True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves.
真正古怪的人从不有意引人注意。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric

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deliberately [dɪ'lɪbərətli] 词频3 词根: 称重
adv. 故意地;深思熟虑地;从容不迫地;
💡 deliberate故意的 + ly ...地→deliberate不是任意而为=故意的+ ly ...地 → 故意地
"She's been deliberately ignoring him all day."
她故意整天都不理他。
近义:apropos, intentionally, knowingly, pointedly, purposefully, purposely 反义:involuntarily, unconsciously, unwillingly, unwittingly
attention [ə'tɛnʃən] 词频1 词根: tend
n. 注意,注意力;照料,关怀;殷勤; int. [口令]立正;
💡 at向+tent延伸+ion表名词 →伸展出去听别人讲 →注意力
"He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen."
他专心注视着屏幕,只是心不在焉地点了点头。
近义:heedfulness, application, industriousness, intentness, interest, mindfulness 反义:apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
themselves [ðɛm'sɛlvz] 词频1
pron. 他[她,它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练,能够对付持刀袭击。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
true [tru] 词频1
adj. 真正的;真实的;忠实的;正确的; adv. 真正地;确实地;正确地;正当地; n. 真理,真实;正,准,精确; vt. 摆正;决定(某物)的位置以使其平衡、平稳或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鲸鱼是鱼,对还是错?
近义:legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful 反义:illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
draw [drɔ] 词频1 词根: dr-
vt.& vi. 绘画;拖,拉;招致;吸引; vt. 画;拉;吸引; vi. 移动;拔出剑;皱缩;汲取; n. 平局;抽奖;
💡 形码:dr-a-w:博士(dr)画了一(a)张翅膀(w)
"It was hard to draw clear lines of demarcation between work and leisure."
在工作和闲暇之间很难划出明确的界限。
近义:outline, paint, pencil, represent, scribe, sketch 反义:deposit, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse, hunch

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