The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animals.
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n. 容量;才能;性能;生产能力;
adj. 充其量的,最大限度的;
💡 cap拿,抓,握住+acity表名词,有...倾向→拿住的能力→容量;才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我们不能不顾自己的能力企图无限制地发展.
近义:aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill
反义:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
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
vt. 令人厌烦;钻孔;用钻、挖或掘的方式打通;
vi. 挖洞;钻孔;稳步前进;挤过去;
n. 使人讨厌的人[物];高潮;膛径,口径;钻子;
💡 广播(bo)里阿姨(re)很 无聊 网友:丛洋 补充:老是抱着没意思,---无聊 网友:yqy 补充:“波尔”(谐音):波尔不是一个讨厌的人,他是一个科学家,为
"Police said the explosion bore all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack."
警方称这次爆炸具有恐怖分子袭击的所有特征。
近义:irk, irritate, nag, overtire, pall, pester
反义:please, recreate, regale, delight, distract, divert
adj. 又一个;再一个;另一的;其他一种;
pron. 另一个,别个;再一个;
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义:other
adv. 广大地, 许多, 巨大
近义:hugely, immensely, largely, lengthily, astronomically, monumentally
反义:succinctly, briefly, concisely, concretely, definitively, finally