O human race born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou fall.
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n. 人,人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
adj. 向上的,上升的;升高的;
adv. 向上地,上升地;
💡 up向上+ward向... →向上的
"an upward movement in property prices"
房地产价格的上升
近义:ascendant, ascendent, ascending, rising, uphill, upline
反义:downward, downwards
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族;
v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑(r=run)第一(ace,扑克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反义:pace
vt. bear的过去分词;支撑,支持;亲自携带,运输;
vi. 结果,生产;和…有关;
adj. 出生的,出身于…的;天生的,天赋的;
"Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature."
萨姆在乡下出生,特别喜爱大自然。
近义:inborn, inbred, inchoate, innate, congenital, connate
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 风;气流;吞下的气;管乐器;
vt. 蜿蜒;缠绕;上发条;使喘不过气来;
adj. 管乐的;
💡 谐音“弯的” 我(w)在(in)洞(d)里躲 风
"to be buffeted by the wind"
被风吹得左右摇摆
近义:reel, rewind, roll, scroll, spool, twine
反义:uncoil, unfold, unfurl, unreel, unwind, unwrap