(1) He still has nightmares about the accident. (2) The trip turned into a nightmare when they both got sick. (3) (informal)Nobody knows what's going on─ it's a nightmare !
nightmare [ˈnaɪtmeə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.从不，从来没有；一点也不，决不；<口>不会…吧，没有；不曾；
n.噩梦；<口>可怕的事情，无法摆脱的恐惧；泛滥成灾；紧张； adj.可怕的，噩梦似的；
adv.在[向]海外，在[向]国外； adj.（在）海外的，（在）国外的；（向或来自）外国的；
adj.不可能的，做不到的；难以忍受的；不会有的，不能相信的； n.不可能；不可能的事；
(1) He's only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote. (2) There is still much to discuss. We shall, therefore, return to this item at our next meeting. (3) Muscle cells need lots of fuel and therefore burn lots of calories...
therefore [ˈðeəfɔ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.因此；所以；故；乃；
adj.可靠的；可信赖的；真实可信的； n.可靠的人；
adj.重要的；权威的；有势力的；有地位的；
不得不，只好；只得；必须；不得已；
(1) The car stopped at the traffic lights. (2) We stopped for the night in Port Augusta. (3) He was stopped by the police for speeding.
(1) very small (2) very quickly (3) very few people know that.
very [ˈveri] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.洗，清洗；浸湿；冲刷，冲击；洗去罪名； vi.耐洗；被洗掉（通常与 out 和 away 连用）；（波涛等）拍打； n.（尤指船过后划出的）水流；要洗的衣物的数量；薄涂层（尤指涂料）； vt.弄湿；使受洗礼；（光）布满；（猫等）舔净（自身）； adj.可洗的，耐洗的；（证券交易）虚假的；
adj.很，非常；恰好是，正是；十足的；特有的； adv.很，非常；充分，完全；
n.猫；猫科动物；狠毒的女人；爵士乐爱好者； vt.把（锚）吊放在锚架上；〈俚〉寻欢，宿娼；
n.美国人，美洲人；美国英语； adj.美国的，美洲的；地道美国式的；
(1) Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness. (2) If you happen to talk to him, have him call me. (3) Do drop in if you happen to be passing!
happen to [ˈhæpən tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
（我）明白了。；原来如此；
发生在…身上；碰巧；赶巧；值；
n.蝴蝶；蝶泳；轻浮的人；游手好闲的人； v.切开摊平；
n.老鼠( mouse的名词复数 )；鼠标；羞怯[胆小]的人；mouse的复数形式；
(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) Do not look down upon him! I am sure he is a diamond in the rough. (2) Those who look down upon others are looked down upon by others. (3) You shouldn't look down upon him just because he is a dustman.
(1) We have lived in the same house for twenty years. (2) Our children go to the same school as theirs. (3) She's still the same fun-loving person that I knew at college.
(1) She's fluent in French and German. She also speaks a little Italian. (2) rubella, also known as German measles (3) I didn't like it that much. also, it was much too expensive.
also [ˈɔ:lsəu] 📢 UK📢 US
n.英雄，勇士；男主角；（古代神话中的）神人，半神的勇士；
v.赶上( catch的过去式和过去分词 )；接住；引起；看见；
adj.美丽的，美好的；极好的；
adv.也；同样；并且； conj.另外；
(1) She still owes her father £3 000. (2) She still owes £3 000 to her father. (3) The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors.
(1) We're going to call her Sophie. (2) Please give her my regards. (3) The manager will be free soon─you can wait for herhere.
her [hə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.(she的宾格)她；(she的所有格)她的；她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；
n.梳子；梳棉机；鸡冠状的东西；蜂窝状的东西； vt.梳理；彻底搜查； vi.涌起，卷起；
（用…）代替…， （是…）而不是…， （用…）而不用…；
vt.记住，熟记；[计算机科学] 存储，记忆；
(1) And he said unto him, "Who is my neighbor?" (2) "Who is it?" he called.— 'It's your neighbor.' (3) He matched his dog against his neighbor's in a race.
neighbor [ˈneibə] 📢 UK📢 US
发生在…身上；碰巧；赶巧；值；
prep.到…为止；在…以前； conj.到…为止，在…以前；直到…才；
n.<美>邻居，邻国； adj.邻近的，邻接的； vi.友好；毗邻而居； vt.邻接；
n.人，人类；居民；人民；种族； vt.居住于，布满；使住满人，在…殖民；把动物放养在；
(1) The bank is just across the street. (2) to walk along/down/up the street (3) the town's narrow cobbled streets
(1) on the other hand, we must increase production and practice economy, with the emphasis on economizing. (2) Spear phishing on the other hand is not normally targeting the random individual. (3) The clay figurines of Tianjin, on the other hand , are shaped by hand.
(1) She was angry at Steve's rudeness, but I could forgive it. (2) Harry's rudeness to everyone was becoming hard to take. (3) Patrick's boorish rudeness soon drove Monica's friends away.
rudeness [ˈru:dnɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.几个的；专有的，独占的；各自的，各个的；不同的； pron.几个，数个；数人；
n.魔力；魅力；咒文；（表链等的）小装饰品； vt.使陶醉；诱惑；对…行魔法；令人陶醉；
<美>对面；
n.无礼貌；粗野；粗鲁；未加工；
(1) to reply to a question/an advertisement (2) He never replied to any of my letters. (3) She only replied with a smile.
(1) The suspect was taken to the nearest police station for questioning. (2) Two police officers arrested him and took him to Kensington police station. (3) Local police station, establish emergency relief for victims to provide food, etc.
(1) His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive. (2) She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team. (3) You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time.
lucky [ˈlʌki] 📢 UK📢 US
实现，成真；应验；
adj.运气好的，侥幸的；兆头好的，吉祥的；〈俚〉难得；很恰当的；
n.学生，大学生；研究者，学者；中学生；<美俚>初学者；
conj.尽管；虽然；但是；然而；
(1) I ran away from home when I was sixteen... (2) After his beating Colin ran away and hasn't been heard of since... (3) She ran away with a man called McTavish last year...
(1) Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness. (2) Check us in at the hotel and wait for my call. (3) The spider must wait for prey to be ensnared on its web.
(1) You're a popular girl, Grace, and a lot of the younger ones look up to you. (2) John: Rock stars are really good people to look up to. (3) Hope is a spring leaf. Never look at vexation, but look up to the hopes.
look up to [luk ʌp tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
v.搜寻，搜索；调查；搜查；探求； n.搜索；调查；探求；
抬头看（某人或某物）， 尊重[敬仰]（某人）；企慕；瞧得起；仰慕；
未必，不一定；不见得；
adv.不幸地，遗憾地；可惜；不巧；
(1) What difference will it make if he knows or not? (2) I don't think it makes a lot of difference what colour it is (= it is not important) . (3) ‘Shall we go on Friday or Saturday? ’ ‘It makes no difference (to me). ’
difference [ˈdɪfrəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.投币式公用电话；
n.差别，差异；[数]差数，差额；意见分歧；特色； vt.辨别，区分；
在白天；在白天期间；
n.话；说话；谚语，格言； v.说(say的ing形式)；
(1) immediately she'd gone, I remembered her name. (2) Counselling is being given to those most immediately affected by the tragedy. (3) the years immediately before the war
(1) The president is a good man... (2) For me to think I'm any better than a homeless person on the street is ridiculous. (3) The children were very good...
(1) "Forgive my manners," she said calmly. "I neglected to introduce myself." (2) This comedy of contemporary manners is told with compassion and acid humour. (3) He attacked the food as quickly as decent table manners allowed.
(1) Yes, a briefcase, a travelling bag and suitcase. (2) A man with a briefcase can steal more money than any man with a gun. (3) He put down his briefcase and asked her what was wrong.
briefcase [ˈbri:fkeɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
一双；
n.意外事件；事故；机遇，偶然；附属品；
adv.<口>幸福到极点，心满意足，处于最佳职位；
n.公文包；手提包；公事包；手提箱；
(1) a doctor of Philosophy/Law (2) doctor Franks (= as a title/form of address) (3) He was accused of doctoring the figures.
(1) This is Carla. Do you remember her? (2) I don't remember my first day at school. (3) He still remembered her as the lively teenager he'd known years before.
(1) So Miss Fan kept the invitation from the wangs strictly secret. (2) After you've gone, I'll jump over into the wangs'yard and spend the night there. (3) They were chatting merrily when they found themselves back at the wangs'gate.