Another patient might equally well complain that her neighbours were combining to slander her and persecute her,
另有一位病人可能同样有理由抱怨说,她的邻居们正在联合起来对她进行诽谤和迫害,
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 25 Non-auditory effects of noise
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 有耐性的;能容忍的;
n. 患者;病人;病号;
💡 pati病+ent表示人→病人
"a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep"
使病人想睡觉的药
近义:sufferer, tolerant, inactive, indifferent, passive, submissive
反义:anxious, exasperated, annoyed
adv. 相等地;平等地;公正地;平均;
💡 equ 相等 + ally ...地 → adv. 同样地;相等地
"Diet and exercise are equally important."
饮食和锻炼同样重要。
近义:likewise, similarly, too, alike, equitably, evenly
反义:unequally, disproportionately
vi. 抱怨,诉苦;申诉,控诉,抗议;
vt. 诉说,申诉,控告[后面常跟从句];
💡 com 共同 + plain 抱怨→ 抱怨,诉苦;控告
"I'm going to complain to the manager about this."
我要就这件事向经理投诉。
近义:lament, moan, murmur, protest, rue, snivel
反义:rejoice
vt. (尤指宗教或政治信仰的)迫害;烦扰,困扰;强求,死缠着要;
💡 per始终+secute跟随→从头跟到尾→迫害
"They persecute those who do not conform to their ideas."
他们迫害那些不信奉他们思想的人.
近义:hound, irritate, nag, pester, pursue, accost
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种;
pron. 另一个,别个;再一个;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义:other