n. 感激,感谢;感激的样子;谢意;恩义;
💡 grat感激,高兴+itude状态 →感激,感恩
"He smiled at them with gratitude ."
他向他们笑了笑表示谢意。
近义:appreciation, recognition, regard, acceptance, thankfulness, acknowledgement
反义:thanklessness, ungratefulness, disloyalty
adj. 吸引人的,诱人的;引人注目的;
v. 邀请(invite的现在分词);
💡 invit=invite邀请+ing形容词,“令人…的” →诱人的
"The water looks really inviting."
水面看上去真诱人。
近义:appealing, inciting, luscious, attracting, attractive, pleasing
反义:unappealing, unattractive, unlovely, unprepossessing, unshapely, unwelcoming
n. 正餐,主餐;宴会;晚餐;
💡 鹿(d)在里面(inner)吃 正餐
"Paul asked Tara out to dinner but she gave him the brush-off ."
保罗邀请塔拉外出吃饭,但遭到拒绝。
近义:meal, repast, supper, fare, grub