Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler but the last fading smile of a cosmic Cheshire cat.
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n. 开始;根源;原始思想;前兆;
v. 开始( begin的现在分词);
💡 beginn=begin开始+ing表名词→开始,开端;起源
"From beginning to end his conduct had been despicable and wicked."
从头到尾他的行为既卑鄙又可恶.
近义:inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence
反义:outcome, pause, result, stop, suspension, termination
adj. 宇宙的;极广阔的;
💡 cosm宇航+ic...的 →宇宙的
"Do you believe in a cosmic plan?"
你相信冥冥中的安排吗?
近义:sidereal, cosmological
反义:impious, irreligious, mundane, profane, sinful, subcelestial
vt. 与…相像,类似于;
💡 re再+semble相类似,一样→再一样→类似
"Did it resemble the earth when this was destitute of an atmosphere?"
它同地球上还没有大气的时候一样 吗 ?
n. 尺;直尺;统治者;
💡 后缀:er 表示物(与某事有关之物)或动物
"This is a ruler graduated in both inches and centimetres."
这是一把刻有英寸和厘米的尺子.
近义:lawgiver, lawmaker, legislator, monarch, potentate, sovereign
n. 末尾;最后;上个;鞋楦(做鞋的模型);
vt. 经受住;到…之后;够用;足够维持(尤指某段时间);
adj. 最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的;
vi. 持续;
adv. 上一次,最近一次;最后;
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在刚过去的七月,双方签订了和平条约。
近义:live, persist, stand, subsist, survive, hindermost
反义:part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
n. 微笑,笑容;
vt. 以微笑表示;以微笑完成;
vi. 微笑;赞许;不在乎;
💡 演员的一个 微笑感染三(s)英里(mile)的人群
"A smile suddenly animated her face."
她嫣然一笑,立显容光焕发。
近义:grin
反义:bawling, tears, wailing, weeping, whine, whining