n. 神经;勇气,胆量;[植] 叶脉;中枢;
vt. 鼓励,激励;鼓起勇气;
💡 neuro-, nervo-, nerv- 【希腊和拉丁】表”神经纤维”#词根助记:来自拉丁 nervus 肌腱,神经;同希腊 neuron 肌腱,神经
"Every nerve in her body was tense."
她的每一根神经都绷得紧紧的。
近义:hearten, inspirit, invigorate, lift, rouse, strengthen
反义:humiliation, bashfulness, shamefacedness, shamefulness, disgrace, abashment
n. 十字架;十字形饰物;杂交品种;痛苦;
vi. 交错而行;横渡;越境;
vt. 杂交;横跨,穿越;划掉;使相交;
adj. 坏脾气的, 易怒的;相反的,反向的;
💡 与cranky类似,弯曲的,与十字的都是脾气不好
"I've put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is."
我已在地图上打叉标出了旅馆的位置。
近义:pass, range, span, traverse, bridge, course
n. 链子,链条;连锁,连续;拘束;连锁店或旅馆系列的事物;
vt. 用铁链锁住;监禁,束缚;
💡 表链拆(chai)哪(n)儿了?
"a short length of chain"
一截短链条
近义:join, link, oppress, shackle, catenate, enchain
反义:manumit, unshackle, unshoe, deliver, emancipate