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
vi.& link-v. 睡,睡觉;
vi. 睡,睡觉;睡眠状态;
vt. 为…提供床位;提供住宿;以睡觉打发日子;
n. 睡眠;
💡 s(睡)+l+ee(眼睛)+p: 睡觉 船(ship)上的她入睡(sleep)后像只绵羊(sheep)
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:doss, doze, kip, shuteye, rheum
反义:awaken, rouse, nonsleep, restlessness, sleeplessness, wakefulness
adj. 敞开的,开着的;公开的,公共的;坦率的;有议论余地的;
vt.& vi. (打)开;开始;睁开;启动;
n. 户外,野外;空旷;公开;
vi. 使打开;展示,显现;
vt. 张开;开放;开张营业;为(建筑物)揭幕;
💡 打开圆(o)盒,取出钢笔
"The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals."
这次锦标赛业余选手和职业选手均可参加。
近义:unclose, unlatch, unlock, unseal, inaugurate, incise
反义:lock, seal, shut, stitch, tuft
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe