nonsense ['nɑnsɛns] 词频3 词根: sens

n. 胡说，废话;荒谬的念头;愚蠢的行为;胡闹; adj. 无意义的;荒谬的; int. 荒唐;

💡 non无+sense感觉，意义→无意义

"Reports that he has resigned are nonsense."

近义：hogwash, applesauce, muddleheadedness, absurdity, pedantry, poppycock 反义：judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness

return [rɪ'tɝn] 词频1 词根: re

v. 回转，返回;复发，又来;送还;言归正传; n. 归来，返乡;来回，汇成;赢利;统计表;

💡 re回，向后+turn转→回来，返回

"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."

近义：reappear, reenter, regress, redeliver, redintegrate, refund 反义：migrate, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, transmigrate

short [ʃɔːrt] 词频1 词根: sh-

adj. 短的，短暂的;矮的;短缺的;短期的; adv. 突然;唐突地;简短地;横贯地; n. 短裤;短路;缺乏; vt. 故意少给…的零头，骗取; vi. 短路;

💡 削头”（谐音）削了头人还能不 矮吗？ 网友：双木成林 补充：缩的（谐音），这样就成短的；矮的

"The short story is a difficult art form to master."

近义：abridgment, abbreviation, little, minute, small, squat 反义：lengthened, lengthy, imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome

muttons

(mutton 的复数) n. 羊肉