Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought.
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n. 阅读;宣读;读物;读数;
v. 读( read的现在分词);看懂;理解;显示,标明;
💡 read阅读+ing名词后缀 → 阅读
"He spent three years reading for a degree in history."
他花了三年时间攻读历史学的学位.
近义:lesson, perusal, read, recital, readout, result
adv. 有时,间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义:occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义:invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
adj. 灵巧的;精巧的;设计独特的;有天才的,聪明的;
💡 in内+geni出生,产生+ous形容词后缀→自内心产生→聪明的
"ingenious ways of saving energy"
节约能源的巧妙方法
近义:inventive, keen, astute, nifty, penetrating, piercing
n. 装置,设备;方法;策略;手段;
💡 de(dis-=apart)+vice(see)→发明物;图案;策略
"Players use a haptic device such as a joystick to control the game."
游戏者用游戏杆之类的触觉设备玩游戏。
近义:motto, apparatus, appliance, implement, jigger, artefact
n. 思想;想法;关心;思索;
v. 想( think的过去式和过去分词);思索;以为;认为;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反义:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling