But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.
而对不太装腔作势的古玩店,无论是谁都不用壮着胆子才敢往里进。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 34 A happy discovery

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pretentious [prɪ'tɛnʃəs] 词根: pre
adj. 狂妄的,自命不凡的,自负的;虚伪的,矫饰的,做作的;
💡 pre提前+tent延伸+ious形容词后缀→ 自负的;虚伪的
"It'sounds a bit pretentious."
这听上去有些狂妄.
近义:infatuated, arrogant, assuming, assumptive, overweening, presuming 反义:low, lowly, meek, mild, modest, unassuming
antique [æn'tik] 词频4 词根: antiqu
adj. 古老的,古代的;过时的,古董的;古时制造的;古风的; n. 古玩,古董;古风,古希腊和古罗马艺术风格; v. 仿古制作;使显得古色古香;寻觅古玩;
💡 antiq古老+ue → 古代的;古物
"an antique mahogany desk"
古红木办公桌
近义:rarity, relic, curio, antiquated, archaic, longstanding 反义:improvisation, intellect, intelligence, strike, talent, brainchild
muster ['mʌstɚ] 词频4
n. 集合;集合的人群;检阅;花名册; vt.& vi. 集合;召集;集结(尤指部队); vt. (自他人处)搜集某事物;聚集;激发;激起(支持、勇气等);
"Go and muster all the men you can find."
去集合所有你能找到的人.
近义:ingather, assemble, rally, summon, concentrate, call
courage ['kʌridʒ] 词频1 词根: 心脏
n. 勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
💡 靠(c)我们的(our)年龄(age)鼓起 勇气
"courage in the face of adversity"
面对逆境的勇气
近义:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve 反义:intimidation, poltroonery, recreancy, spinelessness, timidity, unmanliness
enter ['ɛntɚ] 词频1 词根: entr
vt.& vi. 进入;开始;参加;登记;
💡 进入(enter)入口(entry)
"You may not enter the security area without authorization."
未经批准不得进入警戒地区。
近义:incursion, join, penetrate, access, input, key 反义:leave, depart, exit

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