and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive,
我们所希望的长寿实际上是有限度的。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 37 The process of ageing

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limit ['lɪmɪt] 词频1 词根: 界限
n. 限制;限量,限度;界限; vt. 限制,限定;
💡 lim门槛,限制+it名词后缀 → 限制
"to reduce the speed limit in built-up areas"
在楼房林立的地区降低最高车速限制
近义:narrow, prohibit, qualify, restrain, restrict, stint 反义:increase, magnify, augment, outstretch, project, stretch
remain [rɪ'men] 词频1 词根: man
n. 剩余物,残骸;残余;遗迹;遗体; vi. 留下;保持;留待;依然; vi.& link-v. 搁置;剩余,剩下;逗留;终属,归于;
💡 re回+main逗留→回来留下→剩余
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义:keep, stay, get, persevere, hold, continue 反义:vary, alter
alive [ə'laɪv] 词频1 词根: a
adj. 活着的;活泼的;有生气的;敏感的;
💡 a在…,…的+live活→活的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我们不知道他是死是活。
近义:live, living, quickened, surviving, animated, passionate 反义:inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
virtual ['və:tjuəl, -tʃuəl]
adj. 实质上的,事实上的;(计算机)虚拟的;<物>有效的,虚像的;(粒子)实际存在的;
💡 美德(virtue)在恶棍(al)身上是 虚拟的
"Experiments are easy because virtual worlds exist in parallel."
实验是容易的,因为虚拟世界并行存在。
近义:implicit, implied, incidental, included, occasional, understood
long [lɔŋ] 词频1 词根: /lə/
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的,过长的;长音的; adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地; n. 长时间,长时期;[语]长音节;(服装的)长尺寸;长裤; vi. 渴望,极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙(long) 长龙(拼音long)摆尾 网友:顾亮亮 补充:龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间?
近义:lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather 反义:little, minute, small, squat, slight

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