(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.
(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) very small (2) very quickly (3) very few people know that.
very [ˈveri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.小睡，打盹；一种牌戏；绒毛；孤注一掷； vi.打瞌睡；疏忽； vt.使起毛；
adj.很，非常；恰好是，正是；十足的；特有的； adv.很，非常；充分，完全；
n.叶子；页；叶状的结构；金属薄片； vt.& vi.翻书（报）； vi.生叶；
adj.可怕的；危害极大的；<非正>很糟的；劣质的； adv.口〉非常，很，极； n.可怕的人；
(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) 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
immediately [ɪˈmi:diətli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.仰泳；
在某种程度上；一点；
adv.立即，马上；直接地；紧接地； conj.一…就，即刻；
n.电话；听筒；（发声或使用声音的）工具；说某种语言的； vt.& vi.打电话（给某人）；
(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) 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) 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.
remember [rɪˈmembə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.记得；牢记； vt.记着；纪念；回想起；送钱[礼物]给…；
adj.恶心的；晕船；不舒服的；腻烦的； vt.吐出；追逐；攻击； n.<口>呕吐物；病人；
n.英雄，勇士；男主角；（古代神话中的）神人，半神的勇士；
vt.教；教导，训练；教授； vi.教书；
(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 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) 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；
n.城镇，市镇；小村庄；城镇居民；商业中心；
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；
最后，结果；竟；卒；终；
(1) a hugely/immensely popular singer (2) This is one of our most popular designs. (3) Skiing has become very popular recently.
(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) 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.
(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.
(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
adj.给予帮助的，有益的；愿意帮忙的；
adj.迷信的；有迷信观念的；
pron.(she的宾格)她；(she的所有格)她的；她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；
adj.强的；坚强的；强烈的；强壮的； adv.强劲地；猛烈地；大大地；坚强地；
(1) Take two aspirin(s) for a headache. (2) Do you have any aspirin? (3) He fought off the cold by taking aspirin.
aspirin [ˈæsprɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.阿司匹林；阿司匹林药片；
n.阿司匹林；阿司匹林药片；
v.忘记( forget的过去式 )；不再想；忘记做（或带、买等）；不再考虑…的可能；
n.运动员；体育家；强壮的人；
(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.
wait for [weit fɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
v.唱，歌唱( sing的过去式 )；（鸟）鸣；嗡嗡叫；呜呜作响；
n.习惯，习性；气质；宗教服装； vt.给…穿衣服；打扮；
vi.坚决地宣告；督促；坚持，强调；
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；
(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.肉；食物；实质； adj.重要的；基本的；
n.咖啡豆；咖啡粉；（一杯）咖啡；非正式的社交集会；
adv.也；同样；并且； conj.另外；
adj.可靠的；可信赖的；真实可信的； n.可靠的人；
(1) a simple solution (2) The answer is really quite simple. (3) This machine is very simple to use.
(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
n.眼睛；视力；眼状物；风纪扣扣眼； vt.定睛地看；注视；审视；细看；
n.无礼貌；粗野；粗鲁；未加工；
vt.& vi.写；写信；写作；作曲；
vt.& vi.答复； 解答； 答辩；适应； n.回答；答案；反应；足以媲美的人；
(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.
(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.
(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.
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；
(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). ’
(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!
(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 !