nickname ['nɪk'nem] 词频5

n. 绰号;诨名;昵称; vt. 给…起绰号;用诨名[爱称]称呼;叫错名字;

💡 nick缺口+name名字 → 不好的名字 → 浑名

"Why do you fasten such a nickname on her?"

近义：dub, misnomer, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet, surname 反义：appellation, appellative, denomination, forename

often ['ɔf(tə)n] 词频1

adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;

💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的

"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."

近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes 反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes

call [kɔl] 词频1

v. 呼唤，喊叫;召唤，叫来，召集;下令，命令;打电话给; n. 喊叫，大声喊;电话联络;必要，理由;要求;

💡 c(形像电话筒)a11音“拷”，电话筒和手铐都有一个圆

"Don't give me any aggro or I'll call the police."

近义：phone, telephone, muster, page, summon, convene 反义：scare, shoo, ward, forfend, forefend, disband