America: the only country in the world where failing to promote yourself is regarded as being arrogant.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt. 促进,推进;提升,助长;促销;使(学生)升级;
vi. 成为王后或其他大于卒的子;
💡 pro向前,在前+mot动+e→向前动→促进
"The aim is to promote closer economic integration."
目的是进一步促进经济一体化。
近义:incite, instigate, ascend, patronize, prompt, raise
反义:relegate
pron. 你自己;(用以加强语气)亲自;你的正常或健康的情况;
💡 your你的+self自己 → 你自己
"De-stress yourself with a relaxing bath."
舒舒服服洗个澡放松一下。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, themselves, thyself
adj. 傲慢的,自大的;带有傲慢,出自傲慢;骄慢;骄;
💡 ar一再+rog要求,问+ant...的→一再要求的→傲慢的
"He's an arrogant little swine!"
他是个傲慢的小讨厌鬼!
近义:hubristic, immodest, inflated, insolent, assuming, assumptive
反义:low, lowly, meek, mild, modest, unassuming
n. 国家;国民;乡下;地区;
💡 数数(count) 国家有多少树苗(ry)被乱砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游业为该国带来的经济效益
近义:homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign
反义:municipal, urban, city
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
failing
['feiliŋ]
n. (性格中的)弱点,缺陷,短处;
prep. 如果(某事)不发生;如果没有(某事物);如果(某人不在);如果没有(某人);
v. 在…中失败( fail的现在分词);衰退;不及格(fail的ing形式);破产;
adj. 失败的;衰退中的;减弱中的;
"The factory was closed for failing to comply with government safety regulations."
工厂由于未能遵守政府的安全条例而被关闭了.
近义:lapse, shortcoming, vice, deficiency, failure, fault