；
(1) I'm a creature of habit (= I have a fixed and regular way of doing things) . (2) He began to finance his habit through burglary. (3) She's tried to give up smoking but just can't kick the habit .
(1) According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck. (2) Fortune-telling is a very much debased art surrounded by superstition... (3) The phantom of the merry-go-round is just a local superstition.
(1) In 2003, he to South Korean to take lessons in singing, dancing and acting. (2) Today is the first day I take lessons in this term . What does the above mean? (3) take lessons at Li Yang Crazy English school, your poor English must be improve.