but a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simplest and most modest forms.
而且还带来了寻找乐趣的强烈欲望。那怕是最简单的、最低等的乐趣。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 46 Hobbies
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 欲望;胃口，食欲;嗜好，爱好;
💡 ap加强动作+pet追寻，寻求+ite表名词→一再追求→有胃口
"He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite ."
他患有头痛和食欲不振。
近义：hunger, stomach, taste, appetence, appetency, appetition
反义：apathy, indifference, weariness, apositia, hyporexia, anorexia
n. 愉快;娱乐;令人高兴的事;
vt. 使高兴;使满意;
vi. 觉得高兴，享受;寻欢作乐;
💡 pleas=please令人高兴的+ure名词后缀，表行为、状态 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐.
近义：please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反义：indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
adj. 谦虚的，谦逊的;适度的，适中的;端庄的;羞怯的;
💡 mode方式，模式，风度+st→做事有风度→礼貌的
"He charged a relatively modest fee."
他收取的费用不算高。
近义：humble, low, lowly, meek, mild, moderate
反义：immodest, infatuated, inflated, insolent, arrogant, assuming
adj. 厉害的，强烈的;敏锐的，敏捷的;锐利的;热心的;
vi. （为死者）恸哭，哀号;
n. 〈英〉号哭，恸哭;
💡 渴望保持(keep)这些凳子(n) 侠客〈ke〉手摁〈en〉 锋利的剑刃 网友：veeca 补充：渴银(谐音):渴望银子 网友：yqy 补充：国王（king）的
"There is keen competition between the two motorcar firms."
两家汽车公司之间存在着激烈的竞争.
近义：illustrious, incisive, ingenious, inquisitive, meticulous, astute