I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them.
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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
adj. 令人愉快的,惬意的;有礼貌的;同意的,接受的;适合的,一致的;
💡 agree同意+able形容词后缀→愉快的;适意的
"We spent a most agreeable day together."
我们在一起度过了非常愉快的一天。
近义:likeable, assenting, nice, personable, pleasant, pleasing
反义:antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly
n. 麻烦;烦恼;故障;动乱;
vi. 费心;烦恼;
vt. 麻烦;使烦恼;折磨;
💡 turb = stir”表示”搅动”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我们在撬树根时遇到了很多麻烦.
近义:inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
v. 想要;希望;打算;需要…在场;
n. 需要的东西;缺少;贫穷;
💡 因为want 所以want 东西
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义:intend, like, mean, seek, will, wish
反义:scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay
n. 嗜好;兴趣;
v. 喜欢( like的现在分词);(与 would 或 should 连用表示客气)想;想要;
"He had a liking for fast cars."
他喜欢快车。
近义:appetence, appetency, inclination, attractiveness, pleasantness, pleasure
反义:antipathy, loathing, aversion, repellence, repellency, repugnance