If you take a dog which is starving and feed him and make him prosperous, that dog will not bite you. This is the primary difference between a dog and a man.
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adj. 繁荣的，兴旺的;富裕的;幸福的，运气好的;良好的;
💡 pro很多…+sper希望+ous形容词后缀→希望很多→兴旺的
"Suburbs sprawled out to provide homes for the newly prosperous."
市郊无规划地向外扩展以为新近富起来的人提供住房.
近义：moneyed, opulent, raising, rich, successful, thriving
反义：impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
adj. 首要的，主要的;最早的，原始的;[地质学]原生的;基本的;
n. 第一位;最好者;要素;候选人提拔会;
💡 prim第一，主要的+ary形容词后缀 → 第一的，最开始的 → 最初的；根本的
"This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery."
这是促使经济复苏的主要动力.
近义：overriding, primal, primordial, rudimentary, basic, simple
反义：associate, attache, parallel, auxiliary, accessorial, accessory
n. 差别，差异;[数]差数，差额;意见分歧;特色;
vt. 辨别，区分;
💡 dif分开，否定，不+fer带来+ence名词后缀→带来不同→不同之处
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的规定对大多数人将无大影响。
近义：inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity
反义：kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
vt. 拿，取;采取;接受（礼物等）;耗费（时间等）;
vi. 拿;获得;
n. 镜头;看法;收入额;场景;
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
学生通常要选三门A2证书考试科目。
近义：apprehend, keep, nab, receive, seize, snatch
反义：transfer, cede, give, reject, snub, spurn
vt. 喂养;满足（欲望等）;向…提供;供…作食物;
vi. 吃，以…为食;流入，注入，进入（如油流入机器）;[电子学]馈入;
n. 饲料（尤指粗饲料），施肥;喂送;草料;（尤指向地方性电视台）馈送电视节目;
💡 粗劣的食物(food)可以 喂牲口
"Birds feed on nuts and berries in the winter."
鸟类靠坚果和浆果过冬。
近义：maintain, nourish, nurture, support, sustain, uphold
反义：underfeed
vt.& vi. 咬;叮;
n. 咬;咬伤;疼痛;受骗;
vi. 刺痛;咬饵;有咬（或叮）的习性;（人）上当;
vt. （辣椒，胡椒等）刺激;（齿轮，螺丝，钳子，锚等）咬住;（利器等）刺进;（寒风等）刺骨;
abbr. 机内测试设备(Built-In Test Equipment);
💡 白人(bi)特意(te) 咬了我一口 网友：秦潇 补充：鄙人(bi)特意(te)咬了一口
"The car wheels would not bite because of the ice."
路上结冰,汽车轮子打滑.
近义：masticate, nibble, nip, champ, chaw, chew
反义：swallow
📜 Mark Twain 的更多名言
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first."