n. 付款,支付;报酬,报答;偿还;惩罚,报应;
💡 pay 付款+ ment 表示行为、行为的过程或结果 → n.支付,支付的款项
"We are saving for a down payment on a house."
我们正攒钱支付买房的首付金。
近义:outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
反义:cashing, collection, encashment
vt. 更喜欢;提升,提拔;给予(债权人)优先权;提出(控告);
vi. 更喜欢,宁愿;
💡 pre预先+fer带来,拿来→预先带好→更喜欢
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戏还可以, 可我仍愿读原著.
近义:select, choose
反义:loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate