No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.
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adj. 相当大(或多)的;该注意的,应考虑的;
💡 consider思考+able...的→ 相当大的;重要的
"There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform."
年轻人被大力要求守规矩。
近义:important, appreciable, numerous, abundant, plentiful, profuse
反义:inadequate, insignificant, insufficient, lacking, meager, meagre
n. 时期;(一段)时间;学时;句号;
adj. 具有某个时代特征的;(关于)过去某一特定历史时期的;(家具、服饰、建筑等)某一时代的;
💡 peri周围,靠近+od道路→周期
"The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy."
军事统治政权被推翻以后,接着是一段时期的无政府状态。
近义:term, time, season, spell, bout, chapter
n. 面容;表面;脸;方面;
vt.& vi. 面对;面向…;正视;承认;
vt. (感到不能)对付;(明知不好办而)交谈;必须对付(某情况);面临…;
💡 face=fac表示脸、面 → 脸;表面;外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
闻到这令人作呕的气味,他皱眉蹙额.
近义:tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook
反义:parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
n. 大量,许多;大众,人群;
💡 multi很多+tude状态→多的状态→多数,群众
"a multitude of possibilities"
众多的可能性
近义:army, pile, mass, crowd, host, legion
反义:hoot, iota, jot, scrap, tittle, trace
adv. 最后,终于;总算;末后;结果;
💡 fin 结束,范围+ ally 表示方式、程度、状态、“...地” → ad.最后;不可更改的
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义:last, lastly, ultimately, definitively, eventually
反义:mainly, primarily, first, firstly, foremost
vt. 穿着,戴着;面露;留着(胡须等);磨损;
vi. 耐用;保持不变;磨损,耗损;逐渐或枯燥地通过;
n. 穿着;穿戴物,衣物;磨损,穿旧;耐用性;
"It is compulsory for all motorcyclists to wear helmets."
所有骑摩托车的人都必须戴头盔,这是强制性的。
近义:tog, don, dress, have, overtire, spend
反义:remove, rob, take, unfasten, doff, recast