Lie: A very poor substitute for the truth, but the only one discovered to date.
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vt.& vi. 代替,替换,代用;
n. 代替者;替补(运动员);替代物;[语法学]代用词;
vi. 用…替代;
💡 sub在下面,副手,次一等+stitute放置→在下面放着→替代人员;代替
"Second again, we shouldn't substitute our personal feeling for policies."
其次, 我们不应该拿个人感情代替政策.
近义:preempt, replace, subrogate, supersede, supplant, surrogate
反义:protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
n. 真理;真相,事实;忠实,忠诚;现实,现实性;
💡 tru相信,真实+th抽象名词 →事实,真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness
反义:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
adj. 贫穷的,贫乏的;令人怜悯的,可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者,穷人;
💡 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
n. 日期,日子;约会;时代,年代;(北非和西亚常见的海枣树的)海枣;
vt. 过时;使…显老;显示出…时代(或年龄);鉴定…的年代;
vt.& vi. 与人约会,相约;
vi. 属于某一特定时期;从某时起计算日期;记载日期;注有(或注明)日期;
💡 搭(da)特(te)快赶 日期
"Check the expiration date on your passport."
检查一下你护照上的截止日期。
近义:dateline, calendar, hour, time, day, appointment