No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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adj. 拥有的，占有的;着魔的，疯狂的;
v. 拥有( possess的过去式和过去分词);
💡 sed, sid, sess, sult 表”坐”#词根助记：pos(=port向着)+sess=向有……的地方坐着 = 持有,拥有
"The plantation owner has possessed himself of a vast piece of land."
这个种植园主把大片土地占为己有.
近义：demoniac, devilish, diabolical, obsessed, fixated
反义：seraphic, cherubic, angelic
n. 野兽;人面兽心的人;讨厌的人（或事物）;老顽固，坏蛋;
💡 逼死它”（谐音)：使 野兽无路可走后捉住 be(是)+ast(est最):最好的人是 禽兽 网友：zxl 补充：b(be)-east(东方） 野兽是东方的
"The unicorn is an imaginary beast."
独角兽是幻想出来的动物.
近义：crittur, spitfire, critter, animal, idiot, oaf
adj. 未开化的;野蛮的;凶猛的;残忍的;
vt. （动物）凶狠地攻击（或伤害）;残害;猛烈批评;激烈抨击;
n. 未开化的人，野蛮人;野兽;<美>有拘捕狂的警察;
💡 sava(save救)+ge(哥):从 野人那里救哥哥 网友：yqy补充： sav(save救)+age(时代）：那个时代的人野蛮、不开化，正要救治;一句话记忆
"Such a savage punishment is abhorrent to a civilized society."
这样残暴的惩罚是与文明社会相抵触的.
近义：assail, assault, attack, brutalize, mucker, philistine
反义：highbrow, learned, literate, schooled, civil, civilised
n. [机]动力，功率;力量;政权，权力;强国，大国;
vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量;
vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进;
adj. 权力的;机械能的，电动的;用电力（或动力）发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反义：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
answerable
[['ɑ:nsərəbəl, 'ænsərəbəl]]
a. 有责任的, 可回答的\\n[法] 应负责任的, 可驳斥的, 可答覆的
近义：amenable, accountable, responsible, contestable
n. 愤怒;激烈，猛烈;渴望，疯狂;〈口〉战争狂;
vi. 大发脾气，动怒;流行，风行;
💡 r(燃)+age: 大怒燃烧年龄-发火伤身 rag(破布)+e(出来):衣服破了露出来- 大怒
"He went into a rage when he learned about it."
他听到这事后勃然大怒.
近义：rave, seethe, steam, flame, fume, huff
反义：imperturbability, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose
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