The continued propinquity of another human being cramps the style after a time unless that person is somebody you think you love. Then the burden becomes intolerable at once.
— Quentin Crisp  ·  No category

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human ['hjumən] 词频1 词根: hum
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
person ['pɝsn] 词频1 词根: per
n. 人;（语法）人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义：individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter 反义：assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
somebody ['sʌmbədi] 词频1
pron. 某人，有人; n. 大人物，重要的人物;
💡 some 有些 +body 人→ pron.某人，有人
"There's always somebody at home in the evenings."
晚上总有人在家。
近义：heavy, heavyweight, hotshot, lion, mandarin, mogul
once [wʌns] 词频1
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦; conj. 一旦…就…;一经; n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
continued [kən'tinju:d]
adj. 继续的，延续的; v. 继续，连续( continue的过去式和过去分词 );持续;逗留;停留;
"She continued to assert that she was innocent."
她仍然坚称自己无辜。
近义：prolonged, continual
propinquity [[prə'piŋkwiti]]
n. 接近, 近亲关系, 类似\\n[法] 接近, 邻近, 近亲关系
近义：immediacy, nearness, proximity, vicinity, closeness, intimacy 反义：offing

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