(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.
after all [ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l] 📢 UK📢 US
数千的；
adv.早已，已经；先前；
毕竟；究竟；归根结底；（解释或说明理由）别忘了；
最最，特别（最糟糕的是）；
(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.
(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) 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'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) 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) 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.
would rather do [wud ˈrɑ:ðə du:] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.涌出；倾，倒； vi.涌流；泛滥，涌出；斟，倒； n.倾泻；
adj.有才能的，有才干的；能干的；
宁愿，宁可；
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；
(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.
(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
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；
在…（如某行业）中获得成功；
几十万，无数；
n.先生；绅士；有身份地位的人；
(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.
rid [rɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
与。。。有关， 和。。。有联系， 和。。。有亲戚关系；
毕竟；究竟；归根结底；（解释或说明理由）别忘了；
vt.使摆脱，解除，免除；
adv.意外地，忽然地；奄；勃；霍然；
(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
adv.无疑；一定，确实；（回答）当然，好；保管；
n.习惯，习性；气质；宗教服装； vt.给…穿衣服；打扮；
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；
n.孔子；孔丘；孔夫子；
(1) Why do you make an excuse for that every time? (2) Don't make an excuse for what you did. (3) Never make an excuse for your mistakes.
(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) 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
n.暴力，强暴，暴虐；猛烈，激烈；歪曲（事实），曲解（意义）；冒渎，不敬；
担忧， 烦恼；惦念；挂虑；
n.驾驶员，司机；驱动器，驱动程序；驱逐者，驱赶者；（高尔夫球）球棒；
n.投币式公用电话；
(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.
worry [ˈwʌri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.烦恼，忧虑；担心；撕咬； vi.担心，焦虑；为…发愁；撕咬； vt.使烦恼；烦扰；撕咬；
n.在很多情况下；
vt.废除，废止；取消，革除；消灭；撤销；
大多数情况下；大凡；
(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) 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) 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!
sparrow [ˈspærəʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
toss and turn （辗转反侧，难以入眠）；转辗反侧；翻来覆去；
n.麻雀；〈美〉个子小的人；
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；
n.英里；很远的距离；一英里赛跑；
(1) The project is still causing him a lot of problems. (2) The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply. (3) deaths caused by dangerous driving
cause [kɔ:z] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.著名的，出名的；〈古〉一流的，极好的；著称；
n.原因；动机；（某种行为、感情等的）理由；缘故； vt.成为…的原因；导致；引起；使遭受；
n.天鹅；诗人，歌手； vi.游荡；闲逛；随意旅行；
n.潮汐；潮流，趋势；时机；时期，季节； vt.顺应潮水航行；使随潮水漂行；
(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) 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) .
succeed [səkˈsi:d] 📢 UK📢 US
垃圾处置；
vi.成功；继承； vt.继承，继任，继位；随…之后；
adv.通常，经常，平常，惯常地；一直，向来；动不动，一般；素；
n.贩卖奴隶；
(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.葡萄酒；果酒；紫红色，深红色； vt.请…喝酒； vi.喝酒；
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；
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；
adj.将来的，未来的；[语法学]将来时的； n.前途；[美国俚语]未婚妻；期货；
(1) at a future date (2) This deal could safeguard the futures of the 2 000 employees. (3) She has a great future ahead of her.
(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) 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.
(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
n.例外，除外；反对，批评；[法律]异议，反对；
n.电影；电影院；电影业；
adj.不必要的，多余的；无用的，无益的；无须；
n.蔬菜；植物；生活呆板的人； adj.蔬菜的；植物的；广泛生长的；
(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.
in the beginning [in ðə biˈɡiniŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
请求…； 要求…；找…；自找麻烦；
vt.爱慕；崇拜；非常喜欢；敬佩； vi.崇拜；爱慕；
起初，首先；
vt.引路；指导；操纵；影响； n.指导者；向导；导游；有指导意义的事物；
(1) Stop biting your nails! (2) nail clippers (3) She hammered the nail in.
(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.
(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.