To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail our pride supports us; when we succeed, it betrays us.

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observe [əb'zɝv] 词频1 词根: ob
vt.& vi. 观察;研究; vt. 遵守;观察;庆祝; vi. 注意;说;评述;当观察员;
💡 ob加强动作+serve服务,保持→一直保持→遵守,引申为观察
"Let's observe a minute's silence in memory of the dead."
让我们为死者静默一分钟.
近义:note, notice, perceive, watch, twig, feel 反义:neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight
object ['ɑbdʒɛkt] 词频1 词根: ob
n. 物体;目标;宾语;客体,对象;
💡 ob反+ject投掷,扔→反着扔→反对,引申为扔向目标 → 物体;目标v. 反对
"A rock is an inanimate object."
岩石是无生命的物体。
近义:oppose, protest, recalcitrate, remonstrate, resist, conflict 反义:accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
fail [fel] 词频1
vt.& vi. 失败,不及格;倒闭,破产;缺乏;衰退; vi. 衰退;失败,不及格;破产;不足; vt. 不及格;使失望;忘记;舍弃; n. 失败,失误;不及格;不及格者;[商]期货交割失期;
💡 fals, fall =err,deceive,表示”犯错误,欺骗”
"I will give you a present on your birthday without fail."
你生日时我一定送你一份礼物.
近义:flunk, miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle 反义:qualify, prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome
succeed [sək'sid] 词频1 词根: suc
vi. 成功;继承; vt. 继承,继任,继位;随…之后;
💡 suc在…下面+ceed走→从下走到上面→成功
"I'm determined to succeed."
我决心要获得成功。
近义:prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer 反义:miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle, flop
know [no] 词频1 词根: 知道
v. 知道;了解;认识;确信; n. 知情;
💡 知道know的人爱说自己不no知道
"Do you know your ABC?"
你认识所有的字母吗?
近义:learn, understand, get, cognize, comprehend, meet
rather ['ræðɚ] 词频1
adv. 稍微,有点;相当,颇;宁愿;相反地; int. 当然啦,怎么不;
💡 她的(her)老鼠(rat) 相当肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的话,我宁愿今晚出去.
近义:heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before

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