Americans are the only people in the world known to me whose status anxiety prompts them to advertise their college and university affiliations in the rear window of their automobiles.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 地位;情形,状态;身份;
💡 stat站着+us用 → 状态;情况
"No good can come of your marrying above your status!"
攀高枝对你绝无好处!
近义:reputation, standing, station, condition
n. 焦虑,忧虑;切望,渴望;令人焦虑的事;挂念;
💡 anxi苦恼,焦虑+ety状态 →焦虑,渴望
"Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety."
安定剂通常用于治疗焦躁。
近义:anxiousness, apprehension, longing, misery, misgiving, pang
反义:imperturbability, pax, peace, peacefulness, quiet, quietness
vt. 做广告,做宣传;通告,通知;宣扬;
vi. 登广告,做广告;做宣传;
💡 ad一再+vert转变+ise使....→ 一再转变方式销售产品 →为... 做广告
"Are lawyers allowed to advertise?"
准许律师做广告 吗 ?
近义:publicize, propagandise, propagandize
n. 综合性大学;大学人员;大学校舍;
💡 univers宇宙+ity名词→由宇宙引申为知识,知识之地→大学
"the University Advisement Center"
大学咨询中心
近义:college, varsity, faculty, pedagogical, scholastic, collegiate
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe