int. 请;
vt.& vi. 使高兴;使满意;讨人喜欢;讨好;
💡 please(please)→取悦;使高兴;喜欢;愿意;请
"Please be quiet. I have to study the book for a test tomorrow."
请不要说话了, 明天要考试,我得看书.
近义:humor, oblige, pleasure, recompense, recreate, repay
反义:undeceive, disenthrall, disappoint, discontent, dishearten, dissatisfy
adj. 昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
💡 ex出+pens花费+ive形容词后缀→要花钱的→昂贵的
"The two liars asked for more expensive silk."
两个骗子索要了很多昂贵的丝绸。
近义:pricey, costly, dear
反义:inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
vt.& vi. 给…看;表现出;显露出;上演;
vt. 说明;指示;表明;演示;
n. 展览;显示;外观;表演;
vi. 被人看见,显现,显而易见;
💡 秀”(谐音): 做秀就是 展示自己
"After the show, we were allowed to go backstage to meet the cast."
表演结束之后,我们获准到后台和演员见面。
近义:present, raise, showcase, unhide, display, exhibit
反义:mask, obscure, occult, screen, secrete, shade