(1) I haven't come all this way to bottle out. (2) It really breaks my heart to see them this way. (3) Only in this way can the critical mass of participation be reached.
(1) He turned abruptly and walked away... (2) He turned to his publicist and jokingly asked, 'What's next?'… (3) They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies...
(1) I'll make the tea and you pop off for a while. (2) He was lost in the con-templation of the landscape for a while. (3) He moped around the office for a while, feeling bored.
(1) He said he might come tomorrow. (2) He might get there in time, but I can't be sure. (3) I know Vicky doesn't like the job, but I mightn't find it too bad.
might [maɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.暂时；小；
在那个瞬间；
aux.表示可能；表示许可；表示询问情况； n.力气；力量；威力；权力； v.可以；应该；
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定性的；[物]临界的；
(1) They take turns to take care of him. (2) Before Christmas leave of absence, only then Harvey, Alvis and Baerdesi are not suitable take turns. (3) As your child learns to read, take turns reading to each other.
(1) He picked up sticks to make a fire. (2) The campers went foraging for wood to make a fire. (3) After arriving home, she began to make a fire and prepare supper.
(1) They arrived yesterday. (2) I can remember our wedding as if it were yesterday. (3) Where were you yesterday morning?
yesterday [ˈjestədeɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.耳朵；听觉，听力；耳状物；穗； vi.抽穗；（美俚）听见；
n.字( word的名词复数 )；（说的）话；诺言；口令；
n.昨天；往昔；<正式>过去； adv.在昨天，在昨日；近来；
n.桔子，橙子；[植]桔树；橙色；桔色； adj.橙色的；橘色的；桔红色的；
kill two birds with one stone
📢 UK📢 US
n.差别，差异；[数]差数，差额；意见分歧；特色； vt.辨别，区分；
n.炉，火炉；窑；干燥室，烘房； v.用火炉烤；
n.报酬；报答；赏金；酬金； vt.酬谢，奖赏；报答，惩罚；
一举两得；箭贯双雕；一举多得；
(1) You have to learn to take care of your possessions. (2) Don't worry yourself about me, I can take care of myself. (3) I take care of them to the best of my abilities.
(1) We must have been burgled while we were asleep. (2) Her parents died while she was still at school. (3) while I was waiting at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.
(1) I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off. (2) I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions) . (3) Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house?
(1) I've got a piano lesson later today. (2) The exams start a week today/today week (= one week from now) . (3) Young people today face a very difficult future at work.
today [təˈdeɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.过去一向，过去时常，过去曾（而现在不再）做； （用于过去持续或经常发生的事）曾经；
adv.（在）今天；现在；现今；现代，当代； n.今天，今日；现代，当代；现今；
n.吃…的人；腐蚀物，腐蚀剂；
vi.倾听；留心听；听信；（让对方注意）听着； n.听，倾听；
(1) a sick child (2) Her mother's very sick. (3) Peter has been off sick (= away from work because he is ill) for two weeks.
(1) Do you have to hum so loudly? (= it is annoying) (2) Of course, it had to start raining as soon as we got to the beach. (3) This war has got to end soon.
(1) I'd like to check him out of here the day after tomorrow. (2) She'sleaving the day after tomorrow. (3) The new students will enter school the day after tomorrow.
(1) Maria was talking baby talk to the little one. (2) "Would you," he asked diffidently, "like to talk to me about it?" (3) You needn't talk to anyone if you don'twant to.
(1) You shouldn't drink and drive. (2) He should have been more careful. (3) A present for me? You shouldn't have ! (= used to thank sb politely)
should [ʃəd] 📢 UK📢 US
（要）…而不…，与其…倒不如…；instead of sb/sth 而不是；
对…大声喊；呼叱；叱喝；叱；
aux.应该〔不问人称，表示义务，责任〕；大概是，有可能；将会； v.shall的过去式；
adj.新鲜的；淡水的；新的；无经验的； adv.刚；最新的； n.开始；新生；泛滥；淡水流；
(1) He sat penitently in his chair by the window. (2) They sat talking and necking in the car for another ten minutes. (3) He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.
(1) Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square. (2) The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders. (3) I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.
(1) Mark, you've got a good wife. You ought to take care of her... (2) The people who already own a bit of money or land ought to have a voice in saying where it goes... (3) You don't have to be alone with him and I don't think you ought to be...
(1) I turned back after a while, but he kept walking. (2) after a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy. (3) after a while, her sniffles died away.
after a while [ˈɑ:ftə ə hwail] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.困恼的，为难的；担心的； v.担心( worry的过去式和过去分词)；
n.警察局；
v.小睡一下，睡午觉；打盹儿；眯盹儿；
不久，过一会儿；不一会儿；
(1) Around the campfire they would narrate tale after tale. (2) The campfire smouldered for hours after the blaze died out. (3) For when we build our campfire.
(1) My painting looks childish beside yours. (2) Yes, I know it was an accident, but that's beside the point. (3) He was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done.
(1) Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? (2) The male bird has a red spot on its beak. (3) (British English)She was wearing a black skirt with white spots.
spot [spɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.无礼貌；粗野；粗鲁；未加工；
adj.大的，长大的；大的( big的比较级 )；重要的；（计划） 庞大的；大方的；
n.地点，场所；斑点，污点；[股票]现货；职位，职务； v.弄上污渍，弄上斑点；污辱，玷污；认出，发现；散步； adj.现场的；现货的；插播的； abbr.satellite positioning and tracking 卫星定位和跟踪；
adj.陌生的，生疏的；奇怪的，古怪的；疏远的；外国的； adv.奇怪地；陌生地；冷淡地；
(1) Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around... (2) When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party. (3) She was 40 inches around the hips.
around [əˈraʊnd] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.大约；旋转；到处，四处；在周围； prep.围绕；在附近；前后，左右；在…周围；
adv.也；同样；并且； conj.另外；
n.刷子，画笔；灌木丛；小冲突； vt.刷；掠过；擦；轻触； vi.刷；擦过；
n.硬币；金属钱币；[建筑]拐角，墙角石； vt.制造硬币；杜撰；创造；
(1) As expected, excessive drinking caught up with him. (2) They imprisoned many of those they caught. (3) He caught a chill from getting wet in the rain.
caught [kɔ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
不久，过一会儿；不一会儿；
v.赶上( catch的过去式和过去分词 )；接住；引起；看见；
n.肉；食物；实质； adj.重要的；基本的；
马来西亚；马来群岛；
(1) to roast a chicken (2) the smell of roasting meat (3) roasted chestnuts
(1) They fished a dead body out of the river. (2) She fished a piece of paper out of the pile on her desk. (3) fish stocks in the Baltic are in decline.