Refrain from doing ill; for one all powerful reason, lest our children should copy our misdeeds; we are all too prone to imitate whatever is base and depraved.
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vt. 抑制，克制;
n. （诗歌的）叠句，副歌;经常重复的评价（或抱怨）;
vi. 忍耐，节制;
💡 re(back)+frain(break)→抑制；禁止；诗歌的重叠局
"Please refrain from smoking."
请勿吸烟。
近义：abstain, restrain, forbear, abnegate, repress, stem
adj. 强大的;权力大的;（药）有效地;
adv. 很;非常;
💡 power力量+ful表形容词，“有…的” →有力的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民.
近义：lordly, masterful, mighty, authoritative, potent, puissant
反义：impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
vt. 模仿，效仿;仿造，伪造;
💡 imit想象，相象+ate做→做得相象→模仿
"Some parrots can imitate sounds and repeat words and sentences."
有些鹦鹉能模仿(人的)声音,还能学人说一些单词和句子.
近义：ape, mimic, parody, travesty, burlesque, copy
pron. 无论什么;任何（事物）;诸如此类;（表示不在乎，什么都可接受）什么都可以;
adj. 无论什么…都;无论怎样…都;任何…也;
💡 what什么+ever究竟→无论什么
"Do whatever seems best to you."
你觉得什么最好，就做什么。
近义：any, whatsoever, whichever, whichsoever, either, anything
n. 基础;基地;根据;基数（如十进制的10 和二进制的2）;
vt. 基于;把…建立在;把…放在或设在（基地）;把…置于底座（或基座）上;
adj. 卑鄙的;低级的;贱的，劣的;庶生的;
💡 bas,base 表示”低下,基础”
"He's gone AWOL from his base."
他从基地开了小差。
近义：place, rest, seat, secure, settle, brace
反义：kind, softhearted, tender, decent, good, goodhearted
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理，思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再（re）生一个（a）儿子(son)， 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义：ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义：idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake