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
adj. 特殊的;专门的;专用的;重要的;
n. 专车;特价;特刊;特约稿;
💡 speci种类+al...的→比其他种类好的→特别的
"A special subcommittee adjudicates on planning applications."
有一个特别小组委员会裁决规划申请项目。
近义:outstanding, unusual, especial, exceptional, extraordinary, particular
n. 圈占;围绕;圈占地;附件;
💡 en进入+clos关闭+ure名词后缀 → 包围,围绕
"the enclosure of common land in the seventeenth century"
17世纪对公用地的圈占
近义:meadow, paddock, pasture, sheepwalk, fencing, railing