n. 点;要点;得分;标点;
vt. (意思上)指向;削尖;加标点于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
💡 point(prick)→点;地点;目的;时刻;使锐利;指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
种族间的紧张状态已达到一触即发的程度。
近义:range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
vt. 解决;安排;使定居;使沉淀;
vi. 下沉;定居;
n. 高背长靠椅;
💡 set安置好+tle表动词 → 固定;安居
"Attempts are being made to settle the dispute by diplomatic means."
正在努力通过外交途径解决争端。
近义:resolve, solve, bridge, crack, decide, determine
n. 接受,接纳;[金融]承兑;无怨接受(逆境、困境等);赞成;
💡 -ance 后缀,构成名词,常见来自法语的外来词,表示性质或状态##ceive, cip, cept, cipate 捕捉,抓,收到,包括,拿;被俘
"Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing."
请书面确认你接受这项提议。
近义:applause, appreciation, approbation, approval, assent, nodding
反义:negative, rebuff, refusal, turndown, denegation, denial
adv. 大部分地;主要地;基本上;
"The committee is composed mainly of lawyers."
委员会主要由律师组成。
近义:largely, mostly, predominantly, preponderantly, primarily, principally