n. 愉快;娱乐;令人高兴的事;
vt. 使高兴;使满意;
vi. 觉得高兴,享受;寻欢作乐;
💡 pleas=please令人高兴的+ure名词后缀,表行为、状态 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐.
近义:please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反义:indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
vt. 提出;介绍;引进;作为…的开头;
💡 intro向内,入内+duce引→引进→引入,介绍
"Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her."
他借酒壮胆,走上前去向她作自我介绍。
近义:incase, insert, stick, launch, market, release
反义:remove, draw, extract
n. 说话者;演讲者,发言人;讲某种语言的人;扬声器;
"The speaker got a hostile reception from the audience."
演讲人遭到了听众喝倒彩。
近义:interlocutor, lecturer, orator, prelector, spokesman, teller