vt.& vi. 说服;劝说;使相信;使信服;
💡 per贯穿,自始至终+suade劝→一直劝→劝说
"I failed in my attempt to persuade her."
我未能说服她。
近义:incite, induce, influence, proselytize, sway, convert
反义:unsell, deter, discourage
adj. 紧密的;亲密的;亲近的;
vt. 关;结束;使靠近;
vi. 关;结束;关闭;
adv. 紧密地;
n. 结束;
💡 clud(shut)→关闭;结束;接近的;亲近的;准确的
"a close ally and friend of the prime minister"
首相的一个亲密盟友和伙伴
近义:lock, seal, shut, quadrate, tally, solemnize
反义:unclose, unlatch, unlock, unseal, unfold, induct
human
['hjumən]
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词根: hum
n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment