adv. 简单地,朴素地;(引出概括或解释)不过,仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
💡 sim一次 + ply 折叠 →折一次 → ad.简单地;朴素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
这架时钟纯属摆设,它再也不走了。
近义:just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反义:elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
n. 感觉,官能;意识,观念;理性;识别力;
vt. 感到;理解,领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官;知觉;意义;判断力;感知
"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:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
n. 危险;危险物,威胁;
💡 踢裆(dang)儿(er) 危险 等着(谐音):要遭到报复很 危险
"Children's lives are in danger every time they cross this road."
孩子们每次过这条马路都面临着生命危险。
近义:hazard, jeopardy, peril, pitfall, risk, riskiness
反义:haven, asylum, auspice, patronage, refuge, roof