The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.
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conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义:since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 愉快;娱乐;令人高兴的事;
vt. 使高兴;使满意;
vi. 觉得高兴,享受;寻欢作乐;
💡 pleas=please令人高兴的+ure名词后缀,表行为、状态 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐.
近义:please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反义:indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
n. 清教徒\\na. 清教徒的
近义:prudish, puritanical, straitlaced, priggish, prude, bluenose
反义:tolerant, broad, broadminded, ample, freethinker, freethinking
n. 熊;(在证券市场等)卖空的人;蛮横的人;
vt. 忍受;承担;支撑;生育;
vi. 生(孩子);结(果实);与…有关;
adj. 跌价的;股票行情下跌的;卖空者的;
💡 6耳(ear) 熊能 忍受沉重的 负担
"The pain was almost more than he could bear."
这种痛苦几乎使他无法忍受。
近义:sustain, hold, endure, ride, stand, stomach
反义:parry, avert, avoid, prevent, shirk, sidestep
n. 痛苦;刻苦;令人厌烦的人[事物];身体某部分的疼痛[不适];
vt.& vi. (使)疼痛,(使)痛苦,伤害;
vt. 使…痛苦;使…烦恼;
vi. 感到疼痛;引起疼痛;
💡 我怕(pa)里面(in)会 痛苦 我(i)像热锅(pan)上的蚂蚁很 痛苦 拍(pai)脑(n)壳很 痛
"The pain was almost more than he could bear."
这种痛苦几乎使他无法忍受。
近义:hurt, ache, burn, sadden, torment, trouble
反义:hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
v. 给予,赠送( give的过去式 );(与名词连用描述某一动作,意义与该名词相应的动词相同);供给;交给;
"The boss gave him the push due to his careless work."
由于他工作不细心,老板解雇了他.