We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.
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vt. 尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守;
n. 尊重，恭敬;敬意;某方面;
💡 re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。
近义：honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反义：outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
vt.& vi. 辩护;保卫;（足球、曲棍球等）防守;进行辩护;
💡 de去掉+fend打击→去掉打击→打退敌人→保卫，防御
"He got the best advocate in town to defend him."
他请城里最好的律师为他辩护.
近义：preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shelter, shield
反义：impeach, incriminate, inculpate, indict, arraign, process
vt. 保持;保养;坚持;固执己见;
💡 main手+tain拿→用手拿住→维持
"The idea is to maintain the regularity of the heartbeat."
问题就是要维持心跳的规律性.
近义：hold, husband, keep, prop, save, steady
n. 同盟，联盟;协会，工会;联合，团结;
adj. 工会的;
💡 un单一+ion名词后缀→联成一体→联合，工会，联盟
"the European Union's Social Charter of workers' rights"
保障工人权利的欧盟社会宪章
近义：hookup, joining, joint, junction, articulation, link
反义：isolation, rupture, schism, separation, severance, divide
n. 友谊，交情;会社，团体;研究员职位;学术奖金;
💡 fellow伙伴+ship表名词 →伙伴关系，交情
"It looks that they'll be admitted to the fellowship."
看来他们要被吸收入会了.
近义：society, togetherness, unity, bonhomie, fraternizing, brotherhood
反义：antipathy, hostility, loathing, malice, opposition, aversion
vi. 存在;生存;生活;继续存在;
💡 ex出+ist站立→站出来→活下来→存在，生存
"There exist many sources of energy both potential and kinetic."
存在着许多势能和动能的能源.
近义：be, live, subsist