There are times when one would like to end the whole human race, and finish the farce.

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human ['hjumən] 词频1 词根: hum
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
finish ['fɪnɪʃ] 词频1 词根: fin
vt.& vi. 完成;结束;吃光;使筋疲力尽; n. 结尾;结束;最后阶段;抛光;
💡 fin结束,范围+ish单词后缀 →完成,结束
"He made a concentrated effort to finish the work on time."
他全力以赴以按时完成这项工作。
近义:artisanship, polish, refinement, style, finesse, gentility 反义:initiate, start, commence, open, enrich, inauguration
farce [fɑrs] 词频5
n. 笑剧,闹剧;滑稽剧; vt. 用笑话补充、描述;〈古〉填充;
💡 farc 表示滑稽,胡闹
"They played a shameful [ despicable ] role in this farce."
他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻 [ 鄙 ] 的角色.
近义:humbug, lie, play, show, travesty, vignette 反义:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
whole [hol] 词频1
adj. 全部的,所有的;完整的; n. 整体,整个;全部;
💡 who(谁)+le(乐): 整个的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就变成 整个的了吗?
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral 反义:quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
race [res] 词频1
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
times [taimz]
n. 时代;有时;总是;落后于时代;时间( time的名词复数 );时机;时代;所需时间; prep. 乘,乘以;
"I called several times, but only got the answering machine."
我打了几次电话,但只有电话答录机答话。
近义:epochs

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