(1) I was somewhat surprised to see him. (2) The situation has changed somewhat since we last met. (3) What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery.
(1) There will be a chance for parents to look around the school. (2) Jeff deceived me once already─I won't give him a second chance . (3) This is your big chance (= opportunity for success) .
(1) [不可数名词]I could hear the sound of clapping from the other room. (2) Give him a clap! (= to praise sb at the end of a performance) (3) a clap of thunder
(1) heavy/rush-hour traffic (2) local/through traffic (3) There's always a lot of traffic at this time of day.
traffic ['træfɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.楼梯；（楼梯的）一级；
n.神父，牧师；司铎，司祭；领导者；神甫； vt.使成为神职人员；
n.诗，诗歌；诗意，诗情；作诗；诗歌艺术；
n.交通，运输量；（非法的）交易；通信量；交际； vt.用…作交换；在…通行； vi.交易；买卖；
(1) The college principal promised to look into the matter. (2) ‘promise not to tell anyone! ’ ‘I promise. ’ (3) They arrived at 7.30 as they had promised .
(1) ...a drawing of my granddaughter Amelia. (2) I got a present for my baby granddaughter in a hurry. (3) My young granddaughter is as pretty as a picture in her party dress.
(1) They come from totally different cultures. (2) I'm still not totally convinced that he knows what he's doing. (3) This behaviour is totally unacceptable.
(1) the continent of Africa (2) the African continent (3) We're going to spend a weekend on the continent.
continent [ˈkɒntɪnənt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.感激；欣赏；领会；鉴别； vi.（使）增值，涨价；
n.院子；码（等于3英尺或36英寸或0。9144米）；场地；帆桁；
n.大陆，陆地；欧洲大陆；<美>北美洲大陆； adj.自制的，克制的；节欲的；贞洁的；禁欲的；
v.诅咒，咒骂( swear的现在分词 )；（使某人）就…宣誓；郑重承诺；发誓要；
(1) She looked desperately around for a weapon. (2) They desperately wanted a child. (3) I was absolutely desperate to see her.
desperate [ˈdespərət] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不必要的，多余的；无用的，无益的；无须；
adj.神秘的，诡秘的；难以理解的，不可思议的；魔；玄妙；
n.黄油；黄油状的食品；奉承话；焊膏； vt.抹黄油于…上；用黄油煎食物；讨好；
adj.绝望的；由绝望而引起的；铤而走险的，孤注一掷的；急切的，极度渴望的；
(1) The health and safety officer will guide you through the safety procedures. (2) He was always guided by his religious beliefs. (3) We were guided around the museums.
(1) You can claim back your travelling/travel expenses. (2) We were taken out for a meal at the company's expense. (3) He built up the business at the expense of his health.
expense [ɪk'spens] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.假装，伪装；假称；装扮； vi.扮演；自称；假装，矫作； adj.仿制的；
n.费用；花费的钱；消耗；花钱的东西； vt.向…收取费用；把…作为开支勾销；
n.冰箱；冷藏库；制冰机，冷冻机；
adj.有意的；预期的； n.已订婚者； v.打算(intend的过去式和过去分词)；意指；
(1) a concert hall/pianist (2) They're in concert at Wembley Arena. (3) a concert of music by Bach
(1) Their prices compare favourably with those of their competitors. (2) The critics compared his work to that of Martin Amis. (3) My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people's.
(1) He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it) . (2) It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter) . (3) even a child can understand it (= so adults certainly can) .
(1) I'm sorry that your husband lost his job. (2) We're sorry to hear that your father's in hospital again. (3) No one is sorrier than I am about what happened.
sorry ['sɒrɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.对不起的；无价值的，低等的；遗憾的；感到伤心的；
vt.& vi.翻译；解释；转化；被翻译；
adj.舒适的；安逸的，处于轻松的；充裕的；
n.存在，实在；生活，生活方式；实体，存在物；
(1) Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns. (2) We restrict the number of students per class to 10. (3) Fog severely restricted visibility.
restrict [rɪ'strɪkt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.排；线路；线条；方法； vt.排队；用线标出；[棒球]（击球手）击出（平直球）；给…安衬里； vi.（在某物的内部）形成一层；排队，排列成行，排齐（常与 up 连用）；[棒球]（击球手）击出平直球；（击球手因击出的平直球被对方接住而）出局；
(1) They export their products to markets throughout the world. (2) The museum is open daily throughout the year. (3) The house was painted white throughout.
(1) The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. (2) (British English)licensing hours (= the times when alcohol can be sold at a pub, etc.) (3) They had licensed the firm to produce the drug.
(1) A large proportion of the nation's households are hooked up to the Internet. (2) Check that the computer is hooked up to the printer. (3) She was then hooked up to an IV drip.
(1) eye make-up (2) to put on your make-up (3) She never wears make-up .
make-up [meɪk ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.乙醇，酒精；含酒精的饮料；
vi.勘查， 探测， 勘探；[医]探查（伤处等），探索，研究； vt.探索， 探究， 仔细查看；
n.雇用；使用；职业；有益的活动；
n.化妆（品）；组成；编排方式；排版；
(1) to repair a car/roof/road/television (2) It's almost 15 years old. It isn't worth having it repaired . (3) It was too late to repair the damage done to their relationship.
repair [rɪ'peə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可爱的；令人愉快的；亲切友好的；慷慨大方的； n.美女，美人，佳人；漂亮的东西；
n.焦虑，忧虑；切望，渴望；令人焦虑的事；挂念；
adj.恶劣的；肮脏的；卑劣的；下流的； vt.弄脏，污染；使名声受玷污； vi.变脏，污染；
vt.修理；纠正；恢复；弥补； n.修理；修理工作；维修状态；经修理的东西；
(1) a slow driver (2) Progress was slower than expected. (3) The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth.
(1) Primakov was in Japan meeting with the chairwoman of the Socialist Party there. (2) KMT : 1 . chairwoman Tsai, you are an expert on international economics and trade. (3) FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair says this will be a seamless transition for the bank's customers.
(1) (formal)Your presence is requested at the meeting. (2) He hardly seemed to notice my presence. (3) Her presence during the crisis had a calming effect.