My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. She's now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia.
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n. 港口，安全地方;避难所，安息所;
vt. 把（船）开进港;为…提供避难场所;掩护;
💡 hav持有+en表示场所→有[全部]的场所 → 避难所
"They haven't formally announced their engagement yet."
他们还没有正式宣布订婚。
近义：asylum, protection, refuge, roof, sanctuary, shelter
adj. 最大值的，最大量的;
n. 最大的量、体积、强度等;
💡 maxi=max大的+mum表名词 → 最大的
"It was Mann who structured the agenda for maximum efficiency."
是曼制定这个取得最大效率的议程的.
近义：high, peak, summit, apex, maximal, meridian
反义：low, least, lowest, lowliest, measly, minimum
n. 安全;保证，担保;保护，防护;有价证券;
adj. 安全的，保安的，保密的;
💡 se分开+cur关心+ity抽象名词，性质状态 → 安全；证券
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：prevention, safety, care, protection, safeguard, safeness
n. 黎明，黄昏，暮光;暮年，晚期，晚年;衰退期，没落时期;<电影>暮光之城;
💡 twi二，两+light光→黑白光交替 → 黎明
"It was hard to see him clearly in the twilight ."
在朦胧的暮色中很难看清他。
近义：penumbra, semidarkness, crepuscule, crepuscle, dark, dimness
反义：night, nightfall, nighttime, sundown, nite, afternoon
n. 母亲，妈妈;女修道院院长;大娘;
vt. 像母亲般地照顾;养育;溺爱;
💡 莫(mo)非这个(the)人(r)是 妈妈？
"The baby had been abandoned by its mother."
这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。
近义：mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mum
反义：child, descendant, girl
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的;
v. 使用（ use的过去式和过去分词）;常常，经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义：outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反义：unused, unworn