(1) He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience. (2) ...a dinner menu featuring at least 15 different sorts of fish... (3) Aim to have at least half a pint of milk each day...
(1) the government's review of its education policy (2) The case is subject to judicial review . (3) His parole application is up for review next week.
(1) This, after all, is a company which is awash with cash. (2) after all, what more can anyone be than themselves? (3) after all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing.
(1) Stop biting your nails! (2) nail clippers (3) She hammered the nail in.
nail [neɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.早的；早期的；早日的；（果实等）早熟的； adv.早；在初期；先前；提早；
接近，靠近；濒临；切；亲；
n.金银财宝；宝藏；珍宝；不可多得的人才； vt.重视；珍惜；珍视；储存；
n.钉子；指甲，趾甲；钉状物；纳尔； vt.钉住；抓住；使固定；揭露；
(1) surely we should do something about it? (2) It's surely only a matter of time before he is found, isn't it? (3) surely you don't think I was responsible for this?
surely [ˈʃʊəli:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.迷信；迷信行为；<古>邪教；
adj.焦虑的；紧张不安的；神经质的；
因…而著名；
adv.无疑；一定，确实；（回答）当然，好；保管；
(1) Our plan succeeded. (2) He succeeded in getting a place at art school. (3) I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended) .
(1) The bank is just across the street. (2) to walk along/down/up the street (3) the town's narrow cobbled streets
street [stri:t] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.困难的；难做的；难解的；不易相处的；
做体操，做健身活动；锻炼；
n.大街，街道；
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；
(1) I would rather do some reading at home than go shopping with them. (2) I would rather do so asas possible, not let on hold indefinitely. (3) Joanne: I really don't like to do housework. I would rather do anything than clean house.
(1) I'll get round to mending it eventually. (2) She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for ‘The Times ’. (3) Our flight eventually left five hours late.
eventually [ɪˈventʃuəli] 📢 UK📢 US
担忧， 烦恼；惦念；挂虑；
adv.终于，最后；竟；总归；终究；
等待；<非正> 注意；<非正>推迟（用餐）直到（某人）到达；观望形势后再作决定；
n.烟灰缸；
(1) They've gone swanning off to Paris for the weekend. (2) She spends her time swanning around the world... (3) The mother was widowed and had swanned off.
swan [swɔn] 📢 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.天鹅；诗人，歌手； vi.游荡；闲逛；随意旅行；
决定下来，作出决定，下决心；
以…命名；
(1) Don't worry . We have plenty of time. (2) Don't worry about me. I'll be all right. (3) He's always worrying about his weight.
(1) Susan was on the wing doing things to get ready for her trip. (2) Why aren't you out at my house helping Melly get ready for the surprise party? " (3) I have a lot of work to do to get ready for tomorrow.
(1) The game has already been postponed three times. (2) We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week. (3) It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital.
postpone [ˌpəustˈpəun] 📢 UK📢 US
n.酒，烈性酒；含酒精饮料； vt.浸泡；喝酒；
在另一方面；
vt.使延期，延缓；把…放在次要地位；把…放在后面； vi.延缓；延缓发作；
adj.方便的；[废语]适当的；[口语]近便的；实用的；
(1) I am confident you would succeed in the theater. (2) They inculcated the will to succeed in their children. (3) He is bound to succeed in his enterprise.
succeed in [səkˈsi:d in] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.处理，处置；安排； vt.排列；布置；使倾向于，使有意于；
在…（如某行业）中获得成功；
n.重要原则，金科玉律；
乘公共汽车；
(1) What's the secret of your success? (2) I didn't have much success in finding a job. (3) Confidence is the key to success .
(1) unnecessary expense (2) They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals. (3) All this fuss is totally unnecessary .
unnecessary [ʌnˈnesəsəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不必要的，多余的；无用的，无益的；无须；
紧张，饱受压力；
n.堂[表]兄弟姊妹；远亲，同辈；
v.以…为傲；
(1) (British English)He was a nuisance and we're all well rid of him (= we'll be much better without him) . (2) She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority. (3) I was glad to be rid of the car when I finally sold it.
(1) The saddest thing in the world is a little baby nobody wants. (2) That was the saddest thing I ever saw with them, the old man thought. (3) It was one of the saddest days in world history when Nanjing was raped.
(1) They thought she had married beneath her (= married a man of lower social status) . (2) Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath. (3) They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
(1) He had finally achieved success. (2) They could not achieve their target of less than 3% inflation. (3) I haven't achieved very much today.
achieve [əˈtʃi:v] 📢 UK📢 US
n.北美洲； [地名] 北美洲（北亚美利加洲）；
生气，发怒；变得生气；发脾气；冯；
n.忠诚，忠实；忠心；忠于…感情；
vt.取得；获得；实现；成功； vi.达到预期的目的，实现预期的结果，如愿以偿；
(1) She denied the murder of four children who were in her care. (2) When your children misbehave tell them without making them feel small. (3) He introduced radio to the school to increase the children's awareness.
(1) Some doctors advise setting aside a certain hour each day for worry... (2) £130 million would be set aside for repairs to schools. (3) He urged them to set aside minor differences for the sake of peace.
(1) The instructions were rather complicated. (2) She fell and hurt her leg rather badly. (3) I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well!
rather [ˈrɑ:ðə] 📢 UK📢 US
采取行动，行动起来；
n.习惯，习性；气质；宗教服装； vt.给…穿衣服；打扮；
adv.稍微，有点；相当，颇；宁愿；相反地； int.当然啦，怎么不；
n.公司，商号；作伴，伴侣，客人；连队，中队；（社交）集会，聚会；
(1) She was educated in the US. (2) He was educated at his local comprehensive school and then at Oxford. (3) Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking.
educate [ˈedʒukeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
数千的；
n.信息，数据；通知；消息；知识；
adj.金（黄）色的；金质的；美好的 ；
vt.& vi.教育，教导；训练，培养； vt.使理解或接受；
(1) He's generally considered to have the finest tenor voice in the country. (2) You should consider other people before you act. (3) He stood there, considering the painting.
(1) It is wise to seek help and counsel as soon as possible. (2) The commissioners agreed to restart talks as soon as possible. (3) Please make your decision as soon as possible.
(1) The more the boss tries to get rid of her, the more she digs in. (2) He hoped to get rid of the pain in what was left of his knee. (3) You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.
get rid of [ɡet rid ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.仁慈；善举；捐赠；<史>恩税（旧时英王向民间征收的一种税金）；
（使）准备好…；
n.政策；策略；保险单；策略性；
除掉，去掉；涤荡；革除；摈除；
(1) You don't have to worry about me. I'm a good swimmer. (2) All kids her age do silly things; it's nothing to worry about. (3) Don't you worry about them when they're out of doors?
worry about [ˈwʌri əˈbaut] 📢 UK📢 US
担忧， 烦恼；惦念；挂虑；
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.旅行支票；旅行信用卡；（常）出远门的人；巡回推销员；
n.干草堆；
(1) It was in the beginning, when we were still ironing out problems. (2) You know, I wasn't sold on this trip in the beginning. (3) Everything is hard in the beginning.
(1) The old age of an eagle is Better than the youth of a sparrow. (2) The sparrow whizzed up into a tree. (3) Jack sparrow : And that was without a single drop of rum!