People are not so honest as they once were.
人们不再像以前那样诚实了。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 32 Shopping made easy

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people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
once [wʌns] 词频1
adv. 一次,一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦; conj. 一旦…就…;一经; n. 一次,一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里,就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义:heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
honest ['ɔnist] 词频1
adj. 诚实的;坦诚的;老实的;辛勤挣得的;
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我实在不愿把实情告诉你,但并非人人都像你那样诚实。
近义:honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure 反义:licentious, astray, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, perverted

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